The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-27
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Atata pf Tnui,iupu

Wn6fBhS. IL Is PROVIDED Dy Inc COnSTltut1Ona
Convention. lately 1elc In the city Of New Or
leans. to frame a new constitution for tie State
Of Louisiana. that Immediately after the ad-
journment Of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty of the Governor TO Issue his proclamation
directing the several officers Of the State, ar-
thorlzed BY law to hold elections for members
Of the General Assembly. to open and hold q
poll In every parish ia this State. at the places
designated BY law. upon the first Tuesday In
the month OF December next. 1879. for the pur-
pose Of taking the sense of the good people Of
this State In regard to the adoption or rejection
OF the said constitution. and it shall be the duty
OF said officers to receive the votes of all per-
sons entitled to vote under the constitution Of
1863 Each voter shall express his opinion by
depositipg In the ballot-box ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Constt-
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or some
such words as will distinctly convey the inten-
tion Of the voter.
And whereas. 1t is further provided. that Mt
the above stated time aud place there shall be
elected a Governor. Lieutenant Governor. d
Secretary of State. an Attorney General State
Auditor Of Public Accounts and Buparinten-
dent Of Public Education. for the term of four
years:
And whereas. 1t is further provided. that at
the same time and place there shall be elected
Senators and Representatives In the General
Assembly of this State. for the term of four
years. to represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts and par
ishes as apportioned in said constitution. to
wit:
The First Senatorial District. composed OF the
Eighth and Ninth Wards Of Orleans and OF the
parishes of St Bernard and Plaauemines, two
Senators.
The Second District composed of the Fourth
Fifth. Sixth and Seventh Wards Of Orleans. two
Senators.
The Third District. composed OF the Third
Ward Of Orleans. Que Senator.
The Fourth District. composed Of the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans, right bankl Of
Orleans. one Senator. ...
The Fifth District composed Of the First and
Tenth Wards Of Orleans, one Senator.
The Sixth District. composed OF the Eleventh.
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards Of Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed Of the par
ishes of Jefferson. 81. Charles and st. John the
Baptist. ono Senator.
The Eighth District composed Of the parishes
OF st. James and Ascension. one Senator.
The Ninth District. composed of the parishes
Of Terrebonne. Lafourchs and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed Of the parishes
Of st. Mary. Vermiion. Cameron and Galcassu,
two Senators.
The r., ,~venth District, composed OF the par
ishes of st. Martin, Ibe.sa and Lafayette, one
Senator.
The Twelfth District. composed OF the par
ish Of st. Landry. two Senator's
The Thirteenth District. composed OK the
parishes of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator
The Fourteenth District, composed Of the
parishes Of Iberville and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District composed 0 the par
ishes Of East and West Feliciana. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed of the par
ish Of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed Of the
parishes of ST. Helena. Livingston. Tangipa-
hoa. Washington and st. Tammany, one SEN
ator.
Tho Eighteenth District. composed Of the par !
Ishes of Rapides and Vernon one Senator.
The Nineteenth District. composed Of the
parishes Of Natchitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Red River. two Senators.
The Twentieth District, composed yf the par
ish Of Caddo, one Senator.
Tho Twenty first District. composed of the
parishes of Bo.sier, Webster. Dienvile and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty-socond District, composed Of the
parishes Of Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll two Senators.
The TweDty-third District. composed Of the
parishes of Ouachita. Richland. Caldwell.
Franklin and Jackson. two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District. composed Of the
parishes Of Oatahoula. Vim and Grant one
Senator.
The Twenty fifth District. composed Of the
parishes Of East Carroll and Madison. ono SEN
ator. ...-
The Twenty-slxth District. composed OF the
parishes of Tensas and Concordia. one Sen.
ator.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First Representative District First Ward.
one Representative.
Second Representative District. Second Ward.
two Representatives.
Third Representative District. Third Ward.
three Representatives.
Fourth Representative District Fourth Ward,
one Representative.
Fifth Representative District. Fifth Ward.
two Representatives.
Sixth Representative District, Sixth Ward,
one Representative.
Seventh Representative District. Seventh
Ward. two Representatives.
Eighth Representative District. Eighth Ward.
one Representative.
Ninth Representative District Ninth Ward.
two Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward.
two Representatives.
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
| Ward. two Representatives.
| Twelfth Representative District Twelfth
| Ward one Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District. Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Wards one Representa-
| tive.
| Fourteenth Representative District. Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Wards. one Representative.
| Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteenth
| Ward. one Representative.
The parish Of Ascension. one Representa-
| tive