The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-15
Proclamation Of Election,

SHERIFF's OFFICE, Parish of Ascension. }
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. l, 1879. )
To the Qualified Electors Of the Parish OF
Ascension:
WHEREAS. The Constitutional Conyen.
ton lately held in the city of New Orleans,
to frame new Constitution for the State OF
Louisiana, ordered an election 10 he holden
throughout the State upon the
First Tuesday of December, 1879,
for the purpose of taking the sense of the
good people OF this State in regard to the
adoption or rejection Of the said Constitu.
ton, at which election each voter shall ex-
press his opinion by depositing in the ballot
box ticket wherein shall be printed or
| written: For the Constitutions" or.
against the Constitution" or such other
words as will distinctly convey the intention
OF the voter; and
Whereas, It is further provided that at
the above stated time and place there shall
be elected u Governor, q Lieutenant Gov
ernor a Secretary of State, an Attorney
General, State Auditor of Public Accounts
and Superintendent of Public Education.
tor 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 Of the
General Assembly of this State, for the term
OF four years, to represent the different Sem
atorlal Districts and Representative Dis
tricts and parishes as appointed in said
Constitution and
Whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the same time and place there shall he
elected, for the term Of four years, one Dis
trict Judge, and one District Attorney. for
each of the judicial Districts Of this State :.
and
Whereas, It is further provided that at
the same time there shall be elected in each
a vIv6 f1tIs aIr
Clerk Of the District Court, one Sheriff an;
one Coroner, TOR the term OF four years, and
as many Justices Of the Peace and Consta-
blcs, as now provided by law, for the term
of four years;
All the names of the persons voted for. AT
SAID election. for the offices hereinbefure
enumerated, to be written OF printed OF, the
same ticket and deposited in the same bal
lot-hox, as the vote Tor or against the Con
stitutiOn and
whereas, 1t is further provided that at
the election held for the ratification or re-
lection of said Constitution. ii shall h. law
iul for each voter to have written or printed
on his ballot, s. For ordinance rrl.:1,ye -,
State debt, OF the words, "A .ainst ,r.li-
nance relative to State debit ana in the
event that majority of the ballots so cast
have Endorsed on them: For ordinance
relative to State debt then the ordinance
and article OF said ordinance shall form a
part OF the Constitution submitted, If the
same be ratified. and if the majority of votes
SO cast shall have indorst.d on them the
words, Against ordinance relative to state
IeDt then said provisions aud articles shall
form no part of the Constitution
Now, therefore, 1. Peter A. Jones, Sheriff
OF the parish OF Ascension, in pursuance of
the Proclamation of His +, cellency. Louis
Alfred Wilt, Lieutenant Governor of the
State OF Louisiana and acting Governor in
the absence of the Governor and in commit
ance with law. do hereby issue this INV
proclamation to the voters Of the parish OF
Ascension. directing an election 10 he held
~ I'm. .n's parish at such places as may be here
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