The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
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leans, to frame q new constitution for the state
of Louisiana, that Immediately after the adj
| tournament of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty of the Governor to iesue his proclamation
directing the several officers Of the State, au-
thorized by law to hold elections for members
of the General Assembly. to open and hold
poll In every parish in 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 OIL
1862 Each voter shall express his opinion by
depositing In the ballot-box a ticket Whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Consti-
tuition" or Against the Constitution or some
such words as will distinctly convey the fnten-
| ton of the voter.
And whereas. 1t Is further provided that at
the above stated time and place there shall be
| elected Governor, Lieutenant Governor. a
Secretary of State. an Attorney General, q State
Auditor of Public Accounts and a Superfnten-
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 Plaquemines, 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. one Senator.
The Fourth District. composed of the Second
and Fifteenth Wards Orleans. right bank) 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. st. Charles and st. John the
Baptist, one Senator.
The Eighth District. composed of the parishes
of st. james and Ascension. one Senator.
The Ninth District. composed of the parishes
Of Terrebonne, Lafourche and Assumption. two
Senators.
The Tenth District. composed Of the parishes
of st. Mary Vermilion. Cameron and Calcasieu.
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed Of the par
ishes Of st. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette. one
Senator.
The Twelfth District. composed Of the par
ish of st. Landry. two Senators.
The Thirteenth District. composed OF the
parishes of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator.
The Fourteenth District. composed Of the
parishes of Ibervlle and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed the par
ishes of East and West Felciana. 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. Taneipa-
hoa, Washington and st. Tammany, one SEN
ator.
The 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 Of the par
ish Of Caddo, one Senator.
The Twenty first District. composed of the
parishes of Booster, Webster. Bienvllle and
Claiborne two Senators.
The Twenty second District. composed of the
parishes of Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senators.
The TWentythird District. composed OF the
parishes of Ouachita Riehland. Caldwell.
Franklin and Jackson. two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District. composed of the
parishes of Catahoula. VIM and Grant. one
Senator.
The Twenty.flft District. composed Of the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison, one Sen
ator.
The Twenty-sixth District. composed of the
parishes OF Tensas and Concordia one Sem
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.
The parish of Assumntinn two Ranresanta.