The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-01

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. |
State of Louisiana,

Convention, lately held In tho city Of New Or
leans, to frame new constitution for the State
Of Louisiana that Immediately after the adj
iournment of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty Of the Governor to Issue his proclamation
directing tho several officers Of the State. all-
tborlyad 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 fret 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 tho adoption Or rejection
OF tho 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
iaes Each voter shall express hs opinion by
depositlng In the ballot-box ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Constl-
tution.' or Against the Constitution" or some
such words as will distinctly convey tho inten-
tion of the voter
And whereas. II is further provided. that at
the above stated time and place there shall be
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor. n
Secretary of State. an Attorney General, a State
Auditor Of Public Accounts and superlnten-
dent of Public Education. for the term of four
years.
And whereas. It 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 or four
years. to represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts md par
ishes rs apportioned In said constitution. to
wit:
Tho First Senatorial District. composed of the
Eighth and Ninth Wards of Orleans and of the
parishes Of st. Bernard and Pla1uemines, two
Senators.
Tho 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.
Tho 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
fishes 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.
Tho 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 Oalcasleu.
two Senators.
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
marshes of Avoyelles and pointe Coupee. one
Senator
The Fourteenth District. composed Of the
parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
.fhs Fifteenth District, composed the par
ishes OF East and West Feliciana one Senator
The Sixteenth District. composed OF tho par
iah OF East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed of the
parishes Of st. Helena. Livingston. TanRipM-
hoa. Washington and et. Tammany. one Sem
ator
The Eighteenth District. composed OF the par
ishes Of Rapides and Vernon. one Senator
Tho Nineteenth District composed OF the
Iarishes of Natchitoches. Sabine, De Soto and
Rod River. two Senators.
Tho Twentieth District. composed OF the par
ish of Caddo, one Senator.
The Twenty FIRST District composed of the
Claiborne. two Senators.
The Twenty-second District. composed of the
parishes OF Union. Morehouse Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senator's
The Twenty third District composed OF the
parishes OF Ouaehita. Richand. Caldwell.
FRANKLIN and jackson. two Senators.
Tho Twenty fourth District composed OF the
parishes OF Catahoula. Wtnn and Grant. one
Senator
The Twenty fifth District. composed OF the
parishes of East Carroll and Madison. one Sem
ator.
The Twenty sixth District. composed OF the
parishes OF Tensas and Concordia one Som
ntor.
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 Assumption. two Representa-
tives.