The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-23

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. |
State nf Louisiana.

Whereas II Ia provided by the constitutional
Convention. lately held in the city Of New Or.
leans. to frame u new constitution for the State
Of Louisiana. that Immediately after the nd.
jnurnment Of said Convention 1t shall BIO the
duty Of the Governor to issue his proclamation
directing the several officers Of the State a,l-
thorIred by Inv TO hold elections for members
Of the General Assembly. to open and hold q
| poll In averv parish In this atate ut the places
designated by law. upon the first Tuesday In
| the month of December next. 1879. for the pur-
pose Of taking tho sense Of tho good people Of
| this state In regard to tho adoption or rejection
of the said constitution. and 1t shall be the duty
OF said officers to receive tho votes Of NIL per-
| sons entitled to vote under the constitution OF
1903. Each voter shall express his opinion by
depoeltlng In the ballotihox ticket whereon
shall be printed or written: For the Constl-
tuition" or Against tho Constitution" or some
such words as will distinctly convey the inten-
ton Of the voter.
And whereas, It is further provided. that ut
she above stated time mad place there shall be
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor. A
Secretary Of State. mn Attorney General, q State
| Auditor of Public Accounts and Hupsrtnten-
dent Of Public Education. for the term of four
! years:
And whereas. 1t Ia further provided that ut
/ tho snme 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
iahes as apportloned In said constitution to
| wit:
! The First Senatorial District composed Of the
Eighth and Ninth Wards Of Orleans and Of tho
! parishes of st. Bernard and Pauuemines, 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. ono Senator.
The Fifth District. composed Of the First and
Tenth Wards of Orleans. ono Senator.
The Sixth District. imposed of the Eleventh.
Twelfth. Thrteenth Fourteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Wards Of Orleans. two Senators.
The Seventh District. composed OF the par
ishes of Jefferson. Ut. Charles and st. John the
Baptist. ono Senator.
The Eighth District, composed OF tho parishes
of ST. james and Ascension. one Senator.
Tho Ninth District. composed Of the parishes
or IGrreDOnno. la1ouECue anu ABsHuptlOH, Two
Senators.
Tho Tenth District. composed OF the parishes
of st. Mary. Vermilion. Cameron and Calcasieu.
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed Of the par
ishes Of 81. Martin. Iberia and Lafayette. one
Senator
The Twelfth District. composed OF the par-
ish Of at. Landry. two Senators.
The Thirteenth District. composed OF the
parishes of Ayoyeles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator.
Tho Fourteenth District. composed OF the
parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed the par
ishes OF East and West Feliciana. ono Senator.
The Sixteenth District. composed Of the par
ish OF East Baton Rouge ono Senator.
The Seventeenth District. composed OF the
parishes Of st. Helena. Livingston. Tangipn-
hoa. Washington and st. Tammany. one Sen
ator.
The Eighteenth District. composed OF the par
ishes Of Rapidos and Vernon. one Senator.
Tho Nineteenth District. composed Of the
1arishes Of Natchiteches. Sabine. De Soto and
Rod River. two Senators.
Tho Twentieth District. composed OF the par
ish Of Onddo, one Senator. 5M..-z - -.55-
The Twenty first District. composed OF the
parishes Of Bossler, Webster. Blenville and
Claiborne. two Senators.
Tho Twenty-second District composed OF the
parishes of Union. Morehouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll. two Senators.
The Twenty third District. composed OF the
parishes of Ouachita. Riehland. Caldwell.
FRANKLIN and Jackson, two Senators.
The Twenty fourth District. composed OF the
-
Senator.
The Twenty-nfth 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 Sem
ator 5.-.3.
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,
ono Representative.
Seventh Representative DlBtrlct. SeVentn
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.