The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-26
Tammany and Washington. composing the
Eighteenth District.
Tha nnrinhoa OF 81 Marv md TareahonnA.

| Eighteenth District.
Tho parishes OF st. Mary Ana TerEebonne.
composing tho Nineteenth District.
| Tho parishes OF Lafourche and Assumption.
! composing the Twentieth District.
| The parishes of st. Martin and iberia. com
| posing tho Twenty first District.
| Tho parishes OF Ascension and bt. James
composing tho Twenty Second District.
| Tho parishes of West Baton Rouge and Iber-
! yiIle composing the Twenty Third District.
The pnrIsbes of Plnauemlnes md st. Ber-
nnrd, composing the Twenty Fourth District.
\ Tho parishes of Lafayette and Vermilion
COMPOSING tho Twenty Fifth District.
i Tho parishes OF Jefferson bt. Charles and
! H. John tho Baptist. composing tho Twenty
I Sixth District
And wherens. 1t is further provided that at
I tho same time thers shnll be elected In each
parish OF this State by tho qualified electors
thereof Nhe parish Of Orleans excepted ono
Clerk of the District Court. one Sheriff. md ono
Coroner for the torn OF four years; and In each
of snid parishes (the parish Of Orleans OK
eeptetD ma many Justices Of tho Peaee and Con-
stables to be- elected for tho torn Of four years
| by tho qualified electors within the territorial
limits Of their jurisdiction as are now provided
for by law: md In the parish Of Orleans one Dis
trict Attorney. three Judges for tho City Courts
| OF the city of New Orleans. ono Clerk and one
(, Constable for ench of said City Courts. one
Clerk for the Civil District Court. ono Clerk for
tho Criminal District Court. one Civil Sheriff.
ono Criminal Sheriff. one Register OF Convey
ancee. ono Recorder OF Mortgages and ono
Coroner; all said officers to be- elected by the
qualified electors OF the parish OF Orleans Tor
the term Of four years.
All the names OF tho persons voted for Mt said
election, for tho Offices herelnbefore enumer-
!,
ticket and deposited In tho same ballot-box aa
the vote For or against the constitution"
And whereas, 1t Is furthermore provided that
OF the election held for the ratification or reiec-
lion OF eaid constitution, 1t shall be lawful fol-
zach voter to have written or printed on bis
ballot For ordinance relative to State debt.
or tho Words "Agnfnat ordinance relative tt
State debit" and In tho event that majority o.
tho ballots 30 cast have indorsed on them Fol
ordinance relative to State debt." thon the ordi'
rance and article Of said ordinance shall form
d pnrt Of Tho constitution submitted. IL the same
DO ratified: and II tho majority of tho votes sc
cnst shall have indorsed on them the words
Against ordinance relative to State debt" thor
said provisions and articles shall form no par
Of tho constitution.
Now. therefore. /. LOUIS ALFRED WILT
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor 0
the State OF Louisiana. do hereby Issue this MI
proclamation. directing an election to be helt
throughout the State. Mt such places as ma!
DO designated by tho legal local authorities
thereof, on TUESDAY. tho second day OF Dc
cember A. d. 1879. being tho first Tuesday 0
said month, from o'clock. a. NJ until o'clocl
In tho afternoon. for tho purpose Of taking tn
sense Of the good people of this State In regar
to the adoption or rejection Of thel constitution
submitted for ratification, for the election OF tn
above named officers. and for tho ratification o
| rejection of tho ordinance adopted by the Con
stitutional Convention In rotation to tho debt o
the State: and l do hereby direct an
| order the several Hhnrifrs. Assessors. Regstra
4 of Voters In the parish of Orleans. Commits
| sioners of Elections. and all other officer
therein concerned to hold said election on tn
| day aforesaid. mt tho places designated by tn
proper authorities within their respectiv
parishes. and to cause the Same to be conduct
cd In the manner prescribed by law: and d
hereby direct and order the several sheriff
throughout the state to make due returns {
gnid election to the Secretary OF State on or be
fore the twenty ninth day OF December. 1879.
J. accordance with the provisions Of the propose
constitution.
,. In testimony whereof. / have hereunto alike
}. my signature and caused the seal OF the Stat
,. of Louisiana to DO affixed thereto. at the city
New Orleans. this thirty first day OF July. !
! the year Of our Lord one thousand eight bur
bred and seventy nine. ,,, ,r,,
i By the Acting Governors
OSCAR ARROYO.
I Assistant Secretary of State.
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