The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State of Louisiana,

| of Louisiana that Immediately after the 40
| iournment of said Convention 1t shall be tn
duty of the Governor to Issue his proclamation
directing the several officers OF the State, au
tborized by law to hold elections for members
of the General Assembly. to open and hold |
| poll In every parish in this State. at tho place
designated by law. upon tho first Tuesday Il
| the month Of December next. 1872 for the pur
pose of taking the sense of the good people Q
this State in regard to the adoption or rejection
of the said constitution, and 1t shall be the dut,
Of said officers to receive the votes OF all per
sons entitled to vote under the constitution o
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion b,
depositng In the ballot-bex ticket WHEREOF
shall be printed or written: For the Consti
tuition" or Against the Constitution" or some
| such words as will distinctly convey the inten
| ton of tho voter.
| Ard whereas. 1t Is further provided that Al
the above stated time and place there shall bt
elected Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State. an Attorney General o State
Auditor Of Public Accounts and superinten.
dent of Public Education. for the term of four
| years;
And whereas. 1t Is further provided. that 81
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
tshes as apportIoned in said constitution. to
wit:
The First Senatorial District com posed OF the
Eighth and Ninth Wards Of Orleans and Of the
parishes Of st. Bernard and Plaquemnes, 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. com posed OF tho Second
and Fifteenth Wards tOrleans, 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
isbes of Jefferson. st. Oh aries 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
y, u,
two Senators.
The Eleventh District, composed Of tho par
lshes 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 IbervilIe ard West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
The Fifteenth District. composed Of the par
ishes of East and West Fsliciana. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District, composed Of the par
sh of East Baton Rouge. one Senator
The Seventeenth District. composed of the
parishes Of st. Helena. Livingston, Tangipa-
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 Senator'S.
The Twentieth District. composed Of the par
ish of Caddo one Senator.
The Twentyarst District. composed of the
parishes Of Boasier, Webster. Bienyille and
Claiborne. two Senators.
! No Wbuty- bpCOuu DlSUTlCI, composed OF the
parishes Of Union, Morehouse. Lincoln and
West Carroll two Senator's.
The Twenty third District, composed of the
parishes of Ouachita. Richland. Caldwell.
franklin and Jackson, two Senator'S.
The Twenty-fourth District. composed of the
parishes Of Catahoula. VIM and Grant one
Senator.
The Twenty fifth 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 SEN
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, |
5wo Representatives.
Tenth Representative District. Tenth Ward,
,wo Representatives. .=
Eleventh Representative District. Eleventh
Ward. two Representatives.
Twelfth Representative District, Twelfth
Ward, one Representative.
Thirteenth Representative District Thir- !
eenth and Fourteenth Wards, one Representa- |
i've.
Fourteenth Representative District, Sixteenth
md Seventeenth Wards. one Representative
Fifteenth Representative District. Fifteenth
Ward. one Representative.
The parish of Ascension. one Representa-.
i've.
The parish of Assumption. two Representa-
ives.