The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-16
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
~@ State of Louisiana.

State OF Louisiana.
Whereas. IT is provided by the Constitutional
Convention lately hello In the city OF New of-
leans. 10 frame new constitution Tor the h,ale
Of Louisiana. that Immediately after the hd-
inurnment of said Convention 1t shall be the
duty If tho Governor to issue his proclamation
directing the several officers OF tho state, au-
tborf1sd by law to hold elections for members
If the General Assembly. to open and hold
poll In every parish in this State at the places
designated by law. upon the first Tuesday lin
tho month Of December next 1879 for the pur-
pose of taking the sense Of tho good people OF
this State In regard TO the adoption nr REJECTION
Of tits said constitution and 1t shall be the duty
Of said officers to receive the votes OF all per
sons entitled to vote under the constitution OF
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion by
depositing In the baIlot-box q ticket whereon
shall be printed or written For the Consti-
tuition or "Againstthe Constitution or some
such words rs will distinctly convey the inten-
ton of the voter.
And whereas, It Is further provided, that at
the above stated time and place there shall be
elected a Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State an Attorney General, State
Auditor of Public Accounts and buperlnsn-
dent OF Public Education for the term OF four
years:
And whereas, 1t is further provided. that nj
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. tn represent the hereinafter senatorial
districts and representative districts and par
isfes as apportioned in said constitution, to
witt
The First Senatorial District, composed Of the
Eighth and Ninth Wards IF Orleans and OF the
parishes of st. Bernard and Plaauemines, 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 nj 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. ono 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 VermilloD. Cameron and Calcasieu.
two Senators. #-.. s..@
The Eleventh District, composed Of tho par
ishes Of 1T. Martin Iberia and Lafayette. one
Senator
Tho Twelfth District, composed OF the par
;sb If ut Landry fUo SeuntOrs
Tho Thirteanth District. composed OF the
parishes Of Avoyeles and Pointe Coupee. one
Senator.
Tho Fourteenth District composed Of the
parishes OF Ibetylle and West Baton Rouge.
one Senator.
The fifteenth District, composed Of the par
ishes of East and West Feiciana. one Senator.
The Sixteenth District, composed Of the par
ish of East Baton Rouge. one Senator.
Tho 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 Rapidos and Vernon one Senator.
The Nineteenth District. composed of the
parishes Of Natehitoches. Sabine. De Soto and
Rcd River two Senators.
The Twentieth District. composed of tho par
fsh OF CaddO ono Senator.
The Twenty first District composed Of the
parishes of Boesisr, Webster. Bienville and
Claiborne. two Senators.
The 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 RtchIand. Caldwell.
Franklin and Jackson. two Senators.
Tho 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.
Tho Twenty-sixth District. composed of the
parishes Of Tensas and Concordia. QUO SEN
ator.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
First Representative District, First Ward.
ono Representative.
Second Representative District Second Ward.
two Representatives
Third Representative District. Third Ward,
three Representatives.
Fourth Representative District. Fourth Ward.
one Representation.
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 Representatives
The parish OF Ascension. one Representa-