Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18
OF the Paish of West Feliciana.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, I
-. state of Louisiana.
"HEREAS;; it i, provided by an act
w of Congress entitled can act to es-
tablish a uniform time for holding cleo
tians-for Electors for President and Vice
President in all of the states of the I'm
ion," approved OH the twenty-third day
of January, 1s45; and by an act of the
General Assembly of this state entitled
<'An act relative to Presidential Electors.
the time, manner, and returns of their ell
ection and their duties and their compcn-
sation," approved MARCH Ia, 1870; and,
also by article 19l of the constitution of
election is to tie held for President and
Vice-President of the United States, such
election shall be hold on Tuesday, next
after the first Monday in the month of
November in such year; aud,
Whereas, 1t is'further provided that on
the same day and at the same time, there
shall be an election for members of Con
"gress to represent the several Congress
sional Districts OF the state of Louisiana
in the Forty-soventh Congress OF the
United States.
Now. therefore, I, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
McENERY, Lieutenant Governor and
Acting Governor of the state of Louisiana,
have thought proper to issue this. my
proclamation, ordering and directing an
o.. election to be held thrOug hout the state
OfLouisiana, at such places as may be
designated by the legal local authorities
the month of November, A. d. 1850 Git
being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said mouth) from seven O'clock
in the forenoon until six O'Clock in the at
terneon, for the purpose of electing, by
genera, ticket, eight electors of President
and Vicb- President, two of whom shall
he for the state at large and six for the
several electoral districts of the state, to-
wit:
One elector for thu sixth District, COM
posed of the parishes Of Avoyelles, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
P0inte Coupee, ST. Helena, st. Landry,
st. Tammany, Tangipahoah and Wash
ington.
And also for Representatives in Con-
gress to represent the state of Louisiana
in the Forty-seventh Congress of the
United States, to be elected by the quail; :;
fed electors of the hereinafter named
Congressional Districts, respectively, for
the term of two years, 10 date from the
fourth day Of March, A. ID. 1881, as fol-
lows, to-wit:
One representative ION the sixth DIS
Giles, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Livingston, Pointe Coupec, s.. Helena,
st. Landry, ST. Tammapy, Tangipahoa
and Washington.
Ard do hereby direct and order the
several sheritts throughout the State, the
Supervisor of Registration for the parish
Of Orleans, the Assessors of the several
parishes Of the Stase, outside of Orleans,
<.c-ojicio registrar Of voters for their res
pecIive parishes, the commissioners OF
elections, and all other officers therein
concerned, to hold said election on the
<lay aforesaid, within the time prescribed
by law, and at the places designated by
4he legal local authorities, within theil
respective parishes, and to cause said
election to be held and conducted, and
the returns thereof to be made, in all res
poets in the manner and form provided
by law.
In testimony whereof. have hereurtc
affixed my signature, and caused the sea
of the State Of Louis Jana to be herewith
attached, at the city of New Orleans
this thirty-frst day of the month Of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty, of the one
hundred and fifth of the Independence OF
the United States of America.
-, s. ID. AICENERY.
BY the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of State.