The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-09-11
Proclamation by the Gov.
crlOr.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. }
STATE Oh LOUISIANA. {

EAECU 1iS Il DEpAh MtNI. I
STATE Or LOUISIANA.
Whereas, 1t is provided by an Act OF
Con ssess entitled IAN Act to establish a
| uniform time for holding elections for Elec
tors for President>.nd Vice President in all
| of the States OF the Union.' approved on
the twenty-third day of January, lS45 and
by an Act of the General Assembly of this
State entitled AN Act relative to rresiden
tial Electors, the time, manner, and returns
OF their election and their duties and cGm
pensation, approved March IA, 1870. and
also by article l9l Of the Constitution Of
this Stote, that in every year in which an
| election is to be held for Electors for Presi-
| deaf and Vice President Of the United
States. such election shall be held on Tues
day next after the first Monday in the
mouth OF November in such year; and,
Whereas, 1t is further provided that on
the same day and at the same time. there
shall be an election for members Ot Con
gress to represent the several CongresslOn-
al Districts OF. the State of Louisiana in the
Forty-seventh Congress of tie United
, States. ;
Now. therefore, I, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
| McENERf, Lieutenant Governor and Act
| ing Governor OF the State OF Louisiana,
have thought proper to issue this my pro
| clamation, ordering and directing an elec
| tion to be held throughout the State Of
ALculSlih0. III SdcN pitCcS as HAY DC UtSln
mated by the legal local authorities thereof
| on TUESDAY, the second day Of the month
| OF November. A D. 1889 tit being the Tues
| day next after the first Monday in said
month";, fiom seven O'Clock in the forenoon
| and SIX o'clock in the afternoon, Tor the
purpose ofeeetiug by general ticket, eight
| Electors OF President and Vice President,
| two of whom shall he for the State at large,
! and six for the several electoral districts Of
| the State, towi,:
| Ono Elector for the First District. com
posed of the parishes OF Piaquemines and
! st. Bernard aud OF the third, fourth, fifth,
| sixth, seventh eighth. ninth aud fifteenth
| wards of the city OF New Orleans.
| One Elector for the Second District, COM
, posed Of the first, second, tenth, eleventh,
| twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth
| and seventeenth wards of the city of New
Orleans. and of the parishes Uf Jefferson,
st. Charles, st. John the Baptist and st.
james.
| One Elector for the Third District, COM
! posed OF the parishes of Ascension, Assump
/ tioa, Calc:lsieu, Cameron. lberville, Lafay
cite, Laourche, st. Martin, st. Mary, Ter
rebonne. Iberia and Vermilion.
One Eiector for the Fourth District, com
posed OF the parishes of Benvile Dossier,
caddo, DE Soto. Grant. Natchitoches, RAJ
plies, Red River, Vernon, Webster, Wmn
and Sabine.
ine E!ector for the Fifth District compos
ed OF the parishes of Coucordia. Caldwell,
Claiborne, Catahoula, East Carroll, West
Carroll. Franklin, jackson, Lincoln, Madi-
son, Morehouse, Ouaclita, Rlchland, Ten
sas and Union.
One Elector for the Sixth District, com
posed of the parishes of AvOyelles, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Fell
ciala, West Felicirna, Livingston. Pointe
Coupee. st. Helena, st Landry, st. Tam
many, Tangipahoa and Washington.
And also for Repre- seneatlves in Nongress
to represent the State Of Louisiana in the
Forty seventa Congress Of the United
States, to he elected by the qualified elec
tors Of the hereinafter named congressional
Districts. respectively. for the term OF two
years to date from the fourth day OF March
A. ID. 1891, as t.liows, to wit:
One Representative TOR the First District
composed of the parishes ut Plague,uineS,
st. BERNARD, and Of the third fourth. fifth.
sixth, seventh. eighth. ninth and fifteenth
wards of the city Of New Orleans.
One Representative for the Second Dis
trict, composed ot the first. second, tenth,
eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth. fourteenth,
sixteenth and seventeenth wards OF he city
oi New Orleans, and OF the parishes OF def
ielson. st. Charles, ut. Jobn the Baptist
and St. James.
One Representative for the Third Dis
tr:ct, composed OF the parishes OF Ascension
Assumption, Caicaseu, Cameron, lberviiie,
Lafayette, La.ourche, St. Martin, st. Mary,
Terre bonne, Iberia and NerMllIoD
One Representative from The Fourth Dis
trict, composed oi the parishes of B;envile,
Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Grant, Na5chi-
toches hapiaes, Red River, Vernon, Web
ster WiEn and Sabine.
One Representative from the Fifth Dis
trct. composed OF the parishes of Concor-
,lia, Caldwell, Claiborne. Catahoula. Last
Carroll. West Carroll, franklin Jackaon,
Lincoln, Morehouse, Madison, Onaehita.
Eichland. Tensas and Union.
One representative from the Sixth Dis
trict, composed of the parishes Of Avoseiies
East Baton Rouge. West Baton Rou.e,
East Feiiciana, vest Fc!ciana, Livingston,
Pointe Coupee, St Helena. st. Landry. st.
Iammany, Fangipahoa ANA " ashiugton.
And do hereby direct and order t he sew
eral sheritfs throughout tie State. the ou-
peryisor oi Registration TOR the parish OF
O.hans, the assessors of the several parish
es of the State, outside of the parish of Or
leans, er-31jtio registrar OF voters for their
respective parishes. the commissioners of
elections, and all other officers therin con-
cerned. to hold said election Oh the day
! aforesaid. within the time prescribed by
/ Jaw, aud at the places design1tGd by the
/ legal local authorities. within their respec-
! tive parishes, aad to cause said election to
be held and conducted. and the returns
thereof to be made, in all respects in the
manner and form provided for by law.
~ in testimony whereof have here
LIS. unto affixed my signature aud caus
~ Jed the seal of the stage of Louisiana
to he herewith attached. at the city OF New
Orleans. this thirty first day of the month
Of July in the year of our Lord ona thous-
and eight hundred and eighty, OF the one
hnnGred aDd fifth of the independence of
the United States of America.
s. D. MCENERY,
By the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO