The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-08-28
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
STATE OF Louisiana |

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Whereas. 1t is provided by an Act o.
Con gress entitled IAN Act to establish =,
Uniform time for holding elections for Flee
tors for President and Vice President in all
OF the States OF the Union.' approved on
| the twenty-third day OF January. 1876: ana
BY an Act of the General Assembly of this
otate entltied An Act relative to Presideu
tai Electors, the time, manner, and returns
OF their election and their duties and com
pensation,' approved March "a, 1870. and
also by article ISL of the Constitution of
this Stote, that in every wear in which an
election is to be held for Electors for Pres;.
dent and Vice President OF the United
States such election shall be held on Tues
day next after the first Monday in the
mouth OF Noeember in such year; and,
whereas, 1t Is further provided that ON
the same day and at the same time thera
shall be an election for members OF Con
gress to represent the several Conpression.
al DISTRICTS OF the State of Louisiana in the
FOrty-seventh Congress of the United
States. ~
Now, therefore, I, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
McENERY, Lieutenant Governor and Act.
ing Governor of the State of Louisiana
have thought proper to issue this nv pro
ciamatlon, ordering and directing an eIec
1ion TO be held throughout the State of
SNCA a. DIS IuaV De 0pC1U
mated by the legal local authorities thereof
on the second day of the month
OF November. A D. 1880 fit being the Tues
day next after the first Monday in said
month";, flom seven O'Clock in the fore noon
and SIX O'Clock i'll the afternoon. tor the
purpose OF eiecting by general ticket, eight
Electors OF PRESIDENT and Vice President.
Two OF whom shall be for the State at large
anu SIX Tor the several electoral districts of
the State, tO-wit
One Elector for the First District. com
posed OF the parishes of Plaquenl;nes aud
st. bernard and Of the third, fourth. fifth
slxtL, seventh. eighth. ninth and fifteenth
wards Of the city Of New Orleans.
One Eiector for the Second District. COM
posed OF the first, second, tenth, eleventh.
twelfth, thirteenth. fourteenth, sixteenth
anu seventeenth wards of the city Of New
Ut1eans, anu OF the parishes of jefferson,
James. =" ~
One Elector for the Third District. COM
posed OF the parishes Of Ascension, Assump
ton, C~alcasieu, Cameron, Iberville. L.afav
cite, LafOurche, st. Martin, St, Mary. Ter.
rebonne. Iberia and Vermillion.
one ElectOr for the Fourth District. com
posed OF the parishes Of Bienville. Bossier.
Caddo, ue Soto, Grants Natchit ,ches. Ra-
and Sabine. ""
ne E!ector for the Fifth District. commas
cd OF the parishes of Concordia. Caldwell
claiborne, Catahoula, East Carroll, Yves,
carroll. rankin, jackson, Lincoln, Madi,
son, Moreiouse, Ouachita, Rlchland. Ten.
sas and Union. Aen'
One Elector for the Sixth District. com
posed OF the parishes OF Avoyelles, East
baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Fell
ciana' West Feliciana, Livingston. Pointe
Coupee; st. Helena, st. Landry, St. Tam
many, Iangipahoa and Washington.
Ana also TOR Repre- sentatives in Congress-
20 represent the State of Louisiana in the
Forty seventh Congress of the United
States, to be elected by the qualified cleo
tors OF the herinafter named Congressional
Dlstrlcts. respectively. for the term of two
years to date from the fourth day of March
u. 1881, as fellows, to wit
One Representative for the First District
composed OF the parishes of plaauemines.
81 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
trlct, composed OF the first. second. tenth.
ievShth twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth
and seventeenth wards OF the city
OF New Orleans, and OF the parishes OF JET.
Iersoii, st. Charles, st. John the Baptist.
and st. James.
One Representative for the Third Dis
tfict, composed of the parishes of Ascension
sumption Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberviiie.
LAFAYETTE, La!ourche, st. Martin, st. Mary, |
Ierrebonne. Iberia and Ver,nillion.
One Representative from the Fourth Dis ,
met. composed of the parishes of Bienville,