Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25
PROCLAMATION By The GOVERNOR

Election of Presidential Electors and
for Representatives i'll Congress.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, I
.. State Of Louisiana. :
w HEREAS. 1t Is provided by at net Of Con
w eress entitled AN act 70 establish n uni
form, time for holding elections for Electors 10,
President and vce.rresident In all OF tho Slater
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 rca.
tive to Presidential Electors, the time, manner
and returns OF their election and their duties
and their compensation approved March H.
1870 and, also by article i0l Of the constitution
nj this state, that In every year, in which
MI election il ~ BE- held for Presi lent and Vice
Prevalent Of the United States, such election
shall DO held on Tuesday, next after the first
Monday In the month Of November in such
year and,
Whereas, It's further provided that on the
same day and at tho same time, there shall be
an elsctioh for members OF E0Hgress t0 repre-.
sent che several Congressional Districts Of the
state Of Louisiana in tho Forty seventh Con.
gress Of the United States.
Now. therefore, l. SAMUEL DOUGLAS
MCENERY, Lieutenant Governor and Acting
Governor Of tho State of Louisiana, have
thought proper to issue this my proclamation.
ordering and directing On election to b. held
throughout the state Of Louisiana, at such pla.
Coz m may be designated BY the legal local a,l.
thorities thereof, on TUESDAY, tho second day
OF tho month of November. A. b. 1880 it bejps
the Tuesday next after tho first Monday In said
month"; from seven o'clock In the forenoon until
ak o'clock III the afternoon, for tho purpose Of
electiug, BY general ticket eight electors Of
President and Vice. President, two Of whom
shall be for the State at large and six for the sew.
elal electoral districts Of the State, to.wit
One clcctOr for tho Sixth District, composed
Of the parishes Of Avoycllss, East Baton Rouge,
West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Veil.
ciana, Livingston, pointc Conpee, st. Helena,
NJ. Landry st. Tammany, Tangipahoa and
Washington.
And also for Representatives in Congress to
represent tho State of Louisiana in tho Forty.
seventh Congress Of tho United Statos to be
elected by the qualified electors Of tho here
matter named Congressional Districts respect
lively, for the term Of two years to date from the
fourth day of March, A. u. 1881, as follows, TO-
witt
One representative from the Sixth District,
composed OF the parishes OF Avoyeies, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Fclici
ana, West Feliciana. Livingston. Ponte Con-.
pee. ST. Helena. st. Landry. St. TammaLy. Tan.
.ipahoa and Washington.
And do hereby direct and order the several
sleIiiis throughout the State, the Supervisor of
Registration for the parish of Orleans the As.
SCISSORS OF the several parishes of the State, out.
side OF tho parish OF Orleans, er.cMcio registrar
Of voters for their respective parishes, tb. com.
missioners of elections, and all other officers
therein concerned. to hold said election OH the
day aforesaid within the time prescribed by
law, and at tho places designated by the i gal
local authorities, within their respective par.
ishes. and 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 hereunto affixed
my signature, and caused the seal Of The State
Of Louisiana to be herewith attached at the city
Of New Orleans, this thirty.hrst day Of the month
Of Jnly, in the year ofour Lord one thousand
eight hundred aud eighty, of the one hund RET,
mud fifth Of the Independence of the United
States Of America
$. d. MCENERY.
BY the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary Of State.