Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-11
PROCLAMATION BY The GOVERNOR
FOR THE
Election OF Presidential Electors and
Tor Representatives in Congress.
FOR THE

Election OF Presidential Electors and
Tor Representatives in Congress.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT !
,,-,, State Of Louisiana. {
| w hEHEAS. it is provided by an act OF Con.
sress entitled An act to establish uni
ioi tine fer holding elections for Electors fn,
President and Vice. President in all of The States
OF the Union, approved on the twentv.tbirl doy
OF January. is4j; and ly an act of the General
Assembly oi this State entitled An act rela
tive to Presidential Electors, the time, manner
ana returns OF ;hci, election and their 6uties
aha their compensation, approved March Ia
ls7n; and, also by article l9 0t the constitution
ei th's state tast Iii every year in which
ah election - 70 b" hed for presi ient and Vice
President of the United States, sueh electinn
shall be held Oh Tuesday, next after the first
Monday in the month Of November in snch
| year; and,
Whereas, It's further provided that on tbe
| same uay aiId at the same time, there shall be
an election tor members Of Congress to renrc.
sent the several Congressional Districts Of the
.r"ss OF the United States 0'"'
Now therefore, I, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
MtEAEHI, Lieutenant Governor and Aciiny
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana. have
1ho'ght proper to issue this. MY proclamation
ordering and directing an election to bc held
Throughout the State OF Louisiana at suci: pla
cts as may be designated by the legal local An.
thmities tEerenf: on III ESDAY, tie seesni dav
ot the month of November 4. d. lsao Il, h.;n:r
the Tuesday next after the first Mondav in so;5
month"; from seven o'clock in the foreman nnti
SIX O'Clock III the afternoon for the purpose Of
electing, by general ticket eight electors of
president and NiCe.President two Of wLo,n
shall be for the State at large and six for the sew
eral electoral districts Of the State. to.wit:
Vhe ticttor for the Sixth District composcd
OF the parishes Of Avoycles, East Baton Koup.
West eaton Rouge, East Feciana, West Fell
cana, Livingston, Pointe Coupec, St. Helena,
st. Landry, st. Tammany, Tangpahoa and
Washington. "'"
Anu also for Representatives. in Congress to
represent the State Of Louisiana in the Forty.
seventh Congress Of the United States, to i,e
elected by the qualified electors of the here.
matter 1amcd Congressional Districts, rcspect |
lVel' fol the term of two years to date from the
1"n'1h gay VI March, a. y. 1851, AZ follows, TO- !
wit: '"'' y"
One Representatives from the Sixth District
composed OF the parishes of Avoyelles, East |
Bat" Rouge West Baton Rouge. East F.lic;. |
ana, west FcltciaIa Livingston, POnte Cnn. /
pee 81. Helena. st. Landry St. Tam,pa1v Tan.
Sirahoa and Washington. '""
And 90 hereby direct and order the severo
she'l''s throughout The State, the Supervisor Of
ioF 'he PARISH 01 Orleans the Az.
sssso'so o' the several parishes OF the State, out
siue of the parish of Orleans, er.oscio registrar
OF voters for their respective parishes, IT,. com.
Of elections, and all other ofioers
,nele'n % concerned, to hold said election on tho
lay aforesaid, within the time prescribed nv
law, and at the places designated by the ieral
ocai , authorities within their respective mr.. S
shes' anu 10 cause said election to 6e held and
CONDUCTED" ana the returns thoreof to be made
ia, tl.,.. I
Tor by law. ''"' p'''"le"
III testimony whereof, have hereuuto attred
ny Signature. ana caused the seal of the stats
u u Louisiana to be herewith attached at the city
,, ,, New M oreans this thrty.frst day of the month
light hundled aud eighty, Of the one 11rd l,uud r"%
states Of America. o'''e"
$. ID. MCENERY.
BY the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of State