Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-07
PROCLSNlTINl ~ TNE GOVERNOR
FOR TUE
Election of Presidential Electors and
for Representatives in Congress.

lOI REPRESENTATIVES, lu VV"SiSsS'
jExEcUrivE DEPARTMENT, I
State OF Louisiana.
WHEREAS, it is provided by IN net Of Con
w gress entitled AN act to establish uni
for IN timo for holding elections for Electors for
President aud ViccPresident Ia nh OF the States
of the Union, approved on the:twenty third day
! of January, iS45; and by an act OF tho General
Assembly of this State entitled "An act rela
tive to Presidential Electors, tho time manner,
and returns Of their election and their duties
| and their compensation approved March ii,
1870 and also by article l9l Of the constitution
Of this State, that in every year, III which
an election is to be held for President and Vice.
! President of tho United States such election
| shall be held on Tuesday, next after the first
| Monday in tho month of November in such
year; and,
Whereas, II is further provided that on the
same day and at the same time, there shall be
| an election for members of Congress 20 repre-.
sent the several Congressional districts Of the
! State of Louisiana in the Forty Con
sress Of the United States
Now, therefore, ], SAMUEL DOUGLAS
| MCENERY, Lieutenant Governor and Acting
Governor of the State OF Louisiana, have
thought proper to issue this. my proclamation,
ordering an1 directing an election TO be held
throughout the State of Louisiana, at such pla.
css "a may DC designated by tho legal local an.
thori.ies thereof on TUESDAY, tho second day
/ Of the mouth of November, A. d. 1880 Gt being
tho Tuesday noxt after the first Monday in said
month"; from seven o'clock in the forenoon until
six o'clock IN the afternoon. for the purpose OF
clcctiug bv general ticket, eight electors Of
President and Vicc.Prcsidont, two Of whom
shall be for the State nj large and six for the SOW
cral electoral districts Of tho State. t0.wit:
One eIcstor for tho Sixth District, composed
| Of the parishes of Avoyelss, East Baton Rouge,
West Baton Rouge East Feciana, West Fcli-
ciaua, Livingston, Pointe Coupec, St. Helena
ST. Landry, st. TaNmany, TangiDahoa and
Washington.
And also for Representatives in Congress tr
represent tho State Of Louisiana in the Forty
seventh Congress Of tho United States, to b'
elected by tho qualified electors Of tho here
matter named Congressional Districts, respect
ivcly for the term Of two years to date from TIT
fourth day of March, a. >, 1881. as follows, to
wit:
Ono representative from the Sixth District
, composed Of the parishes Of Av'ysllts' Eas
Bat0n Rouge, West Baton Rouge. East FeliCi
ana West fsciana, Ligviugstou, Pointe Cou
PEG, ST. Helena. st. Landry. ST. TamnaLy, Tan
sipahoa and Washington.
And do hereby direct and order tho sover;
] shcrihs throughout the State, the Supervisor o
Registration for the parish of Orleans, tho As
SCISSORS of the several parishes Of the State ont
SIDE OF the parish OF OriraNS, eJ-Dptcm TeslslTd
Of voters for their respective parishes tbs com
missioners of elections. and all other o!hoer
therein concerned, to hold said election Oh th
day aforesaid, within tho time prescribed b
r law, and at tho places designated by the lcgt
! local authorities, within their respective pal
4 isles, and TO caase said election to he held an
a conducted, and the returns thoreof to be made
in all respects in the manner and form provide
y y, for by law.
i I'm test mony whereof, ! have hereunto alike
. my signature, and caused the seal of tho Stat
of Louisiana TO be herewith attached, ut the cit
of New Orleans, this thirty-frst day Of the non,
4 Of July, in the year sf0ur Lord one thousau
/, eight hundred aud eighty, of the one hundIt
Il and fifth Of tho independence of the Unite
S States Of America.
s, y. MCENERY.
By the Acting Governor:
Z OSCAR ARROYO
II Assistant Secretary of State