The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-10-02
Proclamation by the Gov
ernOr.

For the Election Of Presidential Electors and
for Representatives in Congress.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. !
STATE Or LOUISIANA. :.
Whereas, 1t is provided by an Act Of
Con gress entitled ''An Act to establish .
uniform time for holding elections for Elec
tors for President and Vice President in all
Of the States OF the Union.' approved on
| the twenIy-third day Of January, 1915; and
| BY an Act of the General Assembly OF this
| State entitled IAN Act relative to fresiden
tial Electors, the time, manner. and returns
of their election and their duties and com
pellsation," approved March ia, 1870 and
also by article l9l of the Constitution of
election is to be held for Electors for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States such election shall be held on Tues
day next after the first Monday in the
| month 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 OF Con
gress to represent tue several Congression-
! al Districts OF the State of Louisiana i'll the
Forty-seventh Congress OF the United
States.
| Now, therefore, l, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
! McENERY, 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
E, Louisiana, at such places as may be deslg
mated by the legal local authorities thereof
on TUESDAY the second day Of the month
OF November, A D. 1880 tit being the Tues
day next after the first Monday in said
month";, flom seven O'Clock in the forenoon
and six O'Clock in the afternoon, tor the
purpose of electing by general ticket, eight
Electors of President and Vice President,
two Of whom shall be for the State at large.
aud six for the several electoral districts of
the State, to-wit:
Ono Elector for the First District. com
posed Of the parishes of PIaqnemines and
| st. Bernard and of the third, fourth, fifth,
! sixth, seventh. eighth. ninth and 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 Of Jefferson,
st. Charles, st. John the Baptist and st.
James.
| One Elcctor for the Third District, COM
posed of the parishes of Ascension. Assunp
tion, Calcasieu. Cameron, Iberville, Lafay
ette, Latourche, st. Martin, St. Mary, Ter
| rebOnne. Iberia aud EermiliOn.
One Elector for the Fourth District, com
posed of the parishes OF Bienville, .Bossier,
Caddo, De Soto, Grant, Natchitochs0, Ra-
pides, Red River, Vernon, Webster, Wlnn
and Sabine.
| Cne Elector for the Fifth District, compos
ed of the parishes Of Concordia. Caldwell.
Claiborne, Catahoula, East Carroll, West
Carroll. Franklin, jackson, Lincoln, Madi-
son, Morshouse, ouachita, R'chland, Ten,
sas and Union.
One Eiector for the Sixth District, com
! Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Fell
ciana. Vest Feliciana, Livingston. Pointe
Coupee. Sd Helena. st. Landry, St. Tam
many, Tangipahoa and Washington.
| And also for Repre- sent ntatlves in Congress
to represent the State of Louisiana in the
Forty seventh Congress OF the United
States, to be elected by the qualified elec
tors of the herinatter named Congressional
Districts. respectively. for the term of two
years to date from the fourth day OF March
A. d. 1881, as fellows, to wit:
Ore Representative for the First District
composed ii the parishes OF Piaquemines,
st. Bernard, and of the third fourth. fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and fifteenth
wards OF the city Of New Orleans.
! Ono Representative for the Second Dis
trict. composed Of the first. second, tenth
! SAchC Cutu, tWCIltHs luuttCutIl,
| sixteenth and seventeenth wards of the city
OF New Orleans, and OF the parishes of Jef-
| ferson. st. Charles, st. John the Baptist
| and St. James.
One Representative for the Third Dis
trct, composed of the parishes Of Ascension
Assumption, Caicasieu. Cameron. Iberville,
Lafayette, LafOurche, st. Martin, st. Mary
Terrcbonne. Iberia and VermilllOn
On. Representative from the Fourth Dis
| <,,a -ol trho riabaa Of RiapviI1a
Bossier. Caddo, De Soto, Grant, Natchi-
toches. Rapides, Red River, Vernon. Web
stcr. Winn and Sabine.
| One Representative from the Fifth Dis
trict. composed of the parishes Of Concor-
dia, Caldwell, Claiborne. Catahoula, East
Carroll. West Carroll, Franklin Jackcon
Lincoln, Morehouse, Madison, Ouachita
Richiand. Tensas aud Union.
One Representative from the Sixth Dis
trict, composed of the parishes of Avoyelles
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge,
| East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Livingston,
POiute COupee, st Helena, st. Landry, st.
Tafnmany, Vangipahoa and Washington.
/ And do hereby direct and order the sew
eral sherlffs throughout tie State, the 'Su-
peryisor of Registration Tor the parish OF
O.iaans, the assessors OF the several parish
es of the State. outside of the parish of Or
leans, er-oficio registrar OF voters for thei-
| respective parishes. the commissioners of
elections, and all other officers therin con-
cerned, to hold said election on the day
aforesaid. within the time prescribed by
law. md at the places designated by the
legal local authorities. within thelS 'csptc-
tive parishes, and to cause said election to
be held and conducted and the returns
thereof to he made. in all respects in the
manner and form provided for by law.
}~~~) In testimony whereof have here
LIS. }unto affixed my signature and caus
w ed the seal OF the Stale Of Louisiana
to be herewith attached, at the city Of New
Orleans. this thirty first day of the month
OF July. in the year Of our Lord one thous
and eight hundred and eighty, OF the one
hunnred and fifth Of the independence Of
. the United States of America.
s. ID. MCENERY,
By the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of state