Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-25
SASiIjl5
OF the Paish of West Feliciana,
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, I
State of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, it i, provided by an act
w of Congress entitled can act to es-
tab]ish uniform time for holding cleo.
tians for Electors for President and Vice
President in all of the states of the I'm
ion," approved on the twenty-third day
of January, 1916; and by an act of the
General Assembly of this state entitled
can act relative to Presidential Electors,
the time, manner, and returns of their ell
ection and their duties and their compcn-
sation," approved March ii, 1870; and,
also by article 19l of the constitution of
this state, that in every year, in which an
election is to te held for President and
election shall be held on Tuesday, next
after the first Monday in the month of
November in such year; aud,
Whereas, 1t is further provided that on
the same day and at the same time, there
shall be All election for members of Con.
gress to represent the several Congress
sional Districts or the state of Louisiana
in the Forty-seventh Congress of the
United States.
Now, therefore, I, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
MCENERY, Lieutenart Governor and
Acting Governor of the state of Louisiana,
have thought proper to issue this. my
proclamation, ordering and directing an
election to be held throughout the State
of Louisiana, at such places as may be
designated by the legal local authorities
thereof, on TUESDAY,, the second day of
the month Of November, A. d. 1880 Git
being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month} from seven o'clock
in the forenoon until six o'clock in the IF.
ternoon, for the purpose of electinG, by
general ticket, eight electors of President
and Vice-Presdent, two of whom shall
be for the state at large and six for the
several electoral districts of the state, to-
wit:
One e1ector for thu sixth District, COM
posed of the parishes of Avoycllcs, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
Fe1iciana, West Fe1ciana, LIVINGSTON.
Pointe Coupee. St. Helena, St. Landry,
st. Tammany, Tangipahoah and Wash
ington.
gress to represent the state of Louisiana
in the Forty-seventh Congress Of the
United States, to be elected by the quail
fed electors of the hereinafter named
Congressional Districts, respectively, for
the term of two years, to date from the
fourth day of March, A. d. 1851, as fol
lows, to-wit:
One representative Fl ON he sixth Dis
trict. composed of the parishes of Avoy-
Giles, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Livingston, Pointe Conpcc, s. Helena,
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and Washington.
Aud l do hereby direct and order the
several sherif1s throughout the State, the
Supervisor of Registration for the parish
of Orleans, the Assessors of the several
parishes Of the Stase, outside of Orleans.
er-o6icio registrar of voters for their res
pecJive parishes, the commissioners of
elections, anG all other officers therein
concerned, to hold said election on the
day aforesaid, within the time prescribed
by law, and at the places designated by
the legal local authorities, within their
respective parishes, and to cause said
election to be held and conducted, and
the returns thereof to be made, in all res
poets in the manner and form provided
by law.
In testimony whereof. l have hercurto |
affixed my signature, and caused the seal
of the State 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 thousand !
eight hundred and eighty, of the one
hundred and fifth of the independence of
the United States of America.
:. ID. MCENERY.
BY the Acting Governor:
OSCAR AEHOYo,
Assistant Secretary of State.