Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-10-09
OF the Paish of West Feliciana
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., I

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, [
State Of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, it il provided by an act
w of Congress entitled Gan act to es-
tab)ish u uniform time for holding cleo
tians for Electors for President and Vice
President in all of the states of the I'm
ien," approved on the twenty-third day
of January, 1915; and by an act OF the
General Assembly of this state entitled
''An act relative to Presidential Electors.
the time, manner, and returns of their ell
ectiOn and their duties and their compcn-
sation," approved March IA, 1870; and,
also by article 1911 of the constitution of
this state, that in every year, in which an
election is to he held for President and
Vice-President of the United States, ouch
election shall he 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 AT election for members of Con
gress to represent the several Congress
sional Districts OF the state of Louisiana
in the Forty seventh Congress of the
limited States.
RNow. therefore, I, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
MCENERY, Lieutenant 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
ofLouisiana, 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 lit
being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month"; from seven o'clock
in tho forenoon until six o'clock in the af
ternoon, for the purpose of electing, by
general ticket, eight electors of President
and Vice President, two of whom shall
be for the state at large and six for the
several electoral districts of the state, to-
wit:
One elector for thu sixth District, COM
posed Of the parishes of Avoyelles, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Eas.
Feliciana. West Feliciana, Livingston,
Pointe Couree, St. Helena, ST. Landry,
st. Tammany, Tangipahoah and Wash
ington.
And also for Representatives. in Con-
&ress 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. 1881, as fol-
lows, tO-wit:
One representative ION the sixth DIS
trict. composed of the parishes of Avoy-
Giles, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Livingston, POlnte COnpee, s.. Helena,
St. Landry, St. Tamnauy, Tangipahoa
and Washington.
And do hereby direct and order the
several sheritis throughout the State, the
Supervisor of Registration for the parish,
of Orleans the Assessors of tho several
parishes Ct the Stase, outside of Orleans,
cr-o6icio registrar: of voters for their res
pective parishes, the commissioners OF
elections, and 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 theil
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. have hcreurt to
affixed my signature, and caused the seal
Of the State of Louisiana to be herewith
attached, at the city of Now Orleans.
this thirty-frst 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.
=. d. MCENERY.
BY the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of State.