The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-09-25
Proclamation by the Gov
oruOr.,

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 IAN Act to establish a
uniform time for holding elections for Elec
tors for President and Vice President in all
Of the States OF the Union.' approved on
the twenty-third day Of January, l845 and
by an Act Of the General Assembly of this
State entitled IAN Act relative to Presden
tial Electors the time, manner, and returns
of their election and their duties and com
pensation," approved March Ia, 1870 and
also by article l9l of the Constitution of
this StOte, that in every year in which an
election is to be held for L. ectOrs 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 the several COngressi0n-
al Districts of the State of Louisiana in the
Forty-seventh Congress Of the United
States.
Now, therefore. I, 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
Louisiana, at such places as may be desig
mated by the legal local authorities thereof
on TUESDAY, the second day OF the month
! Of November, A. d. 1880 fit being the Tues
day next after the first Monday in said
| month";, fIOm seven o'clock in the forenoon
and six o'clock in the afternoon, Tor the
| purpose ofelecting 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 Eiector for the First District, com
posed Ut the parishes of Piaquemines and
| st. Bernard ard of the third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh. eighth. uiuth and fifteenth
wards of the city Of New Orleans.
One Eiector 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 Elector for the Third District, COM
posed OF the parishes Of Ascension, Assump
tion. Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberville, Lafay
cite, Laiourche, st. Martin, St. Mary, Ter
rebonne, iberia and Vermiiion.
One Elector for the Fourth District, com
posed Of the parishes of Benyille, Bossier,
| Caddo, De Soto, Grant, Natchitoches, Ra-
pides, Red River, Vernon, Webster, Wmn
and Sabine.
One Elector for the Fifth District, compos
cd of the parishes Of Concordia. Caldwell,
Claiborne, Catahoula, East Carroll, West
Carroll. Franklin, jackson, Lincoln, Madi-
sou, Morehouse, Ouachita, klchland, Ten
sas and Union.
One Elector for the Sixth District, com
posed Of the parishes OF Avoyelles, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Fell
ciana, West Felici~na, Livingston. POinte
Coupee. ST: Helena, st. Landry, St. Tam
many, Tangipahoa and Washington.
And also for Repre- sentatlves in Congress
to represent tue State of Louisiana in the
Forty seventh Congress Of the United
States, to be elected by the qualified cleo
tors Of the herinafter named Congressional
Districts. respectively, for the term of two
| years to date from the fourth day Ot March
A. D. 1881, as fellows, TO wit:
| One Representative for the First District
| composed of the parishes of Plaquemines,
st. Bernard, and of the third fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud fifteenth
| wards of the city of New Orleans.
! One Representative for the Second Dis
trict. composed of the first. second, tenth,
eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth.
i sixteenth and seventeenth wards Of the city
Of New Orleans, aAd of the parishes Of JET
| fersOn. st. Charles, st. John the Baptist
and st. James.
| One Representative for the Third Dis
trict, composed "f the parishes of Ascension
Assumption, Caicasieu. Cameron, IhervilIe,
! Lafayette. LatOurche, st. Martin, st. Mary.
Terrebohne, Iberia and VermilliOn.
! One Representative from the Fourth Dis
trct, composed OF the parishes OF Benvi!le,
Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Grant, Nasehi-
toches. Rapides. Red River, Vernon, Web
ster Winn and Sabine.
/ One Representative from the Fifth Dis
trict. composed OF the parishes of Concor-
dia, Caldwell, Claiborne. Catahoula, East
/ Carr oil, West Carroll, Franklin Jackcon
/ LINCOLN, MOrehouse, Madison, Ouachita
kich!and. Tensas and Union.
One representative frOtn the Sixth Dis
trict, composed Of the parishes of Avoyelles
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge,
| East Feliciaaa, West Feliciana, Livingston,
Pointe tOnpee. st Helena, st. Landry, st.
| Tammauy, Tangipahoa and Washington.
And do hereby direct and order the sew
eral sherltfs throughout tie State, the Su-
pervisor of Registration Tor the parish OF
ORLEANS. the assessors of the several parish
es Of the State, outside of the parish Of Or
leans, e1-o1fcio registrar OF voters for their
respective parishes. the commissioners OF
elections, aud all other officers therin con-
cerned. 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 respec-
tive parishes, and to cause said election to
be held and conducted. and the returns
thereof to be made, in all respects in the
manner and form provided for by law.
{~~-~) i'll testimony whereof have here
Ills. unto affixed my signature and caus
wv ed the seal Of the ST e Of Louisiana
to be herewith attached, at e 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 ont
hundred and fifth OF the independence o
the United States of America.
S. D. MCENERY,
BY the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secondary of State