Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-11

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, it il provided by an act
w of Congress entitled can act to es-
tablish y uniform time for holding cleo
tians for Electors for President and vice
President in all of the states of the IN
ion." approve OH the twenty-thlrd DAY
of January, 1916; and by an act oil tine
General Assembly of tn state entitled
| can act relative to Presidential Electors
the time, manner, and returns OF the'r el-
ection and their duties and their compcn-
sation," approved March ID, 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 ana
Vice-Presitlent of the United States, sucn
election she'll he held on Tuesday, next
| after the first. Monday in the month OF
November in such year; and,
Whereas, It is further provided that on
| the same day and at the same time, there
shall be au election for members OF Con
gress to represent tho several Congress
sional Districts OF the state of Louisiana
in the Forty seventh Congress OF the
United States.
| MCENERY. Lieutenar 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
designat d ny the legal local author ties
thereof, on TUESDAY, the second day OF
| the month of November, A. d. 1850 Gt
being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said monthly from seven o'clock
| in the forenoon until six O'clock in the at
| ternOon, for the purpose OF electlng, ny
general ticket, eight electors OF President
and Vice President. two of whom shall
be for the state at large and six for the
several cleo toral districts of the state, to-
wit:
| One electOr for he sixth District, COM
posed of the parishes of Avoyelles, East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana West t'eliciana, Livingston,
Porte Cnupce. ST. Helena, st. Landry,
St Tammany, Tangipahonh and Wash
ington.
errss 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. 1oSl, as fol
| lows t0-wit:
One represent at1ve f. ON the sixth DIS
t,ict. composed of the parishes of Av"y
Giles, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
l. Rouge, East FeliciaDa, West Feliciana
Livingston, P"inte Coupee, Helena
, St. Landry, St. Tamnauy, Tangipahoa
and Washington.
8 Ard do hereby direct and order the
+ several sheriffs throughout the State, the
Supervisor of Registration for the rarisl
of Orleans, the Assessors of the severa
t parishes Of the Stase. outside of o. leans
: er-oficio registrar OF voters for their res
G pecIive parishes, the commissioners q
elections, anC all other officers therein
concer, ed, to hold said election OH th
r day aforesaid, within the time prescribe,
by law, and at the places designated b,
the legal local authorities, within thel
respective parishes, aud to cause sale
d, election to be held anG conducted, ant
= the leinrns thereof to be made, in all res
: poets in the manner and form provides
by law.
II, testimony whereof. I have hereurt
affixed my signature, and caused the sea
|, of the State of Louisiana to he herewith
o attached, at the city of New Orleans
= this thirty-fi"st day of the month of July
in the year of our Lord one THOUSAND
$ eight hundred and eiyhtv. of the on
y ! hdnhred aud fitch of the independence o
q the United States Of America.
=. ID. MCENERY.
By the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of State.
, setp11-8O- sod.