The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-12
PROCLAMATION
ELECTION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
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| NJ HEhEASs 1t is provided by th
w Constitution that on the Tuesda
next following the third Monday i
April, 1884, members of the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, t
represent the hereinafter Senator's
Districts, parishes and Representativ
Districts of the oity of New Orleans
shall be elected throughout the Stat,
by the qualified voters of their respect
i've Senatorial Districts, parishes ant
Representative Districts, to serve TO
four years in the following manner, t.
wit: -..
And whereas, it is also provided that
on the same day there shall be elected
throughout the State 1.-THE parish of Or
leans excepted) by the qualified cleo
tors of their respective parishes, one
Clerk of the Distric. Court, one Sher,
if and one Coroner, for the term Of
four years.
And, whereas, it is also provided that
on the same day, there shall be elected
by the qualified electors of the parish
of Orleans one District Attorney, one
Judge, one Clerk and one Constable
for each of the First. Second, Third
and Fourth City Courts Of New Orleans,
one Clerk of the Civil District Court,
one Clerk of the Criminal Distric
Court, one Civil Sheriff. one Criminal
Sheriff, one Register of Conveyanues
and one Recorder Of Mortgages for the
term Of four years.
And, whereas, it is also further pro-
vided that on the same day, there shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
each and every ward Of the several
parishes of this State the parish of Or
leans excepted one Justice of the
Peace and one Constable, for the term
of four years. except in such wards in
which there is an incorporated town,
there shall be elected two Justices OF
the peace Aud in order that none but
the qualified electors of the ward shall
vote for snch officers. the ballots of
such electors for said officers shall be
received and deposited in a separate
box to be kept for that purpose.
And, whereas, the General Assembly,
at its last regular session held in 1882,
has adopted certain proposed amend
ments to the Constitution Of this State,
which, under the provisions of Article
256 of said Constitution, are required
to be submitted to the qualified electors
for their approval or rejection, which
amendments have been more fully set
forth and described in the official pro-
mitigation by the Secretary of State, in
accordance with the provisions of said
Article of the Constitution; to which
reference is had, and are submitted TO
the qualified electors of this State for
their approval or rejection in such man
ner and form that the qualified electors
may vote for or against each of said
amendments separately.
Now, therefore, I, SAMUEL DOU-
GLAS MoENERY, Governor of the
State of Louisiana, do hereby issue
this, my proclamation, directing an
election to be held throughout the
State. at such places az may be desig-
mated by the legal local authority
thereof, on
TUESDAY. tIle 32d Day of April,
A. d. 1884, lit being GiIo Tuesday next
following the third Monday la ApriIl
from seven o'clock in the morning un.
til six o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of electing the aforementioned
officers and for taking the vote Of the
qualified electors of this State on the
proposed amendments of the Constitu.
ton of this State, which have been
adopted by two-third vote of all the
members elected to each House OF the
General Assembly of this State, at its
last regular session of 1882, and which
are more fully enumerated in the Off
cial publication thereof made by the
Secretary OF State and duly promul-
gated as required by the Constitution
and l do hereby direct the several Re-
turning officers, the Assessors, acting |
as Registrar of voters, the Civil Sheriff |
and the Supervisor OF Registration of |
,he parish of Orleans, the Commission
9rs of Election and all other officers |
herein interested. to hold said election |
IN the day aforesaid, and at the places
o be designated by the legal local au-
horities. within their respective
parishes. Said election to be conduct.
ID and the returns thereof to be made
n the manner and within the time pre-
eribed by law.
The Returning officers are hereby
under Article SO of the Con-
titution, to make duplicate returns Of
he vote cast for Governor and Lieu
enant Governor, separately, from the
eturns of other officers, sealed and
transmitted to the Secretary Of State
nd endorsed across, Returns for the
lection Of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, parish Of" They are
lso instructed TO make separate re-
urns OF the vote cast in each ward of
heir respective parishes for Justices of
he Peace and Constables, designating
fhich wards are entitled to two Justices
I the Peace.
In view of the short space of time be-
ween the day Of the election and the
Meeting of the General Assembly, and
n order that the PRONUNCIATION OF the
lection returns should be made as
peedily as possible and in due time,
he Returning officers are requested to
Sc all diligence possible to transmit
heir election returns ms early as prae-
cable to the Office Of the Secretary of
tate.
Given under my signature and the
eal of the State Of Louisiana, at the
ity of Baton Rouge, this sixteenth day
+ February, in the year of our Lord
Inc Thousand Eight Hundred and
lightly -four. i
s. d. McENERY.
y the Governor;
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
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