St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
OFEIcE OF RETURNING OFFICER,
Parish of st. Tammany,
State of Louisiana.

ofEiCE OF hETURSlSG OFFICER, /
Parish of st. Tammany,
State Of Louisiana.
Whereas. It is provided by the
Constitution, that on the Tuesday
next following the third Monday in
April. 1854, members of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Lou
isiana, to represent the Senatorial
Districts, Parishes, and Representa-
tive Districts OF the city of New Or
leans, shall be elected throughout
the State by the qualified electors
of their respective Senatorial. Par
ishes aud Representative Districts,
to serve for the term Of four years.
From the Seventeenth Senatorial
District. composed of the parishes
of Tangipahoa, st. Helena, Wash
ington, st. Tammany and Livings-
ton, there will be one Senator.
From the parish Of st. Talnmany,
one Representative.
And, whereas, it is also provided
that on the same day there shall be
elected a Governor. a Lieutenant
Governor, a Secretary of State, a
State Treasurer, an Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts. an Attorney General
and Superintendent of Public
Education.
And. whereas, it is also provided
that On the same day there shall be
elected one Judge aud one District
Attorney for the Eighteenth Judi
cial District, composed Of the par
ishes of Tangipahoa, st. Tammany,
Washington and Livingston.
Aud. whereas. it is also provided
that on the same day there shall BE-
elected for the parish of st. Tam
many a Clelk of the District Court,
a Sheriff and a Coroner; and in
each ward of said parish a Justice
of the Peace and a Constable, ex-
cept in such wards where there is
an incorporated town there shall be
two Justices OF the Peace. And i'm
order that none but the qualified
electors shall vote for such officers,
the ballots of such electors for said
officers ehall be received and depos.
tied in a separate box to be kept
for that purpose.
And whereas, the General AS
semb!y, Mt its last regular session,
held in 1882. adopted certain pro-
posed amendments to the Constitu-
ton OF this State, which. under the
provisions of Article 256 of sud
Constitution, are required to be
submitted to the qualified voters
for their approval or rejection,
which amendments have been more
fully set forth in the official pro-
mitigation of 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 ele ctors
OF this State for their approval or
rejection, in such manner and form
that the qualified electors may vote
for or against each Of said amend
ments separately.
Under Act No. rs. Regular Session
IF 1882.
First proposed amendment-"For
amendment to ordinance relative to
State debt" or against amend
ment relative to State debt"
Under Joint Resolution No. l13.
Regular Session Of 1882.
Second proposed amendment
For amendment to Art. lag, reIa-
tive to fees and charges fixed by
law in the parish of Orleans" or
against amendment to Art. 146
relative to fees and charges fixed by
law in the parish of Orleans.
Cnder Joint Resolution No. I25.
kegula, Session Of 1882.
Third proposed amendment
"For amendment to Art. 81, rela-
t.ve to the jurisdiction of the Sn-
preme Court or against nnend-
ment to Art. 81, relative to the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. :"
Fourth proposed amendment
For anne ldment to Art. 95. rsla-
tive to Jurisdiction Of Courts Of APP