The St. Landry whig., 1844-11-14
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CaLcAsIEU.

" AAS dssiSefilGS3 inc law. H&@
The above. we believe, is a literal tyansIa.
tioR q . portion of the leading article in the
opeio'isas Gazette of last Saturday morning
published in French. The Gazette purports to
be a neutral paper; and, as such, we presume,
can have no object in leaving a false impression
upon the public mind, in relation to The action
Of Puh}ic officers, who have a supervisory cen
trolo verthe hallot-box. Yet, the above extract,
more forcibie in the original than a literal trans
lation would render in English, scelas to implya
strong desire on the part of the Parish Judge Of
81. Landry. 10 dis!ranchise a portion of the "vo-
ters Of Calcasieu. We shall offer no additional
comments upon the matter, but merely invite
the attention of our readers to the facts Of the
case, and the law by which our public officers
have been guided.
IN the year 1910, the Western portion oftbe
Parish OF 81. Landry was created into a separate
and distinct Parish, by The name of Calessieu.
FOR certain purposes, however, the two Par.
'shes remained united. What these were, viii
20 more distinctly understood by reference 10
tas Set itself (Acts 1870. page 74,1 tie Itth
~..,l,at ~ n,.tI. .
limited with M parisb n e. . 10 iei',taa
IONS toF slate and Federal officers, and the
iaria4i Judge and Commissioners Of Elections.
slaii' immediately alter the polls are closed,
pari,b - Ssai, ~ ssa5eelent q the EoSe Of the
Parish of St. Landry wf,a sban 80 % me
eotTt the same as a part OF the vote of tko Lot
naf1ed Parish
Ehe powers vested respectively in the public
%oiticefs Of the two Parishes, are distinctly cnu
merated. And while the Law continues ma,
the statate-lioots It must serve as ! e,,;do j
the Officers Of both Parishes. W.
no other alternative, Did tho, i, g.. :
both Parishes aet IN occor,1,aca 80, IL
gision Of the LaW? We Kan 49, g
The Parish Judae of s. r. q
Or tbe r 4
afer Tia ,..o ac :, s'a o'n INST
T,IJee Gasr;o,o. ns,aaa1a5 '' o9'a counted
f.o,o I. j. :, r." ~ returns
caoo, M, : uiFons Oh
}ags : oo0'' 'io1se q our VI
ia, &, $50 'ooA Pi1ee between the
9n"'Ss,'".rs. 'nage GaErignes
$50 ',n' me wing Electors had re-
800 - pe"io'fa'te i1ieetors i2s
votas r. 1a"'0'i"',c majority OF s5I
4, ~ d. .;ea1. .. : "'ns' eohsfhus-
III = . ."qaieu " as-li
Of Calca<ieu. hoyl.-ar aIi,a ~ !. "Ils, 'u'se
IL H.. H. an $3.50 y way OF post
IL, 1T ~ 'oSes u TWO pre-
e,n,aaltu ~. nun oh account OF
$3.50 - 0t,' h'itss' ho' De
,snae,;an q 49, -: - : "i'sH ZOE 'oe
reoae ,ting tbam q sen1 ~ -. o2',"'',5slohefs
conveYanea M ag4s. ,.a1A y 'as same
,yoola bara i.anas..I s.. Y ~ Pies'n's
II - s,o,as % q = 49, D''5io.fA',e majority
Ell Go q, 4 '@'''''ea : 'ne oPeiou-
80 saa..5 ~ VIZ w o'liy nol certified
J : is'i''i5ou y ia"' Dae It was specially stat
9aa rejected them as informal. Every can
ula man must then admit that the Judge and
Commissioners of Elections in this place. dill
not err in PURSUING The co,rse Inv a5 -.
nroo,ntaa. = - ~ ~ course sney dld. 1t was
ac'ua5e me public ofticer,-ah inalienable re.
gard f6rthe laws Of his country.
We shall say but little IN rel,tion . a. 81.
isb J1don &c Cale,sia, NJ 49, $ y ar'
T9.t - oeiieEe ne dld not
eff. = eHe returns from the " precincts We're
made IN any other manner, than that prescrib.
ed by law, he was bound as an officer commits
stoned and sworn. 70 ra;oot
No oo;cLt 49, ~ = any peru.
e'Nen 'aeh1' with the bene.
aict'ohs q me party who now denounce him !;
bit he would have t~ranlpled under foot the laws
hy which he is sworn "a III ~ Il