The St. Landry whig., 1845-07-10
PROCLAMATION ny ALEXANDER Mou.
TON, Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
- New 6nleans. MAY Doth. 1919 ( s

ExEcuTIvE OFF1cE,
- New Orleans, May goth, ls45.
4 WHEREAS, the Sf4te Convention lately assem-
bicd in the city of New Orleans, for the pur-
pose Of re adopting, amending or changing the Consti-
tuition Of the State, has ordered that the Governor shall
Issue his proclamation, Directing the several officers of
the State, authorized by law to hold elections for mem
bers ofthe General Assembly, to open and hold a poll
in every parish in the State at the places designated by
law, upon the first Monday in November next, for the
purpose Of taking the sense of the good people of this
Statein regard to the adoption or rejection of this Con
stitution and it shall be the duty of said officers to re-
ceive the votes Of all persons entitled to vote under the
old Constitution and under this Constitution: Each
voter shall express his opinion by depositing in the bal
lot box, atcket wherein shall be written sthe Consti-
tuition adopted or the Constitution ~reiected,' ssor some
such words as will distinctly convey the intention OF
the voter. At the conclusion ofthe sud election, which
shall be conducted in every respect as the General
State Election is now conducted, the Parish Judges and
Commissioners designated to preside over the same,
shall carefully examine and count each3ballot so depos.
tied, and shall forthwith make due return thereof to the
Secretary ofState, in conformity to the provisions of
existing laws upon the subject of elections"
Now therefore, have thought proper to issue this
my proclamation, notifying the qualified voters
throughout the State of.the premises aforesaid, and
commanding all the Parish Judges, Commissioners and
other officers therein concerned to motif. the people to
assemble and vote for the acceptance or. rejection of
the Constitution, upon the third day of November next,
being the first Monday ofsaid month, and cause the
same to be conducted and due returns thereof to be
made in the manner and within the time prescribed by
law, andth aforesaid ordinance.
Given under my hand and seal of the State, at New Or4
leans, histwentieth day of May,one thousand eight
LIS HUNDRED. and forty five, and Of the Independence
of the United States of America, this sixty ninth.
By the Governor 49, Al. MEtrTON n
RoBERr CARTER Nicholas, Secretary of State.
NOTICE.
N pursuance to the above PROCLAMATION of his Ex4
Ia .cellencys Alexander Mouton, Governor of the State
of Louisiana, dated May Goth, 1915, a poll will be
opened and held in the Parish of st. Landry and Calca-
sieu, on the first Monday of November next, being the
third day of said month, and the following DAYS, be-
tween the hours of ten O'clock in the forenoon, and four
O'Clock m the afternoon, for the purpose of taking the,
sense of the good people of this State in regard to the
adoption or rejection of the new Constitution. Said
Poll in the Parish Of ST Landry, will be held on Mon,
day the third of Noyeinber next, at the following pre-
cincts of election to wit
Onthe lower Plaquemine Brulee, at the place where
Benjamin McCleland resided in the wear 1884.
Al Grand Coteau, at the store Of Messrs. Petetin s.
Co.
Q the upper Plaquemine Brul6e, at the house of
Widow Leaiqy LatiolaiA !
On Bayou Boeuf at tie lalf& residence of Thorn as
Hayley.
Stagg. s5sas
At Flat Town, at Or near tHS store Of Marcelin Qua
t Bayou Chicot, at or neailthe store house oceu.
pied in 1887 by Messrs. Perry & Kibbe,
IN the Town Of Washington, pt the hoese of William
Fl. Bassett.
A Mallett's Woods, at the house of Dominique Ri
chard.
AZ Pointe Chptaignier, at the house. Of Alexandre
Rougcot.
In Prairie Petit Bots, at the house of John Close.
On the Atchafalaya, at the residence of. IL. Picket.
On the 18th day of November, at ], M. Debaillon' i
plantation in the Grandc Prairie.
And on the fifth day of November, at the Court
House of the Parish Of st. Landry.
4. GARRIGUES, Parish JUDGE.
opelousas, June lS, 1915.
SUPERINTENDANTs OF ELECTION.
P!aqusmine Brn1se Gabriel Lyons, Valentine
Clark, Joseph Harman..
Grand Cdteau-John +. Smith, Thomas S. Hardy,
Getasime Richard:
Beyou ChicOt.--John A. Glaze, Thomas Keller, G,
C. Wolff
Bqyou seeuf-IIenry S. Dunbar, Grccn Hudspetl,
Lastie Guillory,
Old Graaae Ptairie.-Philip Stage, Edmund John
son, Jean I. Lnaeur.
Fiat Tp,On-Justus Reynolds. onczime P. Pitre,
Hilaire Tate.
Observation-Disclosures Kaufman, sebastion B.
Alis, Franklin B. Reeves.
Fontenot, Sifroi GuilIory.
Petite Bois.-John Close, yalcry Mayer, Francois
G.. Deveilier. . sa
MaAef8IVoods.-John II. McGcc, Eteinne Lcjcune,
Michel Prudhommc.
Atchafalaya.-J. H Pickets, Elias G. Sherman, Col.