The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-11-03
ELECTION.-
A Pnrish of ST. Lanirn.-

Ia Parish OF 81. LdndT1.-
Notice is hereby given to the qualified elect
ors of the Parish Of st. Landry, that, in compli-
ance with law, the proclamation Of the Cover
nor of the State land the notice Of the returning
offic er of election for said parish, an election
will be held at the different election precincts
on the first Monday Of November, 1855, being
the fifth day, between the hours Of nine in the
forenoon and four in the afternoon, for the pur.
pose Of voting for
One Representative from the Fourth Con-
gressional District, Of which st. Landry forms
a part
A Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the
State ;
A Secretary of State and an Attorney Gen
A State Treasurer, an Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, and a Superintendent Of Public Educa.
ton
Three Representatives to the General As
sembly Of the State;
A District Attorney for this Judicial Dist;
A Clerk of the District Court, "a Sheriff and
a Coroner for this Parish;
An Assessor Of Taxes for this Parish
Two Justices OF the Peace for the First Po-
lice Jury Ward, two for the Second Ward. two
for the Third Ward, and one for each of the
other Wards now entitled by law to "a represen.
tatiye in the Police Jury
And one Constable for each Ward.
said election will be held at the places and
by the persons hereinafter designated, to wit:
AT The First Ward, at the Courthouse, town
of Opelousas, by Alfred LouaiIier and solomon
D'Avy. AT Jean +. Richards, Bellevue, by
| Charles C. Lavargne, Louis V. Chachore and
| Valerie S. Bourque.
In the Second Ward, at the Town Hall,
Town of Washington, by James Mcdaniel, &C.
rand Carriore aud George W. Mash.
In the Third Ward, at the house of Jules
| Mestrick, Gros Chevrcnil, by Valmont Sicily,
Francois Robin and Napoleon Robin. At the
house of Philippe Rode, in Grand Coteau, by
| Alphonse Patin, Sylyestre J. Barre and Joseph
d. Gardner.
At the school house, Coulee Croche, by BEN
jamin Simms, Leon TlIibodaux and Joseph
Miller.
In the Sixth Ward, at the store Of Carroll &
Keogh. Lower Plaquemine. by William Huff.
power, Valentine Clark and Colbert Foreman.
At the house of Eugene Wallet, Queue Tortue,
by Manusseh H~ufipower, Dcrosin Breaux and
S~osthene Brasscure. At the house of John
Wright, Mcrmenlo, by Franklin G. Hay, Sam,
ne! CASHIER and Estoval Simon. AT the house
of Francois stou,s, Lyons Point, by James Ny.
crs, William Server and Edouard Broussard.
In the Seventh Wald, at the house of Joseph
r. Daigle, Upper PIaquemine, by Joseph La
toilet. Martin Daigle and Onezime Matte. AT
the former residence Of Alex. Daigle pere, de-
ceased, Pointe aux Loups, by Sifroi Hebert,
Julien Miller fills, and Antoine Hebert.
In the Eighth Ward, at the late residence Of
Pierre Darbonnc, MaIlet Woods, by Stephen
NJ. Young, Richard II. Lumpkin and Michel
Bihme. AT the residence of John II. Niece,
Faquetoique, by John II. MCGEE, Thomas IL.
| Niece and Joseph II. MeGee.
In the Ninth Ward, at the residence of ]. P.
hafleur, Ctatagnier, by Peter Young, Pierre
Latlcure and Michel Louis Devi!Ie. AT the
residence of William Reed, Flat Town, By
John f. Shaw, Eloi Yidrinu and Eticnne Flu
| seller.
In the Tenth Ward, at the store Of James
Aaenhead, Bayou Chicot, by Patrick Fl. Over.
ion, Thomas b, Cheney and Thomas >. Walker.
At the residence Of Charles johnson, Jr., Pine
Woods, by Leon johnson, Henry Bennett and
James Bennett.
In the Eleventh Ward, at the store of Phi.
lippe stagg, Old Grand Prairie, Philippe Stagg
perc, Don Diego S. Fontcnot and Pierre l..
| Gulilory.
In the Twelfth Ward, at the residence of L.
B. Shaw, Bayou HGuf. by Thomas McCrory,
Robert McCrory and Lemuel B. Shaw.
AL the residence of Landry Hollier, Mound,
vile, by Lewis Webb, Jonathan Morris and
John S. Edwards.
In the Fourteenth Ward, at the school. house
on Bayou sacket, Wake, by Pierre Cesar Ri
chard, zephirip Close and John Rider. AT the
store of Burres. Atchafalaya. by William Bur.
ton John J. Morgan and Fergus Hathorn.
In the Fifteenth Ward. at Isaac Levy g.
Brothers store, Bayou Rouge, Joel Vannoy,
Thomas Rawlins and Leroy S. Howard,
In the Sixteenth Ward, at the residence of
Joseph Landerneau, Prairie Mamoth, by Joa-
chm Landerneau, ollin Guillory and William
G. Teale.
In the Seventeenth Ward, at Napoleon An.
are.ponts', Prairie flaisanee, by Auguste La
mare Delean Sebastien ard palincuurt Joubert.
opelousas, October /, 1865.
Ebert CAN'T, President
Attest: Of The Police jury.
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