The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1856-05-03
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Or THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE jury.
WKTHEREAS the Legislature of the Sta
Wv te of Louisiana have enacted law
approved March 10Th 1866, districting the
Parish of st. Landry into six Police Jury
Wards, and ordering an election for the men,
bers thereof;-Now therefore, I, L. V. Cha
chere, Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry, do
hereby notify the electors of the Parish of st.
Landry, that an election will be holden on the
first Monday Of May next, being the 5th
of said month, between the hours of9 o'clock
A. NJ and in the afternoon, at the follow
ing precincts of election, and under the sup.
erintendence of the Commissioners of elec-
ton appointed by the Police Jury of said
Parish, for six members constituting the Po~
lice Jury, tO-wit;
One member from the 1st Ward, composed
of Opelousas, Bellevue and Plaisnnce.
One member from 81 Ward, composed Of
Grand Coteau, Prairie Gros Chevreuil and
Coulee Croehe.
One member from the Sd Ward, composed
of Washington, Moundville, Bayou Bout,
Waxia Old Grand Prairie Big Cane aud
Atchafalaya.
One member from the 4th Ward, composed
| of Vile Plate, Little Prairie Mamouth. Cha
taignier, Pine Woods and Bayou Chicot.
One member from the 9th Ward, composed
| of Upper Plaquemine, Pointe aux Loups, Ea-
auataique and Maliett's Wood.
One member from the 9th Ward. composed
of Lower Plaguemine, Mermenpo, Queue Tor
tue and Lyons Point.
The members of said Police Jury shall bo
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lice Jury Ward, and each elector qualified to
vote for members Of the General Assembly
of the State, shall have the right to vote for
La Police Jury member in the Ward in which
| he may reside.
| Said election will be held at the places
hereinafter designated, to-wit:
In the 1st Ward-At the Court House Of
Opelousas, at the house of Lean +. Richard.
at Bellevue, and at Napoleon Andrapont's.
at Prairie Plaisance.
I'm the End Ward, AT the house of Phil
Lip Rogis, in Grand Cotean, at the house of
Jules Mestriek, in Gros Chevreuil, and at the
School-house in Coulee Croche.
In the 3rd Ward,-At the Town Hall liz
the town of Washington, at the store of Phil
Iip stagg, in Old Grand Prairie, at the resi-
denee Of L. B. Shaw, on Bayou BOeuf, at the
residence of Landry Hollier, at Moundville.
at the Schoolahouse, on Bayou Sacket at
Wake; at the store of-Burroughs, on the
Atchafalaya; and at the store Of Levy i Bro.
theirs, on Bayou Rouge.
In the 4th Ward the residence of j
P. Lafeur, in Chataigner; al the residence o.
VIM. Reed, in Flat Town; at the residence o
Joseph Landreneau, in Prairie Mamouth; a
the residence of Charles johnson, in Pins
, Wood; and at the store Of James Akenhead
: in Bayou Chicot.
In the 5th Ward,-At Joseph E. Daigle
J at Upper Plaquemine; at the former residen
) &c of Alex Daigle pere, at Pointe aux LOupe
; at the residence Of John Fl. Maggie, at ia
s quata1que, and at the residence of Pierre De,
: banne, in Mallet Wood.
> In the 9Th Ward,-At the store of Carr,
& Keogh, at Lower Plaquemine; at the houc
p of MarceEn Leblanc at Queue Tortue; al th
, house Of John Wright, Merrnento. & at th
t house of Francois Stout, al Lyons Point.
Returns of election to be made to the Sh
riff of the Parish of st. Landry.
L. V. CHACHERE, SheriE.
= Opelousas 29th March 1856.