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Ii - celienCy Robert 4. Wlchittc, Gov
ernor of the State of Louisiana, bearing date
the 8h Of August last, 1857, the qualified
voters Of the Parish Of St. Landry are hereby
notified ihat all Election VIII be held through
out snid PARISH al the different Precinct,
hereinafter mentioned, and under the super
lntondence Of the Commissioners of Election
ior that purpose appointed by the Police
Jury, on Monday the second of November
next, 1857, for the purpose Of electing the
following officers. to.wii
One Stale Treasurer,
One Auditor of Public Accounts,
One Superintendent of Public Education,
One Representative to Congress from the
Fourth Congressional District of Louisiana,
comprising the Parish of St. Landry,
lwo Senators to the Legislature, to repre-.
sent the Parishes of Lafayette, St. Landry
and CaICasieu.
| Three Representatives to the Lower
Branch of the Legislature to represent the
Parish of St. Landry.
| One Parish Recorder,
| One Sheriff,
One Coroner,
One Asse> sor OF State Taxes,
One Justice of the Peace for each and
every of the nineteen old Police Jury Wards
and in those Wards in which there g an in
| corporated Town, there shall be elected two
Justices OF the Peace.
And one Constable for each of the Justices
Of the Peace, except in the incorporated
towns, where there shall be one Constable.
The Polls will be opened at nine o'clock
in the morning and kept open until four
o'clock in the afternoon, at the following
PaecIncts, and under the superinte endence of
the Commissioners of Election appointed by
the Police Jury, to wit:
lst Precinct, OpeIousas, at tRe Court
House.
I'd Precinct, Washington, at the Town
Hall.
Sd Precinct, Gros CheYreul, at Jules
Mestrirk's.
4th Precinct, Grand Coteau, at the St.
Landry Hotel, kept by Henry Weston.
5th Precinct, Bellevue, at Jean +. Ri
chard.
9Th Precinct, Lover Plaquemine, at the
store of Carroll S' keough.-Queae Tortue,
at Alaximilien Leblanc.
7th Precin I, Upper Plaquemine, at JOS
Z. Daigle.-Pointe. aux Loups, at Alexandra
Daigle pere, decd. ...a ..
eth Precint. MaIlet Woods, at Pierre
Observation-Disclosures, at John FL. Nc.
Gee.
9th Precinct, Chatagnier, at Jean Pierre
Lafeur. Willie Plate, Mt Nm. Reed.
10th Precinct, Bayou Chicot, at the store
of James Akenhead. Pine Prairie, at Chs.
Johnson Jr.
18th Precinct, Old Grand Prairie, at the
store of Philippe Stag.
10Th Precinct, Bayou Beuf at L. B.
shaw.-Moundyille, at Landry HoIIer.
18th Precinct, A1chafaIaya, at Burres's.
Lyons Precinct, at John Lyons.
l4th Precinct, Waxia, at the School,
Hoase on Bayou sacket.
18th Precinct, Bayou Rouge, at the store
of Jonathan Morris.-Bayou Petite Prairie,
at the School House, near Beauchamp &
Oliver. .......-.
10th Precinct, Prairie Mamouth, at Jos.
Landrcneau.
18th Precinct, Prairie Plaisance, at Ma
poleon Andrepont.
18th Precinct, Mermento, at Dominique
Gary.-Lyons Point, at PIacide Leblanc.
10Th Precinct, Couee Croche, at the
School House.
Said Election to be conducted, and re.
turns thereof made in ali respects according
to the provisions of the Constitution and laws
in such cases made and provided.
Returns ol elections of all officers, except
Justices of the Peace and Constabes. are 10
be made TO the Secretary of State, and those
of Justices ofthe Peace aud Constables to
be made to the Governor.
Also, on the same day and at the same
places, and within the same hours, there shall
be held an election for six members of the
Police Jury, for thete of two years, to-wit:
| One member for the First Police Jury
Ward, formed out Of the following old Police
Jury Wards, to-wit: Opelousas, Bellevue
and Plaisance.
One Dember for the Second Police Jury
Ward. comprising Grand Coteau, Prairie
| Gros CheYreuil and Coulae Croche.
One member for the Third Police Jury
Ward, comprising Washington, Aloundvile,
Bayou Beuf, Waxia, Old Grand Prairie
Big Cane aud Atchafalaya.
] One member for the Fourth Police Jury
Ward, comprising Vile Plate, Little Prairie
Aiamon'i, Chataigner, Pine Woods and
Bayou Chicot.
One member for the Fifth Police Jury
Ward, comprising Upper PIaquemlne, Point
aux Loups. .Faqne:aique and Mallet Woods
One member for the. Sixth Police Jury
Ward, comprising Lower Plaquemine, Mer.
mento, Lyons Point and Quene Torlue.
Each elector qualified to vote for mem.
bers of the General As. emily shall have the