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| ZRY virtue Of Proclamation of his Ex.
I'D celency Robert &. WicklIffe, Gov
ernor of the State of Louisiana, bearing date
the sih of August last, 1857, the qualified
voters OF the Parish OF St. Landry arg hereby
notified that an Election will be held Elrough-
out said Parish, at The different Precincts
! hereinafter mentioned, and under the super.
intendence of the Commissioners of Election
for that purpose appointed by the Police
Jury, on Monday the second of November
neNt, 1857, for The purpose Of eIectng the
following officers. to- wit
One State 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,
Two Senators to the Legislature, to repre-
sent the Parishes of Lafayette, st. Landry
and Cacasieu.
Three Representatives 10 the Lower
Branch Of the Legislature to represent the
Parish of St. Landry.
One Parish Recorder,
One Sheriff,
One Coroner,
One Assessor 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 3 an in
corporated Town, there shall be elected two
Justices Of the Peace.
And one Constable for each of the Justices
of the P%ace, 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
Precincts, and under The superintendent of
the Commissioners of Election appointed by
The Police Jury, to wit:
1st Precinct, Opelousas, at the Court
House.
I'd Precinct, Washington, at the Town
Hall.
Sd Precinct, Gros Cheyreuil, at Jules
Mestrck's.
4th Precinct, Grand Coteau, at the st.
Landry Hotel, kept by Henry Weston.
5th Precinct, Bellevue, at Jean f. Ri
chard.
9Th Precinct, Lower Plaqueminc, at the
store Of Carroll & keough. Tortue,
at MaximlIien Leblanc.
7th Precin t, Upper Plaquemine, at Jos.
Z. DaIgle.-Pointe.a Loups, at Alexandra
Daigle pere, decd.
6th Precint. Mallet Woods, at Pierre
Dcrbanne.-Faketaique, at John Fl. Nc
Gee.
9th Precinct, Chatagnier, at Jean Pierrs
Lafeur.-VilIe Plate, at VIM. Reed.
10Th Precinct, Bayou Chicot. at the stors
of James Akenhead.- Pine prairies at Chs.
johnson Jr.
18th Precinct, Old Grand Prairie, at the
store of Philippe Stag.
12th Precinct, Bayou Beuf, at L. B.
at Landry HoI!ier.
18th Precinct, Atchafalaya, at Burres's.
Lyons Precinct, at John Lyons.
l4th Precinct, Waxia, at the School,
House on Bayou Sacket.
l5th Precinct, Bayou Rouge, at the store
of Jonathan Morrs.-Bayou Petite Prairie,
at the School House, near Beauchamp d
Oliver.
10th Precinct, Prairie, Mamouth, at Jos.
Landreneau.
l7th Precinct, Prairie Plaisance, at Ma.
poleon Andrepont
18th Precinct, Mermento, at Dominique
Garry.-Lyons Point, at Pacide Leblanc.
10Th Precinct, Coulee Croche, at the
School House.
Said Election to be conducted, and re-
turns thereof made in all respects according
to the provisions of the Constitution and laws
in such cases made and provided.
Returns OF elections of all officers, except
Justices of the Peace and ConstabIes. are TO
be made to the Secretary of State, and those
of Justices of the Peace and Constables. to
be. made to the Governor.