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for that purpose appointed by the Police
Jury, on Monday the second Of November
neat, 1857, for The purpose Of elcct'ng the
following officers, to.wii:
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 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 Assessor Of State Taxes,
! One Justice of the Peace for each and
every of the nineteen old Police Jury Wards
an. in those Wards in which there s 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
/
| 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
P ecincts, and under the superintendence Of
the Commissioners of Election appointed by
the Police Jury, to wit:
| 1st Precinct, Opelousas, at the Court
House.
ID Precinct, Washington, at the Town
Hall.
Sd Precinct, Gros ChevreuiE at Jules
Msstrick'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 PIaquemne, at the
store of Carroll d' keough.-Queue Tortue,
at Maximlien Leblanc.
7'h Precin t, Upper Plaquemine, at Jos.
E. jge.-Pointe-au aux Loups, at Alexandra
Daigle pere, decd.
eth Precint, Mallet Woods, at Pierre
Derbanne.-FaketaEque, at John III. Nc
Gee.
9Th Precinct, Chatagnier, at Jean Pierre
Laheur.-Vie Plate, nj VIM. Reed.
10Th Precinct, Bayou Chicct. at the store
of James Akenhead. d.-Pine Prairie, at Chs.
Johnson Jr.
llth Precinct, Old Grand Prairie, al tho
store of Philippe Stag.
18th Precinct, Bayou Beuf, at L. 3.
Shaw.-Moundvle, at Landry HoiIier.
18th Precinct. A'chafnlaya, at Burres's.
-Ly ons Precinct, at John Lyons.
l4th Precinct. Waxia, at the School
House on Bayou Sacket.
18th Precinct, Bayou Rouge, at The store
of Jonathan Norris.-Bayou Petite PIarle,
al The School House, near Beauchamp &
Oliver.
10Th Precinct, Prairie Mamouth, at Jos.
Landreneau.
l7lh Precinct, Prairie Paisance, at Ma.
poleon Andrepont.
18th Precinct, Mermento, at Dominique
Garry.-Lyons Point, at Placide Leblanc.
10Th Precinct, Coulee Croche, at tho
School House.
Said Election to be conducted, and re-
turns thereof made in all respects according
TO the provisions Of the Constitution and laws
10 such eases made and provided.
Returns ol elections Of all officers, except
Justices Of The Peace and Constabies, are 10
be made 10 the Secretary of State, and those
OF Justices of The Peace and Coustables, 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 bury, for the term of two years, to.wit:
One member for the First Police Jury
Ward, formed out of the following old Police
Jury Wards, to.wlt Opeluusas, Bellevue
and plaisanee.
One memner for the Second Police Jury
Ward, comprising Grand Coteau, Prairie
Gros Chevreuil and Couiee Croche.
! One member for the Third Police Jury
Ward, comprising Washington, aioundviile,r
Bayou Bout, Waxia, Old Grand Prairie,
Big Cane aud Atchafalaya.
One member for the Fourth Police Jury
Ward, comprising Vile Plate, Linie Prairie
siamouth, Chataigner, Pins Woods and
Bayou Chicot.
One member for the Fifth Police jury
Ward, comprising Upper Plaquemine, Point
aux Loups. Faqnetaqne and Alaliet Woods.
One mernt,er for the Sixth Police Jury
Ward, comprising Lower PIaquemine, iler.
mento, Lyons Point and Queue Tnrlue.
/ Each eleetor qualified TO vote for mem.
bers Of The General Assembly shall have the
, right to vote for member of the Police Jury
,, IN he Ward in which he may reside.
Tie qualifications of the members of the
said Police Jury shall be the same as required
) for members to the General Assembly.
Returns of their election shall be made
to the Sheriff of the Parish Of ST Landry
at his office in the town of 0pelousas. Sale
election to be conducted in all respects &C,
cording TO the provisions of the Constitution
and laws in such cases made aRd provided
Commissioners Of election who should moi
: he provided with the three boxes necessary Il
j hold the SAID election, are earnestly reques
: led to call on the Sheriff as soon as possible
d and get them for the day fixed for said cleo
e ton.
= Given under my hand and seal, at m
office in The town of Opelousas, Parish O
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