Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-09-24
ELECTION +,

xAI HERSAS, by virtue of a proclamation OF
w his Execllency Robert Z. Wicklife, Coy
ernor of the State of Louisiana, dated on the lst
day Of September. 1859. addressed to the under
signed, Sheriff Of the parish Of Pointc Coupec,
an election is ordered to be- held in this parish
by the qualified voters thereof, on
/, MONDAY. NOVEMBER :, 1919,
for the purpose OF electing the following officers
tO-wit:
One Governor.
One Governor.
One Secretary of State.
One Acknowledgement.
One State Treasurer.
One Auditor of Public Accounts.
One Superintendent Of Public Education.
One Member of Congress for the Sd Congress
>ional District.
One Commissioner of Public Works I'd Swamp
Land District.
One District Attorney, 9th Judicial District.
One State Senator, for the 18th Senatorial
District.
Two Representatives to the State Legislature.
One Sheriff.
One Clerk of the Court.
One Assessor.
Gne Coroner.
One Justice of the Peace for each Police Jury
Ward.
One Constable for each Police Jury Ward.
Now THEREFORE,. |, the said Sheriff Of the par
ish of Pointe Coupee. by virtue of the PROCLAIM
alton aforesaid, hereby give notice to the quail
fled voters thereof, that an election will be held.
and the commissioners appointed to. hold cleo
tons throughout the parish are hereby COM
mauded to hold said election. for the purpose of
electing the officers above specified, on the said
first MONDAY, the 18th of NOVEMBER, 1859.
between the hours of 9 clock A. N. and 4 o'clock
P. NJ, in strict accordance to law, at the follow
ing election precincts, to wit:
FIRST WARD.
Chapman's Prccinct.-Robcrt Chapman. Chas.
p. Long and John Palmer.
Centerport.-John Nugcnt, Chas. C.. Pickett
and TIL. Harmanson.
Miller's store.--Joscph Miller, J. T.. Brooks
and VIM. Lindsey.
SECOND WARD. !
ChalEant's Scho0l-house.-Nathan Chalfant.
Frank French and Clas. Collins.
THIRD WARD.
Torras' Store.--Torras. Picou and II. Horton.
Williamsport.-David Gay, B. L. Coylc and
James Mills.
FOURTH WARD.
Ellsworth's ~Store-Lovcl Ledoux, Oxide Le-
jeunc and j. 7. Watson.
School-house. New Texas.-Chas. Boyd, Vim.
Harbour and l.. Carpenter.
FIFTH WARD.
Morganza.-J. d. Lacour, John Clark and j.
T. Strother.
Catlett's House.-John II. Moore, n. Beau
vais and Paul J%offrion.
SIXTH WARD.
Pierre Curct:s.-Michcl Villeret. Omer Bouis
aud q. Porchc.
SEVENTH WARD.
Waterloo.-Jules 81. Germain, Louis Mougeot
and Alp. Pourciau.
EIGHTH WARD.
Court House-Chas. Mix, Leopold Langlois
and H. Patin, Jr.
NINTH WARD.
school-house.-H. Didier, George Chutz and
l.. A. Hubert.
Lazarus d. Loeb's.-F. Nurdin, Leopold Laza-
rus and r. NJ. Neff. zs#
9 ELEVENTH WARD.
School-housc.-Jules Major, J. Goudeau and
j. j.. Moniotte.
IwEI r II WARD.
DemerueIle & Major;s.--J.B B. Major, L. Demo-
ruelle and J.B. Bueche.
s THIRTEENTH WARD.
Aleide Dauthier's.-A. Dauthier, Chas. Gre
million and Forestin Hebert.
FOURTEENTH WARD. az
Livonia.-J. B. johnson, il. Matthews and
F. Gosserand.
Returns duly certified of the said election will
be made by the commissioner holding the same,
within the legal delays, to me, the undersigned
Sheriff, under the penalty Of the law.
Signed and dated at the Court House Of
the parish of Pointe Coupee, this 18th
day Of September, 1859. =
SEVERN PoRCHE, Sheriff.
j. n. CARRIGAN,
"A TTORNEY 4 r Id II.
General Agent & Collector.