The Opelousas courier., 1864-10-08
PRCCLA.NATI0N
HENRY ". ALLEN,
Governor OF the State o{ Louisiana

Governor OF the State CT Louisiana.
yA7 HEREAf3, vacancy has occurred in the
w Congress of the Confederate States Of
America, by the death of the Hon. benjamin L.
Hodge, late Representative frcs@ the Fifth Con-
prassioual District of the State OF Louisiana:
And whereas, it IS provided by a., Act Of The
State Legislature entitled "An Act to provide
for holding elections for Representatives in the
Congress of the Confederate States in the State
of Louisiana approved June 18th, 1868. Sec
ton Ist s'Ee it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State OF Louisl-
ana, in General Assembly convened, That in
this Stale, election for Represen tatves TO the
Congress of the Confederate State. shall be by
general ticket for the State, and each voter shall
be entitled to vote one ticket containing the
name of one person, who shall reside therein, for
each Congressional District in the State, and the
nerson receiving the greatest nulnber CT votes
Of the whole vote of the State shall be colnmis-
stoned a Representative by the Governor Of the
State: Provided, That two persons inhabitng
the same District shall not be chosen as Repre-
sentatiyes, nor commissioned as such:'
Now, therefore, l have thought proper to issue
this my proclamation, notifying the qualified
electors. throughout the State, Of the vacancy
aforesaid, and commanding all Sheriffs Comlnis.
sioners OF Elections, and other officers therein
concerned, to hold said election on the THIRD
MONDAY OF OCTOBER, 1864, being the serea-
teentb dag Of SAID month, TIE same to be con-
ducted and the returns thereof made in ali
respects according to the Constitution and laws
in such case made and provided.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
State of Louisiana at the City Of Shreveport. on
this Twenty-second day of August. q. D. 1864,
HENRY w. ALLEN,
G9reraor Of the State Of Louisiana
Re tho Eovernttr:
j. IL HARDY, Assistant Secretary Of State.
| VN accordance with the above Proclamation an
Il Election will be held in the Parish Of St.
Landry, at the following named Precincts on the
THIRD MONDAY OF OCTOBER, 1864. being the
! seventeenth Of said month, between the hours o!
A. M. and 2. NJ. Of said day, under the su-
| perintendence of the Commissioners of Election
| hereinafter named and designated in order to
| elect
A Representative to the Congress of the Con-
| fedsrate States of America for the 5th Congress
siona District Of the State of Louisiana, to ELL
the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon.
| Benjamin l.. Hodge.
| Ist Precsnct.--O -Opelousas, at the Court House
- Commissioners: Ev Debaillon, Felix A. King,
t Charles NJ Ealer.
ID Prectnct.-W ashington, at the Town Hall
Commissioners: Gefand Carriere, r. S. Wi,
kins, L. Nj. Meianeon
Sd Preeinct.-Prai Gros Chsvreuil, at Jules
Mestrick k-C Commits sioners: BENJAMIN D&jean
Alcide Kerlegand, T. G. Devilliers, fils.
/ And at Arnaudvile, at Adalin Durio's Coffee
| House.-Commissioaer Valmont Sicily, Dec.
dat Sicily, Louis Kerlegand.
/ 4tk Precinct Grand Coteau, at Aug. youaux
/ -commissioners:GD. A. Smith, Eugene Pete.
| tin, John F. Smith.
5th Precinct. Bellevue. at the. School House
commissioners; John P Hudson, Lezin La.
ivergne, John G. Barry.
| 6ts Preeinet.-A the store Of Keough, Lower