The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1864-09-10
PROCLAMATION
HENRY W. ALLEN,


America, by the death of the Hon. Ben amin l..
Hodge, late Representative from the Fifth Con.
gressional District of the State of Louisiana:
And whereas, it is provided by an Act of the
State Legislature entitled San Act to provide
for holding elections for Representatives in the
Congress of the Confederate States in tile State
of louisiana approved June 18th, 1863. Sec
ton 1st. ''Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State of Lousi-
ana, in General Assembly convened, That in
this State, election for Representatives to the
Congress of the Confcdcrate States 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
person receiving the greatest number of votes
of the whole vote Of the State shall be commits.
stoned Representative by the Governor of the
State: Provided That two pc sous inhsbiting
the same District shall not be chosen as Repre-
Sentatives, nor commissioned as such:''
Now, therefore, have thought proper to issue
this, my proclamation, notifying the qualified
electors. throughout the State. Of the vacancy
aforesaid, and commanding all Shsritfs Commits
sioners of Elections, and Other officers therein
concerned, to hold said election on the THIRD
MONDAY OF OCTOBER, 1864, being the sccen
teenh day Of said month, the same to be con-
Quoted, and the returns thereof made in ali
| respects according to the Constitution and laws
in such case made and provided
Given under my hand ard the Seal Of the
State Of Louisiana, at the City IT Shreveport, Oh
this Twenty second day Of August. A. d. 1864
HENRY w. ALLEN,
Gorrynor Of TIE state of louisiana
By the Governor
J. Ii. HARDY, assistant Secretary Of State
Z n 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 of
9 A. NJ and T. NJ. of said day, under the su-
perintendence of the Commissioners of Election
hereinafter named ami designated in order TO
elect
A Representative to the Congress of the Con.
federate States of America, for the 5th Congress
sional District of the State of Louisiana, to fill
the vacancy occasoned by the death of Hon.
Benjamin L. Hodge.
1st Precinct-Opeousss at the Court House.
Commissioners: Ev. Debaillon, Felix A. King,
Charles N. Ealer..
I'd Precincs-Wa ashington, at the Town Hail.
-Commsssi toner's: Gerand Carriare, y. S. Will
kins L. NJ. Melancon.
Sd Precinct-Prairie Gros Chevreuil, at Jules
Mtstrick. ck.-Commissioners: Benjamin Deisan,
Alcide Kerlegand, T. G. Devilliers, fills.
And at Arnaudviio, at Adalin Durio's Csffee
uSe.-Commissi0nerS: Vamont Sicily, Deo-
dat Sicily, Louis Kei!cssnd.
9TH Precinct Grand Coteau, at Aug vouaux.
commissioners: B. A. Smith, Eugene Pete.
tin, John +. Smith.
5th Preeinct.-Bellevue. at the School House.
Commissioners: John p Hudson, Lezin In. |
vergne, John G. Barry.
6h Precinct.-At the store OF Keough, Lower
Plaquemine.- Commissioners: Madison Lyons. |
Bosnian Hayes, Daniel Lyons.
6h c'Het.-At Onezime Trahan fls, Queue |
Onezilne p. Guidrv. |
Joseph 7. Guidr.y, William Johnson
9TH Precinct.-At the store of Damonville Ber. |
nard, Queue Tortue.- Commissioners: Etienne |
Veltin, Ozeme Leblanc Joseph Constantin.
y, 7h Preeinet-At Joseph Z. Daigle's, Upper
Breaux, Theodule Dagle. Louis NJ Lecer.
At Antoine B. Cart Pointe aux Loups.-
Commissioners: Siffoy Hebert, Jean Jacques
Berthoud Alexandra Daigle.
9Th Prectnct.--At L. ID. Verrst's store Bois
Mallet.-Commissioners: L. d. Verret. s. N.
Young, Joseph B Young.
AT Pierre Derbonne, Bois Maet-Com.
,alssioners: r. FL. Lumpkins, Edmond Guidry,
Pierre Derbonne.
AT Jean Bite. Courville's, Faquetaloue.-|
Commissioners: Francois Derosier, Valentin Sa.I
vote, Thomas H. MCGEE.
9h Precinct.-At Jean Pierre Lsheur, Chatai-
gnlsr. - Commissioners: Alexandra Roupeau.
Pierre Ledoux, Emile U. Manuel.
At Tbeophile Fontenots, Willie Plate
commissioners: Marius Corei, Yves Vidrine,
Onezime P. Pitre
10th Precinct,--At the store of James Aiken
head, Bayou Chicot. - Commissioners: G. G.
Wolf, ". s. Cushman, Elisha Wilmington.
at Charles johnson, Jr. Pine Prairie
7 Ion",,s rs ,ss'omers; Levy Campbell, Andrew West,
Jean Bte. Henry. = wv