The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1864-10-01
PRocLAMATIog
HENRY W. ALLEN,
Governor of the State of Louisiana


EETHEREAS, vacancy has occurred in the
w Congress of the Confederate States of
America, by the death of the Hon. Benjamin 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 the State
of Louisiana approved June 18th, 1868. Sec
ton lst s'Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State Of Louis-
ana, in General Asst ably convened, That in
this State, election for Representatives to the
Congress of the Confederate 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 III the State, and the
person receiving the greatest number of votes
of the whole vote of the State shall be conEais-
stoned Representative by the Governor of the
State: Provided, That two persons inhabiting
the same District shall not be chosen as Repre-
sentatives, nor commissioned as sueh:''
Now, therefore. I have thought proper to issue
this, my proclamation, notifying the qualified
electors, throughout the State, Of the vacancy
aforesaid, and commanding all Sheriffs, Commits
sioners of Elections, and other officers therein
concerned, to hold said election on the, THIRD
teeath dag of said month, the same to be con-
Quoted, and the returns thereof made in all
respects according to the Constitution and Laws
in snch case made aud provided.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
State Of Louisiana, at the City Of Shreveport, on
this Twenty y-second day of August A. d. 1864.
HENRY w. ALLEN,
Governor Of tie State Of Louisiana
BY the Governor:
j.. H. HARDY, assistant Secretary Of State.
4 accordance with the above Proclamation an
u 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
A. Ne. and P. NJ. of said day, under the su.
parintendenee of the Commissioners of Election
hereinafter named and 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 Z, Hodge.
| Ist Preeina-0p 0pelousas, at the Court House.
- Commissioners: Ey. Debaillon, Felix A. King,
Charles N. Ealer.
I'd Precinct. w Washington, at the Town Hall.
- Commissioners Gerand Carriere, j. 8. Will
kins, l.. NJ. Melaneon.
Sd Precinct Prairie Gros Chevreuil, at Jules
Mestrick. Commis ssioners: Benjamin Deean,
Alcide KAlegand, +. G. DevillieTs. fils.
And at ArnaudviAe, at Adalin Durios Coffee
House Commissioners. Vallnont Sicily, Deo-
dat Sicily, Lonis Kerlegand.
4th Precinct. Grand Coteau, at Aug. Vouaux.
commissioners: B. A. Smith. Eugene Pete
| tin, John E. Smith,
5th Prscinct. bellevue, at the School House
i--CoHnissioners: John 2. Hudson, Lezin La
vergre, John C. Barry.
6th inct.-At the store OF Keough, Lower
| Plaquemine - Commissioners: Madison Lyons,
Bosnian Hayes, Daniel Lyons
! 9Th Precinct. AT Unezime Trahan fills, Queue
Tortue. - Commissioners: 0nezims P. Guidry,
Joseph T. Gridry, William johnson.
ssk Prscisrt.At the stsgs Of DamenyilIs Ber-