La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-10-14
Notice of Election.
SHER1FF's OFFICE, PARISH LAFoURcHE. I
Thibodaux, September 30th, 1865. !

Dursuant to a proclamation Issued b.
Ibis Exec llency, j.. Madison Wells
Governor of the State of Louisiana, datet
at New Orleans, La, on the 2lst day o
September, 1865, the qualified voters 0
the Parish of ,Lafourche are hereby mott
fed that an election will be held OF
Monday, the 9th day Of November, 1865
to elect one Governor, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, Secretaryof State, Auditor, Treas.
urer, Attorney General, and Superinten,
dent of Public Education, for the State o.
Louisiana. Also to, elect one Represen.
tative- to the Congress- Of the United
States, to serve for the term Of two years.
to represent the Third Congressional
District Of the State of Louisiana Ncom.
posed of f" that portion of the Tenth
Representative District of the Parish Of
Orleans. which is known and designated
as the eleventh ward of the city of New
Orleans, and the Parishes Of Jefferson,
Washington, st. Tammany,' st. Helena,
Livingston, ST, Charles, st. John the
Baptist, st. James, Ascension, East
Baton Rouge East Feliciana, West Fee
1ioiana, Terrebonne and Lafourehe. Also
to! elect three Representatives from, the
Parish of Lafourche to serve in the. Legis-
lature Of the State. of Louisiana for the
term of two years. - -
For the guidance and information of all
voters, the qualifications of voters, as
established by law, are hereto,annexed ID
Hf'TEvery white male who has attained
theaage OF twenty-one years, and who
has been o resident of the State twelve
months next preceding the election, and
the last three months thereof in the parish
in which he offers to vote and who. shall
be a citizen of the United States, shall
have the right of voting" s-af
II In addition to the foregoing qualifca-
tion,r every %elector is required to produce
the Amnesty Oath, prescribed in the
Presidents proclamation either of the 9Th
of December, 1863, or that of the 29th of
May, 1865, sworn to and subscribed by
him before competent authority = .@esn
xir.igziy Cod, tSas = ! siit Sla s1ssgssy S%aitsfa als'. es5sns
the constitatiox Of Gle United States and ne union
asr a5idsF6y aad faithfully support al .iaass1 and
proc3aaations shich haze been made during the ezisf-
ing Rebellion, Nth rqsreaee to the enSaHe patton Of
si0Sss.. so 1slp me TOD = ea=3tg gas "a tayt !
This oath ~ Imperative on and after
the 29th day of May, 1865. anditzwill be
rigidly enforced. it will be understood,
at theSsame time that those who are eSclu-
ded from the benefits Of this amnesty cath.
by. any OF the list of exceptions. contained
in the proclamation. win not lie allowed to
vote unless specially p%ardoned by the
President" '9ss . 4s9ts q sta1 as9s faaq 4
? The polls will be opened in each cleo
ton precinct from the hours of9 e'cloek,
A NJ &rRe1 oto1aaG d II an tho dow laFn
re mentioned, viz-Monday the Sixth day
of November, 1865, for the purpose of re-
the votes Of the qualified Voters
the Parish Of Lafourche. underline SUI
perintendence of, the Commissioners APP
by the proper authorities. the
election to be conducted, and triplicate |
made tx the undersigned officer
according to law. 5~5zs}asni sE2s ID |
y The places and commissioners Of eclec- |
are as follows,viz: We 81 aessi sza 4
NIB Ward-Ati the store Of L.. P. Las
Commissioners-L.P L~asseigne, /
Ernest Roger and Etiennei Vieknair.er
2 Ward-At the public school house
.ommissioners-Loui Bondre aux,J Joseph
and Bazile Landry T3e66t i
Z Observation-Disclosures of Marcel Breaux.l
.ommissioners-Vietor Legendre, Marcel
Breaux and Sylvan Trosclair. /
4 Ward-At the store Of Louis Gossin.
Sommissioners-Zenon Bourgeois, T. b.
and Adrien Molaison. Il
SWard-At theshousea Of Efnest Kno.I
bloch, Observation-Disclosures Folse,J
William Roussel, and Ernest Knobloch |
6 Ward-At the house of Frank Dali
ComfMssioners+Frank Dalferes,
John Dalferes and Adolphe Leblanc.
~ Ward-At the house of Antoine Math-
nm Commissionars--Antoine Mathern,
Talfroid Forest and William Elliot.
h85Ward--At the house Of Joseph
Commissioners-Joseph Re-
mont, Edmond Sasoie and A. j. Pierce,
8 Ward-At the public school house.
yommissioners-Hylaine Clement, Noel
)elatte and John L. Seely. & hid
z 10 Ward-At the public school house.
5ornmissioners-Zenon Bernard, Clotaire
Bernard and Jumenville Clement. San
II Ward-At the Court House in Thib-
daux.l sCommissionersJ. #. Riviere,
lewis ~ Meyer and y. d. Fnlford. Il
10 Ward-At the store of III. Michelet.
;ommissioners-H. H GMiohelet, Mar
elm Richard and Aurelien Stevens. sTg
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