La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
Notice OF Election.
SnERrFF's OFFICE, PARISH LAFouRcHE,
Thibodaux, September Both, 1865.

H - - 0s y NHsH
Governor IT the State Of Louisiana. dated
September, 1865, the qualified voters of
the Parish Of Lafourche are hereby mott
fled that an election will be held on
Monday, the 9th day of November, 1865,
t" elect one Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernnr Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas
nrer, Attorney General, and Superinten-
dent of. Pu lie Ednnation, for the State of
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, COM
posed of that portion of the Tenth
Representative District of the Parish OF
Orleans. which is known and designated
a. the eleventh I'd Of the city of New
Orleans !; and the Parishes of Jefferson
Washington, st. Tammany. St. Helena,
Livingst IN. ST. Charles. ST. John the
Baptist. st. james. Ascension, East
Baton Rouge, East Feliciana. West Fe-
%liciana, Terrehnnne and Lafourche. Also
to elect three Representatives from the
Parish IF Lafnurche to serve iii the Legis-
fature 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, arc hereto annexed:
Every white male who has attained
the age of t%wenty-one years, and who
has hetn a resident of the State twelve
months ~ preceding the election. and
the last three months thereof in the parish
in which he offers to vote. and who shall
be II citizen Of the United States, shall
hive the right Of voting"
In addition to the foregoing qualifica-
ti"n, 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:
!" DO s~eten.niy sDear Sr a6rss,} ia .as presence q
the Go#stit- tina ef the United Suites and tie union
Of the States Hereunder; and that 4 aoiI in like man.
Her abide by and faithfully support az 'aes end
SLAVES. So heip me God"
This oath is imperative on and after
the 2,9th day Of May, 1865, and it will be
rigidly enforced. 1t will be understood,
ut the same time that those who are exclu-
dcd from the benefits Of this amnesty oath,
by any Of the list of exceptions. contained
in the proclamation, will not he allowed to
vote unless specially %pardoned BY the
President"
The polls will be opened in each cleo
tion precinct from the hours Of 9 o'clock.
a. NJ. to 4 O'clock p. M. ON the day befo-
re- mentioned, viz-Monday the Sixth day
of November. 1865. for the purpose Of re-
caiving the votes Of the qualified Voters
af the Parish of Lafourclle. under the SUI
pe%rintendcnce Of the commissioners ap-
painted by the proper authorities: the
election to be conducted. and triplicate
returns made to the undersigned officer
according to law.
The places and commissioners of eclec-
tions arc as follows.viz:
] Ward-At the store Of r.. p. Las
seigne. Commissi0ners-L. p. L~asseigne,
Ernest Roger and Etienne Vicknair.
2 Ward--At the public sch ol house.
Comini<sinners-Lnuis Boudreaux, Joseph
B"udreaux and Razile Landry.
3Ward-Atthe house Of Marcel Breaux.
Commissinners-Victor Legendre, Marcel
Brenux and Sylvan Trosclair.
4 Wnrd-At the store Of Louis Co. sin.
colnmissioners-Zenon Bourgeois, II. B..
Laisne and Adrien Molaison.
S Wurd-At the house of Ernest Kno-
bloch. Observation-Disclosures Folse,
William Rnussel, and Ernest Knobloch
3 Ward-At the house Of Frank Dali
fprrs. Commissioners-Frank Dalferes,
john Dalferes and Adolphe Leblanc.
Ward--At the house of Antoine Math-
cnmmissioners-Antoins Matthew,
Yalfroid Forest and William Elliot.
9 Ward-it the house of Joseph
Rrmunt. Cammi<sioncrs-Jpseph Re-
mont. Edmond Savoie and A. j. Pierce,
Ward-At the public school house.
c"mmi sinners-Hylaire Clement. Noel
Debate and John Z. SeeIy.
ID Ward-At the public school house.
Coin,nisSinners-Zenon Bernard, Clotaire
Bernard aud Jumonville Clement.
IL Nard-At the Court House in Thib-
Cominissiniers-J. F. Riviere,
Lewis j. Meyer and j. d. Fulfard.
~ Ward-At the store of HI. Michelet.
c,lmmissinners-H. III. Miehelet, Mar
selin Richard and Aurelien Stevens.
ID Ward-At the house Of Cyprien
uhthtIH. CuIniHissl0nefs-MafceNm Rer-
yer"n, Leopold Pertuit and Justin Cham
'agae.
IL Ward-At the house Of Auguste
SEWN. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Folse,
Verret and j. A. Mathern.
l5 Ward-At the store Of j. b. Roubieu.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Barker, A. G..
Davenport and D. H. Fields.
10 Ward-At the public school house.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Guedry, Fl. G..
and August Cretini.
The Commissioners will make their re-
urns IL due fern to the undersigned
fiji, +.
MATHURIN RoURG. Sheriff.