Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-03-27
FInsT MONDAY Nv MAY NExT

L Exeelency, James Madison Wells, Governor
of the State of louisiana, an election will be held
in this Parish, East Baton Rouge, on the
FIRST MONDAY nv MAY NExT,
A. u 1866, az being the 18th day Of said month }
between the hours Of "a. n, and DR. NJ, for the
purpose Of electinR one sheriff, one Cork Of Dis
triot Court, one Recorder, one Assessor and one
Co oner for the Parish OF East Baton Rouge, and
ope District Attorney for The Fifth judicial Dis
trict, composed Of tho Parishes Of East and West
Baton Rouge, Iberyie and Bast FeiicIsna.
Said election to be holden NJ the pieces, and to
be supervised by the commissioners appointed by
The Police Jury ~ follows iowiti
1st Precinct, Court liouae), N. wax y. Trahan
and John UConnor, Commissioners.
I'd Precinct (Oity IialD J. D. Blouin, Joseph
Mccormick and D. McCahe, Commissioners.
4th Precinct, Cat DeltttS), Tom Mills, Robert
Malloy and william Fields, Commissioners.
9th Precinct, iiighlauds), Paul Kleinpeter, DR..
J w. Hnguet and Denis Daigre. Commission ers.
7th Precinct, tIlaralson'Hb, A. Dixon, -. Y. Bur
nett and J. q. Foreman, Commissioners.
10th Precinct burlington, removed to Nor.
gRp's Eiore), w. J. Usher, II. X. Graham and X.
w. Greenwich, Commissioners
18th Precinct, tSandy Creek). J. o. Denham,
William Kelly and A. Pennington, Commission ers.
For the information Of all voters annex hereto
tho qualifications OF voters established by Ia /:
EVERY white mail who has attained the age OF
twenty one years, and who has been a resident Of
tho State twelve moRths next preceding the cleo
ton, and the Last three months thereof In tho PAL.
ish In which he offers 10 vote. and who shall DO a
citizen of the United States shall have the right
OF voting"
every eoctor In required to produce the amnesty
oath prescribed In the Pre- siderts Proclama tion,
either Of the Sth Of iereml err 1863 or that Of the
2pth 81 May, 1866. sworn TO and subscribed le.ore
Compe ent authority,
~ do EolemnIy swear or afirm. In the presence
or Aim ghty dod, that Will hereafter faithfully
defend the Constitution tho United States and
the Union Of the States Hereunder, and that |
VIII, In like manner. abide by and faithfully sup,
port all laws which have been made during the
eKiBting rebellion with rsfer ence to the emancpa-
ton Of slaves. 30 help me God"
This oath is imperative on aud after the goth
day DIM ay, 1865, and will be rigidly enforced II
will BIO understood, Mt the same time, that those
vino are excluded from the benefits this anne .ty
"a h. by any o. the list ef exceptions contaipe ed In
EsS proclamation, will not be allowed TO vote I'M
Rs specially pardon cd by the President
On tho Haid It'll day OF May, 1866 there will also
bc an election tor the purpose Of sIecing one Jus-
tice of The Peace and one Constable In and for
every Ward 10 said Parish. Said election to take
place n said day between the hours Of A. NJ and
4P M, NJ the places and under the supervision
OF the Commissioners hereinafter mentioned, to-
wit =
Ward No, !, Court Hosse), P. A. Kugler, ". A.
Ncphler and q. O. Breckenridge Commissioner
Ward No. Q. (Cty HaiD, Charles Week, Mich
Botmnespm and J. NJ. Tracy, Commissioners.
Ward no. .. (at Dunp's), :. X. Davis, }. 9. FL
dor and Wiley Blount Commissioners.
Ward No. 4, lat East's), J. A. McHugh, w. Tate
and William shaw, Commissioners.
Ward No, ., lat NevlIes), Thomas Liley, Jas
o. Knox and W. Newport, Commissioners.
Ward No. 6, UIlghland's) W. O. Kleinpetor, w
ID. Brown and George Klenpeter, Jr., Commits
Eionsra
Ward No. 7, (at Haralson'a), Joseph Heard, H.
Dixon and X. l.. Knox, Commissioners.
Ward No. 8, lat Hope Estate), H. II Walsh, DR.
J. NJ Williams and William Pierce, Commissioners
Ward NO y, (Manchac Post ohce), A. Lopez
}. A. Daigre and p v. Lopez, commissioners
Ward No 10, tMorgans storc). Charles Hubbs
II. BrSdford Snd b. o Brown, Commissioners
Ward No. II, (sapdy Cteek) Lewis Kelly, Thos
FelpS and William Stockweil, Commissioners.
Ward No H. Cat sharp's), W. J. Sharp. A. M
kean and David ii. Penny, Comm, ssionars.
ED. COUsINARD,
mar2s Sheriff OF East Baton Rouge,