Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-04-03

IN OBEDIENCE to a proclamatio from his
/ EXcellency, James Madison Wells, Governor
of the Stae of LOUISIANA an ee:ton will be he ID
in this Parish, East Baton ouge, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY NEXT,
A. D., 1865, ft being the It'll day of said month, !
between the hours of 8 A. M. and p M, for the
| purpose of Getting one Sheriff ore Clerk of Dis
trict Court one Recorder, one Assessor aud one
Co oner for the Parish of East Baton Eouge, and
one District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Dis
trict, composed of the parishes of East and West
Baton Rouge, Iberville and East Feliciana.
Said election TO be holden at the places, and to
be supervised by the Commissioners appointed by
the Police Jury as follows, to.wit:
1st Precinct, Court House, N. Wax, F. Trahan
and John 0'Connor, Commissioners.
I'd Precinct, (City HalD, ]. D. Blouin, Joseph
Mccormick and B. McCabe, Commissioners.
4th Precinct, lat DelAtt's), Tom Mills, Robert
Malloy and William Fields, Commissioners.
9Th Precinct, (Highlands), Paul Kleinpeter, DR..
J. II. Huguet and Denis Daigre, Commission ers.
18th Precinct, tHaralson's), A. Dixon, B. F. Bur-
nett and ]. G. Foreman, Commissioners.
10th Precinct, Burlington, removed to Nor
gan's store), ". j. Usher, II. R. Graham and r.
w. Greenwel, Commissioners.
18th PrecjaSt, SANDY Creek, J. 0. Denham,
William KeltSand A. Pennington, Commissio ners.
For the information of all voters l annex hereto
the qualifications OF voters as established by law
"Every white mail who has attained the age of
twenty.one years, and who has been resident Of
the State twelve moHths next preceding the e'ec-
ton nd the last three months thereof in the par
ish in which he offers to vote, and who shall be
citizen of the United States, shall have the right
OF voting"
In addition to the foregoing qualifications,
every eCtor is required to produce the amnesty
oath prescribed in the Presidents Proclama tion,
either of the 8th of December, 1863 or that of the
18th of May, 1866, sworn and subscribed before
compe ent authority.
do sOlemDly swear or affirm in tho prerance
of Aim ghty God, that will hereafter faithfully
defend the Constitution of the United States and
the Onion of the States Hereunder, and that
will In like manner, abide by and faithfully sup
port all law which have been made during the
existing rebellion with refer renee to the emancipa
ton of slaves. So hep me God.r
This oath is imperative on and after the 29th
day ofM ay, 1865. and will be rigidly enforced 1t
will be understood at the same time, that those
who are excluded from the benefits OF this amnesty
oaih by any of the list Of exceptions contained ID
the proclamation, will not be allowed to vote un.
less specially Pardoned by the President
On the sad 9TH day of May, 1866, there will also
be an election tortbe purpose Of electing one JUS
tice of the Peace and one Constable in and for
every Ward in said Parish. Said election to take
place said day between the hours of 9 A. M. and
P. NJ, at the places and under the supervision
Of the Commissioners hereinafter mentioned. to-
wit:
Ward No. ], Court House,, P. A. Kugler, F. A.
Nepher and g. G. Breckenridge, Commissioners
Ward No. 2, Getty HalD Charles Week, Mich.
BetmnGham and j. NJ. Tracy, Commissioners.
Ward Mo- 8, lat Dunn's) S. K. Davis, j. C. FL
der and Wiley Blount, Commissioners
Ward No 4, (at East's), j. "A. McHush, W. Tate
and William Shaw, Commissioners.
Ward No. 5, (at Nevie's), Thomas Lilley, Jas.
@. Knox and W Newport, Commissioners
Ward No 6, (Highlaud's) W, C. Kleinpe'er, W
D. Brown and George Kleinpeter, Jr.. Commits
sion9rs
Ward MOI, lat HaraIson's) Joseph Heard, E.
DIXON and r. L. Knox, Commissioners
Ward No. s, lat HOPE Estatel, II H Walsh, Dr.
). N. Williams and Wiliism Pierce, Commissioners
ward No. 9, (Manch8c Post Office, J A. Lopez,
}. A Daigre and P. v. Lopez .omm issoners
ward No 10, (Morgan's sto;e) Charles Hubbs
r Bradford end r. @ Brown. Comm. sioHers
: "ara No II, (Sandy Cfeek) ewls Kelly, Thos
rep" shd William StockBel. Commisso ers
mafd No. l., tat sharpsl, v. J. sharp, A. NJ.
hean and David II. Penny. Comm ssioners.
ED. C0UsIRARD,
MaF@s sheriff OF East Baton Rouge.