Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-04-14
ELECTION NOTICE.

By virtue Of . proclamation from MS
Excellency, ]. Madison Wells, Governor
of Iouisisna, of date the 10th Of March,
1896. ordering an election to be held in
th;s parish on the lat Monday Of May,
next. 1866, it being the 18th day Of said
month. for the purpose Of choosing one
Sheriff. one Clerk of 5th Judicial District
Court. one Recorder, one Assessor, one
Coroner. one Justice Of the Peace and one
Constable for esch Police Jury Ward Of
this parish and one District Attorney for
the 5th Judicial District composed OF the
parishes Of East and West Batpe Rouge,
iberville aud East Felicians. Polls to be
opened on said day for said election Of
district and parish officers, from 8 o'clock
an, until l O'Clock, p. m., st the fol-
lowing precincts and under the direction
of TIE following named commissioners Of
election, to wit:
For the Cutoff precinct, at the house
Of Louis Ar,sn.ux, Commissioners Messrs.
Hubert Hebert, Villeneuve Tuillier and +.
N. Tuillier. g3
For Bruly Landing precinct, at the
cohee-house Of Doiron d Babin, Commits
s~ioners, Raphael Hebert, J. b. Labauve,
and Theodore Bergeron.
For the Court House precinct, at the
Court House, Commissioners, Il. j. Hy-
ans, F. +. Allan and N. w. Pope.
For the Lobdell Store precinct, at the
School House, Commissioner, Augustin
Leciercq, j. F. Tacneau and ]. r. Devall.
For the Poydras Precinct, st tie parish
school house, Commissioner, Joe Bean
champ. ]. II. Hamilton and B. Nurdin.
Polls for the election Of . Justice Of the
Peace and Constable, will be opened in
each police jury ward on the. said first
Monday Of May next, 1866. from 9 O'clock
9. a., until I p. n /. st the following pisces
to wit !: LIST ward, ct the store Of Louis
Arsensux /; I'd wald, at the store Of Mrs.
P Cassie !: Sd ward, at the coffee house
Of Doiron & Babin !; 4th ward at the
house Of Joachim Aillet 9Th ward, at
the house Of Terence Derichebourg ; 9th
ward, at the Court House ; 7th ward, 1t
the store Of LeBail & Hanrahsn ; 8th
ward -; 9Th ward d 10th
ward, ct the school house on Bayou Poy-
dras and 18th ward, 1t the house Of
Courtney .sgs 81 o.
For the information Of sll voters, / IN.
mex hereto the qualification Of voters o.
established BY lsw:- N !.
Every white male who has attained
the age Of 81 years, and who has been .
tesident Of the State twelve months next
preceding the election, and the last three
months thereof. In the parish in which he
Offers to vote, andswho shall be = citizen
OF the United States, shall have the right
q voting'Sa ] aia taH tsaWora gasi
In addition to the foregoing quali6ca-
ton. every slector is required to produce
TIE amnesty oath prescribed in the Presi.
dents proclamation; either Of the 9Th ol
December 1864. aori that of the seth oi
NAY 1865, swornft to and subscribed BY
h'm before competent authority. amIlt
! do solemnly swear, or affirm, in the
presence Of Almighty God, that ! will
heseafter faithfully defend the Constitu.
ton Of the United States, and the Union
OF TIE States ~therenndsr, and that l will
ID IKE nsaoer abide BY and faithfully
support oil laws which have been made
curing the existing rebellion with refer
ense 70 she emancipation Of slavery s.
T,- -, sl5aIastas9
ms oath Is imperative on and after The
Is'n DAY Of May 1866, and will be rigid
enforced. It viii be; understooa, ct ID,
same time, that those, who xere exclud