La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-05
Notice of Election.
SHERlFF's OFFICE, PARISH OF
raroURcHE, Thibodaux, March 27, '66.

SHERaFF's OFFICE, PARISH OF
r.roUgcHE, Thibodaux, March 27, '66.
PURSUANT to proclamation issue
j by his Excpffency, J. Madison Wells
Governor of the State Of Louisiana, date
1t New Orleans on the 10Th day of March
1866, the qualified voters of the Parish 0
Lafourche are hereby notified that a
election will be held on Monday, the I'll
day of May, 1866, to elect one Distric
Attorney in and for the Third Judicia
District, one Sheriff for the Parish Q
Lafourche, one Clerk of Court, one he
corder. one Assessor. one Coroner. one
Justice of the Peace, and one Constable
in each Police Jury ward of the parish
As established by law; except in the to"r
OF Thibodaux, there shall be two Justlces
and two Constables. -.
For the guidance and information OF
voters. / annex hereto the qualifications
of voters, as established by law
Livery white male who has attained
4he age Of twenty -one years. aud who has
been a resident of the State twelve
months next preceding the election and
the last three moaths thereofin tho parish
! In which he offers to vote, and who shall
be citizen of the United States, shall
have the right Of voting" a
Tn addition to the foregoing qualiflca-
tions, every electoris required to produce
the amnesty cath prescribed in the Presl,
dents proclamation, either of the oth OF
December, 1863. or that of the 2Sth OF ot
NAV, 1865, sworn to and subscribed oy
him, before competent authority:
~ do solemnly swear for aftlrm') IN
the presence Of Almighty God, that l
will hereafter faithfully defend the Con-
stitution of the United States ana the
Union of the States there under' ana tna1
Twill, in like manner, abide oy. ana faitn
fully, support all laws and proclamatiohs
which have been made during the existing
rebellion with reference to the emancipa-
ton of slaves. So help me God -
This oath is imperative on and after
tho Doth day of May, 1865. and will be
rigidly enforced it will be understood,
MT the same time, that those who are ex-
,cluded from tho benefits of this amnesty
oath by any of the list of exceptions con
tanned in the proclamation, will not be
allowed to vote uRless specially pardened
by the President.
The polls will be opened in each elec-.
tion precinct from the hours of 8 O'clock
A.. NJ. to 4 P. NJ, on athe day before men,
toned, viz: MONDAY, the 9TH day Of
MAY, 1866, for the purpose of receiving
the votes Of the qualified voters of the
Parish Of Lafourche, under the superin
4,r< = pfo cd
by the proper authorities the election to
he conducted, and triplicate returns made
to the undersigned officer, according to
law. -
The places and ce mmissioners of elec-
tion are rs follows, to- wit:
LIST Ward-At the store of l.. P. Las
Heigne commissioners, L. P. Lasse'gne,
Ernest Roger and Etienne Vicknair
"a Ward AT the public school house
phile Clement and Ar.stide Mire.
Sd Ward-At the house of Marcel
Breaux; commissioners, Victor Legendre,
Mareel Brcaux and Sylvan Trosclair.
4th Ward-At the store of Louis Cos
sin; commissioners, Zenon Bourgeois.
j. B. Laine and Adrien Molaison. 7x
5th Ward-At the house of Ernest
knobloch; commissioners, Benjamin
) Folse, William Roussel and Ernest Kno-
bloch. @
9th Ward-At the house Of Frank
Dalferes; commissioners, Frank Dali
feres, John Dalferes and Adeiphe Lie
Blanc.
9TH Ward-At the house of Antoine
Matherne; commissioners, Anto;nh Ma
-therne. Valfroid Forest and William Elliot.
9th Ward-At the house Of joseph Re-
mont; commissioners, Joseph Remont,
Edmond Savoie apd A. j. Pr;ue.
9th Ward-At the public school house
commissioners. Hylaire Clement, Noel
Dslate and John S. Seely.
10th Ward-At the pablic school house;
commissioners, Zenon Bernard, Clotaire
Bernard and Jumonville Clement.
IHh Ward-At the Court House, in
'Thibodaux commissioners, j. F. Riyiere.
III. Meyer and j. D. Fulford.
18th Ward--Atthe store of Fl. Michelet
commissioners, H. Michelet,' Marcelin
Richard and Aurelien Stevens.
18th Ward-At the house Of Cyprien
Matherne commissioners. Marcelin Ber-
geron. Leopold Pertuit and Justin Cham
payne.
l4th Ward--At the house of Aueuste
SEWN; commissioners, Sosthene Folse,
Nicolas Verret and j. A. Matherne.
18th Ward-At the store of j. B. Rou-
bion; commissioners, Charles Barker, A.
6. Davenport and D. H. Fields.
10th Ward-At the public school house
commissioners, Lutger Guedry, Fl. G..
Savoie and August, Cretine.
The commissioners will make their re-
turns in due form to the undersigned
officer.
M. BOURG, Sheriff.
Notice Of Election