Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-05-05

opened on said day for said eectioi OF
district and parish officers, IRON 8 o'clock
a M, until 4 o'clock, p. D., at the fol-
lowing precincts and under the direction
Of The following named commissioners Of
election, to wit:
For the -Cut.Of precinct, at the house
of Louis Arsenaux, Commissioners Messrs
Hilbert Hebert, Villeneuve Tuillier and i.
n Tnillier.
For Bruly Landing precinct, at the
coffee house Of Doiron f Babin, Commis
sioners, Raphael Hebert, J. B. Labauve,
and Theodore Bergeron.
! For the Court House precinct, at The
Court House, Commissioners, II. j. Hy-
ans, F. R. Allan and n w. Pope
For the Lobdell Store precinct, at the
School House. Commissioners, Augustin
Leclercq, J. F. Tacneau and J. R. Deva'l.
For the Poydras Precinct, at tie parish
school house. Commissioners, Joe Beau
champ, J. II. Hamilton and J. B Nurdin.
Polls for the election Of Justice of the
Peace aud Constable, will be opened i'll
each police jury ward on the said first
Monday of May next, 1866, from 9 o'clock
a. m. until 4'p. m at the following places
| to wit:
lst ward, at the store of Louis Arse
naux Commissioners ;J. 0. Btoussard,
Albert Hebert, Dorvale Muilier.
Cd ward--at the store Of Mrs. ?. Gas
sic: COMMISSIONERS; Trasimond Landry
Amedee Landry, Ed. White.
Sd ward = at the cot1eehouse of Dol
ron & Babip Commissioners Judson
Doiron, Adonis Thibodeaux, Ed. Aillet ;
4th ward--at the house of Joachim
Aillet Commissioners j. Ail-let, Guy
Hebert, Adams Hebert.
5thward,--at the house Of Terence
Derichebourg Commissioners Hermo-
gene Babin, Theo. Blanchard, Omer He
bert
9Th ward at the Court House Com
missioners 2. Bauer, A. Dubroca, 7
Allan. .=..
7th ward,--at the store of LeBail &
Hanrahan Commissioners Richard
Hanraham, Henry Evans, Maj Woods
Sth ward - Leon Lejuene, Eva
rist Henri Marcelin .LeMoine.
9th observation-disclosures 3. L. ChlnI
4. c, Woods DR.. ". S. Lotdell.
| lG.h ward, at the school house on
J. Bayou Povdras Commissioners Is. w
Clark, L. S. LobdeIl, and L. ". Robert
son.
For the information Of all voters. an:
mex hereto the qualification OF voters as
established by law -
Every white male who has attained
the age of 81 years, and WHO has been a
resident of the Stale twelve months next
preceding the election. and the last three
months thereof in the parish in which he
I offers to vote, and who shall be ctlze1
Of the United States, shall have the right
Of voting"
In addition to the foregoing qualifica
ton, every elector is required to produce
the amnesty oath prescribed in the Pres'
i dents proclamation, either Of the Stl o.
December 1868, or that Of the 29th o
May 1865, sworn to and subscribed hy
him before competent authority.
II do solemnly swear, or affirm, IN the
presence of Almighty God, that | vii
hereafter faithfully defend the Constitu
ton Of the United States, and the Cnlo1
Of the States Hereunder, and that vii
in like manner abide by and faithfully
support all laws which have been made
during the existing rebellion with refer
ence to the emancipation Of slavery. Sc
help me G33d.' ..5...~.,..-.. 4...,
This oath is imperative on and afte: The
10Th day Of May 1865, and will be rigid
! " enforced. 1t will be understood, attht
same time, that those who were excud'
ed from the benefits of this amnesty oath
by any of the list of exceptions contained
in the proclamation, will not be allowed
to vote unless specially pardooed BY th'
President. Election to De conducted ant
returns thereof made in all respects ac
:, cording to the Constitution and laws Il
such cases made and provided. t..za..
- Ifat NJ. arr-ar l.. WIN. WHITE, Sheriff.
i West Baton Rouge, March p, 1866.