Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-04-12
ELECTION NOTICE.

:
IN OBEDIENCE to a proclamation from his
j. Excellency, James Madison Wells. Governor
of the State of Louisiana, an election will be held
in this Parish, East Baton Rouge, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY NEXT,
A. D., 1866. ut being the 18th day of said month, }
between the hours of 8 A. NJ. and P. NJ, for the
purpose of electing Sheriff, one Clerk of Dis
trict Court, one Recorder, one Assessor and one
Co oner for the Parish OF East Baton Rouge, and
one District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Dis
trict, composed of the parishes of East and West
Baton Rouge, lbervie and East Feliciana.
Said election to be holden at the pieces, and to
be supervised by the commissioners appointed by
the Police Jury as follows, towit: asr# 5#
LIST Precinct, Court uouse), N. Wax, +. Trahan
and John 0'Connor, Commissioners.
I'd Precinct Getty HalD, J. D. BIouin, Joseph
Mccormick and b. McCabe, Commissioners,
4lh Precinct, Cat Deli es), Tom Mills, Robert
Malloy and William Fields, Commissioners.
9th Precinct, (Hghands) Paul Klenpeter, DR..
J. b. Huguet and Denis nagre Commission ers.
18th PrecincI, ,Haralson's,. A. Dixon, B. +. Bur-
nett and J. @. Fo, eman, Commissioners
10th Precinct, Gu, lihRton, removed to Nor.
gans sore), w. ]. Usher, Il. z. Graham and r.
W. Greenwell, Commissioners.
1lth Precinct, (Sandy Greek), J. 0. Denham,
William Kelly and A. Pennington, Commission ers.
For the information OF slfyotersI annex hereto
the qualifications of voters as established by law :
''Esery white mail who has attained the age of
twenty.one years, and who has been a resident Of
the State twelve moHths next preceding the cleo
ton, and the last three months thereof in the par
sh in which he offers to vote, and who shall be q
citizen Of the United States, shall have the right
OF voting"
In addition to the foregoing qualifications,
every eIector is required to produce the amnesty
oath prescribed Ia the Presidents Proclama ton,
either of the Sth of December, 1863, that of the
10th of May, 1865, sworn to and subscribed before
competent authority.
81 do soemnly swear or affirm, in the presence
of Aim ghty God, that will hereafter faithfully
defend the Constitution oftha United States and
The Onion OF the States Hereunder, and that
viii, in like manner, abide by and faithfully sup
port all law which have been made during the
existing rebellion with reference to the emancipa-
ton Of slaves. so hep me God"
This oath ia imperative and after the Goth
day ofM ay, 1866, and will be rgidiy enforced. 1t
viii be understood at the same time, that those
who are excluded from the benefits OF this amnesty
oa,h by any of the list Of exceptions contained in
the proclamation, will not be allowed to vote un-
less specially pardoned by the President.
On the said 7th day Of May, 1866. there will also
be an election for the purpose ofelecting one JUS
tice of the Peace and one Constable in and for
every Ward in said Parish. Said election to take
place n said day between the hours of A. M. and
4 P. Ne, at the places and under the supervision
OF the Commissioners hereinafter mentioned, to-
wit:
Ward No 1, court House,, p. A. Kugler, Il. A.
Nephicr and Q. g Breckenridge, Commissioners.
Ward No. Q, (City Hall), Charles Week, Mich.
BerminQham and j Nj. Tracy, Commissioners.
Ward No. 8. lat Dunn's), s. X. Davis, j. G. FL
der and Wiley Blount, Commissioners.
Ward No a, lat East's), j. A. McHugh, w. Tate
and William Shaw, Commissioners. ...
Ward No. s, lat NeVille's), Thomas Lfley, Jas.
O. Knox and w. Newport, Commissioners.
Ward No. 8, (Hiehland's) W. G. Kleinpe'e r, W.
D. Brown and George Kleinpeter, Jr, Commits
sionars E#
Ward No. 7, lat Haralson's), Joseph Heard, e.
Dixon and X. l.. Knox, Commissioners. 81.
Ward No s, (at Hope Estate), II. II Walsh, DR..
J. NJ. Williams and William Pierce, Commissioners.
Ward No. 8, (Nlanchac Post Office, A. Lopez,
J. A. Daigre and P. V. Lopez, comm ,ssioners.
Ward No 10, (Morgan's store) Charles Hubbs,
+. Bradford end h. O. Brown, Comm. sioners.
Ward No. H. (Sandy CFeek), Lewis Kelly, Thos.
FepS and William Stockwell, Commissioners.
Ward No. IL, (at sharpsl, w. J. sharp, A. NJ.
Kean and David d. Penny, mmissioners.
ED. C0USINARD,
marN Sheriff of East Baton Rouge.