Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-04-10
ELECTION NOTICE.

TN oBEDIBNoE 10 a proclamation from his
4 Excel1ency, James Madison Wells, Governor
of the state of Louisiana, election will be held
in this Parish, East Baton Fouge, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY NEXT,
A. D 1866 Ut being the 18th day of said month, }
between the hours of "a. NJ. and 4 p NJ, for the
purpose of e'ecting one sheriff, one Clerk of Dis
trict Court, one Recorder, one Assessor and one
Co oner for the Parish OF East Baton Rouge, and
o. g District Attorney for the Fifth judicial Dis
trict, composed Of the paIishes of Mast and west
datoh Rouge iberville and East Fellciana.
Said election to be holden at the pieces, and to
lie supervised by the commissioners appointed by
the Police Jury as follows, towit:
lst Precinct, Court Iiouse), N, Wax, y. Trahan
and John 0'Connor. { commissioners.
I'd Precinct (Oity HalD, J D.. BIouin, Joseph
Nc ormick and D. McCahe, mmissioners.
4th Precinct. tat he 4tt'sl, Tom Wills, Robert
Malloy and william Fields Commissioners.
9th Precinct, (ligh lands) Paul Rlenpeter, Dr..
J. II. Huguet and Denis Daigre, Commission
7th Precnc, ,baralson'el, A. Dixon, B. +. Bur-
nett and J. @. Foreman, Commissioners.
10th Precinct burlington, removed to Nor
gan's storel, w. J. Usher, II. Il. Graham and 4.
w. Greenwe, Commissioners.
nth Precinct, tsapdy Creek). J. 0. Denham,
William Kelly and A. Pennington commissioners
For the information of all voters annex hereto
the qualifications of 70 fers established by law
EVERY white mail who has attained the age Of
twenty. one years, and who has been a resident Of
the state twelve moRths next preceding the e &C.
ton and the last three months thereof In the par
ish in which he offers to vote, and who shall be a
citizen of the United states, shall have the right
OF votingh
In addition TO the foregoing qualifications,
every eCtor Is required to produce the amnesty
oath prescribed In the Presidents Proclamation,
either Of the 8th of December 1868, or that OF the
10th OF May, 1865 sworn to and subscribed before
compe ent authority
ii do solemnly swear or affirm, In the presence
of Aim ghty God, that will hereafter faithfully
defend the Consultation of tho United States and
The Union 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 reference to the emancpa-
| ton of slaves SO help me God"
| This oath Is imperative and after the goth
day ofM ay 1865. and will be rigidly enforced 1t
| viii be understood at the same time, that those
who are excluded from the benefits OF this ann 4ty
otth by any of the list Of exceptions contained In
| the exclamation, win not he allowed TO vote un
| less specially pardoned by the President
On the said 7th day Of May, 1866, there will also
be an election 'or the purpose ofeecting 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 A. M. and
4 P M, at the places and under the supervision
or the Commissioners hereinafter mentioned, TO-
| wit:
Ward No /, court HoHse), P. A. Kugler, II. A
| Nepher and Q. G Breckenridge, Commissioners
| Ward No. 2, Getty IIalD, Charles Week, Mich
Bermngham and J. NJ. Tracy, Commissioners.
| Ward No 8, lat Dunns), g. X. Davis, j. O. Ell
| der and Wiley BIount, Commissioners.
| Ward No 4, (at Easts), J. A. McHugh, w. Tat,
and William Shaw, Commissioners.
Ward No. 8, lat Nevlle's), Thomas Lilley, Jas
O. Knox and w Newport, Commissioners.
Ward No. 6, (lIiRhland's) W. q. Klenpe err, W
D Brown and George Klelnpeter, Jr., Commits
| sion9rs
Ward No 7, lat Haralson's), Joseph Heard, Il
DEgbn and H. i. Knox, Commissioners.
Sgard No 8, lat Hope Estate, II II Walsh, DR.
J8. Williams and william Pierce, Commissioners
Ward No. o, (hlanchsc Post Oficel, A. Lopez
j. A. Daigre and p. v. Lopez, oomm ssoners.
Ward NO 10, (Morgan's store), Charles Hubbs
| r. Bradford end h. @. Brown, Commissioners.
Ward No H. (Sandy Creek), Lewis Kelly, Thos
| FepS and William Stockwell Commissioners.
Ward No. IL, (at sharpsl, W. }. sharp, A.
Kean and David H. Penny, Comm ssioners.
| ED. C0US1NARD,
| mar27 Sheriff Of East Baton Rouge.