Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-03-29
ELECTION NOTICE,

IN OBEDIENCE TO a proclamation from hi.
l Excelency, James Madison Wells, Governor
of the State of Louisiana, election will be held
in 3is Parish, East Baton Pouge on the
FIRST MONDAY In MAY NEXT,
A. D, 1866, ut being the 18th day of said month
between the hours of 8 A. M. and p NJ for the
purpose of electing one Sheriff ole Clerk of Dis
trict Court one Recorder, one Assessor and one
Co oner for the Parish of East Baton Eouye and
one District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Dis.
trict, composed of the parishes of East and West
Baton Rouge, lberville and East Feliciana.
Said election to be holden at the places, and to
be supervised by the Commissioners appointed by
the Police Jury as follows, to.wit:
list Precinct, Court House,, n. Wax, T. Trahan
and John O'Connor, Commissioners.
I'd Precinct, (City Hal), J. D. Bloun, Joseph
Mccormick and B. McCabe Commissioners,
4th Precinct, lat Del4tt's), Tom Mills Robert
Malloy and William Fields, commissioners
9th Precinct, (Highlands), Paul Kleinpeter DR.
J. II: Huguet and Denis Daigre, Commission ers
tn Precinct, tHaralsons), A. Dixon, B. +. Bur.
nett and j. O. Foreman, Commissioners
10th Precinct, Burlington, removed to Nor.
CAMS store), W.. Usher, II. r. Graham and r.
W. Greenwich, Commissioners
18th Precinct, (sandy Creek, J. 0. Denham,
william Kelly and A. Pennington, Commissioners
For the information of all voters annex hereto
tne quallhcations OF voters as established by law
"Every white mail who has attained the are of
twentyone years. and who has been resident of
the state twelve moHths next preceding the cleo
ton, and the last three months thereof in the mar
ism IN which he offers to vote, and who shall be a
citizen OF the United States, shall have the right
OF voting
In addition to the foregoing qualifications
every eiector is requireato produce the amnesty
oath prescribed in the Eh'ident's Proclamation,
either of the Sth Of December, 1863. or that Of the
18th of May, 1865, sworn to and subscribed before
competent authority.
II do solemnly swear or affirm, in the presence
of Aim ghty God, that will hereafter faithfully
defend the Constitution of tho United States and
the Union of the States hereunder and that
VIII, IN ike 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 help me God"
ms oath Is imperative on and after the goth
day DIM ay, 1865, and will be rigidly enforced 1t
WIZ be understood at The same time, that those
who are excluded from the beneft~ofthis amnesty
oa h, by any of the list Of exceptss contained in
the proclamation, will not be allowed to vote un.
less specially pardoned by the President.
On the said 9TH day OF May, 1866, there will also
be an election for the purpose of eecting one ms
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 9 A. M and
p NJ, at the places and under the SUPERVISION
OF The Commissioners hereinafter mentioned, to-
wit:
Ward No. l, court House), P. A. Kugler. F. A.
Nephler and O. G. Breckenridge, Commissioners
Ward No. 2, Getty HalD, Charles Wreck, Mich
Berminph ham and J. NJ. Tracy, Commissioners.
ward NO. ., (at Dunn's), s. K. Davis, j. G. FL
der and Wiley Bount, Commissioners
ward No q, (at East's), J. A. McHugh, W. Tate
and William Shaw, Commissioners.
= ward var 20. 8 (st Nevilie's), Thomas Lilley, Jas
q. Knox and W Newport, Commissioners.
Ward No. E, tHighland's) W. G. Kleinpeter. W.
D. Brown and George Kleinpeter, Jr., Commits.
p, Ward No; Z, (at Haralson's), Joseph Heard, E.
Dixon and r. l.. Knox, Commissioners.
Ward No. 8, Cat Hope Estate), H H Walsh. DIR.
}. M Williams and William Pierce, Commissioners.
Ward I'd No. 9, (Manchac Post ofice), } A. Lopez,
Ward No. 10, (Morgan's store) Charles Hnbbs
E Bradford Bnd Il. O Brown, Commi,sio7 ers
Ward No: II, SANDY Creek), Lewis Kelly, Thos.
felp5 and William stockwell, Comm issioners.
Ward No. IL, Cat sharp's), ". j. sharp, A. M.
Kean and David Il. Penny, Comm ssioners.
ED. C0USINARD.
mar2t Sheriff of East Baton Rouge.