The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-08-22
Proceedings of Executive Committee.
BELLEVUE, Aug. 20, 1873.

at IL NJ. Members Present: Ward
1, L. B. Phillips; Ward 2, 81. w.
Ogden and w. r. Prather; Ward
3, j. N. Bryan; Ward 4, w. A.
Stroud; Ward 5, Col. W. G. Burt;
Ward 6, w. j. Mobley and II.
Barnacastle.
On motion, 81. W. Ogden was
elected Chairman; w. A. Stroud,
Secretary, and w. j. Mobley, Assis-
tant Secretary.
On motion, the votes Of each ward
was taken up, and counted in nu-
merical order, beginning with No. l.
L. B. Phillips and Fl. Barnacastle
were appointed by the Chair to
count the votes:
Ward No. l atkins Landing).-
For Representative, Hon. John q.
Vance, 81; John G. Allen, 2. For
Parish Judge, Thos. N. Braden, 80.
For Sheriff, Robert E. Wyche, 33.
For Police Juror, Elan s. Dortch,
80. For Justice Peace, e. 8. Dortch,
80. For Constable, E. F. Phillips,32.
Ward 2 acknowledgements
tive, Vance, "a; Allen, 81. Parish
Judge, Braden 1O2. Sheriff, Wyche
112. Police Juror, N. g. Brownlee, so.
Justice, Thos. T. Land, jr., 46; J. B.
Woodruff, IL; j. A. Larkin, IL; w.
r. Prather, 43. Constable, Thomas
Snider Land, So; j. 81. Burt, 81; j.
M. Larkin SAW. 81. McClenaghan 3.
Ward 3 (Collinsburg).-Vance &C,
Allen 80. Braden 80. Wyche 100.
Martin so. Police Juror, John j.
Mears 48, VIM. NJ. Abney AZ. JUS
tice, P. r. Gilmer 1O1. Constable,
81. Williams 80, VIII. Hightower 20.
Ward 4 Red Land).-Allen 122,
Vance 68. Braden 1877. Wyche 1874.
Police Juror, w. Benton Boggs 1O3,
VIM. A. Stroud Is. Justice, w. Fl.
Wheeler "a, A. K. Edens "a, r. M.
Stewart 40. Constable, w. r. Hol-
loway 46, Rufus Ell. Allen 45, A. j.
Boggs 70, Jas. w. Coyle 10.
Ward 5 Rocky Mount).-Vance
80, Allen 80. Braden 119. Wyche
124. Martin 90. Police Juror, Capt.
Thomas Lyles 80. Justice, Rufus
Sibley n, Joseph E. Adger, jr., 40.
Constable, P. Cook Broom IS, Benz.
F. Shaver rs, r. e. Pilkington %.
Ward No. 6 Bellevue).-Allen "a,
Vance 20. Braden 80. Wyche AZ.
Martin 4. Police Juror, Charles G.
NOVEL; Is, John w. Raines IL. JUS
tice, A. McClanahan 15, Joseph L.
Biggs 3. Constable, L. B. Kelly 81.
Ward 6 (Fillmore).- Vance "a,
Allen II. Braden 30. Wyche 81.
Coroner, Martin 81. Police Juror,
John w. Rains so. Justice, A. Nc
Clanahan 40. Constable, w. B.
Rascoe 40. =
For Representative, j. G. Vance
was declared elected; 7. N. Braden,
Parish Judge; Il. E. Wyche, Sheriff;
JAS. w. Martin, Coroner. Police
Jurors, Ward No. lie. s. Dortch;
Ward No. 2, N. @. Brownlee; Ward
No. 3, John j. Meares; Ward No. A,
w. Benton Boggs; Ward No. 5,
Thos. Lyles; Ward 6, j. w. Raines.
Justices of the Peace-Ward No. /,
E. s. Dortch; ward 3, p. r. Gilmer;
ward 5, Rufus Sibley; ward 6 Gill.
more), A. McClanaghan, ward 6
(Bellevue), j. L. Biggs. Constables
Ward l, L. F. Phillips; ward 2, T.
s. Land, ward 3, 81. 81. Williams;
ward 4, A. J. Boggs; ward 5, P.
Cook Broom; ward 6, L. B. Kelley
(Bellevue), and w. B. Rascoe Gill.
more). In ward 4 (Red Land), il
was agreed between the three can
didates for Justice of the Peace, be.
fore the election was held, that the
candidate receiving the smallest
number of votes would retire, and
if no one received a plurality OF
votes, there was no election. AS
neither of the candidates received
a plurality, there was no election.
An election will be held Saturday,
August 81, the contest being be.
tween the two highest candidates
| On motion, it was resolved that
the Executive Committee meet at
Benton on Saturday, August 81, fol
the purpose of arriving at some
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