The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-10-25
ELECTION notice.!
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
Parish Of Latourche.
1hiho1auv nctnhar 9th 1870

18rSu VI A"aIOufCue.
ThibOdaux, October 25th. 1872
DURSUANT TO A PROCLAMATION IS
L sued by His Excellency Louis A. Wiltz
then acting Governor of the State Of louisa
ia. The qualified voters of the Parish ut
LafOurche are hereby notified that an cleo
ton will be held on TUESDAY the 2nd. day
Of DECEMBER 1879, from ] o'clock A. NJ.
to = O'Clock r. NJ. for the purpose OF taking
the sense Of the good people Of this state in
regard to the adoption or rejection of the
Constitution and it shall be the duty of the
officers to receive the votes of all persons Ell
titled to vote under the constitution OF
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion
by depOsiting in the ballot box a ticket
wherein b be printed Or written "FOr
the Constitution" or Against the COnstitu-
ton or some such words as v i'll distinctly
convey the intention Of the voter and
whereas, it is further provided. that at the
above stated time there shall be elected u
Governor, Il Lieutenant Governor, u Sccre-
Auditor of Public Accounts and q Superin-
tendent Of Public Education, tor the term
OF four years.
And whereas, it is further provided, that
on the same day there shall be elected Two
Senators tor the Ninth Senatorial District,
composed of the Parishes of TerrebOnne.
LafOurchc and Assumption and two Repre-
sohtACiVce lOr Tue pa &Sn OI LaIOurcne 1Or
the term Of four years.
Aud whereas, It ia further provided that
ut the same time there shall be elected for
the term of four years, one District Judge
and one District Attorney for the Twenth-
ieth Judicial District composed of the par
ishes of Lafourche and Assumption.
And whereas, it is further provided that
at the same time there shall be elected in
this parish by the qualified electors thereof.
| ~ (l..pk nf thu vlsStuso< (t,nrx .-. Gl,nr.H
and one Coroner. for the term of four years
and a Justice of the Peace and u Constable
i'll each Police Jury Ward of said parish for
the term Ut four years.
All the naluts vi the persons voted for at
said election, for the officers hereimbefore
enumerated. shall be written or printed on
the same ticket and deposited in the same
ball0t-bOx as the vote "FOr or against the
Constitution"
And whereas. it is furthermore provided
that at the election held for the ratification
or rejection OF said Constitution, it shall be
lawful for each voter to have written or
printed on his ballot "For Ordinance rela-
tive to State debt" or the words against
Ordinance relative to State debt" and in the
event that u majority Of the ballots 80 cast
have endorsed on them Fol Ordinance re.
lativc to State debt" then the Ordinance
and article of said ordinance shall turml a
part of the Constitution 81 submitted, if
the same be ratified and if the majority
OF the votes so east shall have endorsed on
them the words against Ordinance rela-
tive to State debt then said provisions and
articles shall form no part of the Cons,itu-
ton.
The following polls will be opened in each
election precinct from the hours of z O'clock
A. NJ. to + o'clock P. NJ. on the day before
mentioned. for the purpose of receiving the
votes Of the qualified electors of the Parish
Ut Latourche.
P0tice Jury Ward No 1.
Precinct No. l-shall be located between
til. upper line Of the Parish, right bank,
amt the upper line OF the lot belonging to
st. Johns Chapel. including Brule Chene
Vert, with y poll at or near Mrs. Jean
Webre's plantation front.
Precinct No. 3shall comprise the re-
mainler of Police Jury Ward NO. |, living
between the upper line Of lands OF 81.
Johns Chapel and the lower line OF Guion's
plantation with poll stationed at or near
the Bayou end OF the road leading in Brule
GuiilOt.
Police Jury Na,d No. 2.
Precinct No. 3-shaIl extend from the
lower limits Of the GuiOn plantation to
the upper line Of the Acadia Plantation in
GLIDING all back settlements, with the poll
1T the Court House III the town Ut Ihibu-
daux.
irecinct No. 4-shall extend from the mn
per line of Acadia Plantation to Lafourche
Crossing including back settlements with
Il poll at or near ArscLe Bergeron's resi-
fcnce.
P0lics Jury Ward No. 3.
Precinct No. 5-shall extend from La
fOnrche Crossing to the lower line Of LOUIS
Bourgeois place, with u poll at or near the
residence Of Jules ThibOdaux.
Precinct No. 6-shall extend from the
lower line OF Louis bourgeois to the lower
line nf Louis Martin with poll Mt or near
Lovincy FOlse's store.
Precioct No. shall extend from the
lower line of Louis Martins to the uppe
line Of Crsin Leblanc, with poll at or ueaI
Ben FOlse's store.
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
Precinct No. S-sliall extend from npper
line Of Ursin Leblanc, to lower line of jean
Claudet. with box at L~ockport.
Precinct No. 9-shall extend from lower
line OF Jean Clandet to u point opposite
Harang's Canal with Il box at Louis Le-
rifles store.
Police .Jmny Ward No. 5.
Precinct No. 10 shall extend from the
upper line OF the parish. left bank ~ ar
pents back to the upper line Of Jamison' q
plantation with poll ut or near f. Rogers
plantation front
Precinct No. 1l-shall extend from nm
POA .AS o""A'ou pttutdtIOu Oh With u
depth of 90 arpents to the upper line Of
Mrs. Collins plantation, with y poll ut or
nrar H. N. COuiOn's store.
Precinct No. l2-phall extend from MIRA
Collins upper line to e. Espenan's planta-
ton including Brule Baton lIlon and Co
e Bondreau with poll at or nea, Mrs.
GUssiM's store.
Police Jury Ward Not
Precinct No. l3-shall extend from nm
per line of the parish in the rear of Police
Jury Ward No. 5. to the Bridge over Grand
Bayou with poll at or near Louis Dantin,s
residence.
Precinct No. l4-shall extend from the
Bridge over Grand Bayou to the lower line
Of A: A. Latorest's with poll at Or near Y.
| Legendre's.
Precinct No. l5-shall comprise the Mala.
que settlement with poll Ut or near Gre
nier's residence.
j. Police Jury Warp No. 7.
Precinct No. l6.-shall extend from the
lower line Of G.. Espanan's to the IOwe-
line Of Ariel plantation including back
settlements. with poll at or near z. Ledet's
store.
Precinct No. l7,-shall extend from lower
line OF the Ariel plantation to the upper
line OF Sabatier's plantation with poll ut or
near w. Herbert's Store.
Precinct No. l8.-shall extend from nm
per line Of Sabatier's plantation to lower
lines Of Mathews and Selby in including Co
teau False. with DOll Mt nr noar + g D..