The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-03-15
ELECTION!
Sheriffs Office, Parish of Lafourche.
Thibodaux, February, Sth. 1879.

Thibodaux, February, sth. 1879.
DURsUANT TO A PROCLAMATION
L issued by His Exccllency Francis T.
Nichols, Governor of the State of Lonisi-
ana, dated at New Orleans. La, on the
25th day of the month of January 1879,
the qualified voters of the Parish of La
fourche are hereby notified that an cleo
tion will be held on TUESDAY the 18TH
day of MARCH 1879, from 10 clock A. NJ.
to o'clock ?. NJ. for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to ID convention to frame a
new constitution for the State of Louisia
MI, according to Act No. z OF the General
Assembly of this State, the d-lcgatrs to
meet in convention, at the State Honse. at
New Orleans, on MONDAY the 18th day
of the month OF APRIL 4. ID. 1879 at u
O'Clock NJ.
Senatorial Delegates.
Two for the Ninth Senatorial District
composed of the parishes of Terrebonne, La
fOurche and Assumption.
Representative Delegates.
Two for the Parish of Lafourche.
The following polls will be opened in
each election precinct from the hours of Z
o'clock A. NJ. to oclock P. NJ. on the day
before mentioned, for the purpose of re-
ceiving the votes of the qualified electors
of the Parish of Lafourche.
Police Jury rard No. /.
Precinct No. l-shall be located between
the upper line of the Parish, right bank.
and the upper line of the lot belonging to
st. John Chapel, including Brule Chene
Vert, with a poll at or near Mrs. Jean Web
res Plantation front.
Precinct No. 2-shall comprise the re-
mainder of Police Jury ward No. l, lying
between the upper line of lands of st,
Johns Chapel and the lower line Of Guion e
plantation with pool stationed at or near
the Bayou end of the road leading in Bru-
lie Guillot.
Police Jury scard No. 2.
Precinct No. 3shall extend from the
lower limits of the Guion plantation, to
the upper line of the Acadia Plantation in
Guiding all back settlements, with the poll
at the Court House in the Town of ThibO.
dauX.
Precinct No. 4-shall extend from the up
per line Of Acadia Plantation to Lafourche
Crossing including back settlements with
dence.
Police Jury ,card No. 3
Precinct No j-shall extend from La
fourche Crossing to the lower line of Louis
Bourgeois place, with 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 of Louis Martin with pool at or near
Lovincy Folse's store.
Precinct No. 7.-shall extend from the
lower line of Louis Martins to the upper
line of Ursn LIE Blanc, with poll at or near
Ben Folse's store.
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
Precinct No. S.-shall extend from upper
line of Crsin Leblanc, to lower line of Jean
Claudet, with box at LnckpOrt.
Precinct No. 9-shall extend from lowe T
line of Jean Claudet to point opposite
Harangs Canal with q box ut Or near De-
laune's store.
Police Jury Ward No. 5.
Precinct No. 10.-slall extend from the
upper line of the Parish, left bank. 80 ar
pents back to the upper line of Jamison's
plantation with poll at or near E. Rogers
plantation front.
Precinct No. Il.-shall extend from up.
per line of Jamison's plantation on with a
depth of 80 arpents to the upper line of
Mrs. Collins plantation with q poll at OF
near H. N. Coulons store.
Precinct No. l2-shall extend from Mrs
Collins upper line to c. Espenan's planta
tioE including Brulc Baton Pilon and Co.
team Boudreau with poll at or near Mrs
Gussin's store:
Police Jury Ward No. s.
Precinct No. I3.-shall extend from up
per line of the Parish in the rear of Polio;
Jury Ward No. 5, to the Bridge over Crane
| Bayou with poll at or near Louis Dantin':
, residence.
| Precinct No. IA. - shall extend from
/ Bridge over Grand Bayou to the lower lint
Of A. A. Laforest with poll at or near v
Legendre's-
Precinct No. l5.-shall comprise the Nal;
! que settlement with poll at or near Gre
/ nier's residence.
Police Jury Ward No.7
Precinct No, l6.-shall extend from tn
:. lower line Of c. Espenan's to the lower lin
, of Ariel plantation including back settle
ments. with poll at or near P. Ledet's store
/ Precinct No. l7,-shall extend from low
er line of the Ariel plantation to the uppe
line of Sabatier's plantation with poll at o
near W. Hebert's Store
Precinct No. lS.-shall extend from uI
per line of Sabatiers plantation to lowe
lines of Mathews au.l Selby including Ct