The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-03-01
ELECTION :!
Sheriffs Office. Parish of Lafourche.
Thibodaux, February, 8th. 1879.

PURSUANT TO, A PROCLAMATlO,s
L issued by His Evcellency FRANCIS 1.
Nichols, Governor of the State OF Lo"ls'-
ana dated at New Orleans. La. On the
o3th day of the month of January 1879,
the qualified voters Of the Parish Of La
fourche are hereby notited that ap elec-
ton will be held on TUESDAY the 18th
day of MARCH 1879, from clock A. NJ.
to /; O'Clock 7. NJ. for the purpose OF eject
ing delegates to Il convention TO frame {;
new constitution for the State of Ln,isia
na, according t" Act No. 3 of the General
Assembly of this State. the delegates to
meet in convention, at the State House. at
New Orleans, on MONDAY the 18th day
of the month of APRIL A. ID. 1879 at II
O'Clock Nj.
Senatorial Delegates.
Two for the Ninth Senatorial District
composed of the parishes of TerrebOnne, La
fourohe and Assumption.
Representative Delegates.
Two for the Parish of Lafourche-
The following polls will be opened IN
each election precinct from the hours Of
O'Clock A. NJ. to 6 o'clock 2. Nj. on the day
before mentioned, for the purpose OF It.
ceiving the votes of the qualified electors
| of the Parish of Lafourche.
Police Jury ,rGrd No. ].
| Precinct No. l-shall be located between
the upper line of tho Parish right bank.
aud the upper line of the lot belonging to
| st. Johns Chapel, including Brule thene
Vert, with poll at Or near Mrs. Jean Web
res Plantation front
mander of Police Jury ward No. l. lying
between the upper line of lands of st.
)obu's Chanel and the lower line of Gnion E
plantation with pool stationed ut or near
the Bayou end of the road leading in Bru-
lie Gnillot.
Police Jury ,ca,d No. 2.
Precinct No. 3-shall extend from the
lower limits of the Guion plantation. to
the upper line Of the Acadia Plantation III
cludiuy all back settlements, with the poll
at the Court House III the Town OF lElbo
daux.
Precinct No. 4-shall extend from the up
per line of Acadia Plantation to Latourch2
Crossing including hack settlements with
a poll at or near Arsenc Bergerons resi-
dence.
Police JaVy mard No. )
Precinct No 5-shall extend from La
fourche Crossing to the lower line Of Louls
! Bourgeois place, with a poll at or near thu
residence of jules Thibodaux.
Precinct No. 6.-shall extend from tht
!. lower line Of Louis Bourgeois to the loWc'
. line of Louis Martin with pool at or nea1
Lovincy Folse's store.
Precinct No. . shall extend frnm th
, lower line of Louis Martins to the uppe
line of Ursin Leblanc, with poll at or nea
, Ben Folses store.
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
Precinct No. 9-shall extend from upre
line of Ursin Leblanc. to lower line OF Jea
: Claudet, with box at Lockport.
y Precinct No. 9.-shall extend from lowe
line Of Jean Claudet to point opposit
Harangs Canal with a box at or near De
!aune's store.
Police Jury Ward No. S.
Precinct No. lO-shall extend from th
upper line Of the Parish, left bank. 80 al
pents back to the upper line OF Jamison'
Q plantation with poll at or near t. Roger
plantation front.
a Preciuct No. ll.-shall extend from III
r per line of Jamison's plantation on with
!, septh of so arpents to the upper line
j. Mrs. Collins plantation. with poll at {
|. nrsr Ii. n. Coulons store.
i Precinct No. l2-shall extend frem MI
# Collins upper line to G. Espenan's plants
r. ton including Brulc Baton Piion and C
n teau Boudreau with poll at or near Mr.
h Gussin's store:
a Police Jury Ward No. e.
IL Prscinct No. l3,-shall exteud from u
n per line of the Parish in the rear of Poli'
le Jury Ward No. 5. to the Bridge over Grar
10 Bayou with poll at or near Louis Dantin
'e residence.
&. Precinct No. Ii. - shall extend fro
Of Bridge over Grand Bayou to the lower iii
's of A. A. Laforest with poll at or near
Id Legendre's:-
n, Precinct No. t5.--shall comprise the Ma
Ill que settlement with poll at or near Gi
a. nier's residence.
e, &c Police Jury Ward No. Z.
Precinct No i6-shall extend from I
ia lower line CT c. Espenan's to the lower Ii
er of Ariel plantation including back sett
nents. with poll at or near P. Ledets stol