The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-03-08
ELECTION!
Sheriffs Office. Parish Of Lafoumhe.
Thib0daux, February, 9Th. 1872.


DCRSUANT TO A PROCLAMATION
L issued by His Excellency Francis T.
Nichols, Governor Of tl,e State Of Louisi-
ana. dated at New Orleans. La, on the
18th day of the month of January 1879,
the qualified voters Ut the Parish of La
fourche are hereby notified that Ill elcc-
ton will be held on TUESDAY the 18th.
day of MARCH 1879, from 7O'cleck A. NJ.
to & O'Clock p. NJ. for the purpose at elect
ing delegates toa convention TO frame II
new constitution for the State of Louisia
na, according to Act No. 3 Of the General
Assembly of this State. the delegates to
meet in convention. at the State Hsuse. at
New Orleans, on MONDAY the 18th day
O'Clock NJ.
Senatorial Delegates.
Two for the Ninth Senatorial District
composed of the parishes of Terrebonne, Lii,
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 7
o'clock A. NJ. to 6 o'clock p. M. on the day
before mentioned, for the purpose of re-
ceiving the votes of the qualified electors
of the Parish Of Lafourche.
Police Jury scdrd No. l.
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. Johns Chapel, including Brule Chene
Vert, with 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,
John's Chapel and the lower line of Guione
plantation with pool stationed at or near
the Bayou end of the road leading in Bru-
le Guillot.
Police Jury ,card No. 2.
Precinct No. ashall 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
II poll at or near Arsene BergerOn's resi-
dence.
Police Jury ,rard No. 3
Precinct No 5-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 Che upper
line Of Ursin Leblanc, with poll at or neal
| Ben FOlse's store.
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
| Precinct No. 8.-shall extend from upper
line of Ursin Leblanc, to lower line of Jean
Claudet, with box at Lockport.
| Precinct No. 9.-shall extend from lower
| line of Jean Claudet to point opposite
Harang's Canal with box at or near De
| laune's store.
Police Jury Ward No. 5.
Precinct No. lO-shall extend from tn.
upper line of the Parish. left bank. 80 ar
pents back to the upper line Of Jamison''
plantation with poll at or near K. Roger
plantation front.
Precinct No. ll.-shall extend from up
per line of Jalnison's plantation on with
depth of 80 arpents to the upper line O
Mrs. Collins plantation with a poll at O
near H. n. Goulonis store.
Precinct No. l2-shall extend frem Mrs
Collins upper line to G. Espenan's plants,
ton including Brulc Baton Pilon and Co
teau Boudreas with psll at or near Mrs
Gtssin's store:
Police Jury lFard No. 6.
Precinct No. l3.-shall extend from up
per line of the Parish in the rear Of Polio
Jury Ward No. 5, to the Bridge over Gran'
Bayou with poll at or near Louis Dantin'
residence.
Precinct No Ii. shall extend fror
Bridge over Grand Bayou to the lower lin
of A. A. Laforest with poll at or near '
Legendre's.
Precinct No, l5.-shall comprise the Nal
que set ttlement with poll at or near Gre
nier's residence.
Police Jury Yard No. ].
Precinct No l6.-shall extend from th
lower line Of c. Espenan's to the lower lin
of Ariel plantation including back settlt
ments. with poll at or near P. Lede.'s stort
Precinct No. l8.-shall extend from uI
per line of Sabatier's plantation to lowe
lines of Mathews and Selby including Ct
teau Folse, with poll at or near j. S. PEI
kin's front.
Police Jury Ward No. 8.
Precinct No. l9.-Shall include the Who'll