The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-11-15
ELECTION Notice.!
SHEEIFF'S OFFICE,
Parish Of Latourcbe. :
IliibodauX. October 18th. 1879.

l1dioufcnt are hereby hotlflcu that al clec-
ton will be held on TUESDAY the 2nd. day
Of DECEMBER 1879, from I O'Clock A. Nj.
to . O'Clock Z. 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 en-
Titled to vote under the constitution OF
1868. Each voter shall express his opinion
by depositiag in the ballot box Il ticket
wherein shall be printed or written "For
the Constitution or Against the Constitu-
ton or some such words as " ill distinctly
convey the intention of the voter and
whereas, 1t is further prOvi,tcd, that at the
above stated time there shall be elected IA
Governor, Il Lieutenant Governor. IL Secre-
tary OF State, an Attorney General, a State
Auditor OF Public Accounts and II 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 for the Ninth Senatorial District,
composed Of the Parishes OF Terrebonne.
L;ttourclc and Assumption and two Repre-
sentatlVes for the parish Of Lafourche for
abe term Of four wears.
And whereas. 1t is further provided that
ut the same time there shall be elected for
the term of four years, one District JUDGE
amt one District Attorney for the Twen,h-
letll judicial District composed of the bar
ishes OF Ltfourche and Assumption.
And whereas, ii is further provided that
at the same time there shall be elected in
this parish by the qualified electors thereof.
one Clerk OF the District Court. one Sheriff
amt one Coroner. for the term of four wears
ami IL Justice of the Peace aud II Constable
III each Police Jury Ward ofsaid parish for
the term ut four Years.
All the nalles Of the persons voted for at
sald election, Tor the officers Iercinl,eforc
enumerated, shall be written or printed on
the same ticket and deposited in the same
CONSTITUTIONS"
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
%iriitel on his ballot For Ordinance lela-
i've t" State debt or the wortis ,''anainst
ordinance relative 20 State debt and in the
event that a majority oi tile baiiotS. so cast
have cttiorSc.t ui them For Ordinance re
l.ttlfc 10 Stat. debt then the Orttinancn
AMI article oi said or1in,uce sl!aii form n
part vi tie Constitution 50 submitted. il
the SAME be ratified and if,IIlc majority
OF the votes sorast shall have endorsed o.,
them the words against Ordinances. raI,-
tive TO state 'trbt' then said provisions AMI
af'icleS s'iatI form no part Of the Cunstitu-
ton.
The following polls will be opened in each
election precinct from the hours OF 7 O'Clock
A. 81. to o'clock p. NJ. on the day before,
mentioned, for the purpose of receiving the
votes OF the qualified electors of the Parish
OF Lttiourche.
P,tice Jury Ward No J..
Precinct No. l-sllall be located bet wccn
the upper line OF the Parish, RIGHT bapk
and the upper line of the lot bel0np,m~ IT,
IT. Johns Chapel, including Brule ClIenc
Vert, with a poll at or near Mrs. Jean
Nebre's plantation front.
Irecllct No. 2-slall comprise the rc-
lnainlrr OF Police Jury Ward No.. /, win,
between th. upper lipe Of LAMBS of ST.
johns Chapel and the lower hnc of Guiops
plantation with poll STATIONED at or near
Gui hot.
Police Javy Ward No. .
Precinct No. 3-shall extend from the
wer limits Of the Guion plantation to
The upper line Of the Acadia Plantati.n in |
c!'Glii% All back settlements. with the p,ll |
ut the court House i'll the town OF ILibo-
daux. A'
Precinct No. I-shallextend from the I'M.
per line OF Acadia Plantation to 81 fourcl,.
Crossing including back settlements will
II p"it at or near Arsele Berseron's resi- 1
fcuce.
Poiico IH,y Hard No. 3.
Irccinct No. 5@shall extend from La
ioureiie Crossing to tn. lower lire of Louis
bourgeois place, with IL poll at or Hear the
residence Of jules Thibodaux.
Precinct No. 6-shaIl extend from t,e
lower line OF Louis Bourgeois to the lower
line III Louis Martin with poll at or near
Lovincy Folse's store.
Precinct No. shall extend from rho
lower line of Louis Martins TO the unncr
Inc OF Crsin Leblanc, with poll at or neaI
Ben Folse's store. ~
Poiicc Jury Tara No. 4.
Precinct No. s-sllall extend from unnc,
line Of Ursin Leblanc, TO lower line of lean
Claudct, with box at Lockport.
Precinct No. 9-slall extend from lower
me Oh Jean Clandet to a point opposite
fi;rang Canal with Il box at Louis To-.
store.
Police J"oy Hard No. =.
frecilict No. lo-siall extent from the
upper !lio OF the parish, left bank 50 ar
lents back to the upper line of Jamisrn,s
plantation with poll at or near +. korrris
front
Precinct No. ll-shau extend fro,, ma
per liiie OF JaillSon's plantation on VIII, y
depth OF 20 a%ri,eats 10 the upper lin. Of
Mrs collins plantation, with u poll at or
lll!tr IL. n. CoulOns stare.
i,re"inct No. l2-shall extend from Yrs
upper line to G. Espenan's pIanta-
tlon including Brulc Baton lllon and Co.
ttap Boutr,au with poll at or near Mrs
store.
Police fury H1uI No.6
Precinct No. l3-shall extend from nm
per line OF the parish in the rear Of Police
Jury ward No. ,. to the Bridge over Grand
with poll at or near Louis Dantin,s
residence.
Precinct No. lf-sllall extend from tbe
Bridge over Grand Bayou to the lower limo
IT u A.. Llforest's with poll at or near Y
f%rcelict No. 15-shall comprise the MaIa-
rue settlement with poll ut or near Gre
residence.
Polio, Jury Warp No. :.
D~foc!net No. i6.-slall extend from tho
over line of G.. Espanan's to the lowe
me "f Ariel plantation including Lacl-
'et~tleinents, with poll at OF near T.. Ledet's
store. ~
Precinct No. 17,-sliall extend from lover
me OF the Ariel plantation to the upncr
lle OF Sahatier's plantation with pou ~ mr.
lear w. Herberts Store.
Precinct No. lS.-shalI extend from M
.er line OF Sabaticr's plantation to lover
mes OF Matthew's and Selhy in inclu,Iinr %
eau False, with poll at or near j. s. Perl
,in's front.
Poltcc JHry Ward No. 8.
Ireelnct No. l9.-shall include tho wboIe
Police Jury Ward No. 8. with box rt ~.
'ear hosoinond Duiresne.
Pofice J"iy Yard No. ..