The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-11-08
ELECTION NOTICE!
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
Parish of Lat0urche.
ThibOdaux. October 2;jtl,. 1879.


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I,;f T.taon,
nafi Na. Vi aa Se.1i 1870
Ani"oua"A' octoocr ~''h' 1851
DURSUANTT TO A PROCLAMATION Is |
1 sued by His Excellency Louis A. Wiltz
then acting Governor of the State of LOnisia
ma. The qualified voters Of the Parish of
Lafourche are hereby notified that an cleo !
ton will be held on TUESDAY the 2nd. day |
OF DECEMBER 1879, from Z o'clock A. Nj. |
to 8 O'Clock p. n. 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 tue votes Of all persons en-
titled to vote under the constitution OF
1873. Each voter shall express his opinion
by depOsiting in the ballot box a 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, it is further provided. that at the
| above stated time there shall be elected a
Governor, u Lieutenant Governor, a Secre-
tary of State, an Attorney General, q State
| Auditor OF Public Accounts and a 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 WI
Senators for the Ninth Senatorial District,
composed of the Parishes of Terrebonne,
Lafourchc and Assumption and two Repre-
sentatives for the parish Of LafOurche for
| 3he term ct four years.
And whereas, 1t Is 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 1t is further provided that
at the sanie time there shall be elected in
this parish 6y the qualified electors thereof.
one Clerk OF the District Court, one Sheriff
and one Coroner. for the term of four years
anu a Justice OF the reace and q Constable
in each Police jury Ward OF said parish for
the term vi tour years.
All the names OF the persons voted for at
SAID election tor the officers here'nbefore
enumerated, shall be written or printed on
the same ticket AMI deposited in the same
ballot-bOx as the vote "FOr o. against the
Constitution" -. e.,
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 i'll the
event that Il majority Of the ballots 50 cast
have endorsed on them For Ordinance re-
lhtlve to State dent then the Ordinance
and article of said ordinance shall form a
part of the Constitution So submitted, if
the SAINT he ratified and ii the majority
Of the votes so cast shall have endorsed on
them the words against Ordinance rela-
tive to State deht" then said provisions and
articles shall form NO part Of the Constitu,
ton.
The following polls will be opened in each
election precinct from the hours Of 7 O'Clock
A.. N. 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 LafOurche.
Police Jury Ward No l.
Precinct No. l-shall he located between
the upper line Of the Parish, right bank
aud the upper line OF the lot belonging to
st. Johns Chapel, including Brule Cllene
Vert, with q poll at or near Mrs. Jean
Webre's 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's
plantation with poll stationed at OF neal
the Bayou end of the road leading in Brult
Guillot.
Police Jury Ward No. 2.
Precinct No. 5-shall extend from thu
lower limits OF the Gnion plantation to
Guiding all back settlements, with the poll
ut the COurt House IN the town Ut Ihib0-
daux.
lrtcinct NO. 4-shalie extend from the up
per iine oi Acadia Plantation to LaiOurch
crossing ihciudlnS b'tek settlements with
e a poll ut or near ArseLc Bcrgcron's resi-
'ence'
t !onca "'y Ward No. ..
. irecinct NO. o-shaIi extend from La
, fourche crossing to the lower line Of LOMlt
/ bourgeois place, with a poll at or near the
!; resi'ience Oh Jules InlDOdaux.
, rreclnct no. 6-shall extend from thu
l owe me OF LOUIS Bourgeois to the lower
: ine VI LOUIS Martin with poll ut or neal
Lovingly fo!se's store.
Precinct NO; shall extend from th'
lower me OF i-0%is Martins to the uppel
nne o. u nrsla leblanc with poll at OF nea'
Ben folse's store:
! i"tc J"fy Wd'u NO. "
: freclnct NO. 1,slaii extend from nppe1
= line Ol Ursin Leblanc, to lower line Of Jeal
y Ci;,udet, VIII box ut Lockport.
frecihrt No. y-shai' extend from lowe
Inc OF Jean Ciandet to a point Opposite
!. iiarans 8 Gan VIII q box at Louis LIE
! rliies store.
# Police quay Ward No. ).
freclnct No. !O-shall extend from tn
' upper ilne OF the parish, left bank 80 ar
Z pents back to the upper line Of Jamison'
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