The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-30

SuGRHr's OFFICE, PARISH OF CALcAsmu, !
Lake Charles, La, Sept. rs, 1880.
To the qualified Electors of the Parrish Of
\ Calcaslcu:
WHEREAS, II Is provided by an Act Of Con-
gress entitled "An Act to establish q Uniform
| time for holding elections for Electors for
President and Vice President In all OF She
States of the Union, approved on the twenty
third day Of January, 1886; and, by an Act Of
can Act relative to Presidential Electors, the
the time, manner, and retnrns of their election
and their duties and compensation" approved
March IA, 1870; and, also by article 1Sf Of the
Constitution Of this State, that In every year
In which an election is to held for Electors
ted States, such election shall be held on
Tuesday next after the first Monday In the
month Of November In such year; and,
WHEREAS, 1t 10 further provided that on
the same day aud attic same time, there shall
be an election for members OF Congress- to
represent the several Congressional Districts
Of the State OF Louisiana IN the Forty seventh
Congress of the United States; and,
WHEREAS, II is provided by an ordinance
OF the Police jury Of the Parish OF Calcasieu,
adopted September 6, 1880, that sp election
shall be held in each Of the several wards Of
day OF November, A. D., 1850, 10 order to az
certain and determine the eense OF the legally
qualified voters, residing IN the several wards
OF said parish, on the question Of the prohibit
ton Of the sale, barter and exchange Of in-
toxicating liquors, in the respective wards Of
the parish OF Calcnsicu, on and after thu first
day Of January, A. D., 1881, except by duly
licensed druggists and apothecaries; and that
every legally qualified voter, voting at said
election upon the question OF snch prohibition,
shall have written or printed upon his ballot
for Presidential Electors and member Of Con-
rraa fhA ,x-nr t.
No. -----," giving the number Of the ward |
in which he resides and votcs) or the words
against Prohibition in Ward No. ---,n |
(giving the number OF the ward, as aforesaid.) /
Now, therefore, ], David II. Lyons, sheriff |
OF the parish OF CalcasIeu, 10 pursuance Of
ant Governor and acting governor Of tile State |
OF Louisiana, and In compliance with the law 1
and the ordinance OF the Police Jury afore-
said, do hereby give notice and proclaim to
the legally qualified electors OF the parish OF /
Calcasieu, that an election will be held In this
parish, at the polling places already designa-
tel by the proper authorities, on
she Sd day Of Noycnn.
her, A. H.. 1850,
u being the first Tuesday next after the first
Monday In said month, from seven o'clock In
The forenoon until six o'clock in the after
noon, for the purpose Of electing, by general
ticket, eight electors of President and Vice
President Of the United States, two of whom
shall be for the State at large, aud six for the
several electoral lcongressionaD districts Of
The State OF Louisiana; for the election Of one
for the Forty-seventh Con-
srass, from the Third Congressional District,
Of the parishes OF Ascension, Az
Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Iber-
,ille, Lafayette, Lafourche, st. Martin, st.
Mary, TeTebonne and Vermllion, aud also for
he purpose OF taking the sense OF the voters
II the several wards OF the parish Of Calca-
lieu, on the question Of the prohibition Of
he sale, barter and exchange Of Intoxicating
liquors, Ia the respective wards Of said parish
And do hereby order and direct the sew
raj Commissioners appointed by the proper [
authorities to conduct said election In the
manner prescribed by law, and make due re-
urn Of their respective polls to my Office,
Vithin the shortest possible delay.
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto af-
xed my official signature at Lake Charles,
a., this 25th day Of September, A: p, 1880.
DAVID ii, LYONS,
Sheriff OF the Parish OF Calcasieu,