Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-20
Election PROCLAIM ntiOn.
STATE Of LOai,iand-Farisho Of Claiborne

STATE Of LoGi.iand-- Parish Of Claiborne.
SuErirr's OFFICE,
Homer. La, Sept Goth, lrSe
7 y compliance With the laws of this State,
L and III accordance with the preelaIHa-
tiun of Hon. = ID. MClncry, acting Cover
nor of the State of Louisiana, public notice
j. hereby given, that an election will be
held on Tuesday, November I'd, 1850. at
the different polling places in this parish,
to Wit:
Ward |. Precinct No !, Snmmrrfi.lh;
Ward -, Precinct NJ. !, Gordon;
Ward >, Precinct No. 3, iisynesyilie; Pre-
cInct No. 4, liasty's Cross RondS;
Ward 4, Precinct No. $, Holly SPRING.;
Ward 5, Precinct No. Il, Athens;
Ward s, Precinct No. :, Sandy Grove;
Ward :, Precinct No. :, Homer; Precinct
No. y. Arizona;
Ward X. Precinct No. 10, Lisbon.
At which election there are voted for nv
III" qualified voters of Claiborne parish. hy
general ticket, eight Electors for President
and Nirr-PIcsidrut Of the United States,
To he chosen for the Stat" of Louisiana as
her representation in the Electoral College,
Two Of whom shah bc from the State at
larsr, aud sir from the several districts Of
the state, to wit:
One Eicctor for the First District. COM
posed uf the parishes uf Plaqncmiue and
II Bernard aud of the third, fourth, 6fth
sixth. seventh, eighth ninth aud fifteenth
wards Of the city Of New Orleans
Ouc Elcctur for the Second District, COM
posed of the first, second truth, eleventh.
twelfth, thIrircnth, fourteenth, sixteenth
and seventeenth wards of the city Of New
Orleans, and uf n" prrish.s If Jrftri sou,
- Charles, 81 John the Baptist aud st
James.
One Elcctor for the Third District. COM
posed Of the parishes Of Ascension, A~-ump-
ton, Calcasieu. Cameron. Iberia Ibcrvlllr,
Lafayette, Latonrchr. 81 Martin, 1t Mary,
Terrebonmc and Nrrmilion
One Eirctor fur the Fourth District, COM
posed of the parishes of Bicnvillr, B"ssirr,
Caldo, DrSoto, Grant, Sabine, NotChiio-
chcs. Rapid-s, Red River, Vernon. Web
strr and VIM.
One Elecior for the Fifth District, COM
posed OF the parishes of Concordia. Cald-
we'll. CldibOrns, Catahoula. East Carroll
West Carroll. Franklin. Jackson. Lincoln,
Madison, Warehouse, Ouachita, Rchland,
Trnsas and Union.
One Eicctor for the Sixth District, com
posed If the parishes of AvoyrlleS, East
Baton Rouge. West Baton Rouge, East Fell
ciana. West frliciana, Livingston. Pointc
Coupce, st Helena, 81 Landry, ST Tamma-
ny, lahKipShOa anu washington.
And also for one Representative in Con-
gress to represent the Filth Congressional
District of the State Of Loui-ian in the
Forty Seventh Congress Of the United
States for the term uf two years. to date
from The 4th day of March, A ID i.ei, said
district composed of the following parish
rs: Concordia, Caldwell, borne. Cata-
houla, East Carroll, West Carroll, Frank
lin Jackson, Lincoln. Morrhousc, Ouachita,
Richland, Tensas and Union.
Now, therefore, in conformity with said
proclamation, each of the commissioners
and clerks Of election appointed by the Po-
lice Jury, ART hereby notified aud required
To report to their respective polling places
on said election day, at the hour fixed by
law; that then and there open the polls and
receive such votes as may be legally cast
for the Electors and Member of Congress,
9Th District; hereinbefore mentioned.
aud that they make due returns Of the re-
Of said election to Iuc, the undersigned.
Sheriff and Returning Officer as required
oy law.
J. II. NJ TAYLOR,
Sheriff and Returning officer of Claiborne
parish.
September -, 1870. Ste