The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-23

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/ suERyFr's OFFICE. PARISH on CALcAszEu,
Lake Charles, La, Sept. 70, lStu
To the qualified Electors Of the Parish o.
Calcasieu
WHEREAS, II Is provided By an Act Of Con-
gress entitled SAN Act to establish UNIFORM
time for holding elections for Electors Tor
President and Vice President In all Of the
States ofthe Union, approved on the twenty
| third day OF january, 1876; and, by an Act Of
the General Assembly Of this State entitled
SAN Act relative to Presidential Electors, Tho
| the time, manner, and OF their election
| and their duties aud compensation, approved
March IA, 1870; and, also BY article III OF the
Constitution Of this State, tllat IN every year
IN which an election Is 10 held for Electors
| for President and Vice President OF the Uni
| ted States, such election shall be held on
Tuesday next after the first Monday In the
month Of November in such year, and,
WHEREAS, X IL further provided that on
the same day and at the same tltae, thcfU shall
be an election for members Of Congress 70
represent the several Congressional Districts
Of the State OF Louisiana In the Foriy-seyonth
Congress Of the United States: and,
WHEREAS, II is provided BY an ordinance
Of the Police jury of the Parish OF Caicasieus
adopted September 8, 1880, that an election
shan be held IN each Ct the several wards %
the Parish OF Calcasleu, on Tuesday, the "a
day Of November, "A. d., 1880, IN order 20 as
certain and determine the sense Of the legally
qualified voters, residing In the several wards
Of said parish, on the question Of the pruhfbi-
fion Of The sale, barter and exchange Of in
toxicating liquors, in the respective wards Of
the parish OF Calcasieu, on and after the first
day of January, A. D., 1881, except by Only
licensed druggists and apothecaries; and that
every legally qualified voter voting AZ said
election upon the question Of siich prohibition,
shall have written or printed upon his ballot
for Presidential Electors and member of Com
gress, the words; For Prohibition IN Ward
No. ---------, giving the number Of the ward
In which he resides and votes) or the words:
against Prohibition In Ward No. -----,"
giving the number OF the ward, as aforesaid
Now, therefore, T. David IL. Lyons, sheriff
of the parish OF Calcasieu, IN pursuance OF
the proclamation OF s. ID. McEnery, Lieuten-
ant Governor and acting governor OF the State
of Louisiana, and in eomplance with the law
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-
ted by the proper authorities, on
Tuesday, the ga day Of N0vcxn-
Der, "A. D.. Rsats0,
It being the first Tuesday next after the-frst
Mondaym 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 tho United States, two OF whom
shall be fol. the State at large aud six for The
several electoral (congressionaD Districts Of
the State Of Louisiana; for the election Of one
Representative for the Forty-seventh Com
gress, from the Third Congressional District,
composed of the parishes Of Ascension, AS
sumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, der
vile, Lafayette, I.afourche, ST. Martin, ST.
Mary, Terrebonne and Vernnllion, aud also for
the purpose Of taking the sense 81 the voters
Of the several wards Of the parish OF Calea-
sieu, on the question OF the prohibition of
tho sale, barter and exchange of Intoxicating
liquors, IN the respective wards oil said parish.
And do hereby order and direct the sew
efal Commissioners appointed by the proper
authorities to conduct said election In the
manner prescribed by law, and make due re-
turn OF their respective polls to- my Office,
within the shortest possible delay.
In testimony whereof, have hnreunto af-
fixed my official signature at Lake Charles,
La, this 25th day OF September, Al. d., 1880.
DAVID III. LYONS,
Sheriff Of the Parish OF Calcasicu