The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-09-25

SHERIFF's OFFICE, PARISH OF CALcAsIEU,
Lake Charles, La, Sept rs, 1880. {
To the qualified Electors of the Parish of
Calcasieu
WHEREAS, It is provided by an Act Of Cor
gress entitled "An Act to establish uniform
time for holding elections for Electors for
President and Vice President in all Of the
States of the Union, approved on the twenty.
third day of January, 1S45 and, by an Act OF
the General Assembly of this State entitled
"An Act relative to Presidential Electors, the
the time, manner, and returns of their election
and their duties and compensation, approved
March IA, 1870; and, also by article 19l 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 is further provided that on
the same day and at the 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-seyenth
Congress of the United States; and,
WHEREAS, 1t ia provided by an ordinance
of the Police Jury of the Parish of Calcasieu,
adopted September 8, 1880, that an election
shall be held I'm each OF the several wards OF
the Parish of Calcasieu, Oh Monday, the "a
day of November, A. D., $780, In order to as
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 Calcasieu, on and after the hrst
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 such prohibition,
shall have written or printed upon his ballot
for Presidential Electors and member of Con-
gress, the words: "For Prohibition In Ward
No. -" giving the number OF the ward
in which he resides and yotes) or the words
against Prohibition in Ward Nc. -,
giving the number of the ward, as aforesaid J
Now, therefore, !, David IL. Lyons, sheriff
of the parish of Caicasieu, In pursuance OF
| the proclamation of s, ID. McEnery, Lieuten-
ant Governor and acting COVE, nor OF the State
| of Louisiana, and In compliance 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 o.
Calcasieu, that an election will be held In thi'
| parish, at the polling places already designa
ted by the proper authorities, on
Tuesday, the I'D day Of NOvem.
ber, A. h.. lSsO,
1t being the first Tuesday next after the firs
Monday IN said month, from seven O'Clock II
the forenoon until six O'Clock In the after
noon, for the purpose Of electing, by genera
ticket, eight electors of President and pict
President of the United States, two OF whom
shall be for the State at large, and six for thu
several electoral (congressionaD districts o.
the State of Louisiana; for the election OF on
Representative for the Forty-seyenth Con
gress, from the Third Congressional District
composed Of the parishes Of Ascension, AS
sumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, iber
| vile, Lafayette, Lafourehe, ~. Martin, %
Mary, Terrebonne and Vermilion, and also TO
the purpose of taking the sense OF the voter
of the several wards Of the parish of Calca
sieu, on the question OF the prohibition o
the sale, barter and exchange OF Intoxicating
liquors, in the respective wards of said parish
And do hereby order and direct the sew
eral Commissioners appointed by the prope
authorities to conduct said election In tn
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 hereunto at
fixed my official signature at Lake Charles
La, this 18th day Of September, a. p, 1850
DAVID II. LYONS,
Sheriff of the Parish OF Calcasieu.