The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-02

SHERIFFs OFFICE, PARISH OF CALcAsIEU,
Lake Charles, La, Sept. rs, 1880.
To the qualified Electors of the Parish of
| Calcasieu
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by an Act of Con
gress entitled can Act to establish a uniform
time for holding elections for Electors for
4 President and Vice President in all of the
States ofthe Union, approved on the twenty
third day of january, 1915; 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 1871 OF the
Constitution of this State, that in every year
in which an election is to 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, 1t is further provided that on
| the same day and at the same time, there shall
be All 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, It lie provided by an ordinance
| Of the Police Jury Of the Parish Of Calcasieu,
| adopted September 8, 1880, that an election
| shall be held In each of the several wards of
| the Parish of Calcasieu, on Monday, the I'd
| day Of November, A. d., 1880, in order to as
certain and determine the sense 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 Calcasieu, on and after the first
day of January, A. D., 1881, except by duly
licensed druggists and apotheearies; 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
tha lie Epp In JorI
No. -" giving the number Of the ward
In which he resides and yotes) or the words:
against Prohibition In Ward No. -,"
giving the number Of the ward, as aforesaid
Now, therefore, !, David II. Lyons, sheriff
Of the parish Of Ualeasieu, in pursuance of
the proclamation Of $. ID. McEnery, Lieuten-
ant Governor and acting governor 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 Of
Calcasicu, that an election will be held in this
parish, at the polling places already designa-
ted by the proper authorities, on
Tuesday, tiae I'D day Of NOyesn-
Der, A. h.. Iss0,
1t being the first Tuesday next after the first |
Monday in said month, from seven O'Clock in |
the forenoon until six O'Clock III 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, and six for the
several electoral (congressionalD districts OF
the State of Louisiana; for the election of one
for the Eorty-seYentb Con
gress, from the Third Congressional District,
composed Of the parishes of Ascension, AS
Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, her
vile, Lafayette, Lafourche, St. Martin, ST.
Mary, Terrebonne and Vernilion, and also for
the purpose Of taking the sense q the voters
Of the several warde Of the parish Of Calca-
sieu, on the question Of the prohibition Of
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 proper
authorities to conduct said election In the
manner prescribed by law, and make due re-
,urn Of their respective polls to my office,
within the shortest possible delay.
In testimony Whereof, have herernto af-
liked my official signature at Lake Charles,
La, this 25th day Of September, A. d., 1880.
DAVID Fl. LYONS,
Sheriff 81 The Parish Of Celcasieu,