The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-16

SnERirr's OFFICE, PARIsH on Cxxcxr1rs
Lake Charles, La, Sept -, i<s9-
To the qualified Electors Of The Parish d
| Calcasieu:
4 WHEREAS, II is provided by an Act Of Con
gress entitled Gan Act TO eEfabiis{i q unborn
tune for holding elections for Electors for
President and Vice President In all Of the
States Of the Union, approved ol The twenty.
third day Of january, 1915; and, BY an Act Of
the General Assembly 81 this State entitled
IAN Act relative TO Presidential Elccfofs, the
the time, manner, and RETURNS of their election
and their duties and Compensation" approved
March IA, 1870; and, also BY article 1vi 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 shalf 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 aud at the same time there snail
be an election for members Of Congress- r.
represent the several Congressional Dissrtcts
Of the State OF Louisiana IN the Forty seventh
Congress Of the United States; and,
WHEREAS, II is provided by IN ordinances
OF the Police Jury Of the Parrish OF Caleasieu,
adopted September 8, 1880, that an election
shat be held In each OF the several wards Of
the Parish Of Calcasicu, on Tuesday, the ~
day OF November, A. d., 1850, In order 10 as
certain and determine the sense Of the legally
qualified voters, residing In the several wards
81 said parish, on the question Of the prohibit
ton of the sale, barter and exchanges of IN
toxicating liquors, in the respective wards OF
the parish OF Caleasieu, on and after the first
day OF January, A. D., 1881, except by duly
licensed druggists and apothecaries, and that
every legally qualified voter, voting q said
election upon the question of such prohibitIop,
shall have written Or printed npoi; his ballot
for Presidential Electors and member Of Com
gress the words: .For Prohibition IN Ward
No. --,n 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, /, David H. Lyons, sheriff
of the parish OF Calcaseu, IN pursuance Of
the proclamation Of s. d. McEnery, Licnten-
ant Governor and acting governor Of the State
OF Louisiana, and In compliance with the law
and the ordinance OF the Police Jury af0re-
said, do hereby give notice and proclaim TO
the legally qualified electors OF the parish Of
Calcasieu, that an election will DO held IN this
parish, at the polling places already desfgna-
ted by the proper authorities, on
Tuesday, the I'd day Of Novena-
her, "A. D.. 1850,
Il 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, and Elk for the
several electoral (congressonaD districts Of
the State OF Louisiana; forthe election Of one
for the Forty-scventh Com
gress, from the Third Congressional District,
OF the parishes OF Ascension, Az
sumption, Caleasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Iber-
Vile, Lafayette, Lafourche, st. Martin, 81.
Mary Terrebonne and Vennilion, and also for
the purpose Of taking the sense Of the voters
Of the several wards OF the parish Of Calca-
sieu, ON the question OF the prohibition OF
The sale, barter aud exchange OF Intoxicating
liquors, In the respective wards of said parish.
And do hereby order and direct the sev-s
eral Commissioners appointed by the proper
to conduct said election Ia the
manner prescribed by law, and make due se-
turn of their respective polls TO my Office,
within the shortest possible delay.
In testimony whereof, have hereuntc af-
liked my official signature at Lake Charles,
La, this 25th day Of September, A. D., 1880.
DAVID III. LYONS,
Sheriff of the Parrish Of Caleasieu.