The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-10-13

DURSUANT to Proclamation of His Ex.
Il celleney Francis T. Nichols, Governor of
day of September, 1888, all the qualified vo.
ters of the parish of st. Landry are hereby no.
titled that an election will be held on
Tuesday, tlae 9th day of NOvem.
ber, 1858,
for the purpose Of electing, by general ticket,
eight Electors of President and Vice-Presi,
deRt two of whom two shall be for the State at
large, and six from the six Electoral Districts
of this State, to.wit: =
One Eleetor for the First District, composed
of the parishes of Plaquemines, st. Bernard,
and Of third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and fifteenth wards of the City
One Ele-tor for the Second District com.
posed of the first, second, tenth, eleventh,
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth and
seventeenth wards of the city of New Orleans,
aud of the parishes of Jefferson, St. Charles
st. John the Baptist and st. James.
One Elector for the Third District com.
posed of the parishes of Iberville, Ascension,
Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne, ST. Mary,
Iberia, st. Martin, Lafayette, Vermillion,
Cameron and Calcasieu.
One Elector for the Fourth District, com.
posed ofthe parishes of Rapides, Sabine, De.
sier, Wiun, Grant, Bienvilie, Vernon aud
Webster.
ane Elector for the Fifth District. com.
pos d of the parishes of C aeordia, Caldwell.
Fra kiln, Tensas, Maids b, Richland, Qua,
ehita, jackson, Lincoln Union, Morehouse,
East Carroll, West Carroll, Claiborne and
Catahoula.
One Elector from the Sixth District. com.
posed OF tue parishes of Acadia. st. Landry,
Point Coupee, Avoyeles, East Feliciana'
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, St.
Helena, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washington
and st. Tammany.
Also one Representative from the Sixth
Congressional District, composed of the par
ishes of Acadia, St. Landry, Pointe Coupee,
Avoyelles, East Felielana, West Felic lana,
East Batop Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Saint
Helena, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washingtt
and Saint Tammany.
The polls will be open in each election pre-
cinct of the said parish of st. Landry, from
the hours OF seven o'clock in the forenoon un-
til six O'Clock in the afternoon, on said Tues,
day, the 9th day of November, for the purpose
of receiving the votes of the qualified voters
of the parish of st. Landry, under the SUPER
vision of the commissioners of election an
pointed by authority designated by law.
The election 10 be conducted and retprns
made according to law.
And do further order that said election
shall be held at the following polling precincts
under the supervision OF the Commissioners
of Election hereinafter designated, to wit
Opelousas, at Court House, G. Mornhlhveg, Z.
Sumter Taylor. w. r. Cochran. .,
Plaisance, at Jos. Vidrine's store-yaIsin Lee
doux, Pierre Jeansonne, Joseph Frilot.
Plaisauce, at Eug. Lachapelle's--Paul Lam.
bert, Godefroy DupIe, Eug. Lacbapelle.
Waxia, at School House--H. B. Taylor, Louis
Bihip, Jesse Bihm.
Negrofoot, at Jules Godeau's-T. A. Hicks, j.
P. Godeau and Lueius Thornton,
Lower Bayou B9uf, at ID. A. Savant's-Chas.
T,afa II n,if
Upper Bayou Bnuf, at Dubuissons store-E.
Dubuisson, VIM. Young, j. III. Roberts.
Big Cane, at Hayard's store-E. l.. Henderson
George Havard, j. A. Rutledge
Morrow Station, at E. Mixers store--E. Mixer,
John l. Bell and Ed Morrow.
BELLEVUE. at School House-E. S. Clements,
VaueLere Boutte and Clarles Steel
Grand Coteau, at PAWS otice-Augustus
Burleigh, OBrien Elmer, j. J. Barry.
CouIee Croehe ut P. ID. Observation-Disclosures
Guidry, 2. ID. Richard, Edgar Meche.
Netleyvilfe, at William G. Johnson's-Alex
Moreau, oyignac Carrero, J. P. Close
Leonyille, ut e. Cormier's-J. Z. Quebedeau,
| Forester Richard, d. C. Clark.
Washington, ut Town Hail.. @. Trainer,
Wilson Ewes, James Keary
Washington ward, at Privat ChrGtiens store
~-E. Pioret III. Joubert, Ouez Lafeur.
Grand Prairie, at Alcin Vidrines-Cleopha
Doueet, AIcin Vidrine, John Fontenot.
DayOu NuiGOtt db sohut 41ssuS SLDfG~-1kfl OtuEh
Warren Maddox and w. w. Oneal.
Bayou Chicot, at Dossman's-Z. T. Oliver,
Louis Dossman and George Singleton.
Mallet, at Joseph Sullice's-Edmond DejeaD,
Martin Lemonnier and J. b. Mccoy.
Plaqnemine Point, at Philemon Brasseurs-
Theod Thibodeau, 2. T. Cary. W. D6jean
i Vile Plate, at Emile Tate's-M. Lazaro, Emile
Tate and Yves Vidrine.
/ Vile Plate, at Fremont Fuseliers-Damoi
Deyille, Louis d. Young, JAS. Groves, Jr
/ Chataignier, at d. p. Laheur's-Doryiile La
| feur. Homer Attalas, Azelen Manuel.
| Faquetaique, at David Courville, Sr's-Dagid
! CourviIle Jr, Honore Fuselier, b. Martei
t Mamou, at j. j. Landreneau's-H. j. Guillory
/ j. j. Landreneau and d. II. Quifk.
] Lower Mamou, at Z6non Vidrine's-Jean Bite
f. Rougeau, w r. Ashford, B johnson
/ Atchafalaya, at Abram Richards--W b. Rog
ers, Gordy Richard and Eugene Hayes
Atchafalaya, at West Melville, at Jack Satter
ley's--W. G. Gordon, Jr., r.. Hethertou an'
Charles Sherrouse.
Beaver Creek. at Thomas Morris-WarrenM Nc
Daniel. Thomas Morris, Philip Fontenot
Point Grand Louis at Auguste Lahaye's-A
Lahaye, Hyp. Fontenot. Emile Reed.
j. j. THOMPSON,
Returning Officer Of the parish OF st. Landry