The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-03-10
ELECTION NOTICE.
OFFICE OF RErURNINs OFFICER. }
TlibOdauy Ia Ian % 1899

| 1"Fsuant 10 proclamation issued by His
| Governor Of the State of Louisiana. tbs onali'
/ nceevoters OF the parish OF LatOurche are
| hereby notified that an ELECTION will be
! held on
TUESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF APRIL. 1885,
it being the Tuesday next following the
| third Monday in April) from O'clock in the
morning until o'clock in the afternoon for
the purpose of taking the vote of the qualified
| electors Of this State ON the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this State which
have been adopted by a two-thirds vste Of
| ali members elected to each House 0( the
General Assembly of this State ut its last
| regular sessions OF 1884 ami 1885,
And. whereas. it ls further provided that
| at the above stated time there shall be elect
ed Governor, u Lieutenant Governor, a Sc
cretary of State, an Attorney General. . State
Treasurer. AL Auditor Of Public Accounts
and II Superintendent Of Public Education for
| the term Of four years;
And, whereas, it is further provided that
on the same day there shall be elected two
Senators for the Ninth Senatorial District,
composed of tue parishes Of Terrebonns. La
fOurche and Assumption. aud two Kepreseu-
| tatives for the parish of Lafourche for the
| term of four years,
And, whereas, it is further provided that
at the same time there shall be elected for
| the term of four wears, two District Judges
Judicial District. composed of the parishes of
Lafourche aud Assumption; and, whereas, it
| is further provided that vt the same time
there shall be elected in this prrish BY the
qualified electors thereof, one Clerk OF the
| district Court, one Sheriff and One Coroner
| Tor the parish OF Litourche, for the term of
| tour years.
And, whereas, it ia further provi led that at
the same time there shall be elected by the
| qualified electors III each police jury ward of
Constable for the term Of four years, except
| i'll such wards IN which there il an incOrpsr-
| atedl town, there shall be elec.ed two Justices
! Of the Peace and two Cuns.a bes. And In
order that none but tho qualified electors 0f
the ward shall vote for such officers, the bal
+ lots ot such electors for said officers shall be
received aud deposited III separate box, to
he kept iOr that purpose
And. whereas, the General Assembly, at its
! regular SESSIONS. held in the years 1854 and
! 1851, have adopted cprtail proposed amend
ments to the Constitution Of this State,
which under the provisions Of Article .56 of
SAID Constitution are submitted to the quail
tied voters ot the State Tor their approval or
| rejection in such manner aud form that the
qualified voters may vUto tor or against each
of said amendments separately, and which
are as follows:
Amendment No. l.
Under Ac, No. 43. of iSSi--Tulane University
Amendment.
The terms of Act No 4:,, of the regular ses-
sion OF 1854. adopted at tbs session Of tue
Legislature in the year 1884, are hereby rati
fled and approved, aud all provisions Of the
Constitution Of 1879 repu:Bant thereto, OF in
| amy way impa!ring the l'assnge thereof, are
hereby repealed 50 Tar as the operations oil
said Act CONCERNED.
Amendment No. 2.
Under Joint Resolution No. liz, of 1881.
"rhe General Assembly may divide the
State into leyec districts and provide for the
appointment, or elec. ion of levee commission
erS in said districts, vii" shall, iu the method
| or manner to be provided Ivy ltw, have su-
pervisiom of the ERECTION, repair and inain-
tenance of the leVe~s III sad districts to
| that effect the 'evre commissioners may levy
| "a tax not to exceed ten mills on tue taxable
| property situated in the aIluviIl portions Of
| said district su ject to overflow provided.
| that in case of necessity, to raise additional
funds for the purpose "t constructing, pre-
| serving and repairing amy levers protecting
! the lands cf the district. the rate of taXat.ou
herein limited, may he increased when tho
rate ot such increase and tie necessity aud
purpose for which it il intended shall have
! been submitted to il vote OF the property tax
payers in such district, paying taxes Tor
| himself or in any representative capacity,
| y
situated in the alluvi"l portion ef said district
subject to overflow. and majority OF those
in number aud value voting at such election
! 8 laIl have voted therefor.
| amendment No. 3.
joint Resolution No. %. Of the Regular Ses-
/ sion Of 1886.
.In those districts composed OF one parish,
there shall be not less t,an six terms OF the
district court each year.
I'm all other districts here shall be in each
parish not less than four terms IT the district
court each year. except in the parishes OF
Cameron Franklin anl Vernon. iu which
there shall be not less than two terms OF the
district court each year
| Until provided 10y law. the terms OF the
| district coult i'll each parish shall be fixed
by IA rule of said court. which shalt not b''
changed without notice 10y publication at
| least thirty days PRO ." such change
There shall he III each parish not less than
two jury terms each year, at which Il grand
iu,y shall he cnlanr c.l. except in the par
,shes Of Cameron. FlaEklin and Vernon. in
which there shall hc MT less than one jnry
,ei M each year, al which grand jury .i,;,.l
be en paueled'.
"A, other jury tern,s the General Assembly
sEoll p,o>ite t"r SPECIAL jnrirs, when ncccs
! sary for the trial of criminal cases.
Amendment No. 4.
Joint Resolution No. IS. Of the Regular Scs
, ! slu ot 1896.
"Ar,icle lSa "he New Basin Caral aul
Shclrna,i and thri. alpurt-nances shail Lo
/ bs leased or aleAMted.
fn,rn dnent No. ).
joint Resolution No. 49, al the Regular Ses
sion OF 1886.
"Art,cle 81, That ia the event Of death o,
, from whatever cause. the office Of ieutenan,
Goyrrper shall become vacant, then and il