The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-10-27
Election Notice.
Office of Returning Officer Parish
of st. Martin.
St. Martinsxille Oct. 18th. 1888.

st. Martinsville Oct. 18th, 1888.
By virtue of a Proclamation issued by his Ex-
cellency Francis L. Nichols. Governor OF the
State of Louisiana bearing date Sept. 4th. 1883
and in accordance with law all qualified electors
of the Parish of st. Martin, State of Louisiana
are hereby notified that an election will be held
on Tuesday the 9th. day of November it being
the Tuesday next following the first Monday Of
said month for the purpose of electing eight
electors for President and Vice Presi-
dent two of whom shall be for the State at
large and six from the several electoral district
of the State. Also one Representative in Con-
gress to represent the Third Congressional Dis
trict of the State of Louisiana composed of Pa
rishes of Iberville, Ascension, Assumption La
fourche, Terrebonne, st. Mary. Iberia st; Martin
Lafayette. vermillion, Cameron and Calcasieu.
The following polls will be opened from the
hours of seven o'clock a. m. to o'clock p. m.
for the purpose of receiving the votes OF the
qualified electors of the Parish of ST. Martin at
the following places and under supervision Of
the following named commissioners.
LIST. Ward. LIST. Precinct. All that section Of
the LIST. ward east of Bayou Tortue, Poll at the
Court House. Commissioners, Alfred VOORHEES,
+. VI. Thomas and Felix Baker, Clerk W. Il.
Eastin.
2nd. Precinct All that section of the LIST ward
lying west of Bayou Tortue. Poll at J. j. Mou-
tons store, Commissioners J. j. Mouton, c. NJ.
Olivier and Colincourt Lassalle.
2nd. Ward. LIST Precinct All that section Of
the End. ward South of Whisky Bay and Larampe
to upper limit of Iberia Parish. Poll at John
Lynch, Butte la Rose. Commissioners, Tom
Stuart, John Ray, Louis A. Patin. Clerk John
Lynch.
2nd Precinct. All that section of the End
ward north of Wh;skey Bay and Larampe to up
per limit of the End. Ward Poll at Anatole ver-
ret Bayou Chene, Commissioners Sebastian
Smith. Chas. Warehouse and Emile Verret.
Clerk Anatole Yerret.
Srd. Precinct. All that section of the End.
ward south of Iberia parish, Poll at ........
3rd. Ward. 1st Precinct. All that section of
the Srd. ward, east of Bayou Teche, Poll at
Martin Ducrest. Commissioners. Arthur Be-
rard, Valery Guidry, Vincent Barras, Clerk
Martin Ducrest.
End Precinct. All that section of the 3rd.
ward west of Bayou Teche. Poll at Arcade Gan
thier. Commissioners Arcade Gauthier, Chs
Pothier and Cab. Bulliard.
18th. Ward. LIST. Precinct. All that Sc ction of
the 9TH. ward lying east of Bayou Teche and back
of the 40 arpents from said Bayou. Poll at Ar
cade Patin. Commissioners, Joe Zimmerman
Edw. Robert, Sylvestre Robertson. Clerk Omer
Deiean.
End. Precinct. All that section of the 9Th.
ward lying west Of Precinct No. of the 18th ward
Poll at Breaux Bridge. Commissioners, Numa
Domengeau, J. o. Bourdier and Jacques Del
homme, Clerk David Rees.
9Th. Ward. LIST precinct. All that section of
the 9Th. ward lying east of Bayou Teche. Poll
at Placide Leblanc, Henry Lastrapes j. B. Angel
Clerk Alcide Dupre.
2nd. Precinct. All that section of the 9Th.
ward lying west of Bayou Teche. Poll at Ala
din Marks. Commissioners. l.. c. Guidry.
Aladdin Marks and Henry Dickson. Clerk Robt.
wilkins.
The election to be held and returns made ac-
cording to law. A.V. FLEMING.
Returning Officer.