The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-10-13
Election Notice.
Office of Returning Officer Parish
of st. Martin.
St. Martinsville Oct. 18th. 1858.


BY virtue Of A PROCLAMATION issue by his E1-
cellency Francis T. Nichols. Governor of the
State Of Louisiana hearing date Sept. ith. los5
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. Jay of November it being
the Tuesday Iext following the first Monday OF
eaid month for the purpose of electing eight
electors for President and Vice Presl-
dent tw1 of whom N Il be for the State at
large and six from the several electoral district
OF the State. Also cre Representative in Con-
gress to r. 3resent the Third Congressional Dis
trict of the StP-n of Loui-ilna com posed OF Pa
rshes of Iberville, Asce ion, Assumption La
folrche Terrebc ane. st. l.ary, Iberia St; Martin
LAFAYETTE verrniliion, Cameron and Calcasieu.
The following polls will be opened from the
hours of seven o'clock a. IT.. 10 g o'clock p. IN.
for the purpose Of receiving the votes Of the
Guniifed electors o. the Parish of St. Martin at
the following places and under supervision of
the following named commissioners.
lst Ward. LIST. Precinct. All that section of
the lst. ward east of Bayou Tortue, Poll at the
Court House. Commissioners, Alfred VOORHEES,
F. NJ. Thomas and Felix Baker, Clerk w. Ii.
Eastin.
End Precinct. All that section of the LIST ward
lying west of Bayor To .re. Poll at j. j. Mou-
toms store, Commissioners j. j. Mouton, {. NJ
Olivier and Colincourt Lassalle.
2nd. Ward Ist Precinct. All that section OF
the 2nd. ward South OF Whisky Bay and Larampe
to upper limit ot Iberia Parish. Poll at John
Lynch Butte Ia Rose. Commissioners, Tom
Stuart, John Ray. Louis 4. Patin. Clerk Johr
Lynch.
2nd. Precinct. All that section of the 2nd
ward north of Whiskey Bay and Larampe to up
per limit of the End. Ward. Poll at An.tole Yer
ret Bayou Chene, Commissioners Sebastian
Smith. Chas. Warehouse and Emile Verret
Clerk. Anatole yerret.
3rd. Precinct All that section of the End
ward south of Iberia parish, Poll at $500.
3rd. Ward. lst Precinct. All that section o
the Srt. ward. east of Bayou Teche, Poll a
Martin Ducrnst. Commissioners. Arthur Be
rard. valery Guidly, Vincent Barras, Clerl
Martin Ducrest.
2nd Precinct. All that section of the 3rd
ward west of Bayou Teche. Poll at Arcade eau
thier. Commissioners Arcade Gauthier. Chs
Pothier and Cab. Bulliard.
4th Ward. list Precinct. All that Sc ction o
the 4th ward lying east of Bayou Teche and bacl
of the 40 arpents from. said Bayou. Poll at Ar
cade Patin. Commiss oners Joe Zimmerman
Edw. Robe. t. Sylvestre Robertson. Clerk One
Dejean.
End. Precinct. All that section of the 4th
ward lying west of Precinct No. 1 of the ith war,
Poll at Breaux Bridge. Commissioners. Num-
Domeu. eau, J. o. Bourdier and Jacques Del
homme, Clerk David Rees.
5th. Ward. 1st precinct. All that section o
tho 5th. ward lying east Of Bayou Teche. Pol
at Placide Lellonc, Henry Lastrepes J. b. Ange
Clerk ilc.de Drpre.
2nd. Precinct. All that section of the 9Th
ward lying west of Bayou Teche. Poll at Ala
din Ma. KS. ,',nissioners. l.. c. Guidry
Aladdin Marks and Henry Dickson. Clerk Robt
wilkins.
The election TO be held and returns made &C
co-ding to law. A.V. FLEMING.
Returning Officer.