The Opelousas courier., 1888-10-27
NOTICE Or e ECTToN

nURSUANT to Proclamation of His Ex
J. cellency Francis T. Nichols, Governor o
the State Of Louisiana, bearing date the 4tt
day of September, 1888, all the qualified vo
tors of the parish of St. Landry are hereby no
tilted that an election will be held on
Tuesday, tlae 9Th day Of Novem.
ber, H8SS,
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 al
large, and six from the six Electoral Distric
of this State, to-wit:
One Elect0r 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
of New Orleans, parish of Orleans.
One Elect0r for the Second District COM
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth and
seventeenth wards of the city of New Orleans,
and of the parishes of jefferson, st. Charles,
st. John the Baptist and st. James.
One Eleetor for the Third District, COM
posed Of the parishes of Iberville, ascension,
Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne, st. Mary
Iberia, st. Martin, Lafayette, VermilIion, ,
Cameron and Calcasieu.
One Elector for the Fourth District, COM
posed of the parishes of Rapides, Sabine, De-
Soto, NatchitOches, Red River, Caddo, Bos
sieF, Winn, Grant, Bienville, Vernon and
Webster.
One Elector for the Fifth District CON-
posed of the parishes Of Coneordia, Caldwell,
Franklin, Tensas, Madison, Richland, Qua
chita, jackson, Lincoln, Union, Morehouse,
East Carroll, West Carroll, Claiborne and
Catahoula.
One Elector from the Sixth District, com
posed of the parishes of Acadia. st. Landry.
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, st.
Helena, Livingston, Tangipahos, 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 Feliclana, West FeIie lana,
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Saint
Helena, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washingtt n
and Saint Tammany.
The polls will be open in each election pre-
cinet 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 ap.
pointed by authority designated by law
The election to be conducted and returns
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, C. Mornhinveg,
A. j. Grimstead, w. r. Cochran.
Plaisance, at JOS Vidrine's store-Valsin Pc
doux, Pierre Jeansonne, Joseph Frilot.
Plaisance, at Eug. Lachapelle's-Paul Lam
bert, Godefroy Dupi6. Eug. Lachapelle.
Waxia, ct School House-H. B. Taylor, Louis
Bihm, Jesse Bihm.
Negrofoot, at Jules Godean's-T. A. Hicks, j.
P. Godean and Lucius Thornton
Lower Bayou B9uf, at D. A. Savant's-Chas
Laheur, j. P. Reed, 18th Bruckens.
Upper Bayou Beuf, OF Dabuisson's store-E.
Big Cane, at Havard's store-E. L. Henderson
George Havard, j. A. Rutledge.
Morrow Station, at E. Mixers store-E. Mixer,
JOIN I. Bell and Ed Morrow
Bellevue, at School House-E. 8. Clements,
Vaueher6 Boutte and Charles Steel
Grand Coseaq. Ct Paws ofieeanAugnstus
Coul6e CrOche, at P. ~ Richard's-Alexandre
Guidry, p. d. Richard, Edgar Mache.
N0tleyville, at William C. JOhnson's-AIex
Moreau, Cvignac Carriere, ]. P. Close.
Leonville, at z. Cormier's-J. E. Quebedeau,
Forester Richard, D. C. Clark.
Washington, at Town Hail.. o. TrainOr,
Wilson Ewes, Ed. Keary.
Washington ward, at Privat Chretien's store,
e. Pioret, Fl. Joubert, Privat Chr6tien.
Grand Prairie, at Alcin Vidrine's-Cl6ophas
Doucet, Alcin Vidrine, Jshn Fontenot.
Bayou ChicOt, at Sam Haas store--Eli Clark,
y Warren Maddox nd W. w. Oneal.
Bayou Chisot, at DtSsmans-Z. T. Oliver,
Louis Dossman and George Singleton.
Mallet, at Joseph Sullice's-Edmond Deiean,
Jules Carriere and j. b. Mccoy.
Plaquemine Point, at Philemon Brasseur's-
Jules Sybillss, z. 7. Cary. w. Deiean.
Vile Plate, ct Emile Tate's-M Lazaro, Ensle
Tate and Yves Vidrine.
Vile Plate, at Fremont Fuselier's-Damon
Deville, Louis d. Young, Jas. Groves, II
ChataiGnier, at ID. P Lafieur's-Doryille La
deur, Homer Attalas, Azelien Manuel.
Faquetaique, at David CourviIe, Sr's-David
Conrville Jr, Honore Fuselier, B. Martel.
Mamou, at j. j. Landreneau's-H. j. Guillory,
j. j. Landreneau and ID. H. Quirk
Lower Mamou, at Zenon Vidrine'a-Jean Bte
3. Rougeau, W. r. Ashford, B. johnson.
Atehafalaya, at Abram Richard's-W. B. Rog.
ers, Gordy Richard and Eugene Hayes.
Atchafalay ., ut West Melville, at Jack Sa6ter-
ley's-W. C. Gordon, Jr., r. Hetherton and
L. j. Dodge.
Beaver Creek, at Thomas Morris-Warren Nc
Daniel. Thomas Norris, 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
Oct. 13, 1888.