The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03
Election Notice.
Office of Returning Officer Parish
of st. Martin.
st. Martins1ille Oct. 18th. 1853.


BY virtue of Proclamation issued by his Ex-
cellency Francis T. Nichols. Governor of the
State of Louisiana bearing date Sept. 9Th. 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
;rict Of the State of Louisiana composed of Pa
rishes of Iberville, Ascension, Assumption La
fourche, Terrebonne, ST. Mary, Iberia st; Martin
Lafayette, Vermllion, Cameron and Calcasieu.
The following polls will be opened from the
hours Of seven O'Clock a. IN. 10 9 o'clock D. n.
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. B.
Eastin.
2pl. Precinct. All that section of the 1st ward
lying west of Bayou Tortue. Poll at J. j. Mou-
tons store, Commissioners j. J. Mouton, c. NJ.
Olivier and Colincourt Lassalle.
md. Ward. LIST Precinct. All that section of
the 2nd. ward South OF Whisky Bay and Larampe
to upper limit of Iberia Parish. Poll at John
Stuart, John Ray, Louis A. Patin. Clerk John
Lynch.
2nd. Precinct. All that section of the 2nd
ward north of Whiskey Bay and Larampe to up
per limit of the Ind. Ward. Poll at Anatole YER
ret Bayou Chene, Commissioners Sebastian
Smith. Chas. Warehouse and Emile yerret.
Clerk. Anatole Verret.
Srd. Precinct All that section of the 2nd.
ward south of Iberia parish, Poll at ...........
3rd. Ward. LIST. Precinct. All that section of
the 3rd. ward, east of Bayou Teche, Poll at
Martin Ducrest. Commissioners. Arthur Be-
rard, Valery Guidry, Vincent Barras, Clerk
Martin Ducrest.
2nd. Precinct. All that section of the Srd.
ward west of Bayou Teche. Poll at Arcade Gau-
thier. Commissioners Arcade Gauthier, Chs
Pothier and Cab. Bulliard
4th. Ward. 1st. Precinct. All that Sc ction of
the 9Th. ward lying east of Bayou Teche and back
of the 10 arpents from said Bayou. Poll at Ar
cade Patin. Commissioners, Joe Zimmerman,
Edw. Robert, Sylvestse Robertson. Clerk Omer
Dejean.
End. Precinct. All that section of tho 4th.
ward lying west of Precinct No. 1 OF the ith ward
Poll at Breaux Bridge. Commissioners, Numa
Domengeau. J. o. Bourdier and Jacques Del
homme Clerk David Rees.
5th War1 1etp tb,,
the 9Th. ward lying east of Bayou Teche. Poll
at Placide Leblanc, Henry Lastrapes J. B. Angel
Clerk Alcide Dupre.
End. Precinct. All that section of the 5th.
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 &C.
cording to law. A.v FLEMING.
Returning Officer.