The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-08-31
Election Notice.

Office Of Returnin, officer Parish Of st. Martin.
ST. Mariinsyilie Aug Eth. lss9.
BY virtue Of a proclamation ISSUED by his Ex
cclleucy Franci, T. Nichols Governor of the
State Of louisiana. dated at the city of Baton
Rouge the 18th. day of July \. ID. lso9 and in ac
cordance 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 Bird. day of september 1889.
for one Representative from the Third Congress
sinnal District of this State, composed of the
Parishes of Ascension. Assumption, Calcaseu,
Cameron. Iberia. lheryille, Lafayette, Lafourche
st. Martin -. ilary. Trrrcbonne and Nermilion)
to the jl-t Congress of the United States to fill
the unexpircd term of Hon. Edward J. Gay de-
ceased.
The following polls will be opened from tn
hours Of seven o'clock a m. until d p. IN. for
the purpose of receiving the votes Of the quail
fed electors of the Parish Of 81. Martin at the
following places and under the supervision of
the following named commissioners.
LIST. Ward. LIT. Precinct. All that section Of
the lst. ward lying east of Bayou Tortue. Poll at
the Court House.
Commissioners, Ca-imir Wilt, Louis Tertrou
and l.. f.. Ialoire Clerk, ". b. Eastin.
2nd Precinct. All that section Of the LIST ward
lying west Of Bayou Tortue. Poll atJ.J Mouton.
Commissioners, ]. J. Mouton. c. NJ. Olivier
Paul I.acour Clerk Anatole Corinier.
2nd. Ward. LIT. Precinct. All that section of
the md. ward south of Whiskey Bay and La
ramrc to upper limit of Iberia Parish. Poll at
John Lynch, Butte La Rose.
Commissioners, Tom Stuart John Ray and
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2nd. Precinct. All that section of the 2nd.
ward north of Whskey Bay and Iarampe to up
per limit of the 2nd. Ward. Poll at Anatole
Verret, Bayou Chene.
| Commissioners, s. smith, Chas. Warehouse.
Carl Larson. Ci, * Anatole ycrret.
3rl. Precint. All hat section Of the md. ward
south of iberia Parish Poll at..................
! Bird. ward. LIST. Precinct. All that section of
the Bird. ward east of Bay GU Teche. Poll at Mar
tin Ducrest.
/ Commissioners. Aug. Narai-t, Vincent Bar
ras and Valery Guidry. Clerk, II. Ducrest.
! 2nd. Precinct. All that section of the Bird.
/ Ward west of Bayou Teche. Poll at Cleric Gau-
thier.
| Commissioners. Arcade Gauthier. Chs Po-
thier and John johnson. Clerk. V. Guilbeau.
It'll. Ward. ist. Precinct. All that section of
the 9Th. ward lying east of Bayou Teche and back
of the 10 arpen,s from said Bayou. Poll at Ar
cade Patin.
Commissioners, Joe Zimmerman. E,lw. Robert
Sylvestre Robertson. Clerk. Omer Dejean.
md. Precinct. All that section of the 4th.
ward lying west Of precinct No. l Of the 4th
ward. Poll at Breaux Bridge
! Commissioners, Cyp. Guidry, J. O. Bourdier and
jacques Delhomme. Clerk, David Rees.
9Th. Ward. 1st Precint All that section of
the 5th, ward lying east of Bayou Teche. Poll
at Facide Leblanc.
commissioners. Paciie Leblanc Armand
Angel, sgd. Lastrappe. Clerk. \, A. Dupre.
| 2nd. Precinct. All that section Of the jth ward
lying west of Bayou Techc Poll at l.. c. Gu-
dry.
! Commissioners l.. G.. Guidry, Ant. Patin Oze-
me Roy. Clerk Il. Il. wilkins
Said election 70 be- held and returns made ac-
cordinS to law.
4. V. FLEMING.
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