The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-08-17
Election Notice.
Office Of Returning officer Parish OF St. Martin
81 Martin ellie Ann. Eth. lSNl.

Office OF Returning Officer Parish OF st. Martin.
St. Martinsville Aug. 18th. 1889.
By virtue of a proclamation issued by his Ex-
cellency Francis T. Nichols Governor of the
State Of Louisiana, dated at the city Of Baton
Rouge the 18th. day of July A. d. 1889 and in &C
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
sional District OF this State, composed Of the
Parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu.
Cameron. Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette. Lafourche
81. Martin. ST. Mary. Terrebonne and Vermilion)
to the 5lst. Congress Of the United States to fill
the unexpired term Of Hon. Edward J. Gay de-
ceased
The following polls will be opened from tn
hours of seven o'clock a. m. until p. IN. for
the purpose of receiving the votes Of the quail
fed electors of the Parish of ST. Martin at the
following places and under the supervision of
the following named commissioners.
1st Ward. LIST. Precinct. All that section of
the LIST ward lying east of Bayou Tortue. Poll at
the Court House.
Commissioners, Casimir Wilt, Louis Tertrou
| anu Ia. E 1AhlOlTe. lpTh, W. ID. TAstlus
md. Precinct. All that section Of the LIST ward
lying west of Bayou Tortue. Poll at J. J. Mouton
Commissioners, J. J. Mouton. G. NJ. Olivier
Paul Lacour. Clerk Anatole Cormier.
End. Ward. LIST. Precinct. All that section of
the 2nd. ward south of Whiskey Bay and La
rampe to upper limit of Iberia Parish. Poll at
John Lynch, Butte La Rose.
| Commissioners. Tom Stuart, John Ray and
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 2nd. Ward. Poll at Anatole
Verret, Bayou Chene.
Commissioners. s. Smith. Chas. Waterhouse
Clerk Anatole Verret.
| 3rl. Precint. All that section Of the End. ward
south of Iberia Parish. Poll at................
3rd. ward LIST. Precinct. All that section OF
the 3rd. ward east of Bayou Teche. Poll at Mar
tin Ducrest.
| Commissioners. Aug. Maraist. Vincent Bar.
ras ard valery Guidry. Clerk. NJ. Ducrest.
md. Precinct. All that section of the 3rd
Ward west of Bayou Teche. Poll at Cleric Gau.
| thier.
Commissioners. Arcade Gauthier. Chs. Pc
| thier and John johnson. Clerk, v. Guilbeau.
}tn. ward. lst. Precinct. All IN AT section oil
the 4th. 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
Sylvestre Robertson. Clerk. Omer Dejean.
2nd. Precinct. All that section OF the It h.
ward lying west of precinct No. of the 4th.
ward. Poll at Breaux Bridge.
Commissioners, Cyp. Guidry. j. o. Bourdier and
jacques Delhomme. Clerk. David Rees.
9Th. Ward. LIST. Precint. All that section OF
the 5th, ward lying east of Bayou Teche. Poll
at Placide Leblanc.
COMMISSIONERS. Placide Leblanc, Armand
Angel, sgd. Lastrappe. Clerk. A, A. Dupre.
2nd. Precinct. All that section Of the 9Th ward
lying west of Bayou Teche. Poll at l.. G. Gui-
dry.
Commissioners l.. {. Guidry, Ant. Patin Oze-
me Roy. Clerk Il. b. wilkins.
Said election to be held and returns made &C.
cortling to law.
| A. V. FLEMING.
Returning Officer