The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-24
Notice of Election.
LAFAYETTE, La, AUG. -,

s. LAFAYETTE, La, AUG. -, 1895.
To the qualified electors residing within
the corporate limits of the town of Lafa-
ye,te, and to all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that an election UNI
der the general election laws of this State
will be held at the courthouse of the parish,
in the town of Lafayette on Tuesday Sept.
and, 1895, to be voted at, only by those
qualified to vote under the general election
laws of the, State, and who reside in the
territorial limits of the town of Lafayette as
established at present by act No. III OF
1862 The following proposition to be
voted on at said election, to-wit: Whether
they concur in. consent and accede to the
annexation to the territorial corporate Limits
of the town of Lafayette, to be subject to
the Jurisdiction, control and authority of the
municipal authorities of said town as fully
and to all intents and purposes as if the
same had been originally Included therein
by act approved March nth 1890 incorPor-
| ating said town, certain lots or lands con-
tiguous and adjacent to the corporate limits
of SAID town follows, to-wit: Start
ing at the bridge the coulee west
Henry Hohorst and Dame Anita Hohorst,
wife of Doctor Franklin J. Mouton, and
running from thence along said coulee'
North SO Il West, small ash, 80 feet;
North g East, small ash, 90 feet; thence
thence N. 81 Il. E., 900 feet; thence N.
IL a East, 40 feet, in cemetery 200 feet;
thence N. IS E., 389 feet; thence N. 10 u
E., no feet; going from cemetery to Mrs, 1;
500 feet; thence N. 20 E. 900 feet to south
east corner of Arthur Greig's property;
thence N. x E., 6e3 feet to the big ditch,
| 1000 feet to public road leading to Scott,
1883 feet to the louisiana Western railroad,
2653 feet to the north side of said railroad
thence, E. 1924 thence South " E.
600 feet to the Morgan railroad Il:
Morgan road, 1860 feet t. the public road
leading to Breaux Bridge, 1910 feet into DR..
F. S. Mudd's field, 382o feet to the south
west corner of his garden, 5000 S. about rs
feet in DR.. Mudd's back lot. Thence south
AZ 4 E. from DIR. Mudd's to public road
leading to Breaux Bridge, $40 feet to Men
tor Richards lot, 1850 feet into Crow Cir
sn e $50
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flied ELECTORS yo.n at said sieeon ,i have voied
SAID the territorial corporate limits Of said town
lot The and . ee'Ssi x s ase at ssa election ss
of thite paper upon which shall be written thes
tho ss ss
counsedfor AGAINST the proposed annexation 10 "a
voter shall appear his ballot. the commissions.
the lis. OF names. 10 ascertain the &c
ne poll shall he opened from the hour of six i
the ] ni in s1 a tssp lis,
tho persons voting at such polling place. which lis
shall be numbered from one end to ;hc other. an
commissioners after the poll is closed and the
counted: That nefofe cn.erin on ,her dT,,s
and If o.nccr authorized administer naths b
i may administered by any voter. If vot,
be pTsssnt by The e9mmssians sa to Sae, o.hs
without moving the from the plac
,ny Soef or so,rs who may cs;rc to be
two tally sheets snail be kept OF the count W hic
~ ,:llies shall he wrii!sn in figures mn'sdae
prevent alteration thereof: and after the cour
in the ba!lo. box which shall be Immediately seale
with; i , ab at box s" as an: aov
tn. commissioners shall make two complied stat
, asains, The proposed cxaton, also the numb
OF ballots con tanned in the box. the number OF baltic
= piled statements shall be by ,he comm
Ss s be list s Of the
S sons voting and tally sheets: shall be delivered
the closing Of the poll at sad election sesesSsr wi
the ballot boy and 'hs votes therein eon1nsd
s,an,in. have been appointed commissioners Of sa
, mssioners TAIL to act then conmissioners to
appointed in accordance with the general cccte
this 1sth day Of August Ammo D%mni. eighteen hu
'''o ana Mayor of The town Of Lafayette