The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-31
Notice of Election.
LAFAYETTE, La, AUG. II,

TO the qualified electors residing within
the corporate limits of the town of Lafa-
yette, and to all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that an election
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
1869. The following proposition to be
voted at said election, to-wit: Whether
they concur in: consent and acccde to the
annexation to the territorial corporate Iin1i.s
of the town of Lafayette, to be subject to
the jurisdiction, control and authority of the
municipal authorities Of said town fully
and 10 all intents and purposes if the
same had been originally Included therein
by act approved March nth 1886 incorpor-
atln:s said town, certain lots lands
,isuous and adjacent to the corporate limits
of SAID town follows, to-wit: Start
ing at the bridge the coulee west
of said town, between the properties of
Henry Eohorst and Dame Anita IIo.1orst,
wife of Doctor Franklin J. Nlouton, and
running from thence along, said Soulcc,
North 50 r. West, small ash, s. feet:
North OF East, a small ash, 50 feet; thence
~ = f., 800 feet in Hohors,'s pastures;
thence y. 27 !. E., 800 feet: thence N.
thence n. IS T., $50 feet; thence y. Is 4
T.. no feet: going from cemetery Mrs.
JUDGE place, 47o feet; thence n J! W.
east corner Of Arthur Grcig:,s properly:
thence y. !. t.. o23 feet TO the BIZ, ditch,
1000 feet to public road leading 10 Scott,
2S55 feet TO tue Louisiana Western railroad,
1858 feet 10 Tx. north side Of said railroad;
thence, f. 1924 thence South II T..
900 feet to the Morgan railroad o..
w. Division) 1850 to center of
Morgan road, 1900 feet t, the public road
leading to Brcaux Bridge. 1910 feet into Dr.
" N,,.1, !,
vest CORNER of his garden. 5000 S. about IS
feet beyond DIR. Masla's residence, 1900
feet in DR.. Mudd's back lot Thence south
- = +. from DIR. Niul,l's to public road
tor Richards lo'. 1850 feet into Crow Cir
ards property, 1890 feet to stake.
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b s. ": 10 to Is 5: T. conr r Of M @rds y:rd
DR. r ei2?:9,;;s field ts"ce $ W4os 81
'he G }:s,: s's"s;us Point ~ Z I: $50 tset:
sale, s!ss;'ea h35ss:
'I'e s9~nt may be readily sseratnsd hsthsr
t'."r Of anrc>in and including The lots land
lac ne ire t; a ''' vote OF ' by town bal
10, and tie ballots n~c,! sid election shall
w. '' %p2sHn .i M
counted for or ;,s',!s' the proposed annexation as
Voter shall appear On ks ballot de co,nmisio, rs
Sloil Ecer record Of how he voted opposite his
name On the list Of names 10 tain the
The pol! shall be opened from, the hour of six in
the forenoon Unit! seven in the attcrnoon: i,
the persons voting such polling, place. hich list
shat! be numbered from one end to the other, and
shall signed and sworn correct by the
commissioners after the poll is closed and the
are counted; 1;,at before entering their duties
tn. commissioners shall be according Law,
and # n officer authorized administer o:,t',S
present t" administer the oath to the commissioners.
II may be at'linistercd by any VOTER if
be present.. by the commissioners TO each other:
the nn'i>sioncrs shall proceed the
without moving! the box from the room or place
where the votes were received. and in presence of
two tally sheets shall be kens o. the cnant' w.G
shall! be marked viii, tI.ticS in lines from BEGIN
the laiics shall be written in figures irimedateiv
after the end of the t:.ies. and letters,
completed. the ballots counted shall be put back
in the ballot box. which shall DC imr ciateiy
counted and the ballot box scaled. above stated.
the commissioners shalt make two complied state
against the proposed anne nation also the number
o: ballots aimed ~ the box tho number OF ballots
piled statements shall be by the commits
siones. the oat, 10 be administered before pro-
sons voting and tally sheets. shall be delivered 20
the Mayor Of said town within ior.ycigh, hours
the closing of the poll said election. Viii
the ha!lo, box and i',e votes therein contained.
s,,H,,, t,rs.T; J! E, NJ, Mnr r sss, Con,
election and il case more. of s:,d
mssin'eIs fail to :!ct then cb',''nlSs"'S'S TO be
laws of the State.
Given under my hand officially at Lafayette. La.
Mayor OF he tossu OF Lafayette.