The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-08
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PROCLAMATION.
OFFICE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I
OF THE PARISH OF LAFoURCHE.

In accordance with the Law anil in pursu-
ance of the Proclamation OF his Excellency.
Murphy }. Foster, Governor of the State OF
Louisi ana. an election will be held IN the
Pal ish OF Latourchc. at the Polling precin It's
mentioned below on Tuesday 1.-THE 18th day
of January 1881 from Z O'Clock A. NJ. unit!
& O'Clock p. NJ. for the purpose of voting on
the proposition for Il Constitutional Gonven
ton. mt which election all electors in favor
of said proposition. shall vote "For II Constr
~tutional Convention IN accordance with Act
No. 50 of 1885, and all opposed IT, the said
proposition shall vote Against a tonstiti-
tional Convention in accordance with Act
No. - of 1885, and Tor the further purpose
of electing thirty six 1861 delegates at large
and two ~ parish delegates TO the said Com
stitutienal Convention. AL in accordance with
said Act. No. - of 1896.
We do hereby direct and require the Com
missioners of Elections and other officers
therein concerned ~ hold said election On
the day and hours above mentioned within
the time prescribed NV Law and the places
designated, returns thereof to be made in all
respects in the manner and in time prescrib-
ed by law. The regular polling precincts
adopted by the Poll e Jury of the Parish OF
Lafourehe are as follows
Police jury Ward MOL.
Precinct No. 1.-Shall comprise all that
portion of this Parish between the upper
part of the Parish. right bank of the Bayou
Lafourche, and the upper line of the st.
Johns Chapel lot including The Brulee Chene
Vert with polling places at or near the Webre
Plantation.
Precinct No. 2.-Shall comprise the re
mainder of the Police jury Ward No, ] with
a polling place at or near the Bayou LafOur-
che end OF the Brnlee Outlet Lane or Road.
Poiiee Jury Ward No. :.
Precinct No. shall extend from the
lower limits of the Ridgefeld plantation to
the upper line of the Acadia Plantation with
polling place at or near the Court House in
the town of Thibodanx.
Precinct No. 2-Sball extend from the
upper line of the Acadia 2 .a~ntation TO La
fourcae Crossing, With a pull at or near Ar
sene Bergeron's residence.
Precinct No. 3.-Shall extend from the
rear of the Acadia Plantation or Bayou Blue
east bank, to the bridge over the bayou La
croix, with polling place at or near Orville
Thibodaux S residence.
Precinct No. 4-shall extend from said
bayou Lacroix to the extreme settlement,
with a polling Mace at or near the residence
of Demetrius Hotard.
Poice Jury Ward No. 3.
Precinct No. l-Shall extend from Lafour-
che Crossing to the lower line IF Louis
Bourgeois place. with a polling place at or
peor the residence Of the late Jules Thibo.
danx.
Precinct No. 2-Shall extend from tie low
er line of Louis bourgeois place 70 the lower
line of Louis Martins place. with polling
place at or near the store formerly kept by
Lovingly Folse.
Precinct No. 3.-Shall extend from the
lever line of Lonis Martins to the upper
line of Ursin Leblanc. with polling plaza at
or near the store formerly kept by Ben Folse
Police Jury HaAa No. a.
Precinct ! No. l.-Shall extend from the
upper line of Ursin LeBlanc's to the lower
line of the plantation owned by Jean Clau-
Diet, with a polling place at Lockport.
Precinct No. 2.-ShaIl extend from the
lower line of Jean flaudet's plantation. to
the lower line of J. It. BadeauX's place, with
polling place at or near Aristide Delaune's
place.
Precinct No. 3.-shall extend from the
lower line of j. T. Badeaux's place to a point
opposite Harane's Canal. with 6 polling
place at or near the store formerly kept by
Eli. Lacroix.
Police Jury Ward No. ).
Precinct No. l-ShalI extend from the mp
per line OF the Parish, left bank. eighty ar
rents back. to the upper line of r.. L fugh's
Live Oak plantation. with a polling place at
or near Felix Delatte's Shoo fly store.
ICeCfutb AN6. -"ESHdil tA lGtl 1Ttln tHS uH-
per line Of Live Oak plantation with a depth
of eighty arpents, TO the upper line Of the
Collins plantation, now owned hr DrauZin
Cancienne, with polling place at or near
the Store formerly owned BY H.. d. Coulou,
but now nv T.. G. Carver.
Precinct No. 3.-Shal1 extend from the mp
per line of DrauZin Cancierne's place to La
fourche Crossing, including the Cnteaux
Boudreaux. with polling place OF o. near
Mrs. L.. A. Gossin.
Precinct No. 4.-Shall include the Baton
Pilon and Choctaw settlements, with polling
place at or near the public school house on
Section No. IL.
Police Jury Ward No. 6.
Precinct No. l.-Shall extend from the up
per line OF the parish in the rear Of Police
Jury Ward No. 5 to the Grand Bayou bridge
with polling place at or near Onezippi Chi
asson's place on the Chackbay ridge or set.
tlement.
Precinct No. 2-Shall extend from the
bridge over Grand Bayou to the lower line
of the A. A.. Laforest place formerly. with
poll at or naar Victor Legendre's place.
Precinct No 3-Shall comprise the Mala-
gay settlements, with poll at or near Louis
kraeme1's store.
Police Jury Ward MOI.
Precinct No. I.-Shall extend from La
fonrche Caossing, left banl, to the lower
line OF Ariel plantation including rear settle
men.s with polling place at or near the store
of Toups & Gaude, formerly p. Ledet's store.
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from the
lower line OF Ariel plantation to the Upper
line of the Upper Ten plantetion of Mrs. q.
Foret & Co. with polling place at or near
Wellington lfebert's Store or place.
Precinct No. 3-Shall extend from the
upper line of the Upper Ten plantation to the
lower line OF q. y. Matthews Georgia plan
tation. including the Coteau Folse, with poII
at or near the residence on the Mary planta-
tion front OF Simon Abraham & Co.
Pst,ce Jury Ward No. s..
Precinct No. J.-Shall include the whole OF
the Ward No. 3 with polling place 1T or