The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1901-08-24
Notice and Proclamation o
Election.

Whereas, one third of the qualified
electors and property tax payers of
Drainage District No. 8 Of the Parish of
lIafourche, lying and being and extend
ing from the upper line Of the Parish,
left bank Of Bayou Lafourche, to the
lower line Of the Laural Valley Planta.
ti0n, including Upper and Lower Chou
pic, Chackbay rs Tar down as the lower
line of the Chouteau plantation and in
Guiding, also the Bayou Cabanossi to its
mouth ut Bayou Boeuf, have filed q
petition in writing with the Commits
sioners of said District No. 3, wherein
they set forth that they desire to incur
amount Of Fifty Thousand dollars, the
said bonds to run for period of Forty
years, commencing with the first day Of
January, 1901 and bearing five per cent
per annum interest, payable annually,
for the purpose of effectively and thOur-
onghly draining the lands comprised in
said Drainage District No. 3, and to that
end and for that purpose they pray that
the Commissioners for said Drainage
District call and order an election In
accordance with law and submit to the
property Taxpayers of said Drainage
District No. 3, who are qualified electors,
proposition to levy and assess a spe-
cial tax on the assessed valuation of all
taxable property situated in said Drain
dollar, the said special tax to run for .
period OF Forty years, commencing
with January, lst, 1901.
Now therefore, we, the undersl kned
Drainage Commissioners of said Drain
age District No. 8, by virtue Of the pow
er and authority vested In us by the
Constitution and laws Of Louisians, and
passed by US on the 23rd, day of Aug,
1901. authorizing this notice and pro.
clamatiOn, do by these presents order
that q special election be held in said
Drainage District No for the purposes
hereinaboye set forth, on Tuesday the
LIST, day Of October, 1901, and it is further
ordered that the polling places, commits
as herein below designated, and that all
polls shall open at the hour of seven
O'Clock .. IN. and close at five O'Clock
p. m.
The undersigned Commissioners of
the said Drainage District No. 8 will in
open session to be held at the Court
House, in the Clerks Office Of the parish
1901 at the hour of ten o'clock q. m. pro-
ceed to open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots in number and
value. examine and canvas the returns
and declare the result of said election.
The following shall be polling places,
the Commissioners and Clerks Of Elec-
ton:
Ward S, Precinct No. l, Shall extend
from the upper line of the Parish, left
bank, eighty arpents back, to the upper
line Of Mrs. X. L. Pugh's Live Oak plan
tatiOn, with polling place at or near
Felix Delatte's Store
COmmissioners-Luci Trosclair, l..
J. Trosclair, Felix Delatte, Clerk Sabas-
tien Haydel.
Wards, Precinct No. 2, shall extend
from the upper line Of the Live Oak
pcnts, to the upper line Of the Collins
plantation now owned by Drauzin Can
cienne, with polling place at or near the
store formerly owned by H. N. COulon,
now known as the Abby Store.
COmmissiOners-Char Leche, Doug
las Thibodaux, Taylor Lejeune, Clerk
John Leche.
Ward 5, Precinct No. 3, shall extend
from the upper line Of Drauzin Can
cienne's place to the lower line OF the
Laurel Valley Plantation, with polling
place ut or near Leo j. BOudrcaux's 3
Store.
Commissioners-Ieo ]. Boudresux
Cyprien Cancienne, Alexandra Toups,
Clerk ID. l.. I.apeyrOussc.
from the upper line Of the Parish, in the
rear of Police Jury Ward No. to the
Grand Bayou Bridge, with polling place
ct or near Onexippe Chiasson', on the
Chacbsy Ridge settlement.
COmmissioners-E Caillouet, J.,
T. CaillOuet, Onezippe Chiasson, Clerk
Theobald Gros.
Ward q, Precinct No. 2, shall extend
from the bridge over Grand Bayou to
the lower line of the A. A. Lsforest
place, formerly, with polling place at
or near Victor Iegendre's residence.
Commissioners-I.ov Rodrigue.
Jean Rodrigue, valcour Rodrigue, Clerk
Auguste Toups.
THOs. Fl. ROGER,
ALcIDR ]. Tours.
L. A. TROsCLAIR,
W.LEPlNE,
Ed. CAILLOUET,
Commissioners Of Drainage District No.
5, Parish of Lafourche.