The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-08-10
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


Whereas, the Police Jury of St. Mary
Parish, did at it's session on Monday,
July 8, 1907. ordain an election should
be held throughout this parish on Tues
day the Goth day of August, A. d.,
1907.
Now we, Board of Supervisors of Flee
ton in and for ST. Mary parish, duly
qualified, commissioned and sworn, by
virtue of the authority in us vested, do
hereby give public notice that on Tues
day, the Doth day of August, A. D., 1907,
an election will be held throughout the
parish of St. Mary. at the several polling
places established by law, and which
have been often named, for the purpose
of taking the sense of the property tax
PAYERS Of St. Mary parish, who are
entitled to vote under the laws OF the
State of Louisiana, as we'll as OF the
woman property taxpayers. entitled to
vote. upon the question of levying on all
taxable property within the Parish of St.
Mary, a tax Of one mill on the dollar per
annum to raise the sum of S65Oo.OO per
annum for period Of seven years, or
the aggregate sum of S450OO.00; viz: for
the years 1908. 1909. 1910 1911, 1912,
1913, and 1914, in aid of the Atchafalaya
Bav Ship Channel Co.. to aid and assist
the said company to connect the deep
water of the Atchafalaya river and
Berwick Bay with the Gulf of Mexico b
means Of ship channel through Point
Au Fer Reef not less than IA feet deep
and 100 feet wide, az specified in the
ordinance of said Police Jury in aid of
the said Atchafalaya Bay Ship Channel
Co.: said election precincts and polling
places to be as follows:
list Ward, 1st Precinct, Clarendon.
1st Ward. end Precinct, Cypremort
Landing.
End Ward, LIST Precinct, Glencoe.
End Ward, 2nd Precinct Louisa.
3rd Ward. LIST Precinct, Franklin.
3rd Ward. End Precinct, Baldwin.
4th Ward. LIST Precinct, Centrcville.
9Th Ward, LIST Precinct, Patterson.
9Th Ward, LIST Precinct Morgan City.
9th Ward, End Precinct, Amelia.
7th Ward, 1st Precinct, Julien Store.
9Th Ward. LIST Precinct. Berwick.
And pursuant to the authority vested
in us, we, the said supervisors OF cleo
ton, do hereby name and appoint the
following commissioners and clerks as
election officers to preside at the said
election precincts and polling places
above named on Tuesday, the Goth day
Of August. A. ID 1907. to wit:
FIRST WARD.
Precinct No. l. observation-disclosures
sioners: E. u. Boasso, VIM. Gardiner,
VIM. Green: Clerk, Paul Pecot.
Precinct No. 2, Cypremort Landing
Commissioners: Louis Grevemberg. L.
A. Mendoza, CASTOR Gube.tean: Clerk,
E. A. Boudreaux,
SECOND WARD.
Precinct No. l., Glencoe-Commls-
sioners: A. ]. Savoie, DR.. W. Fickersen,
Bernard Levy: Clerk, j. L. Broussard.
Precinct No. 2, Louisa-C Commits
sioners: Hilaire I.ancOn, Henry
Lancon. Amos Lancon; Clerk, Geo. $.
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THIRD WARD.
Precinct No. /, Franklin-Commis-
sioners: W. H. Latham, Wilson Nc
Kerall. IT., August Ehrhardt; Clerk, A.
G.. Barnard
Precinct No. 2, BaldwiD-Commjs-
sioners: Jos. H. Chapron, j. C.. San
guinette, Chris Navarro; Clerk, Jno. c.
Kramer.
Precinct No. l. Centreville- Commits
sioners: Paul Druilhet. n. Alleman,
Albert Etiepne; Clerk, Earl Barnett.
FIFTH WARD.
Precinct No. I, PattersOn-Comms-
sioDers: Hermann Kleb, j.. A. Du-
plan, VIM. Folse: Clerk. l.. N. Williams.
SIXTH WARD.
Precinct No. /, Morgan City-Com-
missioners: J. r. Jolley, Septime
Lanaux, G. A. johnson; Clerk, G. A.
Bibbins.
Precinct No. 2, Commission
crs: I. Aucpin. j. NJ. Beadle, Wade
Coleman; Clerk, J. =. Aucoin.
SEVENTH WARD.
Precinct No. l., Jullen's Store-Com-
missionrrs: A. F.. Calm L. F. Dunes
nil P. J. Maillard; Clerk, A. Fortier,
Jr.
EIGHTH WARD.
Precinct No. l., Berwick-Comm
sioners: Walter Gilmore. Chas. Jacobs,
j. E. Munson; Clerk r. A. Thorgerson.
Said commissioners are instructed to
keep open the polls at each election
precinct and polling place from the hour
Of six o'clock in the forenoon until seven
O'Clock in the afternoon, on the same day
Of said election.
Thus done, ordered and signed official
~ on this the 18th day Of July, A. ID.
1907.
w. II NETTER.
-. N. FOSTER,