The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-04-18
Election Proclamation.

Election Proclamation.
p State Of Louisiana-Parish of Ls
NJ fourche
VI Whereas, His Excellency Newto
lie. Blanchard Governor of the Stat
: of Louisiana, has issued bis proclam
- ton or writ Of election directing ant
t. requiring the supervisors of election
/ TO The various districts of the Stat
. and all other election officers therein
tt to canrse an electionto be held Oh
Tuesday, April 81 1908 according t
law, for the purposes herein afte
! named:
i Now, therefore, we the Board O
. Supervisors of election IN and for thu
Parish of Lafourche, acting By virtue
j of authority vested in us by law If
such case made and provided ano
conformabIy to the said writ or pro,
Exclamation of election issued by the
01Governor of the State as aforesaid,
and to the law in such cases made
| and provided do hereby order call
and proclaim an election to be held
u throughout the parish of Lafourche
4 on Tuesday April 21,,'1908 from six
O'clock in the forenoon until seven
40'clock il the afternoon, at the var
ious polling places hereinafter fixed
i for the purposes Of. {
1 ID Electing one Governor, one
liouteunut se-rerner, 0uu ucc1rctary OF
1 ste, one auditor, one treasurer, one
attorney general, and Superintendent
of public education, of the state
1 of Louisiana, conformably to- the
provisions of the constitution of 1898.
/ ~ Of electing two senator's for the
10th senatorial district, composed of
the parishes of Assumption, Lafour.'
| che and Terrebone.
| (3) Of electing two representatives
one sheriff, one clerk of court and
one coroner, aud one assessor for the
parish of Lafourche.
~ Of electibg one police juror for
each of the ten police jury wards of
the parish of Lafourche.
~ Of electing one justice Of the
peace and one constable for each of
the ten wards of the parish of Lafour
che, except ward No. 2, for which two
justices of the peace and two con-
stables shall be elect on said day.
We do hereby direct and require
the Commissioners of elections and
other officers therein concerned to
hold said election on the day and |
hours above mentioned within the
the time prescribed by law and the
place designated returns thereof
to be made In all respects In the man
ner and in time prescribed by law.
The regular polling precincts adopted
by the Police jury of the parish of
Lafourche are as follows:
Police Jury Ward No. /.
Precinct No. l-Shall comprise all that
portion of this Parish between the up
per part of the parish, right band of
the Bayou Lafourche, and the upper
line of the St. Johns Chapel lot in
GLIDING the Brulee Chene Vert with
polling places at Or near the Webre
Plantation.
Precinct No. 2.-Shall Shall COM
prise the remainder of the Police Jury
Ward No: l. with polling place at or
near the Bayou Lafourche end OF the
Police Turv Word Nn 9
Precinct No. 1.-Shall extend from
ne lower limits of the RidgefieldI
plantation to the limits of the Acadia
plantation with polling places at or
near the Court House in the town of |
Thibodaux.
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from
he upper line of the Acadia planta-
ion to Lafourche Crossing, with al
'oll at or near the Arsene Bergeron'sl
esidence.
Precinct No. 3.-Shall extend from
ne rear OF the Acadia plantation of
'ayou Blue east bank, to the bridge
yer the bayou LacrOix, with pollingl
lace at or near Orville ThibOdaux'sI
esidence.
Precinct No. 4.-Shall extend from
aid bayou LacrOix to the extreme SET
cement, with a polling place at orl
ear the residence of Demetrius Ho-l
ard.
Police Jury Ward No. 8.
Precinct No. 1.-Shall extend from
,afOurche Crossing to the lower line Fl
Louis Bourgeois, place, with poll -
lg place at or near residence of the u
tie Jules Thidodaux, q,
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from =,
le lower line of Louis Bonrpeois' "
lace to the lower line of Louis Mar W
ms place with polling place at or te
ear the store formerly kept by RI
Precinct No. 3.-Shall extend from VI
le lower line OF Louis Martins to the or
oper line of Ursin Leblanc, with polI- =.
g place at or near the store FORMERLY "
'pt by Ben Folse. d.
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
'ecinct No. 1.-Shall extend from
upper line of Ursiri LIE lanc's to tha
Wer line of the plantation owned hv
an Claudet with polling place at L..
)ckport. ~ az
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from
ioWer llne OF the Jean CIaudet's
sntatlon, to the lower line r n
'deaux's place with polling nlaca
OF near Arestide Delaune's nlaca
EIeclnct No. 3.--Shall extend from
lower line of J. T. Badeaux's place
ta. point opposite Harang's Canal
vi polling place at or near The
}; store formerly kept by F. II. La Ito
Police Jury Ward No. s. -
seinct No. 1:-shall extend from the r
Per line of the Parish, left bank o l,
my arRents back, to the upper line :
=: r. l.. pngh's Live Oak plantation
% polling place at or near The !