The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-04-11
Election Proclamation .
State of Louisiana-Parish of La,
fOurche.

| State of Louisiana-Parish of La
fourche.
| Whereas, His ExceAency Newton
10. Blanchard Governor of the Stat,
of Louisiana, has issued bis proclams
ttion or writ Of election directing and
requiring the supervisors of election
to the various districts of. the State
and all other election officers therein
to caurse an electioDto be held or
Tuesday, April q 1908 according t
law, for the purposes herein aftel
named:
| Now, therefore, we the Board o.
Supervisors of election III and for tht
Parish Of Lafourche, acting By virtue
of authority vested in us by law Il
| such case made and provided ano
conformably to the said writ or pro-
cIamation of electlop issued by the
Governor of the State as aforesaid
| and to the law in such cases made
and provided do hereby order, cal
and proclaim ap election to be held
throughout the parish of Lafourche
on Tuesday April Il, 1908 from siz
O'Clock in the forenoon until seven
o'clock In the afternoon, at the var
ious polling places hereinafter fixed
for the purposes OF.
~ Electing one Goyernor, one
lieutenant-governor, one secretary OF
ste, one auditor, one treasurer, one
attorney general, and superintendent
of public education, of Ahe state
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.
90 Of electing two representatives
one sheriff, one clerk of court and
one coroner, aud one assessor for the
parish of Lafourche.
(4) Of electing one police juror for
each of the ten police jury wards of
the parish of Lafourche.
~ OF eIecting 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 aud
other officers therein concerned to
hold said election on the day and
hours above mentioned within the
the time prescribed by law ard the
place designated returns thereof
to be made IN all respects Ia 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. 1-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 |
Guiding 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. 1, with polling place at or
near the Bayou Lafourche end of the
Brulee Lane or Road.
Police Jury Ward NO. 2.
Precinct No. 1.-Shall extend from
ne lower. limits of the Ridgefeld
plantation to the limits of the Acadia
plantation with polling places at or
rear the Court House in the town of
Chibodaux.
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from
he upper line of the Acadia planta-
ion to Lafourche Crossing, with a
'oll at or near the Arsene Bergeron's
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 polling
lace at or near Orville Thibodaux'sI
esidence. l.
Precinct No. 4.-Shall extend from
aid bayou Lacroix to the extreme set
lement, with a polling place at Orl
5ar the residence of Demetrius Ho-
ard. /.
Police Jury Ward No. 8.
Precinct No. 1.-Shall extend FROM
.afourche Crossing to the lower line 1
Louis Bourgeois, place. with poll
lg place at or near residence of thel
ate Jules Thidodaux. Ii
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from :
he lower line of Louis Bourgeois
lace to the lower line of Louis Mar
ms place with polling place at or
ear the store formerly kept by !;
ovincy Fo]se.
Precinct No. 3.-Shall extend from J
he lower line Of Louis Martins to The 8
pper line of Ursin Leblanc, with poll
lg place at or near the store formerly
apt by Ben Folse. C
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
recinct No. 1.-shall extend from
upper line OF Ursin LeBlanc's to the
Wer line OF the plantation owned by I
ian Claudet with a polling place at
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from
lie lower line of the Jean Claudet's
antation, to the lower line J. IT.
adeaux, $ place with polling place.
or near Arestide Delaune's place.
Precinct No. 3.--Shall extend from
le lower line of j. 7. Badeaux's place.
a point opposite Harang's Canal.
18th polling place at or near the {
e store formerly kept by F. II. La
ok.
Police Jury Ward No. S.
recinct No. 1.-ShaIl extend from the
oper line of the Parish, left bank.
ghty arpents back, to the upper lineI
Il. L. Pugh's Live Oak plantation
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