The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-17
Election Proclamation.
State Of Louisiana Parish OF La
fOurche.

Y. Sanders, Governor Of the State
of Louisiana, has issued his proclsma
ton or writ Of election directing and
requiring the supervisors of election
10 the various districts Of the State
and all other election officers therein,
to caurse an electi0nto be held 90
Tuesday, Nov. 3. 1908, according to
law, for the purposes herein after
named:
Now, therefore, we the Board of
Supervisors of election 10 and for the
Parish Of l.afonrche, acting by virtne
OF authority vested in US by law ia
snch case mad. aud provided and
conformabiy tn the said writ or pre-
clamation of election l.sutd by the
Governor of the State as aforesaid.
and to the law in such cases made
and provided do hereby order, cali
apd proclaim an election to be held
throughout the par-h Of Lafourche
on Tuesday Nov. 3, 1903 from elk
O'Clock in the forenoon until seven
O'Clock in the afternoon, at the var
ious polling places hereinafter fixed
for the purposes Of.
u) Electing 8 electors to re, resent
the State OF Louisiana 10 the next
Electoral College a1d one Congress
man to represent the 3rd Congress
ional District Of Louisiana in h 62nd
Congress of the United States.
And one Junge to represent the
2Olh. Judicial District and one District
Attorney to represent the goth. judi
leial District.
Electing one Rail Road Commiss-
Toner for the 2nd. Rail Road District
of the State OF Louisiana.
Electing one member OF Board
School Directors for each o. the Ten
Police Jury Wards of the Parish OF
lafourche.
To vote for or against the Amend
ments proposed by the Session Of th.
Legislators Of 1908. OF the State of
louisiana:
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We do hereby direct aud 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 aud 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. l.
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 a 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 Ridgefield
plantation to the limits of the Acadia
plantation with polling places at or
near the Ourt>H0use in the town of
ThibOdaux.
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from
the upper line of tn Acadia planta-
ton to LafOurcho rOSSing, with 4
poll at or near the Arsene Berger0n's
residence.
Precinct No. 3.-Shall extend from
tine rear OF the Acadia plantation Of |
Bayou Blue east bank to the bridge
over the bayou Lacr0ix, with polling
place at or near Orville Thibodaux'SI
residence.
Precinct No. 4.-Shall extend from
said bayou Lacroix to the extreme set
Element, with = polling place at or
n.ar the residence of Deinetrius Ho-
tard. -
Police Jury Ward No. 8.
Precinct No. I.-Shall extend from
Laf0urche rossing To the lower line
Of Louis Bourgeois, place, with pOll-
ing place at or near residence Of the
late jules Thidodaux.
Precinct No. 2.]Shall extend from
The lower line of Louis bourgeois
place to the lower line of Louis Mar
inns place with polling place at or
near the store formerly kept by
Lovingly Folse.
Precinct No. 3.-Shall extend from
he lower line OF Louis Martins to the
upper line of Ursin Leblanc, with roll
ng place at or near the store formerly
,ept by Ben Folse.
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
'recinct No. 1.-Shall extend from
h upper line of Ursin LeBlanc's to the
Dwef line Of the plantation owned byt
can Claudet with q polling place at
4ockport.
Precinct No. 2.-Shall extend from
he lower line of the Jean Claudet's ,
laDtation, to the l0wef-lipe j. Z.
sadeaux' e place with polling place | c
t or near Arestide Delaune's place.
Precinct No. B. Shall extend from !,
,e lower line Of j. T. Badeaux's place I