The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
ELECTION PROCLAMATION


By virtue of the authority vested in
us by law and the proclamation OF His
ExcellenCy Luther E. Hall, Governor OF
the State of Louisiana, duly issued and
publiS shed in the Official Journal OF the
State of Louisiana, and in compliance
Herewith, public notice is hereby given
that an election will be held throughout
the Parish of jefferson Davis, Louis.
alma, on Tuesday, August 9Th, 1915, be-
tween the hours of six o'clock AM. and
Seven o'clock P. M. as provided by law,
for the purpose ofsubmittiug to the
qualified electors of the Parish of Jeffer
! son Davis, a proposition to vote for
Constitutional Convention for the State
of Louisiana, to be held in the City OF
New Orleans, La, beginning September
18th, 1915 and also to elect one delegate
from the Parish of Jefferson Davis, to
represent said Parish in said Conven.
ton.
For the purpose of holding and con-
Quoting said election the following name
and duly qualified electors are hereby
selected and appointed as Commission
erS and Clerks, respectively at this
election and are herr by empowered
and directed to perform their duties and
functions according to law and make
due returns thereof ae the law direc'
tors, to.Wit;
Ward One; Precinct One, Lake Arthur
e. L. Rhodes C. c. Anderson, ST..
Geo. Bailly, Commissioners; Geo. Pet
erSon, Clerk,
Precinct Two. ThornWell. Leon Pitre,
Oscar Aguillard, j. L. Doiron, Commits
Sioners; Leroy Elliott, Clerk.
Ward Two; Precinct One, Jennings
"A. LaBoWe, w. B. Clark, c. c. Forbs
Commissioners, William Diener, Clerk
Ward Three; Preinct ORe, Raymond
Oscar Landry, Jr. Henry Eckle
Frank Gray, Commissioners; Placide
LeBlance, Clerk.
Ward Four; Precinct One, Elton
John DoiSe, Henry Tietie, Mark FuSel
1er Commissioners, E. S. Hart, Clerk
Ward Five; Preinct One, LeBlue, j
M. Pitre, Sherman Pitre, Nicholas
Langley, Commissioners; FULLY Fergu'
son, Clerk.
Precinct Two; Edna:--W. F. Trotter,
A. P. Hawkins, C. X. Miles, Commits
sionerS; C. T, Miller, Clerk.
Ward Six; Precinct One; Welsh; A
L. Arceneaux, Mark Prentice, Tom Cox
Commissioners, E. D. Lewis, Clerk,
Precinct Two; Roamoke-Jim Lewis,
T. A. Robinson, Josiah Berry, Commits
sioners, w. R. Fiber, Clerk.
Ward Seven; Precinct One, Ardoin; =
S. j. Arceneaux, Felix Hardy, j. E
Fontenot, Commissioners, Etinne
Hardy Clerk.
Precinct Two; VIM. Todd Residence
VIM. Tobd Eli Demerest, Luna Lognlol
Commissioners, JeSsner PrudhOmme
Clerk.
Precinct Three; Vim. Mouton, Res
idence; VIM Mouton, D. j. .Benoit
Louis BrousSard, Commissioners, L. E
Oliver Clerk.
Ward Eight; Precinct One, Fore
man; Ben Verret, Herbert Landry
Felix Leblanc, Commissioners; Isma
Foreman ST.. Clerk.
Precinct Two, WoodlaWn; Breaul
Frank Herbert, Martin Herbert, Com
misSioners Eugene Wilcox, Clerk.
Ward Nine; Precinct One; Thompson
School House, Adam Butler, H. j
Jennen VIM. Peloquin, Commissioners
John Hay, Clerk.
Precint Two Topsy; N. M. Busby BIN
Ball Henry Evans, Commissioners
Rufus Down. Clerk.
Precinct Three, A. V. Peloquin, Resid
ence. Doris Herbert, A. V. Peloquil
ColIan, Legier, Commissioners; j.
Marcantel Clerk.
Thus done and signed by us OFFICIALLY
at Jennings, La, this 23rd day of Aug
ust, A. D. 1915.
VIM. F. TIETJE, PRES.
P.F. FONTENOT
I.R. PRICE
Board of Supervisors of Election il
and for the Parish of Jefferson Davis
State Of Louisiana.
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