The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-08-28
Proclamation of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
By authority vested in US by law,
and in compliance with Act 33, of the
Extra Session of the General Assembly
of Louisiana for the year of 1915, and
especially Of Section of said Act, an
election is hereby ordered to be held
throughout the parish of Grant, at the
several voting precincts thereof, on
TUESDAY. August 81, 1915,
for the purpose of submitting to the
voters of this parish the proposition of
holding convention, inaccordance with
said act, either to accept or reject
same, said convention to be held for
the purpose of framing and putting in
to effect new constitution for the
State of Louisiana and to elect dele
gates to same.
The election herein ordered to be held
in accordance with the general election
laws of the State of Louisiana.
The following commissioners, clerks
and returning officers are hereby named
and appointed to serve at said election,
at the several voting precincts of said
parish, viz:
WAhD ONE.
Colfax. 20. c. Hyde. j. M. Dufilho
and j. v. Carnahan, commissioners; S.
L. Wells, clerk; Ed Wallace, returning
officer.
Paramount %. B. Brett, H. r. Smith
and w. N. Price, commissioners; Frank
Laysard, clerk, Garland Dean, return
ing officer.
WARD TWO
Pollock. Geo. w. Gray. Wyley Wal
ker and w. L. johnson, commissioners;
Ben Bryant, clerk; Frank Hamilton,
returning officer.
Simms. C. C. Simmons, c. Delaney
C. A. Andre, commissioners; j. H.
Coulson, clerk; A. M. Sibley, return
ing officer.
Bruce's Mill. H. C. Tullos, ]. E.
Kent and w. R. Futrell, commissioners;
o. T. Thompson. clerk; c. E. Raley,
returning officer.
Bagdad. M. C. Buckner, John James
and l.. E. Hadnot. commissioners; j.
K. Tison. clerk; Phil Hebert, return
ing officer.
WARD THREE
Antonio. p. G. Thompson. Lee Miles
and James Cooper, commissioners; E.
j. Falker. clerk; A. r. Foster, return
ing officer.
Creed -Chas G. Jones, w. A. Greed
and M. r. Banks, commissioners; T. B.
Dean, clerk; Hillory Newton, return
ing officer.
Dry Prong. j. w. Dees, ]. H. Brun-
son and w. j. Arlington. commission
ers; A. H. Watson. clerk; z. E. Brist-
er, returning officer.
WARD FOUR.
Lincecum.-T. H. West, G. G. Lin
cecum and l.. A. Kent, commissioners;
Willie Rambo, clerk; C. A. Nugent,
returning officer.
Buckelew. Carl L. Watson, F. M.
Deem and G. S. Hart, commissioners;
Louis Haas, clerk; j. M. Foster, re-
turning officer.
WARD FIVE.
Selma. Albert Browning A. j.
Dunn and d. G. Lincecum, commits
sioners; Jas. H. Smith, clerk; P. M.
Ussery, ST.. returning officer.
Rochelle. 20. H. Bradford, VIM. Tul-
ly and w. A. Nugent, commissioners;
VIM. Nimmock, clerk; H. B. Sexton,
returning officer.
WARD SIX.
Summerfield. ID. F. Williamson, w.
Stewart and J. L. Smith, commission
ers; b. F. Galway, clerk; Joseph Fer
rier, returning officer.
WARD SEVEN.
Neutrality-suspicious. F. Wardlow, A.
j. Fortson and Wyndom Dyson, COM
missioners; T. L. Deem, clerk; E. w.
Rogers, returning officer.
Verda. John Lyman, ]. w. Nell
vain and w. F. Barham, commission
ers; U. E. Dewitt, clerk; C. j. Hutch
inson, returning officer.
Said officers and clerks to make due
return of said election in the manner
and form prescribed by law.
Witness our official signatures at
Colfax, Louisiana, on this the 18th
day of August. 1915.
H. G. GOODWIN,
w. p. DEEM,
Supervisors of Election.
j. j. O'QUINN,
Clerk d. c. Ex-Officio Member Super
visors of Election.
Witness.