The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-10-20
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

Rv virtue of the proclamation -
sued by His Excellency Rutfln u:
Pleasant, Governor of the state Oh
Louisiana, and existing laws on tlle
subject, notice is hereby given that
General Election will be held through
out the Parish of Jefferson DAVIS
the new rotary thresher'
State of Louisiana, on Tuesday NO
vember 7th, A. D. 1916, for the pur-
oose of electing presidential electors
representatives in congress ana JUL
ciaI officers as provided by law and
for the purpose Of holding and con-
dncting said election the following
named commissioners and clerks are
hereby appointed and empowered to
discharge said functions and make que
! returns Of the results Of said election
according to law, to-wit:
Ward One, Precinct One, Lake Ar
thur-Geo. Bailey, Geo. Streater, Z
O. Hundley, Jr., Commissioners; Ley
Row, Clerk; L. Huertevant, Watcher
! Ward One, Precinct Two, Thorn
weil-LeRoy Elliott, Bryant Murray
Leon Pitre, Commissioners; }: L. Dol
!, ron Clerk; w. H. Burgin, Watcher.
Ward Two, Precinct One, Jennings
H F Hart, j. W. Mercer, A. F. Der
ouen, Commissioners; A. 0. Toups
Clerk: J. O. Stewart, Watcher.
!. Ward Three, Precinct One, Ray
/ mond-J. C. Hart, Oscar Landry, Jr
!, Jim Sowell, Commissioners; K. !
j. Compton, Clerk; J. 0. Stewart
+ Watcher.
q Ward Four, Precinct One, Elton
n D. Fuselier, F. Fuselier, Jr., o. "
e Henderson, Commissioners; Benz. Blu
' Ter, Clerk; Fred West, Watcher.
D Ward Five, Precinct One, LeBlue-
9 Marius Laforgue, John Pitre, Jon
Langley, Commissioners; ". NJ. Eel
J. ton Clerk; Fred Merk, Watcher.
D. Ward Five, Precinct Two, Edna
!, Perkins Trotter, A. P. Hawkins, Ge
n Deaton. Commissioners; Tessie Mile
e Clerk; W. B. McGinnis, Watcher.
" Ward Six. Precinct One, Welsh
Le J. Lacour, E. H. Boiling, W. B. Ga6oet
e Commissioners; Chas. E. Carr CLerI
IL c. L. Taggert, Watcher.
to Ward Six, Precinct Two, Roanoke
Arthur Lewis, Dave Thomas, jam
n Lewis, Commissioners; Rex Carte
II Clerk. ,,
~ Ettienne Hardy, A. E. Bourgeois, A
re tuleus Hardy, Commissioners; >.
~ Arceneaux, Clerk. ~,
On Ward Seven, Precinct Two, w
~ Todd Residence-R. A. Todd, Alcl
-. Hebert, Jr., Amos Prudhomme, Coz
"a "a missioners; Charley Mallett, Clerk.
" Ward Seven, Precinct Three, W
Mouton Residence-W. H. Patters
A. F. Mouton, D. J. Benoit, Comm
sioners; C. L. Noggel, Clerk.
e. Ward Eight, Precinct One, Forem
al al store-Isma Foreman, ST., Ben v
~ rett, Clarphy Norris, Commissions
. Henry Fontenot, Clerk.
IL, Ward Eight, Precinct Two, W0
arv lawn-Ambroise BreauX, Dorselie
sc. merit Walter Wilcox, COMMISSIONS
IS, Mack Sharp, Clerk; Ezra PARK
ire. Watcher. r,.
are Ward Nine, Precinct One, Ihoi
aw SON School House-William Peloq'
Michel Rider, Willie Langley, u
200 missioners; Adam Butler, Clerk.
sed Ward Nine, Precinct TWO t0ps
No. Robt. Busby, B. NJ. Ball, David {
DAY Commissioners; ]. R. Busby, Cie
ign Dock Fuselier, Watcher. r
les, Ward Nine, Precinct Three, '
6s Peloquin Residence-Ed. August
IN c. H. Bebee, Jarvey Hebert, Conn
IN ~ sioners; A. V. Peloquin, Clerk:
~" Il is further ordered that the P
and ,pen at 6 o'clock a. m, on said Nov
don her 18th, 1916, and remain open U
sun. I o'clock p. M, on said day and
re. ,aid commissioners make due retl
II 70 the board of supervisors, accort
ects 10 law. Done and signed this
hey Law of October, 1916.
for VIM. F. TIETJE, Presi'
the JOS. F. FUSELIER,
I. r. PRICE,
etc. Board of Supervisors Of Election,
hon. ish Of Jefferson Davis, Loulsl