The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-12-04
Proclamation of Election.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Grant

State of Louisiana
Parish of Grant
In pursuance to the proclamation of
His Excellency John M. Parker, Gov
ernor of the State of Louisiana, of date
the 10th day of November A. D., 1920,
calling a special election to be held
throughout the various parishes in the
State on December IA, 1920, for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
Constitutional Convention to be held in
the city of Baton Rouge on March l,
A. D., 1921.
Now, In further pursuance of said
proclamation, and by the authority
vested in US by law, an election is here
by ordered to be held in the parish of
Grant, Louisiana, at the several voting
precincts throughout the said Parish on
TUESDAY, DEC. IA, 1920
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the said constitutional convention.
SAID election to be held under the
general election laws Of the. State of
Lou isiana and the returns thereof to
be made in accordance with law.
The following commissioners and
clerks are hereby named and appoint
ed, to serve at the various precincts
throughout the parish, and hold said
election.
WARD ONE.
Colfax Precinct-J. v. LeSage, H.
T. Crew, Helen Cameron, commission
ers; r. S. Cameron, clerk.
Paramount Precinct-J. P. Lewis.
Edwena Smith Mcknight, G. H. Dean,
commissioners; G. C. Dean, clerk.
WARD TWO.
Bruce Precinct-Gr Busby, Chas.
E. Sandifer. Sell B. Parish, commits
sioners; H. L. Irwin, clerk.
Bagdad Precinct-E. E. Williams,
Maggie Tribble Dale, Charles Dale,
commissioners; John Hadnot, clerk.
Simms Precinct-H. S. Darlington.
Columbus Delany, Claude H. Ander-
son. commissioners; Paul Robertson;
clerk.
Pollock Precinct William P. Guynes.
Hattie j. Walker, w. o. johnson, COM
missioners; ]. M. Jones, clerk.
Bentley Precinct-J. C. Taylor, J.
H. Stephens, Lille lola Hart, commits
sioners; V. P. Tullos, clerk.
WARD THREE
Antonio Precinct-N. G. Morgan, P.
L. Miles, Luvenia Richardson Barron,
commissioners; w. A. Barron, clerk.
Greed Precinct Thomas B. Deem,
w. r. Futrell, Matte Corbett Rey-
nolds, commissioners; w. R. Jones,
clerks
Dry Prong Precinct j. H. Lowell.
J. A. Hagans Jr. Walter Fralick, COM
missioners; 0dqs' Watson, clerk.
WARD FOUR.
Lincecum Precinct Ransom Rambo,
G. A. Nugent R. G. Lincecum, COM
n,issioners; J.. L. Kent, clerk.
-Buckelew Precinct-R. N. Howell,
j. P. Lincecum, F. M. Deem, commits
sioners; Fred Nugent, clerk.
WARD FIVE.
i Selma Precinct H. Mahaffey,
Lois Moore Mason, Willie Dodson Wat
son, commissioners; Gertrude Daugh-
try West, clerk.
Rochelle Precinct-M. L. Virgins,
Belle Bar Abel, Lillian Doles Light
foot, commissioners; Amy Grant Scott,
clerk.
WARD SIX.
Summerfield Precinct-Henry M.
Denton, Amos Richardson, Benjamine
! Bullet, commissioners; R. C. Fletcher
clerk.
WARD SEVEN
Montgomery Precinct Wilmot Nc
Cain, Tommie Harrison Wardlow, Mae
Mccain Dyson, commissioners; Emma
Lemee farrell, clerk.
Hargis Precinct-Will Durham, ].
w. Bryant, j F. Drewett, commits
sioners; Monroe E. Teddlie, clerk.
Verda Precinct-D. H. Wallace, Lii
lie Lashley Carrot, Eva Collins, COM
missioners; Leola Durham Wallace.
clerk.
Which said commissioners and clerks
are hereby ordered to hold said election
and make return thereof to the Super
visors of Election and other officials
according to law.
Witness our hands at Colfax, Louis
lana, on this the 23rd day of Novem-
Der, A. D., 1920.