Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-08-10

The following resolutions,
adopted by the Central Execu-
tive Committee of this parish on
Saturday, 9th prox., are pub
lished for the guidance of all
concerned
RESOLVED, That there shall take place,
and be held throughout the parish, on
Saturday, the17th August, 1878, primary
election for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the offices of Parish Judge,
Sheriff and Coroner Of the Democratic
Conservative Party of this parish, at the
ensuing election of November; that for
said purposes there shall be, and is hereby
established, poll, or voting place. at the
following places in the parish, viz:
/. At d. Wolbrette's store.
2 At Sosthene Templet's coffeehouse, in
Plattenville.
8. At e.. Montet's warehouse.
4. At the warehouse, in front of L. D.
Badeaux's store.
5. AtaLovincy Aucoin's cotfsehouse, in
LabadieSiile.
6. At the warehouse, in front of Himel
&c
q. At the Court House, in Napoleonville.
8. At the hall of Brass Band, in Pain
courtville.
9. At Anatole Trahan's store, Pierre
Part Bay.
10. At Victor Boudreaux's, BayouP Ours.
IL at Nicholas LeBlane's store, and
II. At Marcelin LeBianc's tschoolhouse).
That said election shall be by ballot and
shall be presided over by and conducted
under the control of three commissioners
of election at each poll, to be appointed by
the President of this committee, who, as
soon as possible after their being notified
of their appointment, shall provide them
selves with good and suitable wooden
ballot box for the reception of all legal
votes.
That the polls shall be open from o'clock
A. NJ until O'Clock p. NJ. and all persons.
having the legal qualifications as electors
under the laws of this State, and who have
heretofore openly affiliated with the Dem
ooratie-C Conservative Party, shall be enti-
tied oyote ct said election at any of the
polls open for said purpose, regardless of
the limits of the ward within which they
resides.
That said commissioners shall receive
the ballots of those voting at their respec-
tive polls and shall deposit the same in the
ballot box provided for that purpose, in
full view Of the voter; provided, however,
that the voter shall have the right to de-
post his own ballot in the. box if he SO
desire.
That said commissioners shall also keep
/. list of all persons voting at their several
polls, numbered fromnl to the end. and
with the full names OF all such persons
thereon.
That as soon as the polls arc closed the
commissioners of election shall open the
ballot boxes in the presence of the by
ISLANDERS, and shall count all the ballots
therein, making list of the names of all
the persons voted for with the number of
votes therein cast for each; which said list,
with the list of voters kept during the
election, shall be signed by said commits
sioners of election, and, together with the
ballot box anil the ballots deposited there
in, shall be brought BY said commissioners,
or any one of them, to Napoleonville. and
there. delivered to the President of this
committee not later than Monday, the
18th August, 1873.
That this committee shall meet in extra
session at Napoleonville. on Tuesday, the
Goth August, 1873. at i8 clock A. NJ, and
ehall proceed taverify the said returns of
the commissioners of election, shall make
q consolidated statement, showing the
number of votes polled and the names of
the persons voted for, with the number of
votes respectively received by each, and
shall proclaim and declare the result of
said election; and the person having aud
receiving the greatest number of votes for
either of the Offices above named shall be
the candidate of the Democratic Conserva-
tive Party of tliis parish for that particular
office at the coming election in November.
That on Saturday, tho 10th August, 1878,
there shall be grand mass meeting OF the
Democratic-C Conservative Party of this par
ish. at Napoleonville, for the purpose of
making selection of candidates for the
House of Representative and Police Jury
for the several eight Police Jury wards of
the parish. The persons receiving the larg
est number of votes in said mass meeting
to be the candidates for the house OF Rep
resentatives and for the Police Jury re-
spectively; that the mode of selecting said
candidates, whether by ballot, giua poce or
otherwise, shall be left to and decided by
said mass meeting.
That on the I7th August. 1873, the day
of holding said primary election for Sheriff,
Parish Judge and Coroner, there shall also
be held in each Justice of the Peace ward,
as now divided, ward meeting Of the
Democratic Conservative voters residing in
each of said wards, which shall select a
suitable candidate for Justice of the Peace
and Constable for said wards respectively:
and that said ward meetings shall imme
diateIv thereafter notify the President of
this committee Through their President,
Secretary, or such other person as may be
delegated for that purposel of the names Of
the persons so selected as candidates for
said Offices, and that the persons so select
ed by said ward meetings shall be the reg
ular candidates for Justice of the Peace
and Constable of the several wards by and
III which they may be SO chosen.