Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1893-10-20

writing as follows;
HorKiSsvILLE, Ky. Oct. IL, '93
To Jno. z. Prowse ESQ
Clerk Christian County Court.
Dear Sir: Whereas, at a meeting OF
the Board OF City Council for the city
Of Iopkinsville, held at the City Hall,
on oct, IL, 1898, all OF the Council
men being present, an order was
made authorizing and instrdcting c.
NJ. Meacham, Clerk OF said Board Of
Council, to call upon the Clerk Of the
Christian County Court and make
formal demand in behalf Of the said
city, for the issuance OF official bal
lots for each OF the seven wards OF
said city, to be used in the municipal
election on Nov. z, 1893; said ballots
to be separate and distinct from the
county ballots, and to be delivered to
the officers appointed by the said
Board of City Council to hold said
municipal election Therefore ], G..
NJ. Meachsm, Clerk OF the Board OF
Council, for said city Of Hopkinsyille,
make and present this as the formal
request, on behalf OF the said City
Council, to the Clerk OF the said
Christian County Court, desiring and
requesting him to issue the said bal
lots as set out in the preamble hereto,
and desiring him to make answer in
writing whether or not he will issue
said ballots as requested herein, at
the proper time.
CHAs. NJ. MEAcHAM,
Clerk Board of Council.
This demand was lodged with Mr..
Prowse and by him referred to his at
torneys, Messrs. j. |. Landes, j. w.
Downer and Jas. Breathitt. Late
in the day the following answer was
made;
HoPKNsvILLE, Ky. Oct. l8 '93.
To CHAs. NJ. MEAcHAM, Clerk of the
Board of Council of the city Of
Hopkinsville.
Sir: In response to your demand of
this date, in behalf of the Hopkins
vile City Council, with respect to the
ballots for the election OF this year, /
have to say that my official duties
are prescribed by the Statutes of
Kentucky. do not recognize the
propriety of the presumption implied
in your demand that l will not per-
form my duties, nor OF the implied
assumption Of right by the City Coun-
Gil, or any of its officers, to direct me
in the discharge OF them. The on
ly answer | can make to your de-
msad, therefore, is that when the
time comes when it shall be
my duty to prepare the official ballots
TO be used at the said election / will
comply with the law as | understand
| it.
Very respectfully yours,
JNo. z. PRowsR, Clerk,
The Council received this reply at
another called meeting Wednesday
night.
The limit for the filing of certificat-
es IS Oct. %, and as prompt action
was necessary the Council adopted
resolution ordering the City Council
to prepare the official city ballots,
conforming to such parts OF the gen
eral law as are not inconsistent with
the charter, which in section ia re-
peals all inconsistent laws. This will
be done and all other arrangements
for booths, ballot -boxes, etc, will be
made by committee OF which Cou q
Gilman Forbes is Chairman.
The election will go ahead accord
ing to law, the Council supplying
such provisions as we're not made by
the Legislature. The Council knows
exactly what it is doing and the Dem
ocrats not only know what they ara do
ing but they are equally as well ad'
vised as to what their revolutionary
Opponents are trying to do.
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