The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-03-07
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by the Democratic Executive
Committee of the lth judicial and
10Th Senatorial District of La, at
Rayne, La, ON February l3, 1896.

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and resolutions. offered by Mr.. r. + Richard.
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Wbernaa rr%a Tyi@hosst namooro+io ,u+bor;+,
in the State tn.wit: the Eyacutiue c",nmittee
~ tho State r%l GnuoI,ittoa +h,oh h
vi tne staae oen!ral Iolnnnttee, tnrousn SUD
1orad tI.is napa ,;ttoo &C. ,,noodnd ot ~,
asa thn ts fe az once aa
Democratic primaries. or in such other manner
os seams nrdmar tn +ho'n, f"r Tho nrnnar nnnn,n
alton and a,oct;on ~ nannnrstio can,liaatas for
the legislature, district and parochiai offices and
district and parochial committees for the ens,1
ishes of Acadia and St. Landry;" and.
Whereas. Said sten ia in accord with the views
and wishes of the Democracy of the district and
parishes: Therefore be Il
Resolved. that a general urinary election Of
the Whi4e Democrats Of the iIth Judicial and
ed hs parses of ST. and be
held on Satnrday. March DIST 1906 for the
purpose of nominating the candidates of the
Democratic party. for the offices Of District
tors. and for the further purpose of eecting a
new Democratic Executive COMMITTEES for said
district and new Democratic Executive Com
mittees for each of said parishes. the District
Committed to consist of twenty-one members.
being one from each police iury ward and seven
members at large. and the executive commit
tee of the parisR of St. Landry, to consist of
twenty one members, being two members from
each police jury ward and five members at
LARGE and the executive committee of the par
ish OF Acadia to consist OF seventeen, being two
members from each police jury ward and tive
members at large.
Resolved further, that at said primary cec-
ton candidates for all paroehial offices, includ-
stables voted Nominated
the Democrats.
Resolved, that the following polling places be
established for the holding of said primary elec-
ton, to-wit:
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Opelousas, at Court House; Leonvile at Dr..
Homere Chachere's store; Grand Coteau, at j.
bille's; Plaquemine Point, at Philemon Bras
seur's; Faquetalque, at Vaentln Savoy,s;
Lower MamOu at Louis Vldrlne,s; upper Ma,
mou, at j. j. Landreneau's; Pointe Grand
Louis, at Robert Tate's; Pine Prairie, at Pine
Prairie Hall; Beaver, at School House Chlcot,
az ScnoOl House at Cheney Old neld; Lake
Cove, at School House; Dossmann,s, at
Dossmanns store; Vllle Plate, at y; "
drlnes; Chatalgnler, at A. Gulllets;
Plalsance, ct Yves Andrep0nt's; Grand Pral-
re; at Paul stagss store WhlIevllle' at Laneur
store; Big Cane, at L. A. Havard's store; Pal
metto at Solomon Isaacs0n's store; Bayou
current, at y. u. Rlchard's store; Melvl!le, at
A. kosenDergs store; Waxla, at School House
Garland, at sam Bernstelns store Washing
Ton. at IoWn Han; NOticyVllie, at NJ u: DEVIL
lers store bellevue, at School House; Mallet,
at dustave Moreaus.
- PARISH OF ACADIA
~Mermentau, at Jean Castex's store; Esther
wood at School House; Crowley, at Court
House; Rayne, at Town Hall; Castille's, at
Deshotels & Dejean's store Roberts Cove, at
School House; Plaquemine Brulee, at Edgar
BarOusse's store: Church Point at Town Hall
Mallet, at Adolphe MilIers FaquetaIque, at
Joseph Bergeron's; Bennett Johnson's at
School House; Millerylle, at Denis Miler's
store; Pointeaux- Loups, at Mrs. s. Carts; Nc
Cain's at School House; Red Top, at School
House.
Resolved that the polls be opened not earlier
than nine (9) o'clock a. m. and closed at five (5)
o'clock p. IN; that there be three commissioners
of election at each polling place to be chosen by
keep List Of the voters participating in said
PRIMARY n.as @ eLecton, t anu snal' IN coM,las at en9
by the commissioners and opened @ II to % bubble IN
spection, and shall make statement of the
votes cast for each candidate at said election,
sees thu of a one unes 81 ce g
the list OF voters to the chairman Of this
committee, at Opelousas, by express or by regis
tered ts letter or by the hand OF some trustwor-
'nR Reeolyed that all white Democrats who sba,
be entitled to vote M at the next general election
under the State election law, shall be entitled
10 aa,ad vote at said fRn primary a election; o,.+o
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