The Opelousas courier., 1899-10-28
Proceedings of rhc Parish Democratic
Executive Committee.

Resolved. by the Democratic Exclusive Com
nittce of the Parish of st. Landry, that {
Democratic primary election to he lell
throughout the parah. on Saturday. Decembel
9th, 1899. ut the polling places now established
by law for the purpose OF nominating tho can
didates of the Democratic party of this ra:l Il
for the following offices. To wit:
Three representatives OF the parish in Tie
State lcSiSlaturo-a District Judge, a Dis
trict Attorney, Il Sheriff. q Clerk of Court and
Coroner: and for the following officers to-wit
Three members Of The Police Jury TOR the Is
ward, one member for the second ward, one
member for the 30 ward, one member for the
4th ward. three members tor the 9TH ward, ono
member tor the 9th ward. one member for the
It'll ward, and two for the sth w2ll, and as
MANY candidates i'll each ward for Justices OF
the Peace and coIstahles, as said wards may
now be entitled 10 under the law. That on the
same day, at the same place and under tit
same rules amt regulations hereinafter cstab
!ished, there shall he elected two members nl
the Democratic Executive Committee from
each Police Jury ward OF the parish, and five
members from the parish ut large and the said
members of the Committee so elected shall 81
| assemble ut the Court House at Opclunsus on
| the 10th day If January, 1899. and elect from
| among their number Chairman. Il Nice-Chair-
man and q Secretary. and after being so or
ginized. shall brennie tii" ENrcntiv" authority
of the Democratic party ~ the Parish nf st.
Landry.
The following rules shall govern said primary
election and shall apply t" All ca!hlaatrs alike:
1st. That AL white men who ar, registered
voters of the Parish of st. Landry. shall he al
loved to vote and participate in sa:.i primary
election; provided, he nhliGates lilnarlf to
abide by the result and support the noIninecn.
In the event OF any dispute ns (" the wight Of
any voter to participate III the primary, tie
only question to l. asked such voter shall be
Are yon Il dniy registered voter nj the parish
and precinct. and VIII yni abide lay the result
OF the primaries and support its lio,allees for
Office
2h. The polls shall be onrn~. nj 3 II. ~, ana.
close at $ =. III.
Sd. A list of the names of tic votes east fnr
each candidate shall he kept !N tina commits
sioners who shall retain IN their hands said
lists verified and signed by 1heuI, ANA they shall
forward without delay sad Lists to the Secre-
tary of this COMMITTEES.
4th. No candidate shat! ln ,lrciarc,t the
nominee who does no! receive / NJ iinrity OF all
the votes cast. for he office tor which he is u
candidate, and iii case III" candidates 1nT the
several offices above mentinnrG. nr amy one ct
them shall fi!i! 10 secure q majority OF all the
votes So east, then. and III that event. the two
candidates for each of the several Offices who
shall have received the greatest number OF
votes, shall ran the race over again, before.
the same commissioners ut The game polling
places and under the &aui. rules herein pro
vided, on tie 23d day nf December, 1899. and
the returns of saih second election shall he
made and the result asct,tainrh and pio,nui-
gated "a herein provided for in tile first citr-
ton provided, however. that if either OF tn"
two candidates receiving the greatest number
Of votes shall refus,. or fan Tor any reason to
run the race over, then the candidate against
whom he was 10 ran shall he declared the rotni-
nee.
18th. The Chairman rf his committee or III
his absence, tho secretary il hereby authorized
and directed to call This committee together
On the third day. or as soon thereafter as pos
sihle, after the primaries, at Wi.irli time III open
session they shall proceed to open the Irturus,
count the votes ami ascertain the result, which
shall he promulgated and Published III al Dem
ocratic papers of<he parish.
sth That the Democrats in attendance al
the hour of opening the polls shall appoint
three commissioned. FROM among the hystaud-
ers TO hold said primary election and mako re
tnrn or the same IL the secretary of this com
mlttee ~ above prnviie,l. and that the said IT.
tHrns shall he put i'll u sealed envelope i,nm"-
diateiy on closing the count and forwarded by
one or more of the commissioners 1t Is far
ther provided that the counting OF the vote
shall be open to the inspection OF the public.
Any voter is at liberty to avail himself CT any
aid that he may see fit to enable linn to TX his
ticket.
18th. In the event OF any contest of the re
turns rs made BY the commissioners, the can
didate desiring to make such contest is hereby
required to file :; written notice nf the same
with the chairman of this committee, or in his
absence, with the secretary, within five days
after the election, and he shall in like mafner
and within the same time give a "a like notice
to his opponent Or opponents. That appended
to said notice, he shall specify in detail the
grounds Of his contest. The committee shall
hear and determine said contest not later than
ten days after the primary.
No member of the committee shall be per-
mitted to take any part III the decision " any
contest by the committee in which lie may be
personally interested.
The naine OF all the candidates before thu
primaries shall be printed on one ticket O. the
same color and size, together with the Offices
for which they are candidates. The rule shall
apply to all candidates except Justices Of the
Peace, Constables Or ward committeeman as to
whom the office shall be designated and space
left for the insertion Of the name of such can
didates.
tits further provided that all candidates I've,
fore these primaries shall hand In their names
to the chairman of said committee, on or be-
fore Inc 2'th aay OF November, 1922. to a com
mittcc or three TO be appointed by the chair.
MAJ Of this committee. which committee OF
three shall make provisions for the printing of
the tickets. 1t shall also he the duty Of said
committee to attend to the distribution and dc.
livery of tho ballot boxes and poll books and
tickets to any responsible person at eac,. poll.
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