The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-29
MEETING OF THE PARISH Elk.
ECUTIvE COMMITTEE.
Commissioners Selected for Holding
the Primaries on Thursday Next.
Wednesday, July Goth, 1899

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the parish Of East Carroll me
tbs day in called session.
Present.. S. Guenard. Chairman
CT. Davis. Sect'y; Geo F. Black burn
". c. McRae. w. f. Dunn. Robt
Nicholson by j. S. Guenard proxy, j
N. Turner by I. X. Ransdell proxy
Absent-W. Z Long and Il. N. Res
The chairman stated the object o
the meeting to be to provide for tn,
holding of the primary on August 10Th
to dominate 3 candidate for congres:
to succeed Hon. S. I. Baird. deed.
Mr.. Davis offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
Be il resolved. That the primary
ordered by the Democratic Executive
Committee of the Fifth Congressional
District to be held on Thursday
August 10th. 1899. for the purpose OF
nominating Democratic candidate
for Congress to succeed Hon. s. T.
Baird. from said district. shall be held
under the regulations prescribed by
said committee as follnws:
First-Said election shall be held at
the polling places established by law
throughout the parish. the polls to be
opened at 7 o'clock a. N. and closed ct
6 O'clock p. m.
Second-None shall be permitted 10
vote but white Democrats, and all other
white voters who will agree to support
the nominee of this primary and prove
to the satisfaction of the COM missioners
his political faith and utilization and
declare his purpose to support the
Democratic nominee, provided that no
one shall be entitled 10 vote unless he
is a duly qualified elector under the
constitution and laws OF this, state aud
duly registered.
Third-The following are appointed
commissioners Of election at the vari-
Gus polling places. viz:
First precinct. 1st ward, Nicholson 5
store: I. B. Beard, Chris MeGinuis and
A. X. Amaker.
Second precinct. LIST ward. Epps
store: j. A. WHY and t. w. Gay.
Third precinct. End ward. Transyl.
vania store Gus Webb. W. &. Hope
and Abe Bass.
Fourth precinct, 3rd ward, Court
House: w. IL. Fisher. B. +. Miller and
Hugh Montgomery.
Fifth precinct. 4th ward. Fass' store:
NJ. Fass. + x. McAlpin and Jno F.
Webb.
Sixth precinct. 5th ward. Pamela
store: F. b. Davis. T. S.. Maben and
r H..Hamlin.
Said commissioners shall hold said
election. and in the absence of any COM
missioner the voters present at the
polling place shall elect one in his
stead SAID commissioners shall be
sworn to faithfully perform their
duties.
Fourth-The commissioners shall
keep list of the names of those voting
duly numbered in the order in which
they vote. which voting list shall ID
kept By the com missioners and swor
to by them as being correct AID at
tested by two witnesses. Imp. ediaielY
after the closing Of the polls tie boxes
shall be opened and ballots counted in
the presence of the bysGnrdors. and a
tally Of the votes kept and duplicate
returns made ont e.nd Signed and sworn
to as correct by the commissioners be-
fore some officer duly qualified to ad-
minister o,.ths.
Ii am commissioner refuses 10 sign,
he, o, those who shall sign, shall state
t0,y the facts and the reason why lie
refused to sign.
Que of the duplicate returns, together
" IT'D the tally sheet, and the list Of
voters. the list of voters furnished by
the register shall be forwarded to the
secretary of the Democratic Executive
Committee OF the 9Th Congressional
District ut Monroe, La. and the dupii-
Gates of the same shall be returned TO
f. j. Hanliey, Esq. member of said
congressional committee from this
parish.
Fnh-Tbe registrar of voters IS re-
quested to furnish TO the chairman OF
this committee certified lists Ut regis.
tered voters OF the several precincts.
and no vote shall be received or count
cd unless the namo OF the voter appears
on said list.
Sixth--The chairman of this com.
mittee is appointed to have these reso-
lutions carried out. to procure tickets
and to have q general supervision of
the election.
Tickets shall be in The ordinary
form, either printed Or written.
There being no further buslness, The
committee adjourned pursuant 10 call.
j. S. GUENARD, Chairman.