The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-02-03

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dates for parish offices shall bt
printed with circle opposite the
name of each candidate where there
IS more than one candidate tor the
same office, which circle shall be
crossed opposite the name of the
voters choice. Where there is
only one candidate printed or writ
ten for any office, 1t shall not be
necessary for the voter to designate,
| the candidate voted for as above
provided. All tickets shall contain
at the bottom a blank place to fill in
the number Of the ward, and shall
have printed thereon 'for Police
Juror, under which blank space
on WEIGH shall be printed or writ
ten the voters choice for said office.
sFor Justice Of tho Peace and for
Constable shall be printed on each
ticket, with bank space after each,
up on which shall be printed or writ
ten the voters choice for each of
said officers.
The voter shall receive his ticket
from the commissioners and vote
no other; and when voter pre-
sents himself for a ticket-and no
sOoner-eIther of the commission
ers will write in view of the pub
lie his own name across the back
of the ticket, which will make it
an official ballot.
The tickets shall be deposited
in the ballot box of the polling
places herein provided for, and the
said tickets, after being counted
by the commissioners, shall be
placed back in the boxes, which
must be sealed and locked and for
warded to the Subj Committee
without delay together with the
poll lists and tally sheets, duly
signed by the commissioners of
election at each precinct.
p. r. Burke offered on motion
to the effect that the following
resolution, adopted at the previous
meeting Of Jan. 18th, be repeated:
That on the same day, at the
Same place, and under the same
rules ana regulations there sha !
be elected one member of the
Democratic Executive Committee
from each of the eight wards in
the parish, and the eight members
so elected, shall assemble at the
City Hall, New Iberia, on Satur
day the Oath day of March, 1900,
and elect from among their num-
ber a Chairman, Vice Chairman
and Secretary, The Chairman so
elected shall, within ten days, ap-
point seven additional members of
said committee from the parish at
large. The motion was duly sec
Onded and carried.
p. r. Burke then moved that on
the same day and at the same
place and under tie same rules
and regulations as provided for the
nomination of candidates, there
shall be elected two members of
the Democratic Executive Commit
tee for each ward in the parish, and
seven members at large.
DIR. PiersOn moved as an amend
ment, that two members be elected
from each ward and that seven
members at large be appointed by
the chairman of the committee
selected by the members elected
from each ward.
The amendment was carried by
the following votes:
Yeas-Provost, Pierson, Poir-
son, by Provost, proxy-Dulaney,
Babin and Romero.
NaysJ. B. Lawton by Walter
J. Burke, proxy-P. R. Burke, j.
G. Broussard by Geo. Henderson,
proxy-A. ]. Gary, Minyielle, by
Provost, proxy.
On motioa Of P. Il. Burke, duly
adopted, it was resolved. The
committee recommend, that candid
ates for office before the primaries
called for March 5th should not pre-
-eht names as candidates for
membership On the Democratic
Executive COMMITTEE.
The meeting them adjourned