The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-26
Proceedings Of the Democratic
Executive Committee Of the
Parish Of LAFAYETTE.

Lafayette, La, Dec. 10. Ioo3.-Pursuan
to call the democratic executive committee
of the parish of Lafayette met this day al
the court house and was called to order by
its chairman, John Hahn.
On roll call by the secretary the follow
ing members answered to their names, to-
wit: Jean Begnaud, Elias Spell, John Hahn,
P. l.. DeClouet, Albert Guidry, NOISE Bras
seux, r. H. Broussard, Jos. Q. Girouard by
proxy to X. U. Bernard, absent r. o.
Young, John Wilmington.
p. L. DeClouet then presented the follow
ing resolutions which after reading and on
motion duly seconded were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That a white Democratic Pri-
mary election be, and is hereby called for
the nomination of candidates for parish and
ward officers, and for the nomination of ten
members of the Parish Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, follows:
Ist. ward. one member; I'd. ward, one
member; srd. ward, two members; 4th .
ward, one member; 5th. ward, one member;
9th. ward, two members; III. ward, one
member; 9Th. ward, member.
Said election 10 be held on the 10TH day of
January 1904. The polls shall be opened
at O'Clock a. M, and closed at o'clock
p. M, at the polling places throughout the
parish, as established by the police jury as
follows: lst ward, at J. b. Perez; I'd
ward, at Burton Smith; sd ward, {court-
house,; sd ward. Mou,on Switch; 4,h ward,
Harrison Theall; 9Th ward, Broussardvile
school house; 9th ward, III. Simoneaux, A.
L. Guilbeau hall; 9TH ward Pilette hall; 9Th
ward, Cyprien Montet.
There shall be three commissioners and
one clerk at each polling booth. These
commissioners shall preside and
duct the election in their respective polling
places, and they shall have the same quail
hcations as required of the voters at the
precincts over which they preside.
These commissioners and clerks shall be
appointed by the Chairman of the Parish
Executive Committee, the recommended
lions Of the nnDCSinD facfinnS These
Communications must be in writing and must
be handed to the chairman at least ten days
before the election. The Laccste- VOORHEES,
faction shall be entitled to two commission
ers at each polling booth, and the Brous-
sard-Scranton faction to one commissioner
and q clerk at each polling booth.
The chairman shall without delay, make
the appointment and publish the names, to-
gether with the precinct and polling booth
ut ~ hich they are to serve.
The publication must be at least seven
days before the day of election.
The qualification of voters of SAID pri-
mary election shall be that they are white
democrats and have paid (when required by
law SO to do) their poll taxes for the years
1909 and 1903 in the years in which the
same became due.
The sheriff of the parish of Lafayette is
requested to furnish, to the commissioners
At each polling booth, voting lists alpha
betically arranged, and in the event said
lists are not furnished as requested the
instructed to use duly certified copies of the |
Official lists of record in the Office of the |
clerk of court, alphabetically arranged for |
the purposes of the election.
If sny one offering to vote shall be chal- |
lenged, he shall not be permitted to vote,
unless being sworn by one of the commits
Dioners. he shall make and subscribe to the
oath:
81. do solemnly swear Tor
l6irm) that ann . white democrat, that at
he last congressional election, in which I