St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-02-06
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Democratic Executive
Committee Of the Town of
OpeA0usas.


Committee Of the Town of
Dpel0msns.
Opelousas, La, Jan. 4, 1901.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of the Town of Cpeiousas met at the
office of the Secretary this dav pursuant
to the call of the Chairman. with the
following members present in person or
by proxy, and q quorum; DR.. r. NJ
Littell. Chairman; Thos. FL. Lewis, Ray
mond Breaux, S. L. Hebrard and A. Reed.
The following resolutions were OIL
fered and unanimously adopted:
Be IL resolved by the Democratic Com
nittee OF the Town OF Opelousas, That o
Democratic Primary election be held at
the Court House in Opelousas, on Tues
day, the 23d day of February, 1904, for
the purpose of nominating q Mayor,
Marshal and five Aldermen as candi-
dates to be voted for at the town elec-
ton on April 10Th, 1904.
Resolved, further, That at said cleo
ton all registered white Democratic
| voters, or those entitled to register, and
who will as matter of fact register be-
fore the date of the Primary, who will
pledge themselves to vote for and to
support the candidates nominated at
| said primary election, and all such yo-
| ters who will attain their majority be-
| fore the regular election, shall be per-
! mltted to vote.
| Be it further resoved, That said pri-
mary election shall be held by three
| commissioners, who shall be appointed
| Ey the chairman of the committee, who
shall be paid each the sum OF two dol
| lars for their services in holding the
election and making the returns and
| that said commissioners shall deliver
| the returns of the elections to the chair
man of this committee. who shall imme-
diately call it together to canvass and
promuIgate the returns of the election.
| Be it further resolved, That no candi-
date shall be nominated except by q
| majority of the votes cast; that in case
second primary be necessary, 1t be
held on Tuesday the first day of March,
1904, at which election only the two
candidates who shall have received the
highest vote for Mayor or for Marshal,
as the case may be, shall be voted for
and should it be necessary to vote for
any candidate for Alderman at the sec
ond primary election, the contest shall
| be between the requisite number who
shall have received the highest votes Ut
the first primary election.
Resolved, further, That the ballots to
be voted at said primary election shall
be printed by authority OF this commit
tee and furnished without cost to the
voters, and that candidates for Mayor
and Town Marshal shall contribute
each the sum of two dollars, and candi-
| dates IOF AEU3T1II1lL etCil tliC ShHA oA ota0
dollar for the purpose OF defray1ng the
expenses of the election.
| Resolved, further, That the chairman
of this committee be authorized and in
structed to appoint committee OF three
to receive the contribution from the
candidates and to attend to the printing
of the tickets.
Resolved, further, That in case any
| proposed voters right to vote be
challenged, the commissioners OF
election shall PROFOUND to him the
| question: sAre you duly regis
| tered voter of the town of Ope.
| lousas, and do you pledge yourself
to vote for and support the candidates to
be nominated at this primary election p
And If the question be answered In the
affirmative the vote shall be received
otherwise not. The question may be
! varied when addressed to proposed
voter not OF age but who shall acquire
the right to vote before the municipal
election.
Resolved That the polls open at - a.
m. and close ut 5 p. m.
| Resolved, That at said prim ar y elee
ton a new Democratic ExecuG. We Com
mittee for the town, composed of five
memb ers, be elected to serve for two
| years.
Resolved, That the president of thii