The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
AN ORDINANCE.

To provide the method and the m amer of election
for Mayor. Board OF Aldermen and Marshal Of
the town Of Colfax. Louisiana. and repeating oil
other ordinances on the same subject msttcr.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board Of Al
dermsn OF the town of Colfax. Louisiana. in reg
ular session Convened
Section l. That the general laws Of the State
Of Louisiana applicable to holding elections for
general State ofncers. shall apply to elections
for Mayor Board Of Aldermen and Marshall OF
the town Of Collar. except herein otherwise
provided.
Be 1t further ordained, etc:
Section2 That only voters who are qualified
to vote under the general election laws Of the
state of Louisiana shall be permitted to vote at
such election and shall cast their votes In all re-
spects as in a general State election: that nomi-
nation for the ONCE OF Mayor. for the fve Offices
of member Of the Board of Aldermen, and for
Marshal, shall be made by a written petition
signed by not less than Eve duly qualified electors
or voters; that such petition shall be presented
to the Mayor not later than the slst day OF March
preceding the election; that the Mayor. the I'VE
Aldermen and Marshal shall he elected at large.
| Be 1t further ordained, etc:
That the Mayor shall have the ballots printed.
and said ballots shall contain under the word
Mayor all candidates nominated for that ONCE:
under the word Aldermen. all candidates nomi-
| mated for that once: and under the name Mar
shall all candidates nominated for that offee, pro-
yided that no person shall be allowed to vote for
| more than one person ~ Mayor nor more than
| nve persons M Aldermen, nor more than one per-
| son a. Marshal; that all ballots which do not
conform to these requirements shall not be
| counted.
| Re Il further ordained etc:
Sections That the ballots shall be all Of one
kind and color and size; that the Mayor may
have as many ~ three hundred ballots printed.
n he secs At so to do: that he shall deliver the
be!lots together with the tally sheet to the CON-
missioners of election within twentyfour hours
previous to six O'Clock m. of the day OF election
Be 1t further ordained etc:
Section4 That the Mayor shall post at the
principal front door Of the court house in Colfa1
| Louisiana on q typewriter SHEET. not later thar
Il O'Clock noon Of the first Monday in April. the
names a all persons nominated for Mayor. thu
names Of all persons nominated for Aldermen
and the names of all persons nominated for Mar
shall that any person nominated, may. at hi
own request in writing demand that his name b
not submitted to the voters his declination Il
accept such nomination, and it shall be the dut!
; of the Mayor not to publish such persons nam
on the Official ballot. provided such notice o
declination be handed tn the Mayor not late
than the second Monday In April.
} Be 1t further ordained etc:
e Section s. That the Mayor and Board OF A
dermen ordering the election shall meet on Thur
. day following the Tuesday on which the electio
!. il held and canvass the votes and promugate th
result of the election; that the person receivin
the highest number OF votes for the ONCE OF MAJ
| or shall be declared elected Mayor; that the nv
persons who shall receive the highest number {
I votes for Aldermen shall be declared elected A
l. dermen; that the person who shall receive Il
a highest number of votes for Marshal shall be d
n ciared elected Marshal in case of tie vote san
Z shall be decided as in q general State election
/, subject to the rules herenabove set forth.
I, Be il further ordained. etc:
Sections. That all ordinances In conflict her
with, and all ordinspces or parts OF ordinanc
on the same subject matter be and the same a
hereby repealed
a Approved March 6. 1905.
!" J. p. LEWIS. Mayor.
The above ordinance was introduced BY Aide
!, man J. w. Duncan, and on being considered
q. sections each section thereof and the ordinance
q whole was adopted unanimously.
Coifax, La, March 8, A. ID. 1906
c. y. CARNAHAN, Secretary