The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-24
neeting of of the Democratic Exec
utive judiciary Committee of the
Second District.

y Pursuant to the call of the Chair
, man OF the Democratic Executive Judi
, ciary Committee of the Second Dis.
: trict of the First Circuit of Louisiana.
,, met at noon this day at the Cour,
! House at DOnaldsonville. La.
8 On call Of the roll the following
2 members were found to be present
II. n. Coulon. Ex-officio Chairman,
) and Messrs. John Marks, proxy to II.
J. Verret: S. H. ST Martin, c. D. Con
dram, proxy to W. H. Price, A. A.
Browne. proxy to ]. A. Grace. J. A.
/. Grace. Ulysee Adoue, H. NJ Bourg,
". G. Carruth, w. I. Peterman, w.
Il. Price. Gaudens. Gaze, proxy to J.
\. Grace. and quorum: The follow
, ing were absent: j. A. Dayries. j. Y.
| Sanders, and V. NJ. Lefebvre
The Chairman explained the object
of the meeting when on motion of Mr.
Bourg, duly seconded, the chairman
was authorized to app-i int q commit
tee OF five to draw up resolutions to
carry out the purposes of this meeting
providing for Primary Election to
nominate a Candidate of the Demo-
cratic Party for Judge of the Court of
Appeals for the Second District of the
First Circuit.
| The Chairman appointed on said
committee: Messrs, Bourg. Carruth.
Peterman, ST. Martin and Verret: and,
after a short recess the committee,
through its chairman, submitted the
following resolutions, which were on
motion. duly seconded, unanimously
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS ORDERING A PRIMARY
! ELECTION AND REGULATING THE
HOLDING OF SAME:
| Resolved by the Democratic Judi
ciary Committee of the Second Dis
trict of the First Circuit of the State
OF La. that primary election is here
! by ordered to be held throughout the
said Second District, composed of the
Parishes of Pointe Coupee, West
Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension,
Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne
and st. Mary, on Wednesday, the 10Th
day of December, 1906. cOnformably
to and in accordance with the provis-
ions of Act 10 of 1906, being an act
ito provide for calling, holding, con-
Quoting and regulating of primary
elections, etc. for the purpose of |
nominating Candidate of the Dem
ocratic Party from said Second Dis
trict of the First Circuit for Judge of |
the Court of Appeals First Circuit
State of Louisiana to be voted for by |
the duly qualified electors of the said |
Second District of the First Circuit at
the election to be held throughout said
District on the 10th day of January,
1907 as provided by the Joint Resolu-
ton of the General Assembly propos-
ing amendments to articles SO, 80, 100.
lO6 and III, and proposing the repeal
of article los of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, relative to the
judiciary department approved and
ratified by the people at the Congress
sional election, held November 9Th,
1906.
Resolved, that at said election none
but Democrats qualified electors shall
vote, and that said election is called.
and shall be held, conducted and reg
ulated in every particular as is fully
provided in said act 40 of 1906, and in
with the various provis-
ions thereof, applicabl to the present
case.
Resolved, that, as provided by law. ,
all candidates for nomination under
this call shall within twenty days from -,
this date file with the proper officers !
their written intention to become such :
and make all required de
pOsits to defray expenses to be borne
oy them. :
Resolved, that, if at the expiration ,
of the said delay of twenty days there =
oe but one candidate who shall have =
declared his intention on to enter the :,
as herein and by law pro- Z
Tided, then this, the Democratic Judi :,
'iary Committee aforesaid, shall meet u
thereafter, and, as pro- ;,
'ided in section % of the azores aid :,
Act 40 OF 1906, shall declare such per-
on so entered as candidate and I'M :,
opposed, the nominee of the Demo- ~
ratio party for said Judgeship of the -
econd District of the First Circuit, -
lthout the necessity of holding said -
rimary election. =
Resolved, that each candidate en-
'rlng said primary election is hereby .,
Ssessed the sum of two hundred dol -
lrs, in accordance with section Ii of g.,
aid act, to help defray the actual ex- e.
enses OF said primary election, to be ~
Drne by candidates.; which amount SO on
'sessed must be paid by each candi- - -
ate at the time of filing his written 81 -
otification of candidacy. az az
Resolved, that the Democratic Par 90
h Committee of the various parishes. sn n
the said Second District of the az az
rst Circuit are earnestly requested No
I'd respectfully directed to discharge re
I'd perform all the duties with re- W. W.
Ird to the holding of said primary cn
sction, in the event one is held. i'm ~, ~
sed upon the respective Parish Com ta at
tees by and under the various pro- :
sions OF the aforesaid act 40 of 1906. Do
IN motion of Mr. Carruth duly noI
,onded, the Secretary was author dol
d to forward a copy of said resolu- Gin ,
ms to the Chairman of the Parish P p
mocratic Executive Committee of an,
IN parish in this District: and also ~,