The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-26
Proceedings Of the Grant Parish
Democratic Executive
Committee.
Colfax, La, Oct. l9. 1907.

i Pursuant to call of the chairma
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Grant parish met at tn
court house this day at IL o'clocl
noon.
| Roll being called the followin,
members responded:
| Members at Iarge-None.
! Ward ii. H. McNeely, T. C
Bush, proxy II. G. GooGwyn.
| Ward I'll. G. Tullos.
! Ward 3-Absent.
| Ward Absent.
Ward SD. D. StsIlings.
Ward Cd. B. Lyman.
Ward w. L. Dowty.
A quorum being present, unde
the rules that majority of ward,
represented shall constitute quo
rum, the body proceeded to thu
transaction of business.
On motion of j. B. Lyman, sec
onded by h. G. GOODWIN, The
chairman was authorized to ap.
point committee of three to as.
sess the expenses of the primar,
election among the different can.
didates.
The chairman appointed II. G.
Goodwin, H. G. Tul'os and W. l.
Dowty as such committee.
The executive committee then
adjourned until 2 p. m.
At 2 p. m. the committee on as
sessments reported as follows:
Be it resolved by the Democratic
Executive Committee for the par
ish of Grant, That a Democratic
primary election is hereby called
aud ordered to be held on the 2Sth
day of January, 1908, in the parish
of Grant for the nomination Of can
didates of the Democratic party to
be voted for at the General State
election to be held in April, 1908,
for the following offices, viz:
Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor,
Coroner, Police Jurors, Justices of
the Peace, Constables, Member of
the House of Representatives.
Be it resolved, That the Chair
man of the Democratic Parish
Committee shall print the official
ballots to be used in said primary
election, in accordance with the
provisions of Act 49 of the session
of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year
1906, and The list of officers to be
nominated shall be arranged on
said ballots in the order herein
above set forth.
Be it further resolved, That each
and every person desiring to be-
come a candidate for any of the
above named offices shall file his
written notification with the Chair
man of the Democratic Parish
Committee of this parish within
ten days, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of Act 40 of
the session of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1906, and shall deposit
with the Chairman at the time of
fling his notification the following
amounts, viz:
The sum of Twenty Dollars shall
be deposited by each and every
person desiring to become candi-
date for the nomination of Sheriff
Of the parish of Grant.
The sum of Twenty Dollars shall
be deposited by each and every
person desiring to become candi-
date for the nomination of Clerk of
the Court of the parish of Grant.
The sum of Fifteen Dollars shall
be deposited by each and every
person desiring to become candi-
date for the nomination of Assess
or of the parish of Grant.
The sum Of Ten Dollars shall be
deposited by each and ev.ry per-
son desiring to become candidate
for the nomination of Coroner of
the parish of Grant.
The sum of Two Dollars shall be
deposited by each and every per-
son desiring to become candidate
for the nomination of Police Juror
of the parish of Grant.
The sum of One Dollar shall he
deposited by each and every per-
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