The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-10-19
IBERIA PARISH
COMMITTEE SETS DATE
MAKES PROVISION FOR THE FIJI.
ING OF NAMES FOR
PRIMARY.


O'Clock to-day in the City Hall, puJ
suant to the call of the Chairman
Mr.. Porteus r. Burke, with the fol
lowing present:
1st. Ward, Everard Gray; 2n,
Ward, Jules Oliver: 4th Ward
j. +. Prince. John Bonin: 5ti
Ward, Jos. Norres: 9Th Ward, p K
Burke, Octave Romero. Geo NJ Rob
ertson, A. J. Maumus; 7th Ward, Eu
gene Arceneau; Sth Ward l.. Lyons
and Chas. l.. Provost. Absent T
z. GOnsoulin, Ord Ward
Chairman p. r. Burke read ihf
following resolution, which was Of
fered by Mr.. Lyon and unanimous
" adopted:
BE it resolved that a primary cleo
tion be called to be held on JANUARY
%, 1908, throughout the Parish Of
Iberia at every polling precinct TX
ed by the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia and provided for by law,
Democratic nominees for all parocn-
iai Offices, as well as for the Parish
Democratic Executive Committee,
shall be selected conformably to the
provisions Of Act No. ~ Of 1906.
BE it further resolved that the fol
lowing assessments are hereby fixed
for the various candidates entering
the said primaries. to-wit:
For Sheriff, $500; for Clerk Of
Court, $3.50; for Assessor, $1,000:
for Coroner, $1,000; for Representa-
tive. $1,000; for Police Jury, $3.50;
for Justice of Peace and Constable.
$3.50; for members of the Parish
Executive Committee. S1O0; for
City Judge of the Sixth Ward #
Iberia Parish. $500; and for Mar
shall for said Court, $3.50
BE it further resolved that the AS
sessments herein above provided for
shall accompany the notification OF
each candidate at the time that the
said notification is filed with the
Chairman Of the Executive Commit
tee. and that the Chairman Of the
Executive Committee shall ublish in
one of the daily papers of the City
of New Iberia the said notifications
as they are handed him. and that |
all notifications from candidates in |
said primaries shall be handed in to |
the Chairman of the Parish Exc
cutive Committee not later than |
Thursday, October "a, 1907, at mid
night.
Be ii further resolved that the
said primaries hereby called shall be
conducted in every respect as is pro-
vided for by Act. No. 40 of the Acts
of 1906, and that the qualifications
for the candidates participating in
said primaries. as well as the quail
ficatiOns of the same as is prescrib-
ed for by law and as prescribed in
the resolution of the State Central
Executive Committee at their meet
ing held on October LIST, 1907.
BIT it further resolved that a Com
mittee of three, two to be appointed
by the Chairman with the Chair
man of the Parish Executive Com
mittee as ex-officio member thereof,
be selected to attend to the printing
Of the ballots, the procuring of the
boxes, as well as all of the supplies
and pacaphernalia necessary for the
holding of said election. that this
Committee be empowered to do
necessary to the end Of
out the provisions of law
with reference to the said election.
BE it further resolved that when
his Committee adjourns it adjourns
10 meet on January 14th, at Twelve
o'clock Noon at the Court House in
he city Of New Iberia for the |
purpose Of carrying out the mandate
4 the said Act. No. 40 Of 1906.
BE it further resolved that the
Committee of three hereinbefore pro-
ided for to attend to the details for
he carrying out the said election
onfOrmably to law be specially au-
hOrized to select the special deput-
rs cOnfOrmably to Section 20 Of the :
aid Act No. ~ Of 1906, to deliver =
he ballot boxes paraphernalia, etc, q
. the respective Commissioners.
BE 1t further resolved that due
and notice of the cali 2
lg of the said Primary election and
ne proceedings OF this Committee !.
e published in all of the papers
in IBERIA Parish. u
There being no further business ?,
le meeting adjourned.
Approved; y
PORTER r. BURKE, Chairman. q
las. L. PROVOST, Secretary.
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