The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-07-18
Meeting Of the Democratic Parish
Executive Committee.

Whereas the 23rd. Judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana is
composed solely of the Parish OF st.
Mary, and
Whereas there exists no Executive
Committee of the Democratic party for
said Judicial District;
Therefore be it resolved by the
Democratic Executive Committee OF
the Parish of St. Mary, La, that it
hereby assumes jurisdiction Ex-Oficio
over said Judicial District, and will Or
der and call primary election for the
nomination by the said party of
Judge and a District Attorney for said
District, to be held throughout the
Parish of st. Mary, at the same poll
ing places, under the same Commits
siOners and Clerks of Election, at the
same time, with the same ballot boxes
and ballots, and under the same re-
gulations as the primary election to
be called to nominate by the said
party, such parochial officers as re-
quired by law; and that the said
primary election for Judicial officers
and the said primary election for
Parochial officers be one and the same
primary.
Be it resolved by the Democratic
Executive Committee of the Parish of
st. Mary, La. That Democratic
Primary Election be and is hereby
called, in accordance with Law and
especially in accordance with the
provisions of Act number 40 of the
General Assembly of Louisiana for
the year 1905 and all amendments
thereto, and is hereby ordered to be
held on the LIST. day of September 1908
in the Parish of st. Mary, for the NOM
inatiOn of Candidates of the Demo-
cratic party to be voted for at the Gen.
eral Election to be held throughout the
State of Louisiana, November,
1908 fof the following officers, viz:
Judge 23rd Judicial District, La.
District Attorney 23rd. Judicial
District, La.
Members of the Board of School
Directors of the Parish of st. Mary,
Be it further resolved that the Chair
man of this committee shall print in
accordance with the law the official
ballots to be used in said primary
Election, and that he be and is hereby
vested with full plenary powers from
this committee for this purpose.
Be it further resolved that each and
every person desiring to become q can
didate for any of the above named
officers shall file his written notification
with the Chairman of this Committee,
and shall deposit with the said Chair
man at the time of fling his notifca-
ton and within ten days from this
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The sum of Twenty dollars shall
be deposited by each and every person
desiring to become a candidate for the
nomination OF Judge of said 23rd.
Judicial District, La.
The sum of Twenty-Five Dollars
shall be deposited by each and every
person desiring to become candidate
for the nomination of District At.
torney of said 23rd. Judicial District,
La.
The sum of Two Dollars shall be
deposited by each and every person,
desiring to become candidate for the
nomination of Member of the Board
of School Directors of the Parish of
st. Mary, La.
Be it further resolved thSt no one
shall be permitted to enter the said
Primary Election as a Candidate for
nomination, who is not duly qualifi-
ed ElectOr, entitled to vote in the gen
eral election of November next, a
Democrat, and a white person, having
filed his notification with and paid his
deposit to the Chairman of this Com
mittee as herein already provided; nor
shall any one have the right to vote in
said primary election who is not
duly qualified Elector, entitled to vote
in the said general election, a Demo-
crat, and white person.
Be it further, resolved that the Chair
man of this Committee be and he is
hereby directed to causeto be published
In the official journal of the Parish Of
st. Mary for the space of three weeks,
preceding the date of said Primary
Election, the location of the Polling
booths as established in the various
precincts Of this Parish.
Be it further resolved that this COM
mittee, when it adjourns shall adjourn
until Tuesday, July 18th, 1905, and
shall them convene for the purpose of
receiving from the Chairman of this
Committee report as to the names
filed with him as Candidates in said
Primary Election, and in the event it
shall be found that there be but one
candidate for any particular Office for
which this Primary has been called.