The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-12
CIVIC LEAGUE FORMED.
Purpose to Promote Civic Virtues and
to Secure Blessings Of Good
Government.
Lafayette, La, Feb. 10, 1909.


We, the undersigned citizens Of La
fayette, Louisiana, to the number Of
one hundred, do hereby form our
selves into an organization to be
known as the Civic League of the City
OF Lafayette, Louisiana, for the pur
pose of promoting the practice of the
civic virtues generally, and particu
larly to secure to said city the bless
ings Of good government.
And to the accomplishment Of this
end we pledge ourselves to pay oul
poll taxesand register as electors
within the time and in the manner
required by law, and DO our utmost
to induce others to do likewise; tc
actively participate in the selection OF
good and honest and capable men as
candidates, and actively interest our
selves in their election, to all the mu
nicipal Offices of said city, without
regard to factional proclivities OF
affiliations; and, if not then holding
any public office, we agree to be can.
didates, if need be, for member of
the City Council, for nomination or
election, should it fall to our lot; and,
if elected, we agree to administer the
affairs of said city economically, hon
estiy, to the greatest good cf the
greatest number, and in all respects
as a public trust
The officers Of this organization
shall be president, a vice president
and secretary-treasurer, who shall
be elected at the first meeting of this
organization on the second Monday of
November, 1909.
There shall be meeting OF this
organization annually on the second
Monday of November, at the court
house, at o'clock p. m, to consider
and devise measures necessary to Sc
cnre the payment Of poll taxes and
proper registration Of electors, or any
othe" s'ibiecs german 70 the object
Of this organization.
The President shall on the request
in writing of three or more members
of this organization call meeting:
and should he fail to do SO within
twenty-four hours after the request is
presented to him, Or in his absence,
to the Vice President, the members
SO requesting shall publish a call for
meeting at such time as they may
think proper.
All vacancies in this organization,
caused by death or othrwise, shall be
filed by balloting.
Twenty shall constitute quorum.
Signed: Orther C. Mouton, Leo
Doucet, ]. A. Roy, N. Abramson, VIM.
Campbell, C. D. Boudreaux, r. C.
Greig, Grow Girard, Jno. L. Kennedy,
Chas. D. Caffery, P. Krauss, Albert
Doucet, C. M. Parkerson, Gustave
Schmulen, Victor Ley, S. B. Kahn,
Jules ]. Mouton, l. B. Bendel, A. E.
Mouton, Aymar Guidry, Chas Debail-
Ion, A. J. Leblanc, S. R. Parkerson,
Adonis Leblanc, p L. DeClouet, w.
A. Montgomery, F. v. Mouton, David
Pelletier, Clifton I, Young, l. Prejean.
]. e. Martin, Alex. Delahoussaye, Mau-
rice Mouton, Alfred Hebert, F. R. Toll
son, T. B. Hopkins, Jr., ]. ]. Davidson,
]. c. Barry, A. R. Trahan, NJ. D.; P.
Rodolphe Roy, d. v. Gardebled, s. e.
Yandle, F. H. Landry, Thomas T. Nc
Fadden. VIM. Butcher, T. M. Biossat,
Geo. Debaillon, Rousseau Dugas, F. e.
Davis, Frank e. Moss, D. Schwartz,
Hebert F. Richard. Remy Landry, f.
J. Higginbotham, A. A. Morgan. Jr.:
=. o. Clark, M. D.; N. p. Moss, Julien
Mouton. Fernand Mouton, A. B. Den
bo, John o. Mouton, John A. Buquor.
J. Franklin Mouton. R. A. VOORHEES,.
!. r. Jeanmard, J. NJ. Cunningham.
j. e. Trahan, Jerome Mouton, Felix
o. Broussard, L. e. Lacour, J. O. Le-
Blanc. Frank H. Clark. Galbert Co
meaux. A. T. Caillouet, J. c. Nicker-
son. H. o. Leblanc, e, T. Mcbride.
F. Demanade, J. w. Ramsey. Eugene
Oliver, C. Jeanmard. Felix H. Mouton.
Geo. A. DeBlanc. Leon Couyillon, N.
Rosenfeld. B. N. Corona, Myrtil
Meyer. George Doucet
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