St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-10
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State reYersas all of The proceeding
of the lower court, the foI
parish division called 10 Be hald exI
Tuesday, the Isth, il nullity
lone bad just as well cast bis vote Il
Bayou COcodrie Of aome other stream
IS 10 vote al that election.
AS II stands at this writing. FriSag
evening, the Injunction against the 81.
ection is h full force, and any voting
done % next Tuesday will bs mere
child 8 play
Judge Edwards, who sat here last
Friday night and Saturday morning.
refused to bond tie injunction aa
prayed for by The divisionists, on the
ground that ingeaYenors had 10 legal
right to bond al action of this char
acter This decision Of Judge Ed
wards had the eifeet, as before stated
of maintaining Che injunction III fnIl
force.
Judge Edwards rendered the dec
ision Saturday morning after hearing
extended arguments from both sides.
Court met promptly upon The arrival
of Che Judge Friday evening and con-
tinued II session until I22 the next
morning Measrs. Thos. d. Lewis
and Gilbert S, Dupra argued Tie case
for the an5i-iiVI sionisbs, and essrs
n. Lee Garland and Dudley q. Gull
beau for tie diivisionists. The anti
diVisionists contended bEat intergen-I
ers had no right to bond al inianc-
tion. while The other side. while prae-
tically admitting that the contention
Of the ants as to The rights Of ar
IateryeEsr was correct; maintained
that "a this case the inberveners Were
the real parties ID the suit.
During The progress o. tie hearing
attorneys for the divisionists fled an
other Intervention setting forth that
the 18th Judicial District Court was
without Jurisdiction to entertain and
sry suit of the character 81 that
fled By the anti-diVsionists IS there
3 20 statute il this State giving jur- |
Isdietion "a any court 10 enioin all el- /
setion which has been ordered hY The
General Assembly, or 10 snioin sworn
officers Of the law who are charged
1y the laN with the mandatory duty
# carrying on said election
Judge Edwards oYerruled this also,
md before The ink got dry on THE (.
parchment containing this decision,
Attorney ]. 8. Henriques, 1T NeW or
cans, vas before tbs Supreme Court
# the State asking for Writs of Ger
iorar and prohibition, urging tlle
ast two named points, w: the iur-
sdiction of the district court and tie
light to injoin officers ii The performs
nee of The duty d carrying oat an
Election
he Supreme Court set the rule for
earring Tor Wednesday, the 7th, and
be entire matter Was submitted on
riefs.
& is undertood that the Supreme
curt will not pass on the conatitu-
ionality of tie acb calling tlle cleo
lon, and 0Eles ma tiers ID that line.
at viii eonfne itself d the iudisdic-
ion of the court and tlls right to en-
oin an election.
Should the Supreme Court decide
o the contention Of the divisioniats,
will have The effect 81 permitting
ae election to go 81, but vi not de-
ide the question Of the conati ton
llity d the act e vii not deprive
be anti-dfYisio from contesting
ae election.
On the ether hand, il tie lower
onrt Is maintained, there will BE no
lection Oh next Iuesda that ii,
ny election held will necessarily be
uIl and void ard il the teeth of the
aurts 81 The land
Among the answers fled ID Court
aring the trial eE The rule to bond
atuEday one sYss the Board of !
which il al follows s
o eaass loeb Dr. u S
taeg ind HenrY strap pes rnena-
els oa tie Board Of gisors of
Iecfion Of the parish Of So. Landry
I'd for answer 20 the rule herein sued
# 81 8 e aiIIorg ST ais, aver and
III
they haYe ID Interest ii this
8ntroVersY save to discharge heir
afies IS officers d The Ian ii
land Without partisan bias o pre-
llIiee. and to thai end have already
gnIliea their WILING 1855 ald deter
lInasion Il await instructions 0 tlle
curt Ii the premises
aver hat The alleg
Ion S the plaintiffs II kiis rule, khas
aag hase eoslspirsd she
tie sllk d TIE
s. fred bY a or he
ae elggtlol pass and eEel