The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-10-14
Proceedings Of Parish Executive Com
mittee.
CoIfax, La, Oct. 8, 1911.


Pursuant to published call of The
Chairman of the Democratic Parish
Executive Committee OF Grant, the
committee met this day in the school
board room in the court house at
Colfax, La.
Present-A. A. Dean, Chair man, j.
Is. Roberts, Ii. &. Goodwin, b. +.
Lewis and NJ. C. Nugent.
j b. Roberts presented the written
proxies OF j. NJ. Anthony aud I. e
Llncecunl.
In the absence of j. B. Lyman the
chairman requested III. G. GOODWIN
tn act Ms secretary pro TEN.
j. b. Roberts offered the following
resolutions, which were seconded by
NJ. Z. Nugent and unanimously adj
opted:
BIZ it resolved by the Democratic
executive committee for the parish OF
Grant, That a Democratic primary
election is hereby called aud ordered
to be held on the 23Id day of Jan
unry, 1912, in the parish OF Grant
for the Doniina ton of candidates of
the Democratic party to be- voted
for ut the general election to he held
ia April 1912, for the following Of
ficrs, to-wit:
Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor.
Curuner, Police Jurors for the sevc-
raj wards vi Grant parish, Justices
ot liz pence and Constables for the
said wards, and Tor member of the
House of Representatives, of the State
OF Louisiana, for the parish Of Grant
b. it resolved, That the chairman
al the Democratic executive cou-
miIt-e shall print the official ballots
to lie used in the said primary cleo
ton, in accordance with the provi-
sinns of Act 40, Of the General As
seinLly of the State of Louisiana Tor
the year 1906 and amendments
thereof, and the list of officers to be
nominated shall be arranged on the
Snid official ballot in the order here
inniter let forth.
Br it further resolved, That each
aud every person desiring to become
u candidate for any of the above
mined Offices shall file his written
notification with Mr.. A. A. Dean,
Fairmount, Louisiana, Chairman of
the Democratic executive parish
committee Of the parish, within ten
days from Oct. IA, 1911, in accord
aIce with the terms and conditions
ot Act 40 Of 1906 and amendments
thereof, and shall deposit with the
chairman at the time of filing his no.
titcation the following amounts:
The sum Of twenty dollars shall be
deposited by each and every person
desiring to become u candidate for
the nomination for. the office Of Sher-
ID III the parish OF Graut.
The sun Of twenty dollars shall be
deposited by each and every person
desiring to become candidate for
the nomination for the office of clerk
OF court of the parish of Grant.
The SUM OF fifteen dollars shall BIZ
deposited 10y each and every person
desiring to become u candidate for
the nomination for the Office of as-
SCISSOR of the parish of Grant.
The sum of ten dollnrs shall he do
posted by each and every person de-
string to become candidate for the
for the office OF coroner
vi the parish of Grant.
The sun OF two dollars shall be do.
posted by each and every person de-
string to become candidate for tho
nomination for the office OF police
Juror of any OF the several wards OF
the parish Of Grant.
The sum oil one dollar shall no do
POSTED by each and every person de- |
s'r'ng 10 become "a candidate for the
for the office of Justice |
u the peace or for the nomination
or the ONCE OF constable of any of |
The several wards of the parish Of
1rant.
Inc sum OF ten dollars shall be de-
posted by each and ever person de-
''fing to become candidate for the
nomination for the office of member
- tue House OF representatives for
M. ~.