New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1911-07-08
pROMULGATION OF ELEC-
TION RETURNS.

Tive Committee met this day for
the purpose Of promulgatlng the
returns of the primary election
held on June 80. 1911, with the
following members present: A.
J. Maumus. Chairman; Felix n.
IMestaver. Geo. NJ. Robertson, &.
Girard. Julien Carpenter. proxy
ITO A. J. Maumus; j. O. BONN,
proxy to f. s. Broussard; 7. e..
Valet, proxy to O. p. Romero: ::
Euzebe Gonsoulin, proxy to c.
Girard; Alex Cary, proxy to a. j.
Maumus: Arthur Miguez. proxy
ITO A. J. Maumus; Francis Segura,
proxy to A. j. Maumus; Melvin
w. Fisher. proxy to c. Girard.
The Chairman submitted the
following statement Of the re
turns of the primary election of
June 80, 1911:
| New Iberia, La, July 3, II.
7, the undersigned authority, do
hereby certify that the following
are all the returns Of election
held June 80, 1911, for Assessor
of Iberia Parish, vice L. S. Frere,
deceased, received by me: that
in accordance with section 25, par
agraph 6 of Act 40 of 1906, T
opened the same and have tabu-
lated and compiled them in the
fol lowing manner, towit:
Votes
Ist Ward
No returns received.
I'd Ward
Cesaire Labauve received 13
F. n. Mestayer received II
Sd Ward
Cesaire Labauve received IL
F. n. Mestayer received Is
4th Ward
Cesaire Labauve received 49
F. N. Mestayer received 45
5th Ward
Cesaire Labauve received Sc
F. n. Mestayer received 3
9th Ward
Cesaire Labauve received 81
F. N. Mestayer received $50
7th Ward, 1st p
Cesaire Labauve received 60
F. n. Mestaver received 81
7th Ward. I'd p
Oesaire Tabauve received 0
F. n. Mestayer received 13
Cesaire Labauve received 1O7
IF. N. Mestayer received 10
A total of 100S votes cast. Of
which total number of votes Fe-
llx Mestayer received, six hun
dred and fourteen GA and Cesaire
iLabauve three hundred and nine
ity-five $3.50, giving Felix s.
Mestayer a majority of two hun
dred and twenty (22O) votes.
beg to submit to the Democra-
tic Parish Executive Committee
the above tabulated statement,
showing the result of the above
said primary election held on
June 30, 1911. together with the
original returns received by me.
Yours respectfully.
A: J. MAUMUS,
Chairman Democratic Parish Ex-
ecutive Committee.
Wbereupon. the following res
olution introduced by Mr.. Geo.
M. Robertson, seconded by @. P.
Romero, was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolution.
Whereas. A. ]. Maumus Chair
man Of the Democratic Parish
Executive Committee, has tabu-
lated and compiled the returns of :,
election held on the 30th day of
June. 1911, throughout the Par
ish Of Iberia, for the office of As
SCISSOR, vice L. S. Frere, deceased. /
and
Whereas, the said Chairman has
submitted to this Committee his
.abulated statement, showing that
Felix N. Mestayer has received a !!
majority Of the votes cast at said
election, together with the origi- I
lal returns received by him; and e
Whereas, after inspection of the G
aid tabulated statement and the
aid original returns submitted +
o us. we find that Mr.. Felix N h
destayer has received majority f
t the votes cast at said election. n
Be it resolved by this Commit p
ee, that Mr.. Felix N. Mestayer be. IT.
nd hereby is, declared the Dem h
cratic nominee for the office of le
lssessor to fill the unexpired term ST
f L. S. Frere, deceased, at tn, IL
oecial election to be held Il
lroughout the Parish Of Iberia g
. the 18th day of July, A. D. ip
I'll. pursuant to the call of his
the Governor of the h,
tate Of Louisiana. In,
BE it further resolved. that 10
'py Of the above resolution be D,
mt at once to the Honorable Sec y,
tary of State at Baton Rouge, d,
D., and to the local press at New d;
'eria and Jeanerette, La. at
Upon motion made. seconded ar
I'd carried, the meeting adjourn m