The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-25
parish Democratic Committee illegal

Parish Democratic Commlttee lileSal
" and in violation of the rights OF
your own relator and to his lrrepar-
able injury and wrong declared tnat
the only written intention filed with
in the legal delays with the said COM
mittee for the office of constable for
the sixth justice ward was the writ
ten intention of Frank Ihlbodeau1,
and the said committee did then
and there declare the sad FRANK
Thibodeaux to be the nominee OF the
Democratic party for the office OF
constable for the sixth justice ward
of the parish of Ascension, and the
said committee did then and there
declare its intention not to print on
the tickets to be used at the prl-
mary election of Jan. 70, 1917, the
name of your relator as one OF the
candidates for the said office OF
constable.
'sYour relator AYERS and declares
that the office of constable for the
term of four years is well worth
over the sum Of five hundred dollars;
that your relator is entitled under
the law to have his name printed on
said tickets to be voted on the
23rd day of January, 1872; that re-
lator is without any other adequate
| remedy than to proceed by a writ OF
mandamus against the said Parish
Democratic Committee to have his
| name printed on the said tickets to
be used at the primary election TO
| be held on Jan. %, 1912; that 1t IS
the plain ministerial duty OF the
said committee to print the name OF
your relator on said tickets.
Wherefore, premises and the an
| nexed affidavit considered, reiator
prays that an alternative writ OF
mandamus issue herein to the SAID
Democratic Executive Committee Of
the parish of Ascension and to the
chairman and to the individual mem
bers thereof, all of whom reside In
the parish of Ascension, said mem
bers being as follows, to-Wit:: Henry
C. Braud, chairman; E. P. Melancon,
/ Geo. B. Reuss, Frank Gomez, Camille
Sanchez, B. J. Vega, Adolphe Meter,
L. A. Landry, Jr., w. C. Hanson, H.
| w. Armitage, Oscar Himel, c. D. Con
dram, Walter Dyer, j. A. Leblanc, l..
A. Dupiessis, Oscar q. King, Victor
Maurin, Wilfred Guigou, D. G. Brum-
field, Fl. C. Whiteman, P. S. Berteau,
commanding the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee for the parish OF AS
cension and each of them to print
on the tickets to be used in the
primary election to be held on Jan.
90, 1912, the name of your relator,
David Oliver Canty, as one OF the
candidates for the office OF consta-
BILE for the sixth justice ward, par
ish of Ascension, or to show cause
to the CONTRARY on such day ana
hour as the court may appoint.
"Relator further prays for costs and
for general relief.
'PUGH & LEMANN, of Counsel. :
David Oliver Canty, being duly
sworn, deposes and says that all the
allegations and facts contained in the
foregoing petition are true and cor
rect. Sworn to and subscribed be-
Ifore me, this 18TH day of November
1911. WALTER LEMANN. u. So
signed: DAVID. OLIVER CANTI.
Order.
. Considering the allegations Of tbs
foregoing petition and annexed affi
davit, it is ordered that defendants
: in the above cause, the Democratic
Executive Committee for the parish
of Ascension, the chairman, and the
individual members thereof, be di
; rected to comply with the prayer o.
said foregoing petition or show cause
to the contrary on Monday, Nov. n
; I19l1, at 10 o'clock a. M, in open
court at the parish of Ascension.
Signed: PAUL LECHE. Judge.
Parish of St. James, La, Nov. 70
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