The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-07-13
Meeting Parish Democratic Executive
Committee.
FRANKLIN, La, July s, l9l

FRANKLIN, La. July 6, 1912.
Pursuant to a call OF the Chairman,
the Committee met this day at Frank
lin, in the circuit court room OF the
court house.
The chairman being absent on mo-
tic Mr.. II. W. Kappel was elected
chairman pro TEN.
Poll call showed twelve members
present in person and by proxy.
a legal quorum.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous Teeting was dispensed.
Tn" acsing chairman explained
fully the object of the meeting, where
upol motion of Dr.. D. N. Foster,
seconded by Mr.. Chas. Pecot, the fol-
low ng resolution was unanimously
ado tied:
Whereas, The o3rd Judic al Dis
trict COurv of the State Of Louisiana
is composed solely of the Parish Of
st. Mary, and,
Where's, There exists no e1ecu-
tive committee of the Democratic
party &C said Judicial District;
There. ore, be it resolved by the
Deu DC attic Exec ltive Committee OF
the Pa 'ish o. st. Mary, La, That ~
hereby assumes iUrisd ction ex-officio
over said J Id;cial District and will
Ger and call a p imary election by
said party of a Judge and DistriLu
At 0rney for said District, to be held
tho hout the Parish Of St. Mary, at
the same polling places, under the
same commissioners and clerks of
ell 'tiOn, at the same time. with the
same ballot boxes and ballots, and
u )der the same Iegul; tons as the
primary election to be called to nom.
mate by tie said party, such paro-
cial officers as required by law: and
that the said primary election for
judicial officers and the said primary
ee on for parochial officers be one
ard the 81 ne primary.
Be it resolved by the Democratic
Executive Comm tee of the Parish Of
ST. Mary, La, That Democratic
y 'imary election be, and the same is
-lereb called, in accordance with
", and especially in accordance
with the provisions of Act No. 40 Of
the Ger eral Assembly Of Louisiana
for tt year 1906, and all amendments
there o. and is hereby ordered to be
he'd on the Bid day of Sertember,
1912, in the Parish of St. Mary TO"
the nomination of candidates to be
0 ed for at the general election to
be held throughout TIE State of Louis
lana. November -, 1912, for the
following officers, viz:
Judge 23rd judicial District Court,
La.
District Attorney, 23rd judicial
District, La.
Members of the Board of School
Directors of the Parish Of St. Mary,
La.
Ee it further resolved, That the
Chairman of this committee shall
print in accordance with law the Of
fetal ballots to be used in said pri-
mary election. and that he be and is
hereby vested with full p,enary powers
from this committee for this purpose.
Be it further resolved, That each
and every person declaring to h.
come cand date for and Of the above
named Offices shall file his written
no. f cation with re chairman of this
CO mn 'ttee, and shall deposit with the
said committee at the time OF the filing
of his no ifcation and within ten
days from this date, the following
amounts. viz:
The sum of twenty-five dollars shall
be deposited by each and every per-
son desiring to become candidate
for the nomination of Judge of said
23rd Judicial District, La.
1ne sum of twenty-five dollars shall
be deposit d by each and every per-
son desiring to become candidate
for District Attorney of said 23rd
J,'d;cia' District, La.
TIE sum of two dollars and fifty
cents sha', be deposited by each and
ever person desiring to become a
cand date for the nom nation of Mem
Der of Re Board of School Directors
of The Parish of St. Mary, La, as
fo' ows, to-wit:
lst ward, one member; End ward,
one member: 3rd ward, three men,
bers: 4th ward one member; 9Th ward
one member; 9th ward, two members:
It'll ward, one member, Stu ward. one
member.
Be it further resolved, That no
one sh i be permitted to enter the
said y mary election, as a candidate
for 'e .tiOn who is not duly quail
red e cto +, and entitled to vote in
the general election of November
ext, Democrat and white person,
Id :ng fed his notification and paid
his deposit to the chairman of this
co .mittee as herein already provided;
NJ sail any one have the right to
vote in said primary election. who is
rot duly qualified elector, entitled
to ote in the said general election,
democrat and white person.
Be it further resolved, That the
Chairman of this Committee be, and
he is HEREBY directed, to cause to be
published in the official journal of the
Parish of st Mary for the space of |
three weeks preceding the date of said
p.i,-ary election, the location of the
polling booths as established in the