St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-10
Proceedings Of
Town Council
Of Coviington
PRONUNCIATION of Election at
! at Special Meeting
Held June Is.

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Covington. La, June Is. 1915.
The town council met in special
session on this day on call of Mayor
P. ]. Lacroix. all members having
been duly notified of said meeting.
Present: p. ]. Lacroix, mayor,
! D. /. Addison, ]. E. Nilsson, D. j.
Sanders, HI. ]. Smith. Absent: NJ.
P. Planche, F. ]. Martindale.
The object Of this meeting being
to receive the report of the returns
by the commissioners of the regular
election held pursuant to the charter
of the town of Covington, for the
purpose Of electing mayor, six al
dermen and day and night marshal
on the 22d day of June. 1915, to-
gether with poll list of persons vot-
ing at said election and the tally
sheet showing the number Of votes
each candidate received at said cleo
ton.
The commissioners Of election sub
mitted their report Of the returns OF
the said election, together with poll
list of the persons voting at said
election held on June %. 1915, and
the tally sheet showing the number
|Of votes each candidate received.
The council considered and tabu-
lated said report and returns, which
are as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of Coving-
ton, louisiana:
We, the undersigned commission
lers of election, appointed to hold the
regular election under and pursuant
to the provisions OF the charter OF
the town Of Covington, La, on the
I22d day of June, 1915, for the pur-
pose OF electing q Mayor, six Alder
men, a Day Marshal and q Night
Marshal, to qualify, enter upon the
discharge of their duties, and serve
from the first day of July, 1915, for
a period of two years therefrOm and
until their successors are duly elect
| ed and qualified, and pursuant to a
proclamation issued by the honor
able clerk Of the 26th Judicial Dis
ltrict Court in and for the parish OF
st. Tammany, La, did hold said cleo
ltion at the courthouse in said town OF
ICovingtOn, La, on the 22d day of
June, 1915, between the hours OF
Ito O'Clock q. m. and 1 o'clock p. m,
latter which last hours We closed the
polls and proceeded to canvass the
vote cast. which was as follows:
For Mayor:
P. ]. Lacroix, 166.
F. G. Marrero, 129.
For Aldermen:
Pete S. Barelli, ~.
D. l. Addison, 179.
A. Rockenshuh, ST., lis.
]. E. Nilsson, 176.
Preston Burns, 104.
NJ. p. Planche, 186.
Bennie COMMENCE, 16O.
G. e. Schonberg, 1853.
Archie r. Smith, 164.
D. J. Sanders, Ill.
Emile Frederick, 1856.
For Day Marshal:
Paul ]. Dulion. 125.
Herman Schultz, 1874.
For Night Marshal:
G. Max Lloyd, 214.
Eddie w. Jones, II.
Total votes cast, 297.
And we having found that said p.
u. Lacroix had received the greatest
number of votes cast for the office
of mayor, do hereby declare him to
be elected mayor Of the town of Cow
|ington, La; and having found that
the said D. I. Addison, ]. E. Nilsson
M. p. Planche, Archie r. Smith, D. J..
|Sanders and Emile Frederick had re-
ceived the greatest number OF votes
cast for the Office Of aldermen, do
hereby declare them elected alder
men Of the town of Covington, La:
and having found that the said Her
man Schultz had received the great
est number Of votes cast for the Of
flee of day marshal. do hereby de-
clare him elected day marshal Of the
town Of C0vington, La; and having
further found that the said g. Max
Lloyd had received the greatest num-
Der Of votes cast for the office Of
night marshal In said election do
hereby declare him elected night
marshal Of the town Of Covington,
La; the above persons 20 declared
elected to qualify. enter upon the
discharge Of the duties Of their re-
|spective offices, and serve from the
first day Of the month Of July, 1915,
for . period Of two years therefrom,
and until their successors are duly
elected and qualified.
Given under our hands at Coving-
tom, La, this 35th day Of the month
OF June, 1915, A. D.
4. BEAUCOUDRAI,
JULIAN II. SMITH.