The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-17
CALL FOR PRIMARY ELECTION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.

PARISH OF ST. MARY.
I, Charles Lauve, Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Progress
sive Party for the Parish of St. Mary,
under and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me by the resolution
adopted by the said Parish Executive
Committee on the 9th. day of July,
1915, do hereby give public notice that
the said Committee has called and or
dered primary election to be held by
the legally qualified electorate OF the
Progressive party of the Parish OF st.
Mary, Louisiana, Tuesday, July 9th;
1915, between the hours Of a. m. and
7 p. IN. at the various polling precincts
of said parish, as now established by
its Police Jury, for the purpose OF
nominating three members of said
party as its candidates for election as
Delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention, which has been created by
Act No. 33 of said special session,
and which. if approved by the people
of Louisiana, will convene in New Or
leans, Louisiana, Tuesday, September
14th, 1915, and which candidates are
to be voted upon by the people OF this
Parish in an election to be held Tues
day, August 3lst, 1915:
Notice is further given that any
member of the Progressive party OF
the Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana,
shall be eligible as a candidate for
nomination as a Delegate, provided
that in addition to his legal qualifi-
cations as an Elector of said Parish,
/ lie shaft have paid his roll taxes for
the two years previous hereLo and
shall be White Man, and shall have
| presented his written notice of his in
tention to be Candidate for said
nomination, as a delegate, to the
Chairman of the Committee on or be-
fore D. m Tuesday, July Goth, 1913.
accompanied by payment either In
check or money of the sum OF S5OOO
as deposit to cover his proportion
of the expenses to be incurred by said
| Progressive party in holding SAID
Primary in this Parish;
| Notice is further given that a failure
to comply with the requirements OF
this Primary Call as to the presenta-
ton of written notice of intention to
become a Candidate in said Primary
or making the required deposit, with
in the designated time limit. or the
lack of qualifications as an Elector OF
this Parish, or not possessing the re-
uuired poll tax receipts, or not being
a white man, will make any applicant
or candidate ineligible as a Candi-
date of the Progressive party OF the
Parish of St. Mary, La, for nomina a.
ton as a Delegate, and his name shall
not be further considered nor shall he
he voted upon in said Primary Elec-
ton:
Notice is further given that, any
candidate desiring to be represented
in said Primary Election by Commis-
sioners and Clerks of Election at the
various polling precincts of this said
Parish, Tuesday, July 9th, 1915, shall
present in writing to the Chairman of
the Progressive party OF this said Pa
rish before O'Clock p. m. July llth.
1915, the names OF three commissioners
and two clerks for each polling pre-
cinct at which he desires repre- senta-
ton, and the failure OF any candidate
to hand in said written list within said
time limit. shall deprive him OF any
furthe If privilege or right so to do;
Notice is further given that the Exc
cutive Committee of the Progressive
Party for the Parish OF St. Mary,
shall meet on July 18th, 1913. at II
O'Clock noon at the Court House in
Franklin, La, and shall then and
there in accordance with the General
Primary Election Laws of the State OF
Louisiana, name and appoint the
various Commissioners and Clerks
for each and every polling precinct OF
this said Parish for the said Primary
Election to be held July 9th, 1915;
Notice is further given that the Exc
cutive Committee of the Progressive
party shall further meet on July 2lst,
1915 at the Court House in Franklin
La, and shall then and there, receive
from it's Chairman the names OF those
who have filed with him, within the
aforestated time limit, their notice te
becon.e Candidates of the Progressive
party of this said Parish for nomina
ton as Delegates to said Constitu
tional Convention, and who have
made with him the required deposit
and if said parties are found by this
said Committee to possess the qualifi
: cations as provided by law and these
: resolutions, then and there to ordel
said names to be printed on the Pro
eressive Primary Election Ballot. t(
be voted upon in said Primary Elec
tion nf Julv 9th. 1915: and further il