The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-07-15
JUDICIAL EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF LOUISIANA.

New Iberia, La, July 18th, 1915
The judicial Executive Commits
OF the Progressive Party of Tn
lyth judicial District of the Stat
OF louisiana, met this day with J
-. valet presiding and the folio "
ing members present, o-wit
Messrs. F. A. Landry, DR.. Nj. r
Morvant and DR.. ID. c. Liable, b,
proxy to p. A. Landry The Chair
declared quorum present anc
called DR.. Morvant to act as Sec
rotary in the absence OF Dr.. ID. G
Liable as Secretary.
Upon motion of p. A. Landry, sec
onded by Dr. Morvant, the follow
ing resolution was adopted unani-
mously, to-Wit -
Be it resolved by the Judicial Ex-
ecutive Committee of the 10th Jud :
icial District OF the State of Lou
isiana, of the Progressive Party in
special session called and convened
on this day for the purpose, that in
accordance with Act No. IS of the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1916, pri-
mary election for the purpose of
nominating one candidate for the
office of Judge of said District and
of nominating one candidate for
the office of District Attorney of
said District and for tho purpose
OF eiecting three members of this
Committee each from the Parishes
of Iberia and st. Martin, is hereby
called to be held on Tuesday, Sep.
TENDER 18th, 1916, and the nominees |
to be voted on at the General Elec 4
ton to be held on November 18th.
1916
Be it further resolved, etc, that
all declarations of intention to be
,ome candidates for nomination at
such primary election shall be fill
ed with the Chairman of this Com
nittee on or before twelve O'Clock
midnight August End, 1916, and ac-
said declaration,
which shall be according to law,
'ach one of the parties shall file
nth the Chairman OF this Commit |
ee certified check or shall depo-
it in cash the sum of Seventy-five .
DOLLARS.
Be it further resolved, etc, that
at the first primary no candidate {
hall receive majority of the Z
otes cast then second primary r
hall be held October 18th, 1916 and
ccording to law and shall be CON
ned for each office to the two I
receiving the greatest \
lumber of votes cast at the first q
provided further that in
lat event the said candidates shall
eposit similar amount for the o
penses of said second primary |,
it'll the Chairman of this Commit q
e; and provided further, that if !,
lly one candidate qualities for
Re office Of District Judge or Dis p
let Attorney, and only three can d
dates qualify for members of the Il
Idicial Committee in each Parish.
ere shall be no primary and the ~
id candidates shall ipso facto be- Il
me the Party nominee or nomi- o.
es and the Chairman OF this h,
shall certify thereto.
Be it further resolved, etc, that
there are five candidates or more .
+ each of said offices of District i
dge or District Attorney, that
ch candidate shall submit, at least
rty days before the primary !
ction, to the Chairman OF, the :,
'pective Parish Committee, one u
me for each voting precinct of -
IN Parish to be drawn as Com I'll
ssioner, Clerk or Watcher; if tel
re be three or four candidates,
IN shall submit within tho time -
0ve specified two names for Zach
ting precinct to be drawn as
and if there are two
ldidates each shall submit with
the time above specified three
mes for each voting precinct TO
drawn; the drawing to be under
No. IS of 1916 and shall apply
y to wards of the two Parishes
this District i'm which there are
local candidates; it being under
cd that in wards divided into
} precincts that names shall be
lded in for each precinct of said
ided ward and provided furth-
that the Parish Committees shall
W according to law for Commits
ners, Clerk, Watchers and spe-
deputies for each of the voting
cincts of the respective Parish
e it further resolved, etc, that
voting places for the holding
said primary election shall be
regular voting places in each
The wards and precincts of the
ishes of Iberia and st. Martin
lblished by ordinances of the
,ective Police Juries of these
ishes.
; it further resolved, etc., that
returns of said primary cleo
shall be made to the Chairman
his Committee as required by
and the result of said election
7assed and promulgated accord
to law.
it further resolved, etc, that
qualifications for participating
aid primary election shall be
qualifications provided by Act
IS of 1916 and the further quail
ion provided by the State Cen
Committee of the Progressive
y of Louisiana, and none but
e electors shall participate
Elm.
ere being no further business
re the meeting for considera-
it was on motion of Mr.. Lam
seconded by DR.. Morvant and
ed adjourned.
nj. +. MORVANT, M. d.
Secretary.
JOHN ID. VALET,