The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-05-06
TOWN COUNCIL.
st Martinyille. La. April 18th, 1916.

A. Aluert Blenyenu, MAJ OF, presiding ana the
members present: }. ii. Duchamp,
Il. j. uulrard, h. +. tournet, W. >. Dieh'ehu
and A. {. GauthIer. Absent: Nome.
Inc minutes oI the previous meeting nave
been read and approved inc Mayor stated 'hat 1t
WAS IA order ~ adopt an ordlAauce 10 Call anu
regulate the reSu4ar DI-annuaI election oI the
,,uc.rs vi me Town oI ol. aiarlInvIiie. L"uisi-
ana. d. pIuyIdeu Ior u! Its Charter and amend
Iueuts thereto. q |
TN MOTION ul MIR. j. fl. Duchamp seconded
n, A.. f. rouruel, ana carried " me fViiowinS |
,,,,,: q, H. UucLamp, A. A. Gourmet, IA. y. uui- |
lard, W >. D,en,cnu anu "a. 1. oaulhief. Nays;
nome.
Le IL resolved That ,ursus,nt to tine PROVISIONS
OIL tne narter "a the COOPERATION vi o. Aiartiii-
vile, lou.siau,,, anu UI Inc aniendnehts To saId
, narter Iuslu accOrutnoo "itii the piociauia-
non Oh hIs honor AiDort i,lensenu, -iay o. thit
an eieclivn nc hciu in tho io"h vi d. 1hai1ih-
vile, Louisiana, at tile iown nan On luesua!
tne ,otn dsly Mag a. u. 1870, iVr me purpose
oil eicct4u,, a ni.yvI, rIvo t1J Couhc iiiioI, aAu
one tlg InIei vi fUIIce.
,.e Al Iurtner resolved, that JhIee LoulInIs-
sioncIs anu Ono tiy LieiA "a eiectlOh lot ia"
purpose L.ectiun shaii Ia appOinteu u!
,e .,Iaiy vi. W AMI witI the ausIUe oI The Iouh-
cIi.
by IL IurIhuI r.soiscu, that ali per 5ons OF Iii-
,iiu,tes uspII.l.a tio oascvs ~ Mayor, Ioun-
c,IIeu anu Iii.e, VI roiico, sna,i 5Ise ANU pre-
sel,l 10 the LAY Va GA or De.ure inc Oti ua5 Va
may IJio, priu.il- vi tneir niiiies GA Inc
u,lIcial DdIlol, a.tef ~uicn udte 40 names snail
uc l,ceiseu Io W iiacou sa,u UlIciai i'aiio,s.
Al ,.llIt
anu al, o.,ovts sua. oe p...,,ou .lIe cos,s "a
me Io~n anu uAuer Tie Suppression U. lie ND
,uI VINO shall have Iui. cnaiee Va same unliiits
ue.ls.ry "! MAN ~ INC .o.I.i,issio"eie Vi eiec-
lou.
DE Al further resolved, That mere shall We one
~ Ui,ici.I I,s.iIot laiiieS y. those run
AInG .ias vi, aAu .ounciiIie-' aAu announcer
OMEGA. 4of ,iIo 4'.iiies y. .-ose iuuuins
lor LDieI o.i.e.
= ,oa ,ae .ia.or dad Counc4.meA bal
.ot .uere piIn,eu me uineieh'
se.s VI NauuIua.es IvI 1na3Or and IouuciiLnen,
.eiug U.ie "a ioI .aa.o, ave l"J ,ouncii-
men. wan q. i.ero.,I top "a eavn va
s.iu eets, one u,',LA space oppVsi.e TIE
..lIes "a e...i ..i.u1u,.v, u! stailpiAe Tue ue-
ace tnv Iui, se, oI cauu.u."tes enaii De 'oled
a,ne.e.,t se,s, ". etail,iIs ,,e Dial.A space op-
vsiIe me coIuioates iaiiie voted ior' PiV'iueu
al A u,ure ..lu,,.s.,es are so,ou ,leie
..ie ou,ves niieu. thc said uaiiol ehaii w
,oIu au iv. cvuuleu; pro, iueu .iso thi,l cabui-
>.aIes may run eitner lOr Mayor oi ,uunciiiheh,
| wnuouL ueins iui. sets; IN WHICH Case then
| names shall ue prInteu ga Tie ballot Dul Ill
| other coiunins vain ii Diank space opposite
| .neir names. On the Iniei III Police baiio'
| mail ue printed The names Oh the Candidates
or Tie SAID Ulice Win dilierent ueVice Oh Top
| "a each name, Dy stamping me device the eau
dIuiite under The salu uesIce shall be so.eu lor'
| crowded that IL more tnan one Candidate pe
| ,uteu lor InIeI foilce the SAID ballot shall
| Je soiu aud not counted.
Ia, II Iurtner resolved that the voting shall he
| AN secret ualiut wlIn one or more DOotns liked
40 for Slate eiecIioIs, proviued that two Sample
.baliiots oI each Kind marked. Sample baiiots
nall he posted III front oI tie Oils AT the open
| ing oI the BOX order that the voters ma! lam
.ialrize themselves with the forms of SAID Bal
| lots and the names and devices thereon.
| be IL further resolved, that the qualification
| oil candidates and voters OF SAID Election snail
| oe that they have paid their Poll lakes Tor Inc
| ears 1914 and 1919 III the year III which they
were due, and that they shall he duly Registered
ccor.!id, 10 law and possess ali other quaiitica-
lions prescribed by the Town Charter.
BE 1t further resolved, that the Polls shall be
open from the hours OF Dix % A. M. to Seven
| - 4. NJ.
BE il further resolved. that it shall be the duty
| of the Commissioners of Election immediately
after the counting of the Ballots, To make their
Official returns ill Iriplicate. duly sealed, and
| signed to the Mayor; One Tally sheet and List
of Voters to be placed in the Ballot Box, which
| pox shall be sealed by the commissioners and
Clerk OF Election. One Tally sheet to the deli
vered to tho Mayor, and the Third Tally Sheet,
To be sent to the Secretary of State.
BE it further resolved that the Town Council
shall meet in open session on the Seventeenth
| ll7th) IF May A. ID. 1916 at Twelve tl2J o'clock
NJ at the Town Hall for the purpose Of cOnpii-
ing the returns and promulgating the Results of
said election.
The candidates for Mayor, and the Five (5)
candidates for Councilmen, and the candidate
Chief of Police receiving the highest number oil
votes for said respective Offices shall be deciar-
ed elected Mayor, Councilmen and Chief of Po-
lice.
BE it further resolved. that the Mayor shall
provide Ballot Box with lock and key for said
Election; which said Ballot Box shall he proper
ly sealed and signed by the Goa missioners anc
Clerk after counting the Ballots and the placing
therein one tally sheet and list of voters a.
aforesaid, and which shall then be delivered t.
the Mayor aforesaid.
| The Mayor then appointed, with the advice
and consent of the Council, the following qua
lifted electors of st Martinville, Louisiana. a,
Commissioners and Clerk TO serve at the salt
Municipal Election to be held ON May 10th, 1916
loo - tastin H. n Dnchamn and g. O. Rrous