Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Proceedings Of tbs Democratic Executive
Committee Ct the Iaath Judicial
District Of louisiana.
St. Joseph, La, July 10, 1915.

St. Joseph, La, July 10, 1915. .
At q meeting OF the Democratic .
Executive Committee of the Tenth
Judicial District OF the State of Louis
lana, composed OF the Parishes Of Con-
coraia and Tensas, held, pursuant to
call, at the court house IN the town of
st. Joseph, Louisiana, at noon, on
this 18th day OF Jaly, 1915, there were
present Joseph Curry ana W. VI. David
son of Tensas and Il. u. Calhoun of
ConcorGia, being a majority of the
said Committee, and constituting
quorum thereof.
/ On motion Mr.. Joseph Curry was
elected Chairman and Mr.. Calhoun
Vice Chairman and Mr.. w. NJ. David
son, Secretary and Treasurer, to
serve during the life OF This Committee
and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
The following resolution was offer
ed, seconded and unanimously adopt
ed, t1-wit:
Whereas. 1t is the duty of this Com
mittee, under and by virtue of Act
No. 35 OF the Acts OF the General As
sembly of Louisiana, Session of 1916,
to order Democratic Primary to be
held throughout said district, COM
posed of the Parishes of Tensas and
Concordia, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates of the Democratic
: party for the offices of Judge OF the
Tenth judicial District Court and
District Attorney of the Tenth judicial
District, composed OF the parishes
aforesaid, the said nominees of the
said Democratic Primary To be the
, candidates Of said Democratic party,
and as such to be placed upon the Of
fetal ballot to be voted on at the Gen
eral Election to be holden on tuesday
r after the first Monday in November,
. 1916, for the filing of said offices for
the next ensuing regular term; there
fore,
Be IL Resolved, by the Democratic
, Executive Committee of the Tenth
judicial District of the State of Louis
lana, composed of the parishes of
Concordia and Tensas, that Demo-
= cratic Primary is hereby called and
, established voting precincts through
out the Parishes of Concordia and
: Tensas, on the second Tuesday i'm
September, 1916, being September II,
? 1916, for the purpose of selecting
nominees of the said Democratic
Party for the offices of Judge of the
Tenth District Court and District At
torney of the Tenth Judicial District,
! composed Of the parishes of Tensas
, and Concordia, the said nominees of
said Democratic Primary to be the
candidates OF the Democratic Party
: for said offices at the General Election
l TO be holden on Tuesday after the
, first Monday in November, 1916, and
rs such, to have their names placed
on the official ballot for said General
Election.
Be it further resolved, etc, That
, there shall also be nominated and
elected at said Primary, to be holden
on said date, two members of the
DmocratiC Executive Committee of
the Tenth Judicial District from the
Parish OF ConcOrdia, and two MEM
bera of the said Committee from the
Parish of Teusas and one at large to
7 serve as said Committee during the
{ -four years next ensuing.
Be it further resolved, ETC., That
said Primary election shall be held and
. conducted III accordance with and as
required by Act No. 80 of the General
) Assembly of Louisiana, Session of 1916
Be it further resolved, etc, That
al candidates Tor the offices of District
Judge and District Attorney of said
District, and all candidates for MEM
. bership upon the said Democratic Ex-
ecutiye Committee of the Tenth
judicial District, shall, within twenty
DAYS from and after this date, file
with the Chairman of this Committee,
their respective written notification
of intention of becoming a candidate
at said Primary, accompanied by the
declaration provided by Section II of
said Act.
Be it further resolved, etc, That at
the time of filing his SAID declaration
of intention to become candidate,
each candidate for Judge and each
candidate for District Attorney shall
deposit with the Secretary and Treas
urer of this Committee the sum of
$4,000 ten dollars, to cover the ex-
penses of said election to be borne by
the said candidates.
Be it further resolved, ETC., That
this Committee DO convene at the
Coart House, at the town of St.
Joseph, Louisiana. at II O'Clock noon,
on the Bird day Of August, 1916, for the
purpose Of canvassing and acting up
on the declaration of intention of
candidates, heretofore fled, and for
such other purposes as may be re-
CURED.
And there being no further business,
the said meeting was adjourned.
; Attest: Jos. Curry, Chairman.
: w. NJ. Davidson, Secretary.