The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-04-15
TOWN COUNCIL.
1t. Martinville. La. April 4th. 1915


N alhart Bienyenu, Mayor. presiding and tho
folIowinv members present. j. Ii. Duchamp'
r ]. Guirard, +. 4. Fournet. W. j. bienVenu
and A. &. Ciauthier. Absent: None.
Ths minutes of the previous meeting have
t..n rs,,d and approved the Mayor stated that IL
,,.s in order To adopt an ordinance ID call ana
r.,nl.ts the regular bl-annuai election of the
, ,,,,..r. ,t The Town oil st. Martinviiie. Louisi-
an. .. oyideu for by its Charter and amend 4;
ments thereto
On motion of MIR. j. Ii. Duchamp seconded
,y " r. Gourmet, and carried by the following
y.... 4 n. Duchamp, h. r. tUurnet, II. }. Oui-
rard, ". j. Bienvenu and "A. L. 1authier' Nays
Nome.
be it resolved that pursuant to the provisions
- tho ,,nar,er oil the Corporation of st. Martin-
Vile. Lou, slana and OF the amendments to SAID
, har,er than III accordance wi.n The procia"a-
uon OF his Honor Albert Blenvenu. Mayor, that
| AN election he held III the Town VI 81. Marih-
willie. LOUISIANA, at the Town Hail On TUESDAY
| the 10Th uay vi MAY A. u 1910, ior the purpose
ot elect,nx Mayor, Five toJ Counciimen' anu
One ~ Chief OF Ponce.
| ,e II further resolved. that three Commits |
| slouers and One az Clerk of election ior inc
uurvose oI SAID Election shall be appointed .!
the Mayor ny anu Win INC "o'A.o " ~
cil.
H., il further resolved, that all persons or Can-
,ildates aspiring Tor the offices % Mayor ooun-
cilmen, and Lhlet OF Police, shall give anu pro
sent to the Mayor Oh or before the OH ua' Va
MA, 1916. for the printing of their names Oh inc
| uniclai Ballot, after which date no naines shaii
In received to De placed on said Ofhciai baiiots'
he II further resolved. that the Onciai Ballots
and Tally sheets snali be- printed at the cos's Vi
,he Town and under the supervision vi tne Aa-
| ,or who shall have tut charge oi same until i's
delivery by hun 10 the commissioners VI eiec-
uon.
us il further resolved, that there shall be one
. 90 Official Ballot for the names of those run
ming for Mayor, and Councllmen, and another
Uthciai Ballot Tor The names OF those running
for Chief Of Police.
III Imam the Mayor aud COuncilmen Bal
lot there SHAH ID printed the different
| sets of Candidates for Mayor and Counclimen,
being One % tor Mayor and Five to) Council
men, with different device on top of each Vi
= said sells. and one blank space opposite the
| ,amss OF each candidate, By stamping the de-
| vice the full set of candidates shall pe 'o'eo
for; Or a vote may be given Ior canuiua'ee IN 'ne
,nttsrent sets. by stamping the blank space OPP
nosite the candidates uaIne voted for; provided
,ha, if mora candidates are voted for than there
IA rs ot,ice, 10 Ia hlled the said ballot snail be
10 void and hot counted; provided also That cahui'
-, dates may run either fOr Mayor or Counchmen
y without being III Iuil sets; In which case tnei'
u. mama. shall be printed ON the ballot but IL
D, tother columns with blank space opposits
NJ their names. On the Chief of fohce Daiio
shall be printed the names of the canoioa'e'
for the said Othce with different device on 'oi
of each name; by stamping the device the can
didate under the said device shall Do Vooeo ior
I'll provided that if more than one candida'e
votsd for Chief of Police, the said ballot si,ai
O. be void aud not counted.
H. Re il further resolved that the voting shall o
by secret ballot with one or more booths n&e'
as for State elections; provided that TWO oanpi
Ballots of each kind marked. Sample baiio's
shall be posted in front of the Polls at the open
ing of the Box in order that the voters may tahl
ilairize themselves with the forms OF said ia
lots and the names and devices thereon.
be it further resolved, that the Qualihcatio
10 of candidates and voters of said Election sha
be that they have paid their Poll Taxes for tn
liz wears 1914 and 1918 in the year in which the
let were due, and that they shall be duly hegstere
:, t;ons prescribed by the Town Charter.
:, he il further resolved, that the Polls shall b
'th omen from the hours of Six 90 A. N. to SIEVE
% p. NJ. ~
ell BE it further resolved that it shall be the du'
IN. Of the Commissioners of Election immediate
-. after the counting of the Ballots, to make the
III Official returns in Triplicate. duly sealed, an
III signed, to the Mayor; One Tally Sheet and LII
r l>< in tho RallOt BOX. WhlC
box shall be sealed by the commissioners an
Clerk of Election, One Tally sheet to the DEL
, vered to the Mayor. and the Third Tally Shee
,ed to be sent to the Secretary of State.
Be it further resolved that the Town Counc
shall meet in open session on the Seventeen
Ill (l7th) IF May A. ID. 1915 at Twelve u2) ocio'
Pa NJ. at the Town Hall for the purpose OF comp
ing the returns and promulgating the results
cot said election.
The candidates for Mayor, and the Five
Jul candidates for Councilmen, and the candida
az Chief of Police receiving the highest number
1923 votes for said respective offices, shall be deci'
M, ed elected Mayor, Councilmen and Chief OF
..t lice.
oe', Be it further resolved, that the Mayor sh
est provide Ballot Box with lock and key for 81
the Election; which said Ballot Box shall be prop
no ! ly sealed and signed by the Con missioners a
Clerk after counting the Ballots and the placi
Wy therein one tally sheet and list of voters
the aforesaid, and which shall then be delivered
.nts the Mayor as aforesaid
The Mayor then appointed, with the adv
and consent of the Council, the following q
lifted electors of St Martinville, Louisiana.
Commissioners and Clerk TO serve at the s
Irch Municipal Election to be held ON May 10th. I!