New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE PAR
ISH DEMOCRATIC COM
MITTEE,
New iberia. July, %, 1918.

hereto annexed as follows:
:" A meeting Of the Parish Dem
ocratic Executive Committee for
the Parish of Iberia will be held
at the City Hall, New Iberia, La,
at 3 clock p. M. on July 22nd,
1918 for the purpose of calling a
Primary for the nomination of
members of the School Board from
Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Wards
Of Iberia Parish.
And other business in the inter
set of the Democratic party for
the Parish, District and State
will be discussed.
Therefore as a member of rec
ord of this Committee your are
urgently requested to attend this
meeting or should you not be able
to do so kindly send your proxy
to some member of this Commit
tee. ~
Present: j. w. Sanders, chair
man: I. w. Gaian. secretary !;
Henry Landry, M. w. Fisher; by
proxies to J. w. Sanders, P. N.
Cyr and A. L. Lyons; by proxies
to I. w. Gajan, Albert Mestayer
and Frank Greig.
There being a quorum present,
the chairman called the meeting to
order. and after stating the OBJ
ject and purpose Of the meeting,
upon motion Of M. w. Fisher, Sec
ended by Henry Landry, the fol-
lowing resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas the State Democra-
tic Executive Committee mas
called a Democratic Primary
Election for the 10th day Of
September 1918,
Be it Resolved that pursuant TO
Act Al, of 1916, Democratic
Primary Election to be held in
the Fourth. Sixth and Eighth
Wards of Iberia Parish, La, on
September 10th, 1918, to nomi-
nate candidates of the Democratic
party for the following parochial
officers. to-wit:
One member School Board from
Fourth Ward.
Three members School Board
from Sixth Ward.
Two members School Board
from Eighth Ward.
Be it resolved that in the event
a second primary be necessary
that it be held on the same date
that the State Committee has fixed
for it's second primary, at the
same polling places and with the
same election officers officiating at
the first primary.
Re it further resolved that any
person desiring to become a can
didate in the above primary cleo
ton shall not later than Monday
the 18th day of July at midnight,
file with DR.. J. w. Sanders,
chairman Of this Committee at
New Iberia, La, his written mott
fcation Of his intention to become
a candidate at said primary ac-
companied by his declaration that
he is duly qualified elector un-
der the Constitution and Laws Of
this State and that he is men,
Der Of the Democratic party.
BE it further resolved that for
the purpose of defraying the act
ual expenses to be borne by the
candidates as provided by Law,
the candidates are hereby assessed
i'm the following sums, to-wit:
Candidates for the School
Board $500 and the amount so
fixed and assessed shall be paid
by the candidates at the time of
fling his written notifc cation Of
candidacy, failure to make SUCH
payment will debar such candi-
date from having his name placed
on the Official Ballot.
On motion of r. P. Ribbeck,
seconded by l. w. Gajan. and
carried, the meeting was ordered
adjourned to the 30th day of
July 1918, to receive and act on
the written notifications Of candi-
dates filed with the chairman as
above provided and also for any
other business which might come
up to the interest Of the Demo
cratic party for the Parish, Dis
trict and State.
j. WOFFORD SANDERS,
M a ,rv,o n N