The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-03-30
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ORDINANCE OF ELECTION.


ORDINANCE OF ELECTION.
On motion of p A. Dean. seconded
by w. c. Canadian, the following or
dinance of election was adopted:
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the Town of Coifas
on Tuesday April 10, 1918, for the purI
pose of electing Mayor, Five alder
men. and one Marshal for the next two
years. The said election shall be helf
under the provisions and is called b,
authority of the Charter of the Tow
of Colfax, being Act 1876 of the Acts O.
the General Assembly of Louisianal
for the year 1898. and all of the Act
of the General Assembly of louisiana
in so far as the same applies.
Every elector of the Town of Colfax'
entitled to vote under general election
laws of the State of Louisiana, shall b.
entitled to vote at said election, i
qualified under the State laws, ant
any ten of. them may nominate can
didates for the Office of mayor, al.
dermen, or marshal, either by ,nomi.
mating = candidate for any .oae, or mors
Of the said positions.
The following persons are appointed
Clerks and Commissioners. of Election.
Commissioners-J. Nj Dufflho, A. B.
Perkins and C. H. Smith. Clerks T.
M. Smith and H. G. Faraldo.
The polls shall open and close accord.
ing to the State laws governing the
same. and all matters coming up for
decisions as to the manner of conduct
ing the election now ordered, counting
ballot, etc., shall be regulated by the
State laws; any person receiving the
highest number of votes for any posi-
tion shall be declared elected thereto;
and in the event of tie for any posi-
tion, the second election to determine
which of the two shall be elected shall
be held on Tuesday, April 23rd, 1918,
at which only such persons tieing shall
De entitled to run.
The Commissioners ana Clerks of
Election shall make due returns Of the
same. to the Mayor and Board of alder
men, and the Mayor and Board of al
dermen shall meet on Friday April l9.
1918 at 8 p. m. to canvass the returns
and promuIgate the result of the cleo
ton and in case of q second election to
run off a tie, the same commissioners
and clerks shall serve and make returns
as aforesaid, and the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen shall meet on Friday April
rs, 1918 at 8 p. m. to canvass the re-
turns of the said election and promul-
gate the result thereof.
Nominations shall be in writing and
in the following form:
We, the undersigned 10 voters of the
Town of Colfax, hereby nominate. :. :.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..as candidate
for the office of. :. .....
........in the general election to be held
Tuesday. April l6, 1918, for municipal
officers in said town. Respectfully.
And al nomination papers shall be filed
with the Mayor of the Town not later
than noon Monday, April 8, 1918, and
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
shall meet at z p. m.., that day and
determine from the nominations 30
made the names of the candidates en-.
titled to run for the Offices above
named. shall certify the same to the
Clerk of the Board of Aldermen and
shall instruct him to have their names
printed on the official ballot to be
furnished and printed at the expense
Of the Town of Coifax, which will also
pay all other expenses of said election.
By order Of the Mayer and Board of
Aldermen.
Colfax, La, March 5. 1875.
J. @. LoNG,
Mayor.
On motion of Alderman w. C. Car.
uahan seconded by Alderman H. B.
Faraldo the Mayor of the Town Of COL
fax was directed to give the above no.
tice OF election and to publish same in
ne Colfax Ckrciicle for 30 days, all
present voting for tie sane.
j. Q. LoEG,
.; LEAN. hsyor.
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