New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-17
PROCEEDINGS OF JUDICIAL
COMMITTEE.

New Iberia, La, July 18th, 1920
The Judicial Executive Committee of
! the Nineteenth Judicial District of Lou
isians. met on this day at two thirty p.
| M. pursuant to call Present from Ibe-
ria Parish Ventress J. Smith and J. g.
Leblanc, ST. Present from st. Martin
| Parish A. f. Domengesux by proxy to
+. G. Deeuir and George Livingston by
proxy TO 2. A. Landry
A quorum being present, the Chair
man, Ventress J. Smith stated that the
meeting was held to issue a call for a
Democratic Primary Election for nomina-
tons for the offices Of District Judge and
and District Attorney for the Nineteenth
! Judicial District, composed OF the Par
shes of Iberia and st. Martin and for
the election of a Judicial Executive Com
mittee of three persons from each OF said
| Parishes.
Upon motion of f. G. Decuir, seconded
! by 2. A. Landry and carried, J. G. Lee
Blanc, ST.. was elected temporary Secre-
| tary, in the absence of the Secretary
Upon motion of ]. G. Leblanc. ST., sec
onded by +. c. Decuir and carried the
following resolution was adopted, to-
| wit:
Whereas, a Democratic Primary Elec-
ton for District Judge and District At
torney of the Nineteenth Judicial District
of Louisiana, composed of the Parishes of
ST. Martin and Iberia must be held to
nominate Democratic candidates for Dis
t1ict Judge and District Attorney for the
Nineteenth Judicial District of Louisiana,
TO be voted for at the general election to
be held in November next and for the
purpose of eleeting three members OF the
Judicial Executive Committee from each
of the Parishes of st. Martin and Iberia,
all in accordance with Act IS of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1916 designated as the
Primary Law and the acts amendatory
! thereof.
Be it further resolved, that the said
primary is hereby called TO be held on
Tuesday, September 14tb 1920 and that
said election shall be held at the regular
| polling places fiexd by ordinances and
resolutions of the Police Juries of the
| Parishes of Iberia and st. Martin
Be IL further resolved, that any person
desiring to become candidate for either
of said offices, must file his written mott
fieation of his intention TO become can
didste at said Primary election, and must
be accompanied by declaration that he
| is a duly qualified elector under the Con-
stitution and Laws of this State, and that
he is a member of the Democratic Party;
| and said notification must be accompanied
with the sum of Fifty Dollars assessed
again the candidates.
| Be IL further resolved, that the quali>
fications for participating in the primary
election called herein shall be the quail
fications provided for in Act IS of the
General Assembly of 1916, called the
Primary Law, and all amendments there
of as adopted by Act Mo- Of the Cen
eral Assembly of 1920. and such further
qualifications as may be, fixed under said
laws by the Committees upon whom such
authority is conferred.
Be il further resolved, that this Com
mittee do now ADJOURN TO meet at the hour
Of two thirty on the 5th day of August,
! 1920, for the purpose Of receiving and
passing on the written notification Of can
didates fled with the Chairman, and for
any other matter incidental to or spper-
tanning to the Primary election which has
this day been called.
There being no further business, the
meeting was on motion adjourned, to
meet on the 5th day Of August, 1920
VENTRESS J. SMITH,
Chairman
J. G. LEBLANC, sR., Secty.