The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-31

Thirteenth-Olivier Guidry, age 81
no poll tax for 1918.
Fourteenth-Ulysse Dugas, not
registered.
Fifteenth-Luke Sicily, age "a, no
poll tax for 1918.
Sixteenth-R. L. Roy, age 27, no
poll tax for 1918.
Seventeenth-Cl evie Bernard, no
registration and no poll tax at all.
Eighteenth-Rene Olivier, no poll
tax for 1918.
Nineteenth-Adam Quebedeaux,
age AZ, no poll tax for 1918.
Twentieth-Evance Dugas, no poll
tax for 1918.
Observation-Disclosures Dehlman,
age rs, no poll tax for 1918.
Twenty-second-Sidney Boudreau,
age %, no poll tax for 1918.
Twenty-third-Se Guidry,.
age A, no poll tax for 1918.
Twenty-foruth- Oleous Guidry,
age 81, no poll tax for 1918.
Twenty-fifth-Joseph Olivier, age
%, no poll tax at all.
That the frauds and irregularities
are so glaring and patent at the said
precincts that it is impossible to de-
clare the result of the primary called
by your honorable body without en-
tirely throwing out the returns from
the said precincts.
That your petitioner received a
majority of the votes cast at all the
precincts where the election was held
in accordance with the primary law
and the rules of this committee; that,
if the votes cast at the precincts
where the illegal voting was done are
thrown out as they should be, that
your petitioner should and is the nom
inee of the democratic party for the
office Of sheriff.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays
that the good name of the democrat
ic party be upheld and the votes re-
turned from the polls at Coulee
Croche, Arnaudville, Port Barre, Not
leyville and Leonville be thrown out
on account of the illegal manner in
which the election was carried out,
and that, after calculating the result
of the primary on the returns from
those polls where the primary was
held according to law, that your pc
titioner be declared the nominee of
the party for the office of sheriff, or
that this committee declare the re-
suit of the said primary after throw
ing out all illegal polls and votes.
Respectfully submitted,
ARIEL FONTENOT,
In Pro Personam.
C. B. Chachere offered the follow
ing resolution, duly seconded:
Be it resolved, that the chairman
be and he is hereby authorized to ap-
point a committee of three to check
the Registration list and poll tax lists
with the voting lists in the precincts
named in the protest of Hon. Ariel
Fontenot; and, be it further
Resolved, that the said committee
report to this honorable body as soon
as possible.
Mr.. Estorge, seconded by Mr.. Mizzi,
moved that the resolution be tabled.
Upon motion to table, the roll call
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Des Mizzi, L. T. Castillo,
Henry Estorge, Frank Fontenot, Mis-
trot, Smith, Cormier, Dejean.
Nays-Chachere, A Dire pom t,
Ventre, Reed.
The motion to table was declared
carried and the original resolution
lost.
Mr.. R. Lee Garland offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, the chairman and secre-
tary of this committee have tabulat-
ed the returns of the primary election
held throughout the parish of st.
Landry on the goth of this month,
past, for the selection Of the parOchia
and. ward officers of said parish, as
nominees of the democratic party, to
be voted for at the general election,
to be held in the month Of April next;
and,
Wheheas, said tabulated statement
has been compared with the returns
of said primary election, as returned
by the commissioners holding said
election, and found to be correct;
and,
Whereas, it appears, from said re-
turns that Charles Thibodeaux has re-
ceived majority of the votes cast
at said election for the office of
sheriff Of the parish of st. Landry;
therefore, be it
Resolved, that Charles Thibodeaux
be and he is hereby declared to be
the nominee of the dmocratic party
for the office of sheriff of the par
ish of st. Landry at the general cleo
ton to be held in the month of April
of this year; and that Henry Las
trapes has received the highest num-
Der of votes and a majority cast at
said election for the office of clerk
of court, be and he is hereby declared
to be the nominee of the democratic
party to be voted for at the general
election to be held in April, for the
office of clerk of court of the parish
of st. Landry; and,
Whereas, R. C. Fontenot has re-
ceived the highest number of votes
and a majority cast for the office of
assessor, he is hereby declared to be
the nominee of the democratic party
for the office of assessor of the par
ish Of st. Landry, to be voted for at
the general election hereafter to be
held; and,
Whereas, DR.. R. NJ. Littell has re-
ceived the highest number of votes
and a majority cast at said election
for the office of coroner, he is here
by declared to be the nominee of the
democratic party for said office of
coroner, to be voted for at the said