The St. Mary banner., 1920-07-10
Meeting of the Parish DEM
Ocratic Executive Com
mittee.
Franklin. Louisiana. July :. 1920,

Franklin. Louisiana iulv :, 1870
Pursuant to Il call Of the cha hairman. the tom-
mit;er met this day at franklin III 'he 'i'u''
court room Of the court mouse +,
Rod rait showed twelve M"alHtts present III
person and by proxy. legal Quorum
The, reading Of the minutes ni the previous
meeting mdS dispersed with. ~ -.
The Chairman explained tuh\ me "pleca Ji
the meetir., WE,rrCpon mot on OF Mr. kapfel
seconded 10y Mr.. tlausseE. the Following resc'u;
ton was unanimously adopted:
'.WHEHEAS III" sd Judicial District Court
# the State If Louisiana is composed solely of
the Parish Of 81. Mary. and
WHEREAS. there exists no executive COM
mitter Of the Democratic party f"r sain JUDICIAL
y strict .,
rher,fnrc. be it resolved by the Democratic
Executive Committee of the Parish OF ST MARY
la. That it hereby assume, jurisdiction eA
N cio over said judicial District ana Will oluer
and call primary election hy SAID party OF
a Iud@c and District Attorney, Tor SAID D'strict'
to lr held throughout the Parish "f 81 mary.
1t the same polling places. under the same
commissioners and clerks Of election. at the
same time with the same ballot boxes ana
ballots. and under the same regulations as the
primary election sto /" called l" NOMINATE oy
the said party such ParuChlal officers aS re-
uurrd by law aud that the said primary eiec-
ton for Judicial officers and the sad primary
election for parochIal officers he one ana the
Be it resolved by the Democratic Executive
Committee Of the Parish Of ST Mary La.
That Democratic primary election he. ahd the
same is hereby called, i'll accordance with law,
and especially in accordance with the provisions
of Act No. - Of the General Assembly OF
Louisiana for the year 1916 and all amend
mcnGs thereto, ard is hereby ordered TO he helo
on the lith day Of september 1870, IN the
| Parish IF 81. Mary for the nomination Of can
| diCates to be voted for At the general election
| 20 be held throughout the State OF LOUISIANA,
| November ,, 1920. for the following onlcers' VIZ
Judge sd Judicial District Court, La.
District Attorney, sd judicial District La
| Members of the Board Of school Directors OF
the Parish Of St Mary, Louisiana ,.
BE 1t further resolved. That the chairman
| of this committee shall print in acardance with
| law the Official ballots TO be used In said phi
mary election and that he be aid IS hereby
| vested with full picnary powers from this COM
| ne II further resolved That each and every
person desiring to become candidate for and
of the above named offices shall MI his written
| notification with the chairman OF this commit
| tee and shall deposit with the said committee
at the time of the fling OF his notification and
| within ten DAYS from this date, the following
The sum of Twentynv Dollars shall be
deposited by each and every person desiring
to become candidate for the nomination OF
| Judge of said sd judicial District. La.
The sum of Twenty-Five Dollars shall BE
deposited 10y each and every person desip,ng
to become candidate for District Attorney Of
said I'D judicial District La.
The sum of Two and so 100 Dollars shall be
deposited by each and every person desiring
| to become a member of the BoaId OF School
| directors of the Parish Of St. Mary. La, as
follows. t0-wit:
| list Ward l member End Ward. / member
,rd Ward | member, 9th Ward. member.
BE it further resolved. That no one shall
be permitted tn enter the said primary election.
as a candidate for election who is not duly
uualifed elector. and entitled to vote In the
general election Of November next. a Democrat
and a white person, having filed his notification
and paid his deposit to the chairman of th.
committee as herein already provided: nor
primary election, who is not a dut, qualified
eector. entitled to vote in the said general
election a democrat and a white person.
BE It further resolved. fhat the Chairman
of this Committee be- and he is hereby directed
to cause to be pubishe in the official Journal
Of the Parish Of ST. Mary for the space of
three weeks preceding the date Of said psinxa ~
election, the location Of rhe polling booths as
established in the various precincts Of this
Parish,
BE 1t further resolved. That this Commit
tee when 1t adjourns, shall adjourn until Mon
day. Iuiy -. 1929. at IL 30 O'Clock. A. N.
ceving from the Chairman Of this Committee
a report as to the names died with him al
candidates in said prtRary election aud IL
the event it shall he round that there be bu
one candidate for any partlcul1r office 70
, winch this ,4.mary has been caUed. OF declaring
' the persan thus entering, ap6 beiRg thus I'M
OpnqSed possessing the qualifications requiret
by law. and these resolutions, 70 be the nOmine.
o' the Democratic Party for the particular
office for which he has oAered'
On motion duly seconded and carried, tn
committee adiou;aea 4nstl Monday. Jriy Il
.929 at Ii 40 2'tlotk, n. m.
WtfsoN I -.ETERMAN. Chairman
W, g. LATHAM Secretary