The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-02-26
CITY PRIMARY ELECTION

day of April 1920.
Whereas, 1t is necessary that pri
mary election be held at least twenty
days before the state election, the datt
when the city officers shall be elected
Whereas, The Municipal Executive
Committee of the city of Natchitoches
ceased to exist some years ago ant
there is no political party committee OF
non partisan committee to call and con.
duct the primary and carry on the
|election.
Now, therefore be it resolved, That
non-partisan primary election be
held in the city of Natchitoches at
least twenty d1ys before the state
election for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the Office of Mayor and
Commits. oners of the city of Natchi-
toches ard at the same time to nomi-
nate five candidates to constitute a
non partisan Municipal Committee.
BE it further resolved, That the pri-
mary election be held under the SUPER
vision of the members of the Parish
Democratic Executive Committee resi-
dent in the city of Natchitoches who
are hereby fully authorized to call said
election, select the commissioners and
adopt all the rules and regulations
governing same not inconsistent with
the laws of the state and also to pro-
vide for the election and organization
of non-partisan Municipal Executive
! Committee. Finally to do all things
necessary to carry on said election.
(Signed W. F. JOHNSON,
Mayor City of Natchitoches.
Attest:
l.. P. CLOUTIER,
Secretary.
In accordance with the foregoing
resolution, the resident members of
the Parish Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Jas. b. Tucker, Sidney Katie,
P. V. B. Prudhomme and U. P. Brea-
zeale. met and organized temporary
committee to hold and conduct pri-
mary election to select candidates for
Mayor Commissioner and two Council
Commissioners, and a nom partisan City
Executive Committee of five, Jas. B
Tucker being elected chairman and P.
V. B. Prudhomme, secretary.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Breazeale and unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved, that under the au-
thority of resolution of the Mayor
commissioner and council-commission-
ers, a non-partisan primary election is
hereby provided to be held on
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1920
for the selection of a candidate for [
Mayor-commissioner and two candi-
dates for Council-commissione to be
voted for at the General Election to be g,
held April 10th. 1920, and the election
of city committee Of five members.
That at said Primary Election any
qualified elector is eligible to be can !
dldate for any of the offices to be filled. {
Resolved further, that the said pri-
mary election shall be held under the
provision of the General Primary +
Election Laws of the state, so far as
applicable.
Resolved further, that candidates for
Mayor-commissioner and for Council
commissioners, and City Executive
Committee shall file their announce
ments of candidacy with the Secretary
Of the committee on or before IL O'Clock
NJ, Saturday, March 9th, 1920, certify 2
ing that they are qualified electors; :.
and shall accompany same with the :.
fee, hereby assessed as follows: =;
Mayor-commissioner $1,000, Council W
commissioners $500. No fee shall be ,,
assessed against the candidates for ..
members of city committee. r.
Resolved further, that this commit A
zee shall on Monday, March LIST, 1920 In,
'ppoint three commissioners, two e.
Jerks and one deputy to hold and con- "
luct said primary election and shall q
publish same in both local newspapers. q
Be it further resolv d, that should q
here be not more than one candidate fe
or Mayor commissioner and two can ~
idates for Council-commissioners they &c
hall be declared by the chairman of e1
he committee as the selected candi- tn
ates to be voted for at the General
Election on April 20, 1920, and no pay u
7ill be necessary. Should there be O
My two candidates for Mayor commits
ioner and four candidates for council pc
the candidate for May We
r-commissioner and the two candi
ates for council-eommissioners aeceiv- i 1li'
1g majority at the primary shall be "a
eclared the selected candidates to be
oted for at the General Election. ic.
hould there be more than two candi-
ates for Mayor-commissioner and more tai
nan four candidates for council-com- ~
lissloners, the two candidates for
laSor commissioner and four candi- do
ates for council commissioners receiv. We
g the highest votes lit being the
lrpose that the names shall receive
lajority of the votes act) shall be can
dates at second primary to be held
TUESDAY. MARCH BOTH, 1920