The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-05-07
PROCEEDINGS OF FERRIDAY
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Minutes of the Meeting of the Nav
or and Board of Aldermen of the vii
lage of Ferriday, La, held at the
usual meeting place in the said
Village, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on this
the 22nd day of April 1921, Pursuant
to due and legal notification thereof
for the purpose of promuIgating the
returns of the Municipal Election
held in the said Village on the 10Th
day Of April 1921.
Pursuant to due and legal notit-
cation of the holding of said meet
ing for the purpose of promuIgating
the returns of the Municipal Election
held in the Village of Ferriday, La,
on the 10th day of April 1921, the
the Village of Ferriday, La, conven-
meeting place in said Village of
April 1921, at 10 o'clock A. M.
There were present: Hon. D. b.
Fleming. Mayor. and j. t. Reeves,
Henry Goudchaux, and-------.
constituting a quorum of the Board
of Aldermen. and L. c. Hutchinson,
the Village Clerk.
J." cADSSHI. II. T. hdDD.
The following ordinance was of
cred, seconded, and unanimously
adopted, to wit:
/ AN ORDINANCE 16.
Prcmulgat;ng the returns of the
Municipal Election held in the Viii
lage of Ferriday, La, on the 18th
day of April, 1921.
Whereas. by Ordinance of the
/ Mayor and Poard of Aldermen of the
/ Village of Ferriday, La, adopted Or
the 7th day of March 1921, an cleo
| ton was called and ordered to be
held in the siad Village on the 18th
day of April, 1921, for the purpose
, of electing Mayor, three Alderme1,
and a Marshall for the said Village
! of Ferriday, La, to serve for the
ensuing regular term of two years.
( in accordance with Act No. 1876 of
1898 and the General Election laws
of the State of Louisiana, in so far
as applicable:
And whereas, said ordinance pro-
vided that said election should be
held in the usual polling place in the
Village of Ferriday, La, on the said
date, between legal hours and &C
icording to the General Election Laws
of the State of Louisiana. in so far
as applicable, and to be participated
in by the resident voters of the Viii
Iage of Ferriday, La, duly qualified
under the Constitution and Regis
tration and Election Laws of the
State of Louisiana;
And whereas, said ordinance pro-
vided that all candidates for said re-
spective offices should file their de
clarations of intention to become
such candidates with the Village
Clerk on or before the 18th day of
March, 1921 at 900 P. NJ, to en-
title them to have their names placed
upon the tickets which the said Viii
lage Clerk was directed to provide:
And whereas, the candidates who
filed their declarations of intentions
were:
For Mayor:-P. H. Corbett, and
J. C. King.
For Aldermen Joseph FASTER
mack, L. G. Hutchinson, M. M. Perk- |
ms, and E. w. Porter.
For Marshall:-J. r. Wilson, and |
w. w. Robertson.
And whereas, the names of said |
candidates were printed upon the !
official ballots used in the said cleo
ton, in the order of offices as named I
above, and in accordance with the /
aforesaid ordinance;
\ And whereas, Commissioners, and ,
Clerk were duly appointed by the
aforesaid ordinance to hold said cleo
ton. and were by said ordinance, d.
rected to make returns of said cleo
ton to the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the Village of Ferriday,
La. in accordance with the law; "A
And whereas said election was
duly held on said day, and due re-
turns thereof were made by said |
Election Officers to the Mayor ana
Board of Aldermen of the Village
of Ferriday La, have examined and |
the returns of said cleo
ton, and found the same correct,
and as follows. to wit:
For Mayor of said Village
?. H. Corbett ----------62 votes
]. G. King -------------57 votes
For Aldermen of said Village
Joseph Pasternack -------93 votes
NJ. M. Perkins votes
E. w. Porter votes
L. C. Hutchinson votes
For Marshall of said Village
w. W. Roberson,------67v votes |
J. r. Wilson votes
And there being no other ballots /
cast in said election, and in said |
the following having re-
ceived a majority for Mayor and for
Marshall, and the following three
candidates having received a legal /
plurality of votes for Aldermen of
said Village in Ferriday, La, to wit /: |