Tensas gazette., 1922-03-31
Authorizing Democratic Municipal
Primaries.

Authorizing Democratic Munieips
Primaries.
Resolution No. 1, by Philip S. Pugh
Whereas, the Supreme Court O
Louisiana has decided that no name
can be placed upon q municipal bal
lot used at general election, wher
ever the persons named are registered
as affiliated with the Democratic par
ty, unless said persons be duly nomi
mated at primary regularly held,
Be 1t Resolved, that the Democrat
lie State Central Committee doe.
hereby authorize, empower and di.
rect all Democratic Parish Commit.
tees to hereafter call and direct mu.
nicipal primaries in municipalities
having no Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
Be 1t Further Resolved, that Parish
Democratic Executive Committees
shall, at the time Of ordering such
primaries, provide for the election
OF Democratic Municipal Executive
Committees to be composed Of five
(5) members, which committees shall
assume all duties connected with mu-
nicipal primaries, after having been
duly elected, or declared elected with
out opposition in accordance with
Section 20 Of the Primary Law.
Be 1t Further Resolved, that all
duly elected Democratic Municipal
Committees, now exercising the pow
ers and fulfilling the duties imposed
on them, whether consisting of five
members or Of some other number.
may continue their succession by
electing such number Of committee
men Is now constitute said commit
tees or may fix the number hereafter
to be elected Of FIVE members a.
above provided.
Be it Further Resolved, that a COPY
of these regulations be forwarded to
each Democratic Parish Executive
Committee to be in turn transmitted
% Democratic Municipal Executive
Committees now or hereafter to be
formed.
Qualifications For vetins.
Resolution No. 2, by Judge I'D.
Moore, Chairman Of Sub
Committee.
Acting under and by virtue of Sec
ion 4 Of Article Of the Constitution
# the State Of Lodisiana of 1921, |
1t Is Hereby Resolved, by the Dem
'cratic State Central Committee, that
10 person shall vote at any primary
election held by the Democratic party |
or the purpose Of nominating any |
andidate for any public office, unless |
le possesses the following qualifica-
ions:
First: He shall, be at the time he
'ffers-to vote registered voter.
Second: He must be white person.
Third: He must not, at the time he
'ffers to vote, be associated with or
N adherent Of any organization, as
ociation or party opposed to the
Democratic party or which teaches
ny doctrines inconsistent with those
4 the Democratic party or inimical
o the Constitution Of the State of
louisiana or Of the United States
+ America.
Fourth: He shall, at the time he
ffers to vote, possess all Of the
qualifications Of residence and pay
nent Of poll tax required by the
And no person shall become q can
idate in any such primary, unless
e shall first have made application
o the Democratic Committee calling
uch primary, accompanied by his
ffidavit stating that he possesses all
I the qualifications above prescribed,
nd no Committee shall in any wise
Gritty any person as q candidate for
by, or as the nominee, i
I, the Democratic party, unless he
as filed such application and such
ffidavit and possesses all such quail
ications.
And Judicial Primaries.
Resolution No. 8, By N. H. Nunez.
Be 1t Resolved, by the Democratic
tate Central Committee for the
tate of Louisiana, THAT hereafter all
enatorial and judicial committees
hall be composed Of nine members to
e chosen from the different parishes
the said districts in pro-
ortion, to population, provided that
all instances each parish shall be
ntitied to at least one representative,
aid members Of such senatorial and
udicial committees to be elected at
he next general primary held in the
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