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TOWN COUNCIL. Special meeting of the Town Council had held on the 26th day of April A. D., 1904. Cap The meeting was called to order by lair Hon. H. P. Fournet Mayor preesiding. tief Members present. T. L. Brouseard, L. F. best Gary and D.C. Labbe. ing On motion of Dr. D. C. Labbe and se- coo eonded by Mr. T. L. Broussard and ear- que ried. actt Be it Resolved, That in persuance of For the provisions of the Town Charter and - in accordance with the proclamation of His Honor H. P. Fournet Mayor that the Mayor and Councilmen appoint three commissioners and one clerk of election to hold and conduct the munieipal elec tion to be held at the Town Hall, in the Town of St. Marijuville, on the 17th day of May A. I).. 19044. BR. it fur':hr istsl:vy. ', Th!u, all per-- vo gon, ,r rat,,ldidth, ":`-114 flu ti.' offi ces 1t ita or nIt ('tilltrtito! a hall give ait? ;i.ý.no their rlamte. t. the "l : ,y r n Br or b :.te' the 10th day of M.lIy 1t'.:l for the p.: lilntilg of the.ir Ilnan:s mit the ofi- tec elal ti, lt. }, it it; ther Resolved. That the per Comlm lr candidates presenting their nii: = :ft "r sdil 10th day of May 1901. ret shat :i.a. Io, place upol the ufitl. ai he lot. Be it further aRe:: ,lved. That thels ofil cial ballots shall be print:d at tite o C Nt i of the Corporationl. ca Be it further Resolved, That the .lec tion shall be by open ballot; and that there shall be as many ballots as there Nt are sets of candidates for the otlices of h Mayor and Councilmeu, and any person to desiring to be a candidate for either the offices of Mayor or Couiciluenu, his ialue shall be printed on a separate ballot, h11 with enqugl spacll:e thereunder for the Lit writing of tihe namies of suct c.i:.didates be other then the one or olieos ouritionled thereon, aspiring or runulug ivr said dilerent oflices. W * Be it further Resolved, Th:'i the npoll shall be opened from the hoai ur f ci A. ci SM.,to 7 P. M. Be it further Resolved. Tiht it shall iu be the duty of the comuli-itshs of else- a" tiob immediately after thli ctliutiug of the ballots to make their official returns to duly sealed anl slgnaed to the M syor. to Be it fulthler Resolved. Thlt the Town Countci shall meet in open s-ssitl onl the 1Stlt day of May 1t0J1, at i o'cloek I A. MI.. ',r the o"' Pjct f con;:olit;t; ti' re- at turni atI:l Irolllll . :9 ; c l: . r,,-,lt of tile election. Be it further Ru.estlsed, That the ctun Etlig of the ballots by the Conuiistioiners I shall be.iaade and entered .on three (3) fi separate tally sheets upon which all the Y names of the candidates shall Ie wi it ten and lhicl shall be duly signied by said conmisslonlers aind clerk in their p offeial cipacities after the c,alutithg * fI said tillots; the whole to ,e cartefully ' sealed and signed by said cmtmnisye4, iersI of election and clerk. Be it further Resolved. Tlhat thn Mayor t shall provide a ballot iox with lock and . key for said election, which allhll Iactl th properly sealed and signed by the cti "mleaioners and clerk of el..ctiou after the countinig of the balhots and which d bhali be returned to the Mayor with the official returns as above uateniOd. Ii On motion of Dr. ). C. Labbe anid se eonded by Mr. T. L. Broussard and ear tried; Chas. Gulrard. Gee. Gary alid Jaoseph iReeweber were named anti appintetd as ecommlsIioners of said election anti James Delahoussaye. clerk of said else-1 rtion. •i There ing no further business, the meetetiiig w adjourned. Edwin Delahoussays, Jr., See. & Trea. Notice of Election. By virtue of the powers in me vested ,by liw and in accordanes with thle pro - clamnatlon of his Honor the Mayor of the Town of St. Martinvllle dated March 30. 1904. Notice is hereby givetl to all qua 1ilBd voters of the town of St. Martin vlle that an election will be held in said town oa the 17th day of May A. D. 1904. Sit being the 3rd Tuesday of said month for the purpose of electing one Mayor and Five Councilmen for said town for the term of two years. The election shall be held at the Court House in the Town of St. Martinville. the poll shall be open from the hours of 6 A. M. to 7 P. M. and shall be under the eupervliseor of herein after named cool .mimsionere: Theodore Laperuse. Dr. J. R. Olivier. Engene Bleavnenn and Iguace 'Blenvepa. Clerk. The electlon to be beld and return made aecordtnlg to law. t. Martinvtlle, Plarish of St. Martin this 13th day of April 1904. A. D. Boy, Gilbert Durand. J. C. Bienvenu, Chairman B. Supervisor. -Big Bargains in Mattuings this alkt IL. C. Dtichaip. Whooping Cough. D "lo the spring of 1901 nmy children day had whooping cough." says Mrs. D. W. will Capps, of Capps, Ala. "'1 used Chamber- and lain's Cough Remedy with the moit sa tisfactory results. I think this is the best remedy I have ever seen for whoop- 'C lug cough." This remedy keeps the o-o cough loose, lessens the severity and fre quency of the coughing spells and coun acts any tendency toward pneumonia. For sale by T. J. Labbe druggist. tain SLOCAL NEWS. will two Fewer gallons; wears longer; De- atte voe. plel -Judge O. Broussard of Breaux Go Bridge was here this week. and -Mr. A. L. Domengeaux viei- and ted Guedan and Lake Charles this sty] week. Co --Dr. and Mrs. George DeLau real of Broussard were visiting GE here this week. --Judge Jas. E. Mouton went to New Orleans Tuesday to plead I thu case before the Supreme Court. whi -Mr. and Mrs. John Hanley of Mo .New Iberia are passing a few days lest b hre, stoppigg at the Flemitng ho- Wf tel. roe " -The Legislature met in Ba- Lo to, Rouge Monday and is now get- the ting in shape to pass a large num ber of bills. Eu d --Big Bargains in Mattings this Br' week at L. C. Duchamp. II -The Louisiana Bankers' asso ciation will hold its annual meet ingI atatBaton'Rouge on the 25th euC ad d2ith inst. S-Mr. Dan. W. Voorhies went to' New Orleans 'tuesday to attend is to some legal business before the Supreme Court. I 500 barrels corn in ears for sale at $1,00 per barrel taken at Brous- ch Ssardville -L. Bienvenu. th -Mr. Gab. Gnrdemal left last O s weHtek for New Orleans and is now co ; filling the position of assistant It' w vweigher at the mint. in ,y -This office is pretty well sup- Cc it plied with wedding invitations. ra IICandidates for matrimony, take Ti notice at I-Tesday a voter will be able or to vote twice, and please all the yl candidates, he can vote for both I tickets, and not lose his vote. s-r -Mr. J. J. Burdin left Thurs- nI •lI day on a trip north, he will visit of 1s' several northern cities and will Si stop at St. Louis on his return to to pr- take in the exposition. t - Big Bargains in Mattings this I'h week at L. C. Duchamp. -l; -Mr. Aloee Robin left Thurs .day on a trip north, on pleasure and businesss. He will visit par- li t ticularly, New York, Niagara Falls, St. Louis and the World's Fair. ti Tile Angel of death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernestb Bienvenu and took from them Ii tetheir little baby, Marie Maud, t r- ag'ed 11th months and 15 days. m 'h' he funeral.took place at 4 o'clock na- Friday evening. ii -T'here will be a game of base iid ball tomorrow, at Bealin's Park,t ' between the Jeanerette Jdoniors, t jo and the St. Martinville Sub-Ja for niors. We can say in advance that it will be a pretty game. mrt tthe gTr AIIw •lle -....... .. .. . ...'.... ... t OGt Th AMERICAN, . At L C. DUCAMIP. -C- Dog Notice. tr Notie is herey gives to all dogl own ren that I wil memoiotkl l roaming drtin eg withoutt he license tag os the 23rd day of May 1904. Steick headache erotls ts a disrdr o ted stomach mad is quietly eared by hi Chamberahn's Stemau sad Uver Ta Dr. L. A. de Laureal left Thnrs- j Fare day for Chicago. from Chicago h,. i aId will visit some other cities north, and on his return will stop at St. of SI Louis to take in the Fair. But Cet the BEST PAINT ! Get The A-o-E-R-I-C-A-N-, At L. C. DUCHAMP. ,,d -The Supreme Court has main- stai tained the judgment of the Dis- A4 trict Court in the case of the State ps' of Louisiana (s A. S. Wood. He 1 wh will have to serve his sentence of ticl two years in the penitentiary. . -We desire to call particular t"r" attention to our large and com- eyt plete stock of Gents Furnishing Act t Goods and Clothing for Spring tioU and Summer, everything elegant less - and up-to-date in material and % a styles, J. B. Ferrau. pro Ele Cet the BEST PAINT ! tow z GET THE AMERICAN, 1 rep At L. C. DUCHAMP. 'ot -Mr. Riobert Martin brought to inol this office a Pink Irish potato of which was raised by Mr. A. A. vis Mf orrow, which is one of the larg est potatoes we have ever seen. We would suggest that Mr. Mor row send some of them to the St. Louis Fair to be displayed with' the Louisiana products. - -Messrs. Leonce Ransonet and Euphemou Broussard of Breaux ý' 's Bridge were here Tuesday. A SURE THING. It is said .that nothing is sure h except death and taxes, but that is not altogether true. Dr. KiaNG' New Discovery for Consumption Sisa suro cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thousands can testify to that. Mrs. C. B. Van Metre of Shepherdtow n, W. Va., ti _ says "I had a severe case of Bron chitis and for a year tried every thing I heard of, but got no relief. at One bottle of Dr. King's New Dis covery then cured me absolutely." ut It's infallible for Croup, Whoop ing Cough, Grip, Pheumonia and P- Consumption. Try it. It's gua Is. ranteed by. T. J. Labbe druggist. ke Trial bottles free. Reg. sizes 50c, and $1.00. o St. Martinville, La., May Oth, 19,,4. he Itesbrs. Martin, Voorbies & Voorhies. tb Attorneys. Dear Sir: Will you kindly give us a written opi re- nion as to whether or not we the Board' sit of Snpervisors in and fuo the Paribh of ill St. Martin. exercise any juridliction over to the municipal election to be held in the town of St. Mautinville, on the 17th of May 1904. his J. C. Bienmenu. A. I). Roy, J. G. Durand. Is- Supervisors. Ire I answer to your letter of the 9th. tr- inst. will say, that we find in the Char Ils, tr of the Corporation of St. Martiuville. the following provisions, to-wit: he "The election of a Mayor ast Council menl as providedl for in this charter, shall be in perauance of the general election em law, so. or hereafter existing, unless ad, the legislatureI special act, or a Con. yps. stitutional conD aiou, in its Com'titu ock tion provides othberwise. in whblch ease seet elections will be in pursuance or mnat pecial lar". aso "For the purpose of bo!ding said olec rk, tion, and others that may. be ord,-red. the Mayor shall appolint commtisioners JU- of elei-on.by and with the rI-rtLnttlltf t Stown Condl, es the general election iIce ie sow or he reqfer is aeieteCee, prod ri des o(~ierwie, for the appointment of sueh commisitoners." It follows from these plain provisions that the Charter meant for the Town e lections to be held ounder and is accor dance with the State Election Laws. . What Blection Laws existed when this Charter was adopted? The Laws of 1806, Act go. 137. Under themse laws,. wP- the Board of Supervisors, solely, are gi si ve the power to appoint the Com(ni 23reosner. 1i all elections, be they State. T L l!!t1 1 O V~r~ a oidhI ~ne ay Qp + I irrwlio - V = . J 12 InS 'ji ýwds " Parochial or Ulanicepal. See Sections 11 1 ;and 14. Tnen, the Ballots and other Election I supplies were furnished by the Secretary 1 of State. and at the Expense of the State. But in 1898, the New Constitution was I adopted, and Article 212 of the said Coal- t Atitution reads: "All Kieetions by the 1 people, except.....municipal elections in I towns having a population of lees than 25')0..shall be by official ballot, pritded and distributed at the aqpeaae of the State." After which the Legislature of 1898, pussed laws. concerning Eleetiona "Aet 152 of 1898, amended by Act 131 of 1900) wherein are copied the provisions of Ar ticle 212 of the Constitution, 1i so far as the payment qf the ballots and ekce Lthns supplies by the State, but followed cy these Provisinos: "Provided That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to municipal Elec tions In towns having a population of t less than 2500 nlhabitants............. What Elections are not "hereinabove" provided for? Amongst others. Town Elections as the preesnt one, because the town of St. Martinville has less than 2)00 inhabitants. - 1)o the Acts 152 of 1898 asql 138 of 1900 repeal Act 137 of 1898. in so far as this °Town Eleetion is oonverned? They do Snot for the said Acts 152 of 1898 and 132 of 1900 specifically recite that their pro j visions are to be applied solely to State. DULL TIMES? 'D L Ioffer som e inducem ents. to the public in this small space. S Make it a real bargain and watch the result. ONLY TRY IT ! ... GLOVES.. . "It's up to you" to see our complete line of Gloves. You will have no trouble in finding the Iind you want, our glovgs are just low enough in price and high enough in quality to capture the trade of the town. I. ______________ _________ r Ladies Celestine Gloves in Wbite, Tan and Black... $100 Gent's Mocha Gloves per per...................... $1,50 Gent's Silk lined per pair ........................ $1.50 , Gent's Fur Tops per pair ....................... . Gent's Wool Gloves per pair....................... - Yours anxious to please, E. E. SOULIER. I Luclen Voorhles & eo., Aui Dalers Ia ' HARDWARE, Carriages, Saddl,y, Frnrtuttre, Wheelwright Material. hi PLOWS and Plantatioi S "ki uS. I, Parish and Mun 1 Elmectioas fa contaiting 200 lnlhabitants or oyvr. Idirtler. the ieeltion 81 of the said Aiqs 151 of 1898 and 183 of 1900, also reeltee: "That all laws or parts of laws centrary to or in conflict with the provislens of this Act are hereby repealed". Mark that it does not say that all prir elas tion laws are repealed, bet only these laws or parts of thoes laws contrary to or In conflict with the provitions of the said acts. And as quoted by the S preme Court in the ease of Welch vs Gossens. 51 Ao, Rep. 85t: "Subesquet Laws do not repeal former ones cotaei Ing DIFFERENT provisions; they mast be coutrary." The Laws of 1896 pe serib.d rieetion measures for AU Mundl cipal Eleetln., eveM in towns contain I:,g ;u ilthma,ttantq or less; the Laws of 188 andi 1900 prescribod for Electtons in towns having not less than 2100. These prvisitns are DIF!ERENT but not con trary one to the other. Therrefor utider the provisions of the ' Town Charter ordering that the town i election be hr d ynder the State lee ation Law.. wa areo of oplnalo that year SBoard of Suprvisors has charge of the printing of the BaLlots and other Elem Stion Sutppi+es etc., the appintmesnt of the Cormisseioners oe. ) Reapeattultl, S Martin. Voorhles & Martin. Attoraeys. St. Mlrtirville. La.. May 10th. 1904.