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Jq&9ISSIP''I l"REEIXlil DEIIJCRATIC PARTY

Ill 'l'IIB UNI'l'ZD STA~ DIS1RIC1' COtm FCII THE IICII:al)!8N DIS'D\ICT OF

Yl.SSLSSIPPI

LAI'l!ED GUYO'l', Ml.eeiniwi P'reedoo Decocratio Party, Chaircan, IIRS. ANN!E lEVI!£, IIRS. VIC'I'ORIA GRAY, IllS . FAHII! IDU IIAI£R,

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Pl.aint!ne,

Vereua

PAUL B. JOHNSON, Governor ot the State ot llissiaoip;>i alxl as Chaircan of the Steto 1loard of Bleotion ComisaioneraJ fi!B!a A • .LADNI!lit, Saoretary of State ot Jti.saiaaiptli a nd as 118J:ber ot the Stete Boord of Election Cor.lc1aeioaera1 JQI!i PAftll\SON, Attorney ae,.,.al ot lll.aaiuip;>i and ae cecber ot the State Board of EJ:.ot.ion C01l11ld.adoaera 1 IIUrd.cipal B(..Yrd of l!ileot1on ColliiJiaoiomra of tba municil:palitiaa of ------ -'

, in:!.iVidually and aa ropre--=ae:':n:1£&=ttr:v::e:-:::ofl""::aTli..,t""fie l!llllicipal Boa.rda of !lleotion CoCII!d.eaioners for all the munici-palities ot the Staie of 1Jiseisaipp1,

Defendants .

COIIPIAIHI'

Plllint11'fa, for their ver1f1ed ooo,'lleint, a~•

PARTJES

A. Plaintitfa1

l o Pleintitfs, LhmE!IC& GUYO'l', 1.115 . ANlilH lEVINE, lfiS.

VICTCIIIA ClRAY, IllS. FANNIE IDU IIA1II!R ----------'

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-------~ ----- ---· ~ -------are oitisena ot the United States and residents ot the State of lll.saislippl.

They are oeobera or the Negro race and sue indiVidually and on behalf of all

llegro c1 tiHna and residents of the State ot ttlaaiaa1~:>i whiCh class 1s too

lltl:lllroua to brine into the Court.

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"f!ilttered voters of tbe State ot bliuiu1pp10 Plaintitto

--------· &Dd ------~----• ...,. Negro oiU...,. - the age ot

State ot 111oain1pp1 wflo bave been denied tbd.t' rights un:ler tbe

Co~t~on and lawa ot tbe U!lited Stotea to regiater &Dd wte

witbout disorl.cination by reaaon ot race or oolaro

PlaintUf•·

&ad -----------' WI :l.nd1Yid .. ~ &ad OD behalf of all

otller Ill £1'0 o1t1»e1111 of the CllD1cipU1t.i.ea of tbe State ot W.uioeippi

) 0 Pla1ntifte 0 141So rAII!IIE LOO IIAI!BR, and---------AND intel¥1 to and daoire to run for elective

Cllllioipal ottico in tbo fortbcoaill8 quadrl.oDIIIl aumcipal elect1ono in

intend end deaire to run tor elaot1'18 office· in the t artbcco:d.J>il IJ\Inioi.l'&l

eleotiona,

B. DBfendanto

4. lletondant, PAOL B. ·JaDISON1 1e aO.ernor ot tbe state ot Ml.ea1aa:l,pp1.

Be 1e reaponaible un:ler tbe l..,. ot that etete tor occmilaionill8 all eleotift

otticiela ot the State, 1noludl.ll8 tba electin ofticielo ot all mumc.ipalitiea

in tba State. Be 1e tba CbaimaD ot tbe state Boerd ot noction Cccmile:ione,

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and is respo~~~~ible 1mdu' tbe t.rw ~ tbe state r,. reoelvins tbe .,.,...,. ot

all al.eotioll8 for an elected offioea and tor ~ tbe naulte thereof

to the Gover oor. He 1e aleo a lllll:lber of tbe .state !loud ot l!leotion Coa:WIIi.ollao

ll!.seiasippl and 1a altoo a ...,.,.... ~ the .state Board ~ Election Cocl:daaioJinoa.

To llafenclante, lbd.oi~ BoaJ'da ot lleotion COilllliaaioJinoa of the

llon1o1pal.itiaa ot -------"

aDd----- - ----- have tbe respoll81b111~ and autllorl~ to

aupel'Yioe , oall :and otlumriae oolltrol the holdil>ga. ot al.eotiol>s in the a.foresaid

J!IUilio1pal1ti88o 1bey al'8 IIUIId Oil their """ bahal.t of &ad a& !'BJrBSOntatiY'B

of all tha otber lbd.o1pal J!o&J'da ot lllsotion ComiasioDera of the various

munioipalitiaa. ot the State ot 111aa1aa1pp1,.

Jurilldiction

e. 'l'be jurlsdiction ~ this Court &rleea under tbe Constitution

of the thl1 ted St.ltee and in particular Wider Artiole IV tqoreot, and the

Fourtaenth and Fifteenth Al:llltlcimenta thereto 1 and uDder the Lmno ot the

United states and in particular Title 28 v.s.c. sections l)}l,1 l)IIJ and l344,

and T1 tle b2 o.s.c. Sections 1971, 1981, 1983.

CaliSe of Action

9. 1lndar the aut.hor1:t7 of tbe ~ ot Yiaa1aa1pp1, 'the general

gallllral election ia acbeduled to be held 0,11 lily 11, 1965 aDd lbo11ld a .MCoiXI

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pr1J:lar7 t'l'O'f8 D80&8H!T, on lla7 18. 196S. · Purlnlallt to State Statute•

tile laat :1ay Ullder etete 1ft to qualU'y to run aa 1 e&DCU.date for tile 1117 lltb

.nicipal ;

the State of Uioeiasiw i troo regateriftC to vote and vot~ 1n electione

in tbet a t.ate , including eleot.l.oDa for ourd.cipal off ieee. All a result of

the operation of thNe state len, void on their tact anti re~ugilant to the

Conetit ution or t he Ullited Statea, tbe Ne!lrO citiHDa of U1ee1ee1pp1 hue

and pelit:l>al :>rocesaea or tbat atat.,

12, The lltructure Of atate oon8'titut.ional :JTortaione and atatutea

under which the defendants tll'opoee to oorr:luot the qua~l imml.oipLL

aleotioM are void on their face ancl repuenallt to the Con.titution of the

tln1 ted states, The invalidity on their fa"" of theae :,>rovisioM and atetatea

under the Constitution of the 11Dtted States 1a as· follont

Section 2hll of the Jlisaisaippi Conat1tut1on, u amended, 1a unconstitutional

on ita face,

I , (a) Seotion 2hll 1a vague and indefinite aiXI provl..des 1>0 objeoti..,.

dtandard# for the O:dmin!.stration by the regut.rar of the inter?l"'tetion teat . . and duties and obligatioll8 test.

II, 'Ibo adc.ption, ellforcecent and continued threat o! eneoreeoent of

a more et.rins-nt registration requil'eCient foll.oldng a pericx! of r acial diacri.-

mination in the re(liatration of vot.rs- :>eriod durina .,.hiDb 8Il C>Vel1'helming

percentage of white residents wel'e ;J&rc>anently registered and thus rora118r

exempted from this ,_ atrinaent age of llegro raaidonto ....tic posaeuad e1milar

qual1fio.ai1one were illego.llJ' deliie4 the right. to reg1st~o the conatl.-

tutional interpretation teat and the dUties aiXI obligatione teat. devioes to

perpetuate the disoriml.nation which the !itteenth Al:itndl!lent ,. ... intended to

el1J31nate.

Ill, 'l'he histocy of 5eotion 2hll, as ll!l!lnded, the setting ot Whit. political

aurtremaoy and rac1al eegregation in which it ••• adopted and 18 enforced, the

diao,.,tion ,.hiDb it vests 1n ll£aaiasiw 1 regiatr•r• of voters, the lack of

All1 reuonable connection between the interpretation teat and a cal)aei ty to

...,te randor it inv'alid on tt·o face u a davioe of d1ecria1netion in the

re(lietration of voters in tal.aaiaai;r,>i .

IV, In a state whara public education racil1 ties are all! have been

raciallJ' segregated and where those '>rovidad tor HeiJl'OSI are and have bean

interior to thoH 4'1'

v. 1n requ1r iag aa a ~Clu1a1 te to 'ftlt1nll that aw lioanta int.N'l'l'at

oertain aect.tona ot the llieai.eai;>;>i Con~~ti tution,

a. Section 2JilooA ot the lfiHieaipp1 Col>oltituti.op :I.e W100118titlltioDal.1 (1) It axeo;>te moat of the 11h1to ;>er aone ot votiDC age trom, &D:I

Sliljecte 1:10at ot the l(egroee of 'ftlting aee to , the requirement of good

moral character,

(U) '1'be legielaUre h1atory ot the 9baracter requil'el:larxt , the

eetting ot white \)olioill aupromao7 and racial segregat ion in 11h1oh it

waa adopted and ia aotoroed, ibe ~l'

regt.t.ran of votua and t.ha leek of aay raaaonable , definite and

obj.eotive at.amarda b7 which good "ka1 character ie to be det.arminad

render it invalid as a davtoe wh1oh faoili t.atea and ;>el'!l8tWltea racial

diaol'im1nat1on in tbe registration ot voters 1n liiae1ea1?.>1 •

(In) Section 2Jil...A of the Nbeiaaippi Constitution, u _llded, veote UIIJJJ31tnd diaoretion 1n the registrara ot ootera to d4termi~ the

good DOral character ot a rollcante tor rogi_strat 1on. 'lbia """ requirement ~

ie YICI>It and 1ndef1nit.a and neither aue;;eate nor impoeea at.anderd,o far

tbe registrar'• .,.. i.n deterninizl;; cood moral oharactor .

C, In addition to the above invalid lawa, in !lay, 1962 the lagiala-

tnre of Niaaiaa1pp1 ~osed an additional ;:ackat;e ot hUla , tl)a purpooe

and atfeot ot which waa to c!atelr.1 hinder, prevent, de~ and haraaa

Neeroea and !:lake it more dUf'iolllt. f-or llal!l!'oea ill t.hair et.tort.a to

beoCC~e registered "'I~a . 'l'hia ~bge illoludad llo~,e Bl.ll ~. 901,

90S, 677, 904, 903.

'1b1a packaee of lagielation ia unoonatitu~"""l'

(a) House BUla 900 and 903•

(1) 'l'beae atet.ut.ea -.t-acilitet.a deprintion ot the r ight to

TOt.a on account a$ race or color or b7 estebl1.ahiq! u grounda tor

diaqualitioation. aay fol'lllll1 te9hnio&l, or 1noo~uential error or

cmiaaioP by the awlicant. on th& a;;;>llcation term.

(II) '1'be pvpoae alii! the illevitabla e~eo,t of th&M atet ut.eo,

beoauaa th8)' app~ Vl'CJ8P8Ctiftl,y1 are t.o cempt the ajor1t7 ot the 'ttb1te

pet'llona of "'Oti!lll ag& who are ,;>l'llaantl,y regiatered t ram tbeee onaroua l'll-

qu11'8 .. nte and to aubjeot MoP'D"• , lw of whoto are ?reaentl,y r ogietared,

to t.heea requ11'8CIIllteo

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(l;n) !be appU11ation fol'lll ia couverted into ~rtrinioal md

IIDN&IOilllble .,.m nation. 'l'hia - 0: tba application f

(IV) 'l'beee atatutee, beiJIS proepeotive, exempt which pe"eona, a

lArge majorit7 ~ wbcxn an preaently ngietel'e(l to Tote &lld lmpoee on

viJ'tually all ot tbe llegro o1t1sena ot voting age 1n lll.ea1ee1pp1,

o"""oua l'f'OCedUHl raqu11'11Mate •• pJ'U'Bqu1e1 tea tw ng1etrat1on.

(V) 'l'beae atatutea veot the reg1atrare with UDJ.11o1ted t>O""'" to

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the1r Uvea, the1r Uber,tt aac1 tb!e1r ~OI*'t:r 1n a li'M am

~ faahion U. a bodroolt ot Olll' poUticaL mtem, am i.e th8

Prlmar:r meana o1t1UNI ban to IIZC'01ae their 1nal1anablo right to full

am atfeotive ;>artio1Jiilticll in· the poUtioa.l ;>rooaoeeo ' ot tbe1r guftx.-nt.

tbie 1a • r ight protected by the Con4t1 tnt ion am in partiouUr Artiola rr

thereof aD. will

reoult in tho oleoticn of lliUD1o1pal officials in all ot tbe ClWI!.cipalitioe

in the State ot lll..eeiae1pp1 wbo rtll eo:eroieo er1od extending 1IDtU Jucy, 1?69.

!hoee munio1B&]. otficiale 'IIIIo will be elected by an electoral. frCIIII 'llb1cb

the lle!l!'o oitiZOllll ot the State ban been vh't~ excluded frOrtuni t:r to

part.ic1pat.o in. tho electica ot gcmlr11!18ntel bodie.· and ottio1&1.e 11hicb

d1rectl:r t,t:tect tbair 110et -tiiD:Iu>ental intoreot e .

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1.5. Uillees thie Ocnrt. grants t.be relief pr.,..S ft:~r, t.ba ,

plaint.itte and the two of Negro oiti..,.. .of tile state ot Ji1eoie-

a1pp1 they repreeem., wilL eutrer •-"eta 11111 trreparlble iDjury.

The mwlioipal otf1oiale Who ...., to be eelee tecl .at. tbe forthcCIIIlQ& q•d-

ramill eleotione will be ree?One1ble for the acluoat.ional neacle ot t.be "

oit.iaene ot the et.a.te, the water eupp}T, t.bl ..,.rage. cliapooal, the

maintenance ot at.reete, parka and other publio ft.o11it.tes . 'l'he;r Will

be resr.onaiblo tor public earety. tor tbe a~etrat1on ot oriln1ml

juetioe in the mWl1n1peJ. oourte, for tbe lli'Oteot.ion or tbe conetitut.ional

l1bertJ.ee ot the oitisene. '1'he:r will be reeponeible for relll'•eeot.:llll! tba

oit1aene or tbe State of 111e~ee1pp1 in the lll&llf Federal lJI'ogr ome· cle,oignecl

to meet the f4'1111nl! econ01111c and eociel proble .. of -a qat majority of

re-nenl progrlllll , the pW>lio boUIIing progr..,, Tbooe funoUollll of the

municipal bocliee and ot.t'ioiale to be aleotecl at the fortboomillg eleot1one aro

iDdiopenMble to the Uvea and -uare .of tbe [llaint.itto aacl the olaae

of Negro Diti.lane or tbe Stete. ~·· vitel aa11DCI1openaablo funot1ona

are praaent:cy beil1g ;>ertormec! by oU1o1als llhom the plaintittli aacl Negro

c1t1aene "''"' heel no voiae in aaleot.ing . 'l'he;r are llld blv• bean perfonio

pell'for-.1 1n a -r ""o~ diurtal.aatoly to U. ....... Citia•

cl tbia.I'Wt. 1n '111o4tioD ot U. Co...Ut..Uoa and loft ot 1be

llftited St.t.e, Tbe 1A,1uriao wbiob the leSJ'O o1U..IYI ot t.ba St.t.

ot 111aliaaippi eo!ter and are threet.MCI with tq~~~~nte of suob a tu, Art:t depriYatioli

of the rl.cbt to vote in t.ba fortlu:olld.ng ·elaot1ona p redioet.d upon

prior failure to pq such a tax would be violative of t.bo OoMt1tut1on

and loft of the 11111tad St. tea, JUZ'thermore, the roqut._nt ot a

poll tu: 1JU 1nat1 toted ~ and bee beaD ut1Ueed aolllietaDtlT

tberoalt.r tcr U. PIII'JlO"" of Uoy>adiJlc and reatrint.ill8 tbe rigllt ot

legro o1t.izene ot tba State to regiater and vote becauae at their

race and color.

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1n tbe political proceeeu of their goftl'111118ata.

18. llo previou appl1cat1oa tar the ral1e.t aought bQ

. . tbe llnited Statea, ani

3. '!'bat a t;ei'III&Mnt ani ta~ary injunDtion i••""

anjoin1J18 ani reetriatiJIS tbe dat'alldanta, each ol them, t.beiJ'

e.genta, representati'll!!a and attorneyo, and all others actillS in oo.ncert

with them from proceedinc in ·~ way with or h 01:0 boldiiiS the

quadrennial generu I!IWI1cipal .. leotiona in tbe State or lliasiaaippi,

,_ aohed~d for JW'le 8th, 1.965, aa well aa the pri&ar)' elections

.,_ scheduled tor llay 11, 1.965 ani· llay 1.8, 1965, ani

!... '!'bat the Court 1aali8 an order cliraoti~ the deteni-

anta to roY.l.ster as a Yoter any liogro applicant for regiatl'ation '

Who poeaesses the follCJII'ing qusliticat1ona for t

. . pntll'al aleotionJ

P1'imuT alectiona be pend."-4 to -...te,

and (B) t.bat. ·~ person daairlftl to be a oandidat.e 1n ai>Oh

to aaid el.:.:rtiona,

6 . That. a j\ldsament be iooued deolar1ng that all preoertt

IIUII1cipel atfioiale holding office in the St.at.e of lli .. ioeippi ahall

oontin,. to perto.,. tor tbe toll>' month pviod fl'Om June, l96S through

tha date ot tbe General l!laotiona to ba beld 1n October, 1965 aueh

llllniat.erial aote aa - auaatial to t.be fUDOUm

lalioipal alactJ.on S.n the St.te ot llhe1as1pp1 eo tb&t !Ul'ther

appl1oat'.one tor rel1af ma;y be .. de to tba Court it r equired,

and B. tbat. pmUng the bearing and determ1nat1on ot the

OIJIPllint herein and the requests tor permanent and te~;>orary rellet

a teq10rary reatra1D1ng order be 1asuecl restraining and enjo1n1ng

t.he defe!Xlanta herein i'rOill prooeeding 'fd.tb the pr1.maJ7 el.ects.ons in

the state of 111ss1n1~ """ sobeduled for !lay u ,, 1~ and tbe

general elactin ,_ eobaduled for June 8, 196$.

Attoroeya for Plaintilla

L. H, Ra!EN'111AL 221 ll, Proeident Street Jackllon, ll1as1aaipp1

KUliStiER KUKS'l'IER & Qlk)Y Sll Ps.tth Awnue New York, N. Y. 10017

By V/1J.l1am 110 KWI.IItlar Arth IXl' Kl.rJey

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SW:TH, tiLTZm, JONES & PmlBLES 30S l!aroMe Street ~orleans, La,

By Benjamin E. Smitb Bruce c. 1la1tller

uau'OII S'I'AVIS 744 Broa,d St.reet Newark, New Jersey

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1lotendant lleroer A, Ladne~ 1o the Secretar;r o! the State of .oU.ooiooipp 1 and il reorpolllribl.A undar the lno of the State for recoivina the returns of all olect.io!ll tor all elective offices and for certifying the resulta there-or to the Oowrnor, He is alao a member of the State lloard ot .ilection Ccmmieeionara .

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1lotondfnt J- l'atterson io tho Attorney !Jeneral of the State of 111aeise1pp1 and 1e also a llll!lllbor ot tho State Board ot llll.Act.ion Collllllieaioaer s .

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lletendante llunicipal EJ.Action Commieoicners and each ind.ividual melllber thereof ot the limiflane , Ramo, and Dod4ovill.A , bon the autbori ty and responllibillty to oupei'Vioe, call and otbez,rioe control the boldi.ngo ot olect1011a in the &:Co resaid mwlioip..li ties,

IX J11RISOI01'ION

'!'be jurisdiction ot this Court arises und.er the Constitution of the United States , aod in particular uodar Article IY thsroct, and the Fourteenth aod ~enth AmeiJdmenta thereto, arid undar the lows of the United States, and in p..rtioular Title 28 J.s .• c. Seotiono 1331, lJLJ, an:l lJLL, and Title t2 ,rr.s.c. Sections 1~71, 1981, 198),

X CAUSE OF ACTION

ODder the autbori ty ot the laws ot Ml.as1as1ppi the general quadrennial elect.1on tor ell )mm1ci!'al otficiale in the State is now scheduled to be held on June 8th, 196S. Primary electiotia preceding thia general election 1e eohedu1ed to held on !lay ll, l96S and ahoulcl a second pt'imary prove neeeoaory on lllay 18, l96S . Pursuant to State Statutes, the U!at day uDder State lu to qual11'y to run •• a candidate for the llay 11 Munioip..l pri-mary elactin was lbrob 12, 196S. T!>e final clay !or an independent caodi-date to quaJ.l.!Y !or ~he June 8th General election will be ~pnl )0, l$'6S. To eo qualify aa an independent candidate the citizen cust be nollll.nated by a petition of fifty or llJ)re ourrently qu.alltiec! electors of th,. llllll1o1-1>11llt;r Ulll.esa tho aml.oi!'ality has leu than 1 , 000 1nbeb1tanta, in whioh O'ise fifteen qual1tied electors are required,

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Pursuant to State StatutoJJ, 1n order t o be eligible to be a candidate for mUnicipal offioe, or to vote in a monioipal election, a o1tieen of a municipality mst be • quollti.ed elector, A cand.i•lor and that a pattern and prr:totice of racial discrimination in registration and voting exiata and has txist.ed i n Sw>flawar County, 111sa1ssipp1. '!'be sa 11ndinga of Fact and COnclusion or lew and the Order and Decree of the Court are incorparited herein in full and have the smo force a-nd affect aa 1t eet forth here in tull.

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In accorc!ance with these l'inr:la and. Oo)lclus1on this Court ordered aDd Decreed that the aaic! c!afandant Cecil 0 , Campbell, Registrar ot SunflOwer County and his deput1ee, agents and emplo)'l!ea be percumently enjoined !rom

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tt'lgagl.ng in any aot or 'IJ'8Ct1eo re1Nlt1n& in distin0t1om~ based on race. or color bat>f""Jl lie&ro Citizens and oiber oitbens in the regl.etration tor voting proeeaa in Sunflower County.

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'Ibis Court further ordered and deoreed that theNegro Citbons of Suntlowor County al-e entitled to reasonable opportunities to regi,.te-r to vote in accordanee with non-diacrilli1na·tory standards aa sot forth in the decree ·alld that the Ne&ro citizens of Suntlower County ere entitled to an adequate periOd Of ti.,. to avail the..,elvoa oJ' the protaotion of this decree . This Court determined that a period of one year would be a reasonable period of time for such purposes.

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Tho threatened holding of mullicj>[l

Jlt.,-o 01 ti .. DII Of tbe Co\lllt7 '101. ll be 1Jam1nent;lJ' tilre&tened witll fOUl' ..,.... ;r.ll'e of miDor1 t:r so••nwm tr:r local ott1o1ole frOII ... ~. edeot1oo t11e:r baw bean almost totall:r excluded and 'IOboae f\1110t1one w1U colltimle to be pert-d 1n a 1Wlll8l' whoU:r d1eori.minator7 to t "be ...,.., Cit.1M11.1 of tll1e Co\lllt7 I.e T.l.olat1on ot the Conet1tut1on and la'l'1l of ~ United Steteo, Tbe i1>jur1ile wbiob tile ...,.., CitiMM of Slllltl.onr CoiiJit7 eutter, and are threatened w1tb tor tour 1110re ,.era, 1f tbeee WIOonat1tu.t1ooal a.al 1Ue&al eleotl.ona are pel'lld.tted to be beld, are isediate, eubatellt1al and irreparable, Tbe:r require tbe pro~~pt 1ntenent1oll of a federal oourt of aqa:l.\7,

xvw. Unlaea tllia Court grants tile reliet pra,.d f~ 1 the tbroatenod

eleot1one IICif eobedu.led for 1fa7 ll, l96S, and Ju.ne 8, 196S, w1U 'rirt,.ll:r nw.u.1:7 and render mean1osloee 1 in tbo ore a ot lllllllio1pa1 pol1t1oa1 lito

;,u.nnow,r Cotllltill, tbie Cou.rt1e

1 . '!bat a pel'lll&nent and temporary injUDOtion 1aallll en-

joining and reat.rioting tha detendente, each of thea, tblir

agenta, repre .. otetivh and attomqe, and all otbera &Otillfl 1n

Concert )dth thea fr

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(f) that a!Q' reg"l.etered •oter "l.o S1111fl.CIIrer County who hae

rel!ister..S -at &IQ' tiJI8 on or bef ore !he dQ'8 prior to aa1d

primiJ7 aleot"l.ona be ;;>ermitt..s to YOtaJ and

(g) that u;r perao11 cl81ir1n& to be a oandi.Cata "l.o llllllh

Pl':l.mar7 elaot"l.ollll .,.y quality all;ltiae up to folJl'teen daya

prior to eaid elaot"l.onaJ and

3. that a juclpant 1eeue cleolarilll that all preaent municipal

of fio1ale holdilll office io S1lllfl.CIIrer County, W1ae1aa1pp1,

ahall cont"l.oue to pe:-form for tha foUl' acnth period rr.,..

JuDe, 196S t111'0D8h the date of the Oeneral Election to be

held in October , 196S, auch a1D1ater"l.al act.e ae are eeae,..

tial to the functionin& of the Yer1oue mm1oipal go,......

mente io the Count:r, under the eupenia1on ot temporar:r

referees to be appoiot..s by th1a Court; and

h. that an order 1e8UII aining and

anjo1n1n& t.he clafenclanta herein fro proceeding '111 th tho

PrimorT elae~tione ~n Suntloorer Count,. ,_ abeclulad for

May U, 196S aod the General ll:letion DOW acheduled for

1117 11, l96S and the General Election """ aahedulad f

utC!r!!!Z! r..r Plaint11'fe L. H. ROI!IImi&L

1'" 1' ~~ ••

221 11. i'ree1d1Dt St.reet Jaolaton, 111uulippl.

PJJIISTil!R, IIllliB'l'UJt & ICIIIll

.Azot.llmo XiDo7 1l1l.l.1ul 11. ICimstlllr

Sll fi.tth Aftlll» New Y.ork Oit)r, Nw York

Slll'IH, liAUZIIl, JONES & PEEBIES

. ar.- c. lfal.t.Mr Benjllllill E, Sm1t·h 30S Barome Street !low O..lloaJIII, Louiaiana

llorton St.IY1a 1Wi Broad Street Newark, New Jeree:y

JO$f AS '111IS SUI! WAS FliED 1 OTHIR SUl'l'3 ~ POLl'l':O::AL III1'EilES1' IAN BE

~ILBD B:r Sllii'L:r CO!n'ACTII«< TilE t.IISSISSIPPI Fll!lEilOil DEIIOCRATIC PARTY,

57i Far1ah St, , JACJ(SOJI, IIISSISSIPPI,

'!'ZLEI'HONE 00, 91.8-LOJB

THIS Sl!I'l' 1'1ILL BE OF ·110 IIIPORTAI«:E m!A'I'SOKVER ~~NIESS PEOW R1WJ.Y GO 00/IN

TO THE COUJm!OOSE AND AT'!EWP1 TO RI!OIST£R FROIIJM:RY m'ill' IN SUNFLOOBR

COUNTY. IJ'HIS 'I'!P! OF POLITICAL ACTION liUST BE FOLLOV,.ED n!ROOGBOOT TilE

STATE IF 1'BE IIISSISSIPPl; FREBilOil IIIIIIXl!U.TIC Pldi'I'Y IS GOIJO TO IN FACT

AT'I'I!.IIPT TO Rl!:PBESE!n' 1'BE PBOI'IE THAT TRlS C0111l'l'RY liAS BI'l'llER FORGOTTEN CB

TIRI'rTEN OYP',

l.l\i1RE!ICE GUYOT

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