The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-30
Police .Iary Frececdings.
\ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q 1880.

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adPdePollce Jury 81 the Parish of Cal
casieu met at the Court House in the
town Of Lake Charles La, on Monday
September 9th, 1880. Present: j., j. w.
Miller, President; Isaac Nichols, David
ID. .Andrus. VIM Holland,' Lastie Vim.
cent, Simeon VINCENT and William @.
Reeves. Absent: Abner Cole.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol
lowing ordinance was adopted, viz: e
ltausQaiili9 AN ORDINANCE isil'ii.
To determine, by an election to be held fol
that purpose, whether the sale, barter or ex-
change Of Intoxicating liquors, in the several
wards of the parish OF Calcasieu, except in
certain cases by duly licensed druggists and
apothecaries, shall be prohibited on and after
the first day OF January, A. d., 1881 to pro-
vide for such an election, and for ascertamlng
and declaring the result thereof; to prohibit
the sale, barter or exchange OF intoxicating
liquors in each ward of said parish, on and
after the first day of January A. D., 1881, ex-
cept In certain cases by duly licensed drug
gists and apothecaries, In which,, at such cleo
tlon, majority OF the votes polled on the
question Of such prohibition shall be polled
for such prohibition. and to provide penalties
SECTION 1. Be 1t ordained by the Police
Jury OF the Parish Of Calcasie,i, That the sale,
barter or exchange, of Intoxicating liquors, in
the several wards Of the parish Of Caicasieu,
on and after the first day Of January, A. d.,
1881, except by, duly licensed druggists and
apothecarfes ss hereinafter provided for, shall
be and Is hereby prohibited In each and every
ward Of said parish, in which a majority Of
the legally qualified voters, residing and vo-
ting therein, at the election hereinafter pro-
vded for, shall vote for such prohibition.
SEC. 2. Be IL further ordained etc., That
in order TO ascertain and determine the sense
OF the legally qualified voters residing in the
several wards OF said parish, on the question
of such prohibition, an election is hereby or
dered for that purpose, to be held In each OF
the several wards OF said parish, on the day
Of the next regularpresidentia election, to-
wit: on Tuesday, the second day of Novem-
Der, A, d., 1880, at. each polling place In each
OF said wards at which an election shall be
held for presidential electors and for member
of Congress. 'H
SEC. B. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
every legally qualified voter, voting at said
election upon the question Of such prohibition,
shall have written or printed upon his ballot
for presidential electors and member of Con-
gress the words "For Prohibition in Ward
No. --" lgiying the number of the ward
In which be resides and votes,) or the words
Against Prohibition In Ward No. ---'
(giying the number Of the ward as afnresaid.)
The commissioners OF election at each poll
ing place shall keep, on the duplicate tally
sheets provided for keeping the tallies of the
votes for presidential electors and member OF
Congress, separate tallies OF all the votes
polled for and against prohibition, carrying
out and extending thereon, IN words and
figures the total OF such tallies, the
same as they arc required TO do IN the matter
of tallies OF votes for presidential electors aud
member of Congress, ind shall also embrace
on their official statement Of votes for prcsi-
dental electors and member Of Congress, q
statement Of all the votes polled at such cleo
uon for. and against prohibition, and shall
certify the same and make return thereof, and
shall In all other respects comply with the
general election laws Of this State IN the mat
ter OF keeping and carrying out tallies, and
signing and certifying tally sheets aud state-
ments OF votes, so MS to plainly and truly show
and declare the vote for and against prohibit
tion at each polling place In each ward of the
parish as aforesaid; itofded, That In case the
blank tally sheets and statements of votes
furnished said commissioners of election, are
in such form, and are 50 printed, as 70 render
1t, in the opinion of such commissioners Of
election, inconveniept to keep thereon the
tallies of votes polled for and against prohi-
bition, and to certify thereon, or on such
blank statements OF votes, to the result Of
such election on the question OF prohibition;
or II such commissioners Of election should
be instructed by the sheriff or otherreturning
officer of said parish not to keep the tallies OF
the votes for and against prohibition on the
tally sheets for presidential electors and mem-
ber Of Congresf, and not to make and certify
a statement OF the votes for and against pro-
hibiti0n on the blank statements OF votes for
presidential electors and member Of Congress,
then and In any such event the said commits
sioners 6f election shall keep on separate and
duplicate tally sheets, and shall carry out and