The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-16
Police bury Proceedings.
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SEPTEMBER SESSION, 1880.

town Of Lake Charles, Ia. on Monday,
September 9th, 1890. Present. j. J. W..
| Miller, Presidents; Isaac Nichols, David
ID. Andrus, Wm. Holland, Lastie Vim
cent, Simeon Vincent and William O.
Reeves. Absent: Abner Cole.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol-
lowing ordinance was adopted, viz:
| AN ORDINANCE
| To determine, by an election to be held for
| that purpose, whother 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 ascertainng
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 elee-
tlon, majority of the votes polled on the
| question of such prohibition shall be polied
| for such prohibition; and to provide penalties
! for violations OF this ordinance.
| SECTION !. Be II ordained by the Police
| Jury Of the Parish of Caleasieu, That the sale,
barter or exchange, Of Intoxicating liquors, in
the several wards OF the parish of Caicasieu,
On and after the nrst gay ci january a. ~,
1851, except by duly licensed drugsists anu
apotheearies as hereinafter provided for, shall
be and is hereby prohibited in each and every
ward OF safd parish, III which q majority OF
the legally qualified voters, residing andsyo-
tlng lnereni, at the eieciion hereinafter pro-
| vided for, shall vote for such prohibition.
SEQ. :, be 1t further ordained, etc., Ihat
| In order to ascertain and determine the sense
| Of the legally qualified voters residing In the
several wards oi eaid PARISH, on the qnesuon
OF sucn prohibitlon, an electloh Is nerepy OF.
dereu Tor that purpose, 10 De held III each OF
the several wards OF said parish, on tne gay
q the next regular pfesidehi'ai eiection, to-
WI: on TUESDAY, tne second day OF Novem-
per, a. ~, icou, as each polilhg pace IN eaeh
OF SAID wards at whieh an eiectioh shaii DC
held Tor presidential electors ana Tor member
OF congress.
SEC. o. 20 1t further ordained, etc., Ihat
every legally quaiihed voter, yotihg ~ saia
eicetion upon the question OF such prohipluon,
shah nave written or printed upon MS pauot
Tor presidential electors and member OF Con,
gress the words "For Frohibilion n ward
No, -----" (giyfng the number OF the ward
IN whieh ne resides and votcs,) Or the words
Against Prohlbition IN Waru mo. ---- ---.-f I
giving the number OF the ward as aforesaid; }
inc commissioners OF election ~ each poil-
Ing place shall Keep, on the duplicate tally
sheets provided for Keeping the tailies OF the
votes for presidential electors and member OF
Congress, separate tallics Of all the votes
polled Tor ana agRinst prohibitioh, carrying
out and extending thereon, IN words and
ngufes, inc sums total OF sucn tallies, Ihe
same as they are required to do IN the matter
OF tailies 81 votes Tor presliential electors ana
member OF Congress, and shall also embrace
ON their official statement OF votes for presi-
DENTAL electors and member OF Congress, a
statement OF all the votes poiled at such eiec,
tion for and against prohibition, and shall
certify tue same and make return thereof, and
shall IN ali 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 and state
ments of votes, SO as 70 plainly and truly show
and declare the vote for and against prollibi-
parish as Aforesaid iioosded, Ihat IN case the
blank tally sheets and statements OF votes,
furnished said commissioners Of election, are
IN such forin and are so printed, as 70 render
u, ~ the opinion OF sueh commissioners 81
election, ineonyenent to keep thereon the
talles Of votes poled for and against proli-
bition, and 70 certify thereon, or on such
blank statements OF votes, 10 the result OF
sucn election on the question OF prohlDitionj
or II such commissioners OF election should
be instructed by the sheriff or other returning
officer OF said parish not TO keep the tallies Of
the votes for and against prohibition on the
tally sheets forpresidcntial electors and meni-
ber OF Congresf, and not to make and certify
statement OF the votes Tor and against pro-
hibition on the blank statements Of votes for
presidential electors and member o. Congress,
then and N any such event the said commits,
sioners OF election shall keep on separate and
duplicate tally sheets, and shall carry out and
extend thereon as aforesaid, the tallies Of all
votes polled as aforesaid for and against pro-
hibitioii, and shall make cut and certify sep
arate statements OF the votes polled as afore-
said for and against pIohihltion, and shall re-
oliicef of SUD parish, togetier with their tally
sheets ana statements OF votes for prcsiden-
tial electors and meiaber OF Congress
SEQ. 7. be i further ordained, etc., That
y thaii pc INC duty of the sheriff, or other re-
turning oilicer q SAID parish, within twenty
four hours after completing his official return
of said election In said parish for presidential
electors and member OF Congress, 70 make
0uf, and oifleialiy certify aud sign IN the pres,
chce oI TWO attesting wilnchses, VINO shall be
Legally qnaiiiied Voters of said parish, accord
ing 70 tne Tally sheets ahd Statements Oh votes
received Dy hha from said coininissioneTs or
elcetlon, separate, oniclni, ala true ana cor
rect return q the vote polled at said election
~ eacn ward oi sac psrish ior ana against
prohlpitioh, ahd Witnln tWenty-four hours
thereafter % deliver his said Official return
thercoI, ~ tie Court House 81 SAID parish, N
uhe Prcsence ~ tWo eompetent witnesses, e
ish, Or to the CLERK Of said Police Jury, Or, IN
case o. ihelr absence ron the Court House,
% any member of the foiiee Jury q said par
ish who may he present at the Court House;
and u shall be the duty Of any. oilleeror men-
per OF SAID foliee Jury, receiving said return
from said sheriff or other returning officer Of
SAID parish 70 thereupon tender V such sheriff
q other returning oilcer receipt therefor,
attested ny Two competent witnesses.
SEC. D. DC u further Ordained, etc, That
Y shall pc the duty OF the President Of the
foilee Jury Of said parrish Or, iIn case OF his
failure for any cause 70 do So, OF the Clerk oi