The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-23
Police Jary Proceedings.
saPrrMDER SESSION, 1880.

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town Of Lake Charles, La. on Monday,
September 9Th, 1880. Present:J 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:
AN ORDINANCE
To determine, by an election TO be held for
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 aseertaining
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, cx-
cept In certain cases by duly licensed drug
tlon, majority Of the votes polled on the
| question Of such prohibition shall be polled
| for such prohibition: and to provide penalties
| for violations OF this ordinance.
| SECTION |. Be It ordained BY the Police
Jury Of the Parish OF Calcasieu, 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
| apothecaries as hereinafter provided for, shall
be and is hereby prohibited In each and every
ward Of said parish, In (which q majority Of
the legally qualified voters, residing and vo-
ting therein, at the election hereinafter pro-
vided for, shall vote for such prohibition.
SEQ. 3. Be 1t 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
Is,fa oil ID har
dered for that purpose, TO be held In each Of
the several wards of said parish, on the day
Of the next regular presidential election, to-
wit; on Tuesday, tito second day Of Noyem+
ber 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.
SEQ, 3. Be It 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. -" (giving the number of the ward
In which he resides and votes,) or the words
against Prohibition In Ward No. --"
(giying the number OF the ward as aforesaid,)
The commissioners Of election AZ each poll
ing place shall keep, on the duplicate tally
sheets provided for keeping the tailies q 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
Hgures,sthe sums total OF such tallies, the
same as'they are required TO do In the matter
OF talies OF votes for presidential electors and
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 pOlled at such cleo
tion for and against prohibition, and shall
certify tao 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 and state
ments of votes, SO as to plainly and truly show
and declare the vote for and against prohibi-
tiOn ut each polling place In each ward OF the
parish as aforesaid: PUpided, That In case the
blank tally sheets aud statements Of votes,
furnished said commissioners OF election, are
In such form, and ara SO printed, as to render
II, in.the opinion OF such commissioners Of
election, incOnvenicnt to keep thereon the
tallies Of votes polled for and against prohi-
bltion, and TO certify thereon, or on such
blank statements Of votes, to the result OF
such election on the question Ct prohibition;
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 presidential electors and mem
Der Of Congrcsf, and not to make and certify
hibition on the blank statements OF votes for
presidential electors and member Of Congress,
then aud In any such event the said conimls- |
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 poiled as aforesaid for and against pro-
hibiti0n, and shall make out aud certify sep |
arate statements Of the votes pollcd as afore- |
said for and against pIohibition, and shall re- |
turn the same to the sheriff or other returning
officer Of said parish, together with their tally
sheets and statements Of votes for presiden-
tial electors and member OF Congress.
SIC. f. be It further ordained, etc, That |
II thall be the duty OF the sheriff, or other re-
turning officer Of said parish, within twenty |
four hours after completing his official return |
Of said election In said parish for presidential |
electors aud member Of Congress, TO MAKE
ence Of two attesting witnesses, who shall be
legally qualified voters OF said parish, accord
ing to the tally sheets aud statements Of votes
received by him from said commissioners OF
q separate, official, and true and cor
rect return OF the vote polled at said election
and within twenty-four hours
thereafter to deliver his said Official return
thereof, at the Court House Of said parish, In
the presence Of two competent witnesses, to
the President Of the Police Jury OF said par
lsh, or to the Clerk OF said Police Jury, or, IN
10 any member Of the Police Jury Of said par
lsh who may be present at the Court House;
and II shall be the duty Of any officer or mem
her OF said Police Jury, receiving said return
from said sheriff or other returning officer q
said parish to thereupon tender to such sheriff
Or other returning oihccr receipt therefor
attested by two competent witnesses.
SEC. 8. Be It further ordained, ETC., That
i shall be the duty Of the President Of the
Police Jury OF said parish, or, in case OF his
failure for any cause to do SO, OF the Clerk Of
,aid Police Jury having received said official
return Of the result of said election on said
question Of prohibition, to issue, and TO cause
. be published BY posting at the door Of the
newspaper published IN said parish, i any, an
1ficial statement of the result OF said election
u each ward OF said parish on said question
u prohibition, according 70 the said official
.etiirn thereof by the sheriff or other return
ng officer q said parish, together With an
hat by virtue Of said election, and Of this or
finance, the sale, barter Or exchange Of N
oxicatipg liquors In each ward OF said parish
d which majority Of the votes p0lled at said
election, on said question Of prohibition, shall
.ppear by said Official return thereof e says
,e prohibited on and after the first day of
January, A. D., 1881, lexcept as hereinafter
provided for IN the case OF duly LICENSED drug
lists and apothecaries,) under the penalties
Prescribed BY this oidinanec, and BY the iaws |
y this State
SEC. 9. BE II further ordained, etc., That
my compissioner OF election, sheriff, or other
efurnfng officer Of said parish, deputy sheriff,
Nicer or member Of the Police Jury, OK other
,erson whatever, who shall wilfully refuse Or
an 10 perform any duty imposed on him by
his ordinance, shall be deemed guilty Of
and shall be punished therefor
" fine Of not less than Ave hundred dollars,
lor more than one thousand dollars.