The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-02
Police Jury Proceedings.
SEPTEMBER SESSION, 1880.

The Police Jury OF 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:
AN ORDINANCE
To determine, by an election to be held foi
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 ascertaining
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., 1884, 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
| for violations of this ordinance.
SECTION ]. Be it 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 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 majority Of
the legally qualified voters, residing and vo-
ting therein, at the election hereinafter pro-
vided for, shall vote for such prohibition.
SEC. 2. Be it 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 regular presidential election, to-
wit on Tuesday, the second day of Novem-
Der, A. d., $780, at each polling place In each
of said wards at which an election shall be
held for presidential electors and for member
of Congress.
Sec. 3. 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. -" (giying the number of the ward
In which he resides and votes,) or the words
against Prohibition in Ward No. -----'
(giyfng the number of the ward as aforesaid)
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
polied for and against prohibition, carrying
out and extending thereon, in words and
figures, the 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
m, fhntr nf1j nj nj pfn ffAfx
dental electors and member of Congress, a
statement of all the votes polled at such cleo
ton Tor and against prohibition, and shall
certify tue 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 prohibit
tton at each polling place In each ward of the
parish as aforesaid Tf0Vided, That in ease the
blank tally sheets and statements OF votes,
furnished said commissioners of election, are
In such form, and are so printed, as to render
1t, In the opinion of such commissioners of
election, inconyenient to keep thereon the
tailies OF votes polled for and against prohi-
bition, and to certify thereon, or on such
blank statements of votes, tothe result of
such election on the question of prohibition;
or II such commissioners of election should
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-
hibition on the blank statements OF votes for
presidential electors and member of Congress,
then and in 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 tallles OF all
votes poled as aforesaid for and against pro-
hibition, and shall make out and certify sep
arate statements Of the votes polled as afore-
said for and against prohibition, 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.
SEC, f. BE 1t further ordained, ETC., That |
1t hall be the duty of the sheriff, or other re-
turning officer Of said parish, within twenty
Of said election In said parish for presidential
electors and member Of Congress, to make
out, and officially certify and sign in the pres |
ence Of two attesting witnesses, who shall be |
legally qualified voters of said parish, accord
ing to the tally sheets and statements OF votes |
received by him from said commissioners Of
election, a separate, Official and true and cor
rect return Of the vote polled at said election
In each ward Of said parish for and against |
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
sh, or TO the Clerk of said Police Jury, or, In
ease Of their absence from the Court House,
10 any member OF the Police Jury Of said par
sh who may be present at the Court House;
and 1t shall be the duty Of any officer or mem
Der OF said Police Jury, receiving said return
from said sheriff or other returning officer of
said parish to thereupon tender to such sheriff
Or other returning officer receipt therefor,
lttested by two competent witnesses.
SEC. g. BE 1t further ordained, etc, That
I shall be the duty OF the President OF the
Police Jury OF said parish Or, In case OF his
allure for any cause to do so, Of the Clerk Of
aid Police Jury, having received said official
eturn Of the result OF said election on said
question Of prohibition, to issue, and to cause
o be published by posting at the door Of the
Jourt House Of said parish, and also IN o
lewspaper published In said parish, Il any, an
ficial statement Of the result Of said election
d each ward Of said parish on said question |
i prohibition, according to the said official
etnrn thereof by the sheriff or other return
ng officer of said parish, together with an
flcial proclamation, declaring In substance ,
hat BY virtue Of said election, and OF this or
nance, the sale, barter or exchange OF in
liquors In each ward Of said parish ,
j which Il majority OF the votes polled at said .