The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-27
ORDINANCE.
VILLAGE OF CARENCRO, La,
TAR. 20th, 1907.

An ordinance calling a special elect
ion in the village of Garencro. Louis
lana on the BIRD dag of April, 1907,
submitting to the qualified electors oi
said village for their approval or re-
lection, a contract. hereto annexed
and made part of this ordinance for
the erection of the water work system
in said village and entered into by the
Mayor OF this village and Philip H.
Porter under ordinance adopted by
the Mayor and Board of Alderman of
the Village of Carencro. on the 18th
day of Feb. 1907. so provided by
paragraph Ord of section Is of Act
No. 136 Of 1898.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
village of Carencro, La, in special
meeting assembled, that a special
election be held and is hereby called
to take place in the village of Caren-
Gro, La, on the BIRD day of April,
1907, submitting to the qualified cleo
tors of said village a contract entered
into between the Mayor of said village
and Philip II. Porter, hereto annexed
and made part of this ordinance for the
erection of a water work system
under ordinance adopted by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of said village on the 18th day of
Feb. 1907. for their approval or %rejec-
ton.
Section =. Be it further ordained
that the Mayor of this town shall issue
his proclamation calling said election
for said date at A. G. Gullbeau's the
polling place established by law be-
tween the hours of o'clock in the fore
noon until seven o'clock in the after
noon: which said proclamation to-
with a copy of said contract
shall be published as there is no news
paper published in said village, in the
Advertiser, the official
journal of the Parish of Lafayette and
by posters at the Post Office, the
Catholic Church. and City Hall doors
in said village for thirty days before
said election.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
that H.. E. Toll, OdOn Gnidry and
Ernest Crouchet are hereby appointed
as commissioners of election and
A. c. Guilbeau as clerk of election of
said special election.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
hat the canvass and count of ballot as
provided in this ordinance shall be be-
gun Immediately upon the close of the
and shall ne proceeded with.
without interruption or delay until
during all the count. three
ally sheets shall be kept thereof. the
said tally sheets shall have the TALES
marked in line from the beginning to
he end of the page and the total num-
Der of tallies shall be written in figures |
after the end of the
ally: that said commissioners shall
Keep duplicate lists of the persons vot-
ng at such election, which list shall be
numbered from mt to the end: and
;aid lists shall be signed to and sworn
O as correct by them Immediately up
m closing the polls and before leaving
he place or opening the ballot box.
As soon as the votes have been
the official tally sheet or
sheets shall be signed and sworn to
~ the commissioners. and the said
,ficers shall make duplicate compiled
of the votes cast ''for" and
against the contract for the erection
# the water work system in the village
If CarencrO. These compiled state
nents shall also be sworn to by the
aid commissioners, the oath to be by
my one of the commissioners. or by
my qualified voter. One of the afore-
aid tally sheets together with the poll
,ooks and one of the said compiled
shall be delivered by the
commissioners to the Mayor of the
Village of Carencro within t~weLty-fOur
after the closing of the polls,
md the other tally sheet together with
aid compiled statement shall be