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! comnlete. and shall make complete re-
turns Of said election before they leave
the polling places, and one OF the clerks
Of the respective precincts and one OF
the commissioners of each precinct snail
return the ballot box and returns to the
clerk of the Police Jury of the Parish OF
Caddo on the 18TH day of January 1908
at p o'clock m. (Within three days
after eleetlon.)
Sec L. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That at said election the ballots to be
used shall have written or printed there
on For Prohibition to be used by
/ those who wish to vote against the issu-
ance Of licenses for the sale of intoxl-
eating liquors, and against Prohibi-
ton to be used by those who wish to
vote for the issuance of licenses for. the
sale of Intoxicating liquors
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That said election shall be conducted
under the rules and regulations pre-
scribed for the conduct of elections TN
der Act No. 152 of 1898, and the general
laws of the State of Louisiana govern
ing the conduct of elections, unless
otherwise provided in this ordinance.
| Sec. E. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That all bar rooms and places where
liquor are kept within one mile OF any
ward or precinct wherein this election IS
being held shall Be and remain closed
during the day of said election and until
o'clock p.m, and no liquors shall be
sold or given away on this election day
within the above specified limits. Com
mssioners of election are hereby author
lied to enforce this provision and call
upon police officers to discharge their-
full duty. Any person having IN hrs
possession in polling place any intoxi-
eating liquor shall be deemed guilty OF
disorderly conduct and the commission
ers shall have power to direct any police
officer to take him from the place and
confne him in some convenient place I'M
til said election is completed; and the
penalties of Act I52 of 1893 schall apply.
Sec 7. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That it shall be the duty of the registrar
of voters to furnish lists of registered
voters as required by Section IS of Act
152 of 1893, and that the said lists shall
be checked as required by said section,
and that the Board of Supervisors shall
transmit said dsfs to the commissioners
as required by said section IS. That poll
tax lists of each ward shall be furnished
by the sheriff for each precinct in the
ward to the Board of Supervisors, which :
shall be delivered in the same manner
as the lists of registration to commits
sioners of election which shall be
checked as required for said lists. And
THAT the cost of this election shall be
borne by the Police Jury of the Parish
of. Caddo.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etcro
| That a copy of this ordinance sha II be
furnished to the Honorable Beard of
Supervisors of Election who shall issue
and publish a proclamation of election
according to law.
The vote was then called on Mr..
Douglas motion that an election is
hereby ordered to be held throughout
the Parish of Caddo on the 18th day of
January 1908, for the purpose of taking
the sense of the regular qualified voters
of the Parish of Caddo as to whether or
not intoxicating liquors shall be licensed
, or sold within the Parish of Caddo after
. January I, 1909 Or whether the sale
thereof shall be prohibited" which pre-
vailed as follows:
Ayes-Douglas, Wynn, Jolly, Agurs,
= Alexander, Miller, Johnson, Hen lerson,
Moss and Furnan.
Nays-Crawford, Dreyfuss, Harkcy
and Mahen.
Mr.. Agurs, seconded by Mr.. Jolly,
moved that the ordinance as just read
with commissioners and clerks ir1cftded
be adopted.
y The yea and nay vote being taken re-
" suited as follows:
Ayes-Douglas, Jolly, Wynn, Miller,
Agurs, Alexander, Johnson, Henderson,,
Moss and Furman.
Nays-Crawford, Dreyfuss, Harkey,
Mahlen.
Adopted by following vote:
Ayes-Douglas, Wynn, jolly, Miller,
i, Agurs, Alexander, johnson, Henderson,
Moss and Furman.
Nays-Crawford, Dreyfuss,t Harkey
-, and Mahlen.
R. FURMAN, President.
7 A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
December IL, 1907.