The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
ORDINANCE.
VILLAGE OF CARENCRO, LA ,
TAR. 70th, 1907.

An ordinance calling a special elect
ion in the village of Carencro. Louis
lana on the BIRD day of April, 1907.
submitting to the qualified electors of
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 sale 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
paragraph 23rd of section 10 of Act
No. 136 Of 1898.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen OF 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 H. 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 Jaw be-
tw the hours of & o'clock in the fore
noon: which said proclamation to-
gether with a copy of said contract
shall be published as there is no news
paper published in said village, in the
Lafayette 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. f. Toll. Odon Gnidry and
Ernest Crouchet are hereby appointed
as commissioners of election and
A. G.. Guilbeau as clerk of election of
said special election.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
that the canvass and count of ballot as
provided in this ordinance shall be be-
gun Immediately upon the close of the
polls and shall be proceeded with,
without interruption or delay until
completed; during all the count, three
tally sheets shall be kept thereof, the
said tally sheets shall have the tallies
marked in line from the beginning to
the end of the page and the total num-
Der of tallies shall be written in figures
Immediately after the end of the
tally: that said commissioners shall
keep duplicate lists of the persons vOt-
ing at such election, which list shall be
! numbered from One to the end: and
said lists shall be signed to and sworn
to as correct by them Immediately up
on closing the polls and before leaving
the place or opening the ballot box.
AS soon as the votes have been
counted, the official tally sheet or
sheets shall be signed and sworn to
by the commissioners, and the said
officers shall make duplicate compiled
statements of the votes cast for" and
against the contract for the erection
of the water work system in the village
of CarencrO. These compiled state
ments shall also be sworn to by the
| said commissioners, the oath to be by
any one of the commissioners. or by
any qualified voter. One of the afOre-
said tally sheets together with the poll
| books and one of the said compiled
statements shall be delivered by the
commissioners to the Mayor Of the
Village of Carencro within tweIty-fOur
hours after the closing of the polls,
and the other tally sheet together with
said compiled statement shall be