The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-26


~ Bodenheimer, commissioners J. A.
Sewar, H. NJ. Severance, clerks
Ward Eight, Precinct Engine house
on Texas avenue: w. L. Baird, John,D.
MURRAY. w. F. Thoman, coninf1s
W. d. Ector, M. T. Rosenblath' clerks.
Jewella-J. T. Mulhaupt, George L.
Woodward, T. F. Bell Jr., commission
ers; w. T. Monkhouse, B. H. Roach
clerks.
The polls shall be opened at o'clock
am. and closed at 7 o'clock p m. I'M
mediately upon the closing of the polls
the commissioners and clerks of election
shall proceed to count and canvass the
votes without interruption or delay until
complete, 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 shall
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 II o'clock m. (Within three days
after election.)
Sec. 4. 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 intoxi-
eating liquors, and Against Prohlbi-
ton to be used by those who wish to
vote for the issuance of licenses for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors
Sec $ Be it further enacted, etc,
That said election shall be conducted
under the rules and regulations pre-
scribed for the conduct of elections I'M
der Act No. 152 of 1898, and the generals
laws of the State of Louisiana govern
ing the conduct of elections, unless
otherwise provided i'll 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
10 o'clock pm, and no liquors shall be
sold or given away on this election day
within the above specified limits. COM
missioners of election are hereby author
| lied to enforce this provision anAe-A
upon police officers to dischargs....1
full duty Any persopfrsVing in
possession in a polling place any intoxi-
eating liquor shat. be deemed guilty of s
ldisorderly conduct and the commission
crs shall have power to direct any police
| officer to take him from the place and
contine him i'll some convenient place uIu
til said election is completed; and<
penalties. of Act 152 of 1893 schall apply
Sec. 7. Be it furthera---e>''eSss
| That it shall be the duty
of voters to furnish lists va
voters as required by Sectia -
I52 of 1893, and that the sam,
be checked as required by safu .,essNbn,
and that the Board of Supervisors shall
transmit said lists 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. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
HAT copy of this ordinance shall be
| furnished to the Honorable Board 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 OF
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 Furman.
Nays-Crawford, Dreyfuss, Harkcy
and Mahlen.
Mr.. Agurs, seconded by Mr. Jolly,
moved that the ordinance as just read
with commissioners and clerks inclrded
be adopted.
| The yea and nay vote being taken. re-
suited as follows:
| Ayes-Douglas, Jolly, Wynn, Miller,
Agurs, Alexander, Johnson, Henderson
Moss and Furman