St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-21

maintenance ana improves
ment thereof.
Taxable valuation
Signature of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS:
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted upon this ballot place {
cross (X) mark in the square aftel
the word Yes; to vote against i
place a similar mark after the Wort
No.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the president of the sale
Board of Commissioners of the said
drainage district shall issue a proc
lamation calling for the said election
in the manner above set forth, give
notice of, the appointment of commits
%sioners and clerk to serve at said
election, and of the time and place fo1
! holding said election.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the commissioners of cleo.
ton shall receive the ballots of each
voter, check his own name or that Oh
his principal On the list of voters fur.
nished by the registrar as having
voted, enter and number his name OF
that of his principal on the list OF tax.
payers voting, and Immediately de.
post his ballot in the ballot box, re
serving to each voter the right to so
fold his ballot that it shall not be
known at the time OF his voting
whether he has voted in favor of or
against the propositions submitted,
and Immediately after the closing OF
the polls the commissioners shall, in
the presence Of the bystanders. pro
coed to open the ballot boxes, count
the ballots found in the box and
check same with the list Of voters
Kept, and then proceed to count the
votes in number and amount, keep
duplicate tally sheets showing the
votes in number in favor of and
against the propositions submitted
and showing the valuation of prop
erty in favor of and against the same;
make in duplicate compiled state
ments of the vote in number and
amount, both in favor of and against
the propositions submitted, and after
swearing to the correctness Of the
numbered list of voters, the dupli-
cate tally sheets, and duplicate COM
piled statements, they shall deposit
the ballots, the registrars list of
voters, the numbered list of taxpayers
voting, one duplicate tally sheet, and
one duplicate compiled statement in
the ballot box, Immediately seal up
said ballot box, and within 48 hours
after the closing of the polls. deliver
said sealed ballot box with its cor
tents to this body through its presi-
dent, and shall, within the same delay
deliver the other duplicate tally sheet
and the other duplicate compiled
statement to the Clerk of the District
Court of the Parish of st. Landry,
who shall file the same in his Office.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
That this body shall meet on Thurs
day, September I'd, 1915, at O~pelousas,
La, and shall in public session pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes, exam
inc and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and anvass the
returns, and declare the results of
said election, which results shall be
thereafter promulgated by this body
by publication in n issue of the Of
fetal journal of the Parish of st. Lam
dry; and this body shall keep a process
verbal of the manner in which the
ballot boxes have been opened, the re-
turns canvassed, and the results of
said election ascertained, and shall
forward one copy to the Secretary OF
State, another copy to the Clerk OF
the District Court of the Parish of St
Landry, who shall record the same on
the mortgage records, and the remain
ing copy shall be retained in the ar
chiyes of the Office of this body.
Section z. Be it further ordained,
That the custodian of the ar
chives or records of this body shall
preserve for a term of three months
from the date of the PRONUNCIATION OF
said election the ballots and the other
returns thereof.
Section s. Be it further ordained,
etc, That at said election all duly
qualified electors who are also prop
erty taxpayers of the said drainage
district, assessed on the assessment
roll last made and fled prior to said
election herein ordered, including
women property taxpayers, residing
in said drainage district, shall be emit
tied to vote, and women voters shall
lie allowed TO NQLE WltHOUL 1C64St4G-
ton, in person or by agent authorized
IN writing to vote for them; and each
name shall be indorsed On his
or her ballot by himself or herself
and the ballots voted by proxy shall
have indorsed on them the names OF
both the taxpayer and her proxy, and
in case the voter is not able to write
sign his name, it shall be done in
the presence Of witnesses. Written
proxies from women voters shall be
attached to the ballots voted for them
and deposited in the ballot box.
Section {. BE 1t further ordained,
etc, That the following persons, all
duly qualified electors, shall serve as
commissioners and clerk of the said
election. j. v. Dupre, commissioner;
". v. Ledoux, commissioner; Amos
Reed, commissioner; 8. ]. GosseIin,
clerk.
Unanimously adopted July 15, 1916.
CHAS. F. BOAGNT,
President OF the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District Of the
Parish of ST. Landry.
Attest:
A. LEON DUPRE,
Secretary-Treasurer.