New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-26

OF age, residence. and registration
voters, provided that resident women II
payers Shall have the night to vote I
SAID election, without registration,
person or by their agents authorized F.,
| writing which written authorization sha
be attached to such agents ballots, re
spectvely.
Section II. That whenever the vot
of any taxpayers snail be challenged, tn
COMMISSIONERS of elections shall receiv
IN writing the grounds OF challenge
signed by the person or persons chal
| lenging such vote together with tn
challenged taxpayers statement of hi
| asserted night to vote. and attach suCl
| challenge and statement to his ballot
Section II. That in the event tina
any Commission or Clerk OF Electlo,
appointed in Section 3 of this Ordi
nance. should be unable fail or ueglec
| to attend or serve at the polling plac.
designated, at the hour fixed for tbs
| opening of the polls. or within one hour
| thcreaftc1. the commissioner or @omml.
| sioners present shall appoint. " II the
absence OF all comm ssioners the voters
present shall elect the necsssar, mum
Der OF comm lssioners and cl.:k. V be
shall have the same powers. comocusa-
ton and duties other commissioners
and clerks. to serve in the place and
stead of such sbsent or delinquent APP
pointees. Q
Section 49, That the commissioners
and clerk of said election before open
ing the poll. shall be sworn to perform
all the duties incumbent them As
such; the oath to be taken before any
officer authorized to administer oaths
or by the clerk and each commissioner
before any other mmissioner, such
comm issIoners of election being author
lzed to administer any oath and receive
any affidavit provided for in such elec-
ton.
Section H. That the commissioners
and clerk of said election shall have the
same powers and duties in conducting
said election and preserving order at the
polls are conferred and imposed -
such officers under the general laws Of
this State. 10
Section IS. That the commissioner,
of election shall receive the ballot of each
voter. check his name. or that of his
principal, on the list of voters furnished
and number his name, or that of his
principal. on the list of taxpayers vot
ing, and Immediately deposit his ballot
in the ballot box. reserving to eacn
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
against the proposition submitted
Section 10. That Immediately after
the closing of the poll. the commits so
ncrs of election shall. in the presence
of the bystanders, proceed to open The
ballot box, count the ballots found in the
Cox and check same with the list 6 vot
ers kept then proceed to count the votes
in number in favor of and against each
proposition submitted, and showing tn,
of property in favor of ana
against same, make in duplicate com
piled statements of the votes in mum
Der and amount, both in favor of and |
against each proposition that, after |
swearing to the correctness of the mum
bered list of voters, the 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
seal up said ballot box,
md, within forty eight hours after the
closing of the polls, deliver said sealed
ballot box with its contents to said
Board of Sewerage Commissioners and
shall within the same delay deliver the
'ther duplicate tally sheet and the other
duplicate compiled statement to the
Clerk of the District Court of iberia
Parish who shall file same in his office
If the election commissioners Oh
ounting the ballots find that thew do
lot correspond with the list of voters
hey shall before counting the votes, ex
mine the ballots for the purpose of
hiding the discrepancy and if it should
re found that any ballots have been dup
icated the same shall be destroyed, or
it is found that the name of the voter
las been omitted from the list of per
ons voting, same shall be added to sa,d,l
st.
Section II. That on Friday the Bird
ay of March, 1916 at the hour of seye,
clock P. NJ, the said Board of Sew .
rage Commissioners shall repais TO the :
ffice of Mayor of the City Of New !
IBERIA, in the City Hall of New iberia, {
nd shall, in public session, proceed to 9
pen said ballot box. examine and count I
ne ballots in number and amount, ex-
mine and canvass the returns, and de r
ARE the result of said election viii n
.sult they shall thereafter promulgate \
y publication in one issue of the official
'urnal of said City Said Board shall +
eep in triplicat, a process verbal of f
lie manner in which the ballot box has !,
cen opened, the returns canvassed an. !,
lie results of the election ascertained =
I'd shall forward copy of said process d
,rbal to the Secretary Of State, who =
TALL record the same, another copy TO o
e clerk of the District Court, wro
:all record said copy in the mortgage o
cords of the Parish. and the remaining
py shall be retained in the archives of Il
i'd Board of Sewerage COMMISSIONS is
Section 18. That the custodian Of the
cords of said Board of Sewerage Com -
issioners shall preserve for the term !,
three months from the date of pro
ulgation of said election, the ballots .
d other returns thereof
Section 19. That said election shall -
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