New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-21

ing, and Immediately deposit his ballo
the right to SO fold his ballot that ,
the right to be so fold his ballot that
shall not be known at the time of hi
voting whether he has voted in favor o
against the proposition submitted.
Sec. 10. That Immediately after tn,
closing of the poll, the Commissioners O
Election shall, in the presence of tn,
bystanders, proceed to open the ballo
! box, count the ballots found in the box
and check same with the list of voter:
kept, then proceed to count the votes il
number in favor of and against eact
proposition submitted, and showing the
valuation of property in favor of and
against same, make in duplicate COM
piled statements of the votes in umbc1
and amount, both in favor of and against
each proposition; that after swearing IL
the correctness of the numbered list of
voters, the duplicate compiled statements,
they shall deposit the ballots the Regis
t1aTs list of voters, the numbered list Of
taxpayers voting, one duplicate tally
sheet, and one duplicate compiled state
ment, in the ballot box, Immediately seal
up said ballot box, and, within forty -eigat
hours after the closing of the polls, de-
liver said sealed ballot box with its con-
tents to the Board of Sewerage Commits
sioners, 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 Ibe-
ria Parish, who shall file same in his
office.
If the election Commissioners upon
counting the ballots find that they do
not correspond with the list of voters,
hey shall before counting the votes, ex-
mine the ballots for the purpose of .ni- /
ng the discrepancy; and if it should be
ound that any ballots have been dupll !;
ated, the same shall be destroyed, OF i: |
( 10 found that the name of the vote. /
las been omitted from the list Of per- !
ons voting, same shall be added to said /
ist. T.
Sec. II. That on the 18th day of Nov
mber, A. D., 1916, at the hour OF ten
clock A. NJ, the said Board OF Sew
rage Commissioners shall repair to the
flee Of the Mayor Of the City of New
IBERIA, in the City Hall of New Iberia
nd shall, in public session, proceed tc
pen said ballot box, examine and couni
,e ballots in number and amount, ex-
mine and canvas the returns, and de- /.
are the result of said election, which
suit they shall thereafter promulgate !.
? publication in one issue of the official !!
urnal of said City. Said Board shall .
'ep, in triplicate, process verbal OF u
e manner in which the ballot box has
'en opened, the returns canva-;ed and a
e results of the election ascertained, O.
d shall forward copy of said process
rbal to the Secretary of State, who D.
all record the same copy to TIE Clerk p
the District Court who shall record the Of
me in the mortgage records of the Par "
}, and the remaining copy. shall be re- e
ned in the archives of said Sewerage lay
III
Sec. IL. That said election in so far IN
not inconsistent with the provisions pl
this ordinance, shall be conducted in
: form and manner provided for in tn
No. 256 of the Acts of the General sh
sembly of this State for the year 1910, ne
proved July 2, 1910. In all respects Ii
provided for in said Act, or in this in
nance, said election shall be conduct
in conformity to the General Election fol
" Of this State now in force so far na
may be applicable thereto. IN
'ec. 10. That the custodian of the rec ~
) of said Board Of Sewerage Commits 'cea
leEs shall preserve for the term OF he
.e months from the date of promulga-
Of said election, the ballots and 9th 191
returns thereof.
&c. 20. That for good and sufficien. Pr
IONS this ordinance shall take effect &
q and after its adoption. {
dopted the 4th day of October, A. D., Att
JULES DREYFUS.
'ident Board Of Sewerage Commits
oners of the First Sewerage District Oii
the City of New Iberia, Louisiana. s
CHAS. L. PROVOST, Secty. o