New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-01-29
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SEWERAGE COMMITS.
SIONERS.
(ContinupI from Supplement-. J

Cltlllutu from .NiI )itfiH'Nt'I
the place and stead Of such absent =.
delinquent appo:ntees.
That the commissioners and CLERK O.
said election, before opening rhe pu'l
shall be sworn to perform all the duties
incumbent on them as such, the oath II
be taken before any officer authorized
to administer oa;hs or by the clerk AID
each commissioner before any oths- com
missioner. such commissioners OF e'ac-
ton beiuq Authorized 70 admins (
oath ant. receive any affidavit provided
/ 90 in such elections.
! That the commissioners and Lex o.
said election shall have the same powe
and duties in con u TING said election
and preserving order al said polls As ~.
conferred and imposed on such offers
under the general ele ton laws Of ta.s
State
That the commissioners of election
shall receive the bal OF Of each vote
check his name, o. that Of his principal
on the list Of 70 e-s furnished ~ tn
Registrar, as hav.rg vo ed, en-er aud
number his name, r thai of his DI,2:.
pal, On the list Of taxpayers voting, &aI
Immediately deposit his ballot in the
ballot box, re.arving 20 each voter n
right to so fold his ba lot tia i shal
not be known at the time Of his voting
whether he has vo.ed in favor Of o.
against the proposition sub1nittai
| That Immediately a(ter the cos:ng Of
the polls, the commissioners of election
shall; in the presence % the bystand IS.
proceed TO open the ballot box, count the
ballots found in the b2x and check same
,.4l - Il
coed to count in number in fave, OF ans
against each proposition submitted, and
showing valua ion OF property in favor
of and against same, make in dup'lc1ta
compiled statements of the votes in
number and amount. both in favor o.
and against each proposition submit ed,
and showing valuation Of property l.
favor of and against same, make n DUP
1cate compiled sat msnts CT the woes
in number and amount, both in fayo- Of
and against each proposition; thai. after
swearing to the correctness of the num-
bered lis: OF voters, the duplicate tallv
sheets and duplicate compiled statements
they shall deposit the ballots, the Reg
istrars list of voters, the numbered list
of taxpayers voting, one duplicate tally
sheet, and one duplicate compiled state
ment, in the ballot box, immedia.e-'
seal up said ballot box, and within forty
eight hours after the closing of the pol s,
deliver said sealed ballot box with its
contents to said Board Of Sewerage
Commissioners. and shall within the
same delay deliver the other duplicate
tally sheet and the other duplicate COM
piled statement to he Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of iberia Parish who sha
file same in his office.
If the election commissioners O.
counting the ballots find that they do
not correspond with the list Of voters,
they shall before counting the votes, ex-
anime the ballots for the purpose OF
finding the discrepancy. and if it should
be found that any ballots have been
duplicated the same shall be DESTROYED
OF if it is found that the name Of the
voter has been omitted from the list Of
persons voting, same shall be added 70
said list.
That on Friday the Bird day Of Marcn
1916 at the hour OF Sc en- o'clock P. M.
the undersigned Board of Sewerage Com
missioners will repair to the office f
the Mayor Of the Civ Of New iberia, in
the CITY Hall of said CITY. and will IN
puplC SESSION, plO~etu 10 cptH oa4i Id
lot box examine and count tie 70 s
in number and amount, examine and
canvass the re-u~ns, and ec'are h re
suit Of said election. which result +hey
will hereafter promulgate by urbl;ea
ton IN ore issue Of the Official jo-rra
Of said City
That said election shall h. conducted
in the form and manner provided for n
Act No. 256 Of the Acts Of the Gene y
Assembly Of tbs State TO- tn va
1910, and approved July 10, 1910 ard
the provisions Of tbs notice and sad
ordinance shall be interpreted With due
regard to said Act, with = : the infen.
OF this notice and said ordinance 70 fol-
low. In all resrects not provided for in
said Act oy in this notice and said d.
nance. said election shall BE- conduc'e.
in conformity 20 the General Election
Laws of this State now in force in SO
far as same NAV be applicable thereto
Done. ordered and signed officially -
New iberia, Louisiana, this 21st day Of
January A. D.. 1916.
JULES DPEvEr1S.
IN EcrOpcE