New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SEWERAGE COMMIS.
SIONERS.


delinquent appointces
That the commissioners and clerk o
said election, before opening III, pol
shall be sworn to perform all the dutie
incumbent on them as SUCH the oath I
be taken before any officer auth orIze
to administer oaths, or by the clerk an
esch commissioner before any other com
missioner, such commissioners OF cleo
ton being authorized to administer -
oath and receive any affidavit provide
for in such elections. y
That the commissioners and clerk u
said election shall have the same powe-
and duties in conducting said electio
and preserving order at said polls as ar
conferred and imposed on such officer
under the general election laws of tn.
State. -
That the commissioners Of election
| shall receive the ballot of each voter
check his name, or that Of his principal
on the list of voters furnished bv tn
Registrar, as having vo'ed, enter ant
Number his name. or that of his prin =.
pal. on the list of taxpayers voting. an
Immediately deposit his ballot in tn
ballot box. Yeserving 70 each voter N
right to 50 fold his ballot that il shal
not be known at the time of his victims
whether he has voted in favor of o
against the proposition submitted.
That Immediately after the closing O.
the polls. the commissioners of election
shall, in the presence of the bys'and rs
proceed to open the ballot box, count th'
ballots found in the b,x and check SANE
with the list Of voters kept, then pro
coed to count in number in favor of anr
against each proposition submitted ant
showing valuation of property in favol
Of and against same. make in duplic t.
compiled statements of the votes ir
number and amount, both in favor Of
and against each proposition submit ed
and showing valuation Of property j.
favor Of and against same. make in dup
licate compiled statements Of the vo cs
in number and amount. both in favor oil
and against each proposition; TIA aft ,
swearing to the correctness Of the mum
bered list Of voters. the duplicate tally
sheets and duplicate compiled statements
they shall depos;t the ballots. The Re-
istrars list of voters. the numbered list
of taxpayers voting, one duplicate 'aliV
sheet, and one duplicate compiled state
ment. in the ballot box. immedia'"'-
seal up said ballot box. and within forty
eight hours after the closing Of the ro 3
deliver said sealed ballot box with il
contents to said Board Of Sewerage
Commissioners. and shall within th'
same delay deliver the other duplica'e
tally sheet and the other duplicate com
piled statement 70 he Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court Of Iberia Parish who sha Il
file same in his office.
II the election commissioners or
counting the ballots find that they dc
not correspond with the list Of voters
they shall before counting the votes. ex.
amine the ballots for the purpose o.
finding the discrepancy and II it should
be found that anv ballots hav. bon
duplicated the same shall be DESTROYED
or II II Is found that the name Of the
voter has been omitted from the list Of
persons voting, same shall be added 10
Sid list.
That on Friday .he 3rd dav Of March
1916 at the hour Of seen o'clock 2. M
the undersigned Board Of Sewerage Com
missioners will repair TO the office Ct
the Mayor Of the Civ Of New iberia, in
the City Hall Of said City. and will. in
public session. proceed to open said bal
lot box. examin. and count the bio =
in number and amount. examine and
canvass the returns. and dec'ave he ~
suit Of said election. which result thew
will hereafter promulgate bv oublics-
ton IN one issue Of the official journa'
Of said City.
That said election shall ~ ~orducte'
In the form and manneY provided for n
Act No. 2s6 Of the Acts Of the Cere-''
Assembly Of this State for the wear
1910, and approved July 10. 1910. a"d
the provisions Of his notice ar' said
ordnance shall be interpreted with due
regard 10 said Act. with "a = n. in'.r'
Of this notice and said ordinance 10 fol-
low. In all rescects not provided for "
said Act OF in this notice and said ord
nance. said election shall b. oordu"'e'
in confoYm;tv ~ ~. Genera El"ctior
Laws Of this State now in force in 30
far a. same NAV ~ spoliraH" the-"'
Done. ordered and signed officially -
New iberia. Lor;ssra, this 2lst dav d
January A. D.. 1915.
JULES nprvr''c.
ED L. FSTOpcE.
IAzARD KING
CHAc. L. PROVOST
CHAc. GOUCUENuFr"
Boa-1 % Sewerage Com rnission.rs ~ th'
F;rs. Sewerage 0'st-ict Of the City q
New rh.-:a Louisisna.
Attest: CHAS. L. PROVOST. Sec.