New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SEWERAGE COMMITS
SIONERS.

CONTINUED from S'lpllcmcnt.)
the place and stead of such absent
delinquent appointees.
That the commissioners and clerk o.
said election, before opening the nol.
shall be sworn to perform all the duties
incumbent on them as such, the oath to
be taken before any officer auth orized
to adm mister oaths, or by the clerk and
each commissioner before any other com
missioner, such commission of cleo
ton being authorized to administer a7v
oath and receive any affidavit provided
for in such elections.
That the commissioners and clerk o.
said election shall have the same powe~s
and duties in conducting said election
and preserving order at said polls as ar
conferred and imposed on such officers
under the general election laws of this
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 by tn
Registrar, as having vo ed, enter and
number his name, or that of his prin -
pal, on the list of taxpayers voting and
Immediately deposit his ballot in the
ballot box, reserving 70 each voter n
right to so fold his ballot that il shall
not be known at the time of his voting
whether he has voted in favor of or
against the proposition submitted.
That Immediately after the closing Of
the polls, the commissioners of election
shall, in the presence of the bystand rs
proceed to open the ballot box, court the
ballots found in the b'x and check sam
with the list Of voters kept, then pro-
coed to count in number in favor of anc
against each proposition submitted, and
showing valuation of property in favor
of and against same, make in duplicate
compiled statements of the votes in
number and amount: both in favor OF
and against each proposition submitted
and showing valuation of property
favor of and against same, make in dup
licate compiled statements of the woes
in number and amount, both in favor of
and against each proposition; that. aftr
swearing to the correctness of the num-
bered list of voters, the duplicate tally
sheets and duplicate compiled statements
they shall deposit the ballots, the Reg
istrars list of voters, the numbered list
of taxpayers voting, one duplicate tallv
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 It's
contents to said Board of Sewerage
Commissioners, and shall within tho
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 or
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 beer
duplicated the same shall be DESTROYED.
or 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 3rd day of Marcn
1916 at the hour OF seen o'clock P M.
the undersigned Board of Sewe-aqe Com
missioners will repair to the office Ct
the Mayor of the Citv of New iberia, in
the City Hall of said City, and will, IN
public session, proceed to open said bal
lot box. examine and count the ballo
in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare The re
suit of said election. which result 'hey
will hereafter promulgate by oubica-
ton in one issue of the offic;al journa
Of said City.
That said election shall he corducte'
in the form and manner provided for n
Act No. 256 of the Acts of the Gene~al
Assembly of this State for the YEA
1910, and approved July 10, 1910. ard
the provisions Of this notice and SAID
ordinance shall be interpreted with due
regard to said Act, which = g the inten.
Of this notice and said ordinance TO fol-
low. In all resoects not provided for IL
said Act OF in this notice and said o-di-
nance, said election shall be conducted
in conformity 70 tn. General Election
Laws of this State now in force in 50
far Is same may be applicable thereto
Done, ordered and signed officially at
New iberia, Louisiana, this 21st day Of
January A. D., 1916.
JULES DRFvF11S.
ED. L. ESTORGE,
LAZARD king.
CHAS. L. PROVOST.
CHAS. GOUGUENHE1M
Board Of Sewerage Commissioners Of the