New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-19

I OF SuCh TAX payers IS voters 10 DC tAose
OF age, residence. ana registration as
voters, provided that resident women tax
| payers shall have the right to vote al
: SAID election. without registration, III
| person or by their agents authorized IN
writing which written authorization shall
be attached to such agents ballots, re-
spectively. "
Section II. That whenever the vote
of any taxpayers shall be challenged. the
| COMMISSIONERS of elections shall receive
in writing the grounds of challenge
signed by the person or persons ehal-
longing such vote, together with the
challenged taxpayers statement OF his
asserted right to vote, and attach such
challenge and statement to his ballot.
Section II. That in the event that
any Commission or Clerk OF Election
appointed in Section ; OF this Ordi-
nance should be unable fail glect
| to attend or serve at tho polling place
designated, at the hour fixed for the
opening of the polls. or within one hour
| thereafter. the commissioner commit
sioners present shall appoint Or il the
absence of all commissioners the voters
present shall elect the nec9ssar, nun
|
| shall have the same powers, eomoensa
| ton and duties as other commissioners
| and clerks. to serve in the place and
stead of such absent delinquent APP
polntees
| Section 10. That the commissioners
and clerk of said election before open
ing the poll, shall be sworn to perform
all the duties incumbent on them as
such the oath to be taken before any
officer authorized to administer oaths,
or by the clerk and each commssi Toner
before any other commissioner, such
commissioners of election being author
lied to adm mister any oath and receive
any affidavit provided for in such elec-
ton.
| Section A. 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 as are conferred and imposed ~
such officers under the general laws OF
| this State.
Section IS. 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 the Registrar, as having voted, enter
and number his name, that of his
principal, on the list Of taxpayers vot
| ing, and Immediately deposit his ballot
in the ballot box, reserving to each
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 coE,mis 'io
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 'e vot-
ers kept then proceed to count the votes
| in number in favor of and against each
proposition submitted, and showing tn.
valuation of property in favor of and
| against same, make in duplicate com
piled statements Of the votes in num-
Der and amount. both in favor of and
| against each proposition that, after
swearing to the correctness of the num-
| 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
| Immediately seal up said ballot box,
and, within forty eight hours after the
closing of the polls, deliver said sealeo
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 compiled statement to the
Clerk of the District Court of Iberia
Parish who shall file same in his office
If the election commissioners on
counting the ballots find that thew do
not correspond with the list of voters
thew 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 dup
Heated the same shall be destroyed, or
if it is found that the name of the voter
has been omitted from the list of per-
sons voting, same shall be added to sa,di
list.
Section II. That on Friday the Bird
day of March, 1916, at the hour of seve'
o'clock P. NJ, the said Board of Sew
rage Commissioners shall repair to the
office of Mayor of the City of New
Iberia, in the City Hall of New Iberia,
and shall, in public session, proceed
open said ballot box, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount, ex
anime and canvass the returns, and de-
clare the result Of said election viii IN
result they shall thereafter promulgate
by publication in one issue of the official
journal of said City. Said Board shall
keep in triplicat; proces-verbal of
the manner in which the ballot box has
been opened, the returns canvassed an
the results of the election ascertained
and shall forward a copy of said process
verbal to the Secretary of State, who
shall record the same. another copy TO
the clerk of the District Court, wEo
shall record said copy in the mortgage
records of the Parish. and the remaining
copy shall be retained in the archives of
said Board of Sewerage Commssione~~
Section 1S. That the custodian of the
records Of said Board of Sewerage Com
missioners shall preserve for the term
of three months from the date of pro
mitigation of said election, the ballots
and other returns thereof.