New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-05
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the place and stead of such aoSFt,
delinquent appointees.
That the commissioners and clerk OF
said election, before opening VI POT.
shall he sworn to perform all The duties
incumbent on them as such, the oath to
be taken before any officer auth orized
to administer oaths, or by the clerk aud
each commissioner before any other com
missioner, such commi ssioners Of cleo
ton being auth ,rized to adm mister "
oath and receive any affidavit provided
for in such elections.
! That the commissioners and clerk OF
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 vo'ers 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, reserying to each voter N
right to so fold his ba'l lot that j: sh'l
not be known at the time of his voting
whether he has 7oted in favor Of or
against the proposition submitted.
| That Immediately after the closing of
the polls, the commi 'soners of election
shall, in the presence of the bystand rs.
proceed to open the ballot box, count the
ballots found in the box and check SAINT
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
and against each proposition submit ed
and showing valuation of property
favor of and against same, make N dup
licate compiled S statements of the vo IS
in number and amount, both in favo~ Of
and against each proposition; tia. aft r
swearing to the correctness of the mum
bered list of voters, the duplicate tall
sheets and duplicate compiled statements
they shall deposit the ballots, the Reg
istrars list of voters, the numbered list
of taxpayers voting. one duplicate tall
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 uol
deliver said sealed ballot box with is
contents to said Board of Sewerage
Commissioners, and shall within tn
same delay deliver the other duplica =
tally sheet and the othe- duplicate com
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| 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, OK
anime the ballots for the purpose o.
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 to
said list.
That on Friday the Bird day of March,
1916 at the hour Of seen o'clock P. M.
the undersigned Board of Sewera7e Com
missioners will repair TO the office Ct
the Mayor of the CITY 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 b7Io s
| in number and amount examine and
canvass the re'u-ns. and declare he re
suit of said election, which result 'hev
will hereafter promulgate bv publlca-
ton in one issue of the Official journa
of said City
| That said election shall be CONDUCTED
in the form and manner provided for n
Act No 256 Of the Acts of the Gene-a'
Assembly of tbs 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. with :. = 'he intent
Of this notice and said ordinance TO fol-
low In all resrects not provided fo- IN
said Act or in this notice and said o-di'
nance. said election shall b. conducted
in conformity 20 ~. General Election
Laws of this State now in force in so
far as same may be applicable thereto
Done. ordered and signed officially =,
New iberia. Louisiana. this 21st day Of
January A. D., 1916.
JULES DpFvF''S.
ED. L. ESTORGE,
LAZARD king.
CHAS. L. PROVOST.
CHAS. COUGUENHE1M
Board Of Sewerage Commissioners Of the
First Sewerage District Of the City o.
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