New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SEWERAGE COMMITS.
SIONERS.

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the place and stead of such ao,ele .
delinquent appointees.
That the commissioners and clerk 0
said election, before opening the roii
shall be sworn to perform all the dutle
incumbent on them as such, the oath t.
be taken before any officer authorize,
to administer oaths, or by the clerk an(
each commissioner before any other com
missioner, such commiss ioners of 6elec
ton being authorized to (ad,niniste. a7'
oath and receive any affidavit provided
for In such elections.
That the commissioners and clerk o
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 TIL:
State.
That the commits sioners 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 auc
number his name, or that of his prin:.
pal, on the list of taxpayers voting, am
Immediately deposit his ballot in the
ballot box, reserving to each voter IN
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 o.
against the proposition submitted.
That Immediately after the closing Of
the polls, the commissioners of election
shall, in the presence of the bys.anders
proceed to open the ballot box, court the
ballots found in the b7x and check same
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 o.
and against each proposition submit ed
and showing valuation of property i
favor of and against same, make in dup
licate compiled statements of the vo IS
in number 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 tally
cheets and duplicate compiled statements
they shall deposit the ballots, the Reg
istrars list of voters, the numbered list
Of taxpayers voting, one duplicate tallv
ment, in the ballot box. immediae'''
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
and shall within tn"
same delay deliver the other duplicate
tally sheet and the othe- duplicate COM
piled statement to he Clerk of the DE-
trict Court of iberia Parish who shall
Eile same in his office.
If the election commissioners on
the ballots find that they do
not correspond with the list of voters,
:hev shall before counting the votes, ex-
mime the ballots for the purpose OF
indine the discrepancy. and if it should
De found that any ballots have ben
duplicated the same shall be DESTROYED.
" if it is found that the name of the
,oter has been omitted from the list of
persons voting, same shall be added to
aid list.
That on Friday the Sd day Ct March.
o16 at the hour of seen o'clock P. M.
he undersigned Board Of Sewerage Corr
nissioners will repair to the office Ct
he Mayor of the Civ of New iberia, in
he City Hall of said City, and will, in
ublic session, proceed to open said bal
Of box examine ard count the bio s
n number and amount, examine and
anvass the re.u-ns. and declare he re
ult of said election. which result thev
7ill hereafter promulgate bv orblica-
ion in one issue of the official journa'
f said City.
That said election shall he CONDUCTED
4 the form and manner provided for n |
let No. 256 of the Acts of the Gene
assembly of this State fo- The YEA
90, and approved July 10, 1910. and |
he provisions of this notice and SAID
rdinance shall be interpreted with due |
.gard to said Act. which = e the inten.
this notice and said ordinance TO fol-
w. In all res-ects not provided for IN
aid Act OF in this notice and said ordi- |
ance, said election shall b. conducteS
, conformity ~ ~. General Election |
avs Of this State now in force in 90
II - same NAV be applicable thereto
Done. ordered and signed officially At
lew Iberia, Louisiana, this 21st day ot
anuary A. D., 1916.
JULES n1FvrvrS.
ED. L. ESTORGE.
LAZARD king.
CHAS. L. PROVOST.
CHAS. COUGUENHE1N
|oa~i o. Sewerage Commissioners % the
First Sewersee District u he City #
New iberia. Ieoiaisaa.