New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12

voters, provided that resident women IA
payers shall have the rlght to vote a
said election, without registration, II
person or by their agents authorized II
writing which written authorization shal
be attached to such agents ballots re
spectiyely-
Section IL. That whenever the vo''
OF any taxpayers shall be challenged, th'
COMMISSIONERS OF elections shall receive
| IN writing the grounds o. challenge
signed by the person OF persons ch"l
lcnRlnK such vote toEetheT "ith 1h'
challenged taxpayer statement o. III,
asserted rlght 10 vote @"a 9t'ach snei
cha"efRe -ud se''e'iic"t ~ MS .'ii9'
section - mat IN the eFe't th''
any onmlSsioh OF Ciefh Q. J+'eo i1 ..
appointed IN oe1lioh oi iH> N!oA
nance should De Riaoie an OF neRtee
10 attend or serve at 'he Po."hE P'dC'
designated, a. the houf HNe4 LOT I.e
opening Oh Va~ Po4S' OF "t'Hlh one h''
thereafter, tie commissioner eT 'ominl'
sloheIS present Sha" 'Fk o}ht' u '"'
absence OF an conn! 'St'ile' inc voter
| present 9Hal eject 11c hsO'sS"i' hut.
ner OF CO." n'.ssioh'IS an" 1'''Nf "'
sh'H nave lhe same '9"ttS' Vs!" .e'''
ton and duties rs olnef comm 'SS1ofefs
and clerks to serve IA inc place @N@
stead OF such absent OF aeEnqueh' aP
polntees.
Section ~ hat the commissioners
and clerk OF SAID election before open
ing the poll SHAH 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 commissioner
before any other commlsslontr such
com mlssioners OF election beng author
ized to adm Mister any oath anu receive
any affidavit PROVIDED tof IN snch eIe1
ton.
| Section ~ nat the com mi 5Sionel
and clerk OF sad eiecuon SNAIL nave the
same powers ana uutleS III coHdtStihR
sad eIectlon ana preserving ofdet az 'H
polls as are conferred ana impose" ~
such officers under the general laws OF
THIS otate.
section -. 1hat the commissioner
OF election shall receive the ballot OF ca n
voter. check his name, or that OF MS
principal, on the hst OF voters iufh'sheo
by the Registrar, as having voted entei
ana NUMBER ms name o. 'hat OF Ms
prlncipal' on the list OF taxpayers Vol
ing ana lmmediateiV deposit MS paHot
IN the paliot ooh' rese'Vihe TO eaoh
voter the risht TO 50 1oio ms palio' mat
1t snail not De known at the ume OF MS
voting "he'her ne mas Voteu IN 'svof OF
against the proposition submitted
SECTION 10. q nat immediately '''ef
the closing of the poii, the coilin's SO
ncrs OF election snail IN 'ae presence
OF the pystanoefs, proeeea 70 opeh 'he
oaiIot poX, count 'he paiiots 'ouhl III we
ccx ana checK same win 'he hS' Vo'-
ers Kept then proceed 10 count the Votes
IN NUMBER IN FAVOR OF ana against each
proposition SUBMITTED ana showing IN.
valuation or property IN FAVOR OF ana
against same, make IN oupiica'e com
piled statements OF the votes IN mum
Der and amount, both IN favor OF and
against each proposition mat, a1tel
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 sad ballot oo<,
and, within torty-elght hours after the
closing OF the polls, deliver sad sealed
ballot box with Its contents to SAID
Board OF Sewerage Commissioners, and
shall within the same delay denver the
other duplicate tally sheet and the other
duplicate compiled statement 10 the
Clerk OF the District Court OF Iberia
Parish who snail Tile same IN MS Office.
II the election commissioners on
counting the ballots ma that thev 90
not correspond with the list or voters
they Snail before counting the votes ex
anime the ballots TOR the purpose OF
finding the discrepancy. and II 1t should
be found that any ballots have been dup
heated the same snail be destroyed VI
II 1t IS found that the name or the voter
has been omitted from the list OF per
sons voting, same snail De ADDED 10 sa'a
list.
oectlon ~. mat on rfloay the ora
DAY OF Marcn' i9Ao' AT the hour OF sever
O'CLOCK r. w. the saio Doafo OF De"
eiase ooA,,'i'e'o"et' s''''l 'ep"i' " "e
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