Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-08

rect.asS If the numbered list oil voters,
and the uC. !icate' tally sheet and du-
plicate compiled statements, they shall
deposit the ballots, the registrar s list
of voters, the numbered list ui tax pay
ers voting, one duplicate tall, sheet and
one duplicate compiled statement in
the ballot box, immediately seal up said
ballot box and within fort eight hours
after the closing OF the polls deliver
said sealed box with it, contents 10 this
body through the Mayor of said Vii
lage Of Erath, and shall within the same
delay deliver the OF Ter duplicate tally
sheet and the Other .unicarc compiled
statement of the 81 X 10 the district
court of the Pari>l ii Nrrmiliun who
shall file same in +, office.
Section Six: BE j. further ordained,
etc, that this body ..iali meet on We'd
nesdav, the 10Th la Of January, 1918,
at the hour OF II g lock q. IA. at the
Bank of Erath, in said Village Df
Erath, Louisiana. and shall ia public
session, proceed to opcn the ballet
boxes, examine and count The ballots II
number amt amount, examine agd rt..
vaSs The rcturns and dccl,-r -. results
Of said election. whi-h NIT shall
Thereafter be promulgated H. thi' bfdF
by publication in one issr, of t.. o5f!c
iaI journal OF the Paris III .taiiion,
there being no ncWSrapc. ruhiiSheh IL
sail Nilla"" and said Village having
no official journal, and hy posting i
three public places i'll said Village of
Erath; and this body shall l.rrp Il lro-
cess verbal OF the manner III winch the
ballot boxes have been opened, the re-
turns canvasscl. and the result of said
election aScrrtained, and shah forward
copy of said process verbal to the
Secretary of State, who snail re, ri the
same, another couv to the clerk of the
district court Of the Parish % Vermil-
ion, who shall also record said COPY in
the mortgage records If the Parish, aai
the remaining copy shall br retained ia
thc archives of tAp Cfncc Of this body.
Section Seven: BE IL further NriaiR-
ed, etc, that the custodian of the ar
chivcS or record Of this BODY shall pre-
serve for the term of three months from
the date of PRONUNCIATION of said C!sa-
tion, ballot and other returns thereof.
Section Eight, b., II further 0rdain-
ed, etc, that at said cl"ctiun all dul =
qualified electors VIII are uronrrt~ tax
PAYERS of the said Village OF t.fati.
assessed on the assessment rolls las;
made and filed nriur to said election.
including women rrG.,rty tax PAYER
residing in said Villa. 81 Erath sia'i
bc entitled to vote. AMI wnm N s;alI I've
allowed - vote Ia ,..rSou "r ~ &-e'tt
authorized in writing ~ vote for them
without rcgist alton anI each voter s
uarne shall he c:3Iurstl on his err he.
ballot hv himself ar hc-s"if. and tai
the ballot voted by prox, shall haze
lorsel thereon the name Of bo!h che e.
naycr and the one voting proxv. in cas-
he voter is not able - write or sign hi"
anne. it shall he dnre in H." 1rssHncc
+ Witnesses; and wr-t"u nr"yirs from
omen voter: shall Ice attached 10 the
jllo, v.7c,l for ticm and deposited in
h, h?ilrt box.
Section Nine: BE i further ordained
ntc., that thi> ordinance shall be- pull
= he'd for thirty DAYS before said Gle
ON in thu Ofioial Journal Il the 10
h Of Nrrmilion. there beiu" "" news
;arng published IN said village Of Erath
.rt Gi@ Village of Erath having II
f'iriG' Journal AMI ltv hosting in thre'
puhlir places in said Village
Adopted this 5tl da~ Of Decembef
j217. (SigneD
L. +. LEBLANC.
MAJOR of the Village of Ers-h
Y J. BROUSSARD,
Secretary of the Village of Erath
~ -herAi.4-.S;ti z. ,. l. Il rxEsualula
'onv Of the ossssa -apI y IoJl N