Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-18
Signature of Voter
NOTICE TO VOTERS

NOllN T. ~ NOlEhD
To vote in favor of the proposition
ubmittcd upon this ballot place a
ross *, .;ark in the square after the
word "YES"; 10 Aeic against il NlacC
, similar mark after the word So.
Sec. T. Be it further ordained, etc.
hat the President of the Board Of
Commissioners of said Drainage District
shall issue a proclamation calling foI
aid el. elton in the manner above set
'orth, appoint the Commissioners and
Jerks to serve al said election, give
notice Of said appointments and of the
line and place of holding said elect. IN,
and designate the polling place of
'aid election.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
/ receive the ballot Of each voter, check
iis name or that Of his principal on the
ist Of voters furnished by the registrar
S having voted enter and number his
lame, or that OF his principal, on the
ist of taxpayers voting, and immeti
| telv deposit his ballot in the ballot
box, rescrving the right to each vote
o so fold his ballot that it shall not be
Known at the time Of his voting wheth-
|
| he proposition submitted: and thar
| Immediately after the closing of the
| oils, the commissioners shall, in the
| 'resence of the bvstanders, proceed g.
| ner the ballot boxes, count the bal
OTIS found in the box and check same
| With The list Of voters kept; then pro-
iced to count the votes in number ana
amount, keep i'll duplicate tally sheets
moving the votes in number in favor
Of and against the propositions sub
mitted and showing valuation of prop
ertv in favor of and against
same, make in duplicate compiled state
aents Of the vote in number and
mount both in favor of and against
he proposition submitted; that after
wearing TO the correctness of the
| numbered list of voters, the duplicate
tally sheets and duplicate complied
statements, they shall deposit the bal
| 'otS, the registration list Of voters, tho
numbered list of tax PAYERS voting.
ne duplicate tally sheet and one du-
plicate compiled statement in the ballot
box, Immediately seal UP said ballo-
COX and within forty eight hours after
he closing Of the POLLS, deiivc~ sail
called ballot box with its contents ~
his body through its President, and
hall within the same delay, deliver the
'ther duplicate tally sheet and the other
duplicate compiled statement TO the
Jerk Of the District Court Of the Par
'h of Nerrilion, La, who shall flc
he same in his Office.
Sec 6. BE it further ordained, etc
hat this body shall meet on Wedn,s
iav. the 18th day of Sertember, 1917.
It the hour Of 10 clock a. NJ. at tho
'esidcnce of Nicholas Landry in said
'"7inage District and shall, in nubl;o
'esSion, proceed to onen the ballot
Soxes, examine and count the ballots II
| lumber and amount. examine and can.
vass the returns and declare the result,
# said election, which results shall he
thereafter promulgated by this BODY bv
! publication IN one Issue of the offiri9
! Journal of the Parish of Vermiion: and
this body shall keep process verbal
II the manner III which the ballot boxes
have been opened, the returns canvass
I'd, and the result of said election as.
certained, and shall forward one copy
f said process verbal TO the Secretary
Of State who shall record the same.
/ another copy 10 the Clerk of the Bis.
trict Court Of the Parish 81 VcrmilioY.
La, who shall alec record the same IN
/ The Mortgage Records Vt the Parish Of
/ Nermilion. and the remaining copy shall
! he retained IN the archives Of the Office
Of this body.
See. + Be il further ordained, etc
that the custodian of the archives or
-cccrls Of this bodr shall preserve for
( the term Of three months from the date
+ PRONUNCIATION of said election. the
ballots and other returns thereof.
| See. 5. Be il further ordained, etc,
/ that al said election all dulv qualified
electors WHO are property tax PAYERS
Of The said Drainage District assessed
on the assessment rolls last made and
! fled prior to said election herein or.
dered, including WOMEN property ta~
PAYERS residing in said Drainage Dis.
trict shall be entitled to vote Eithout
REGISTRATION in person or bv agent aD
thorized in writing to vote for them.
and each voters name shall be endorsed
on his or her ballot by himself or her.
self, and that the ballots voted bv
proxy shall hays endorsed thereon the
names OF both the tas payer aud her