Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-04
Signature of Voter
NOTICE To VOTERS

To vote in favor Of the proposition
unlimited upon this ballot place
ross LX) mark in the square after the
word "YES'; to vote against il place
I similar mark after the word "NO".
Sec. t. Be it further ordained, etc,
hat the President of the Board Of
Commissioners Of said Drainage District
shall issue proclamation calling fol
aid election in the manner above set
'orth, appoint the Commissioners and
Clerks to serve at said election, give
notice Of said appointments and of the
time and place of holding said electi,r
and designate the polling place of
said election.
See. 5. Be it further ordained, etc
that the Commissioners Of election shall
receive the ballot of each voter, check
his name or that of his principal on the
list of voters furnished by the registrar
IS having voted enter and number his
name, or that of his principal, on tho
'ist of taxpayers voting, and immedi
7tely deposit his ballot in the ballot
box, reseTving the right to each vote
10 50 fold his ballot that it shall not be
known at the time of his voting wheth
er he has voted in favor of or against
the proposition submitted; and that
| Immediately after the closing Of the
POLLS, the commissioners shall, in the
| presence of the bvstanders, proceed r
Dpen the ballot boxes, count the bal
lots found in the box and check same
! With the list of voters kept; then pro
ICED to count the votes in number am
amount, keep in duplicate tally sheet.
moving the votes in number III favor
IF and against the propositions sub
mitted and showing valuation of prom
erty in favor of and against
same, make in duplicate compiled state
nents of the vote in number am
amount both in favor of and against
'ho proposition submitted; that aftel
wearing to the correctness Of the
numbered list of voters. the duplicat
tally sheets and duplicate compiled
statements, they shall deposit the bal
lots, the registration list of voters, thu
numbered list of tax PAYERS voting
one duplicate tally sheet and one du
plicate compiled statement in the ballo'
box, Immediately seal up said ballo
hox and within forty eight hours aftel
| 'he closing of the nolls, deliver sal
1ealed ballot box with its contents L
his body through its President, anC
shall within the same delay, deliver tht
ether duplicate tally sheet and the othe
duplicate compiled statement to thu
Clerk of the District Court of the Par
sh of Vermilion. La. who shall fiji
the same in his office.
Sec 6. Be it further ordained, etc
hat this body shall meet or Wednes
lay, the 18th day of September, 1917
ut the hour of 10 o'clock a m. at tn
residence of Nicholas Landry in sal.
Drainage District and shall. in rubl;
session, proceed to oneu the ballo
boxes, examine and count the ballots il
number and amount. examine and can
vass the returns and declare the result
Of said election. which results shall b,
thereafter promulgated by this body BY
publication in one issue Of the officia
journal Of the Parish of Vermilion: an,
this body shall keep q process verba
f the manner in which the ballot boxe
have been opened, the returns canvass
e4, and the result Of said election as
certsined, and shall forward one coz,
f said process verbal to the Secretar-
Of State who shall record the same
another copy to the Clerk OF the Dis
trict Court Of the Parish Of Vermilicn
La, who shall also record the same il
he Mortgage Records Of the Parish o.
Vcrmilion, and the remaining copv shat
he retained IN the archives of the offict
Of this body.
See. 7. Be it further ordained. etc.
that the custodian OF the archives o.
records Of this body shall preserve 70
the term of three months from the dat,
CT PRONUNCIATION Of said election, tn,
ballots and other returns thereof.
Sec. s. Be il further ordained, etc.
that at said election all duly Qualifet
electors who are property tax pever
Of the said Drainage District assessed
on the assessment rolls last made ant
fled prior 10 said election herein OR
dered, including women property r.,
payers residing in said Drainage Dis
trict shall be entitled to vote withor,
registration in person or by agent su
thorized in writing to vote fer 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 have endorsed thereon tbs
names OK both the tax payer and no,