New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-01-13

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in favor of or against the proposition;
said baltols to be in the following form,
and to have printed thereon substantial
ly the following matter, to-wit:
Proposition to consent that the terri
tory comprising the entire City of New
Iberia, be included in and form part
of the territorial Hmites comprising the
Teche Boutte Navigate. District
YES ............... #...........
Valuation of property -
NJ 1 4
Valuation of property. -
To vote in favor of he above sub
mitted proposition; place cross mark
in the square after the word yes. 10
vote against It, place similar cross
mark after the word NO
That in addition to indicating his vo.e
in the manner directed in the printed
instructions on the ballots each voter
shall endorse on his ballot, his name To
gether with the amount OF the assess ii
valua ion of the property he Is entitled
to vote, provided that ballots voted by
-roxv, shall have endorsed thereon me
name Of both, the taxpayer and tneI
proxy.
That notice of this ordinance and
a notice or proclamation of said cleo
ton, be published for thirty days in the
New Iberia Enterprise, the Official
journal of the City of New IBERIA SAID
notice of election to set forth in detail
the nature of the proposition to be voted
on, and that the Board of Trustees of
he City of New Iberia shall in open
session and on the day and at the hour
and place named in said notice, and As
hereinafter set forth, proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count the
rballots in number and amount; examine
and canvas the returns, and declare the
result of said election.
That all property taxpayers of said
City qualified as electors under the Con
stitution and Laws of this State shall 5e
entitled to vote at said election. The
qualification of such taxpayers to be
those of age, residence and registration
as voters, provided that women tax-pav
ers shall have the right to vote at said
election without registration, in person
or by their agents authorized in writing
which written authorization shall be at
tached to such agents ballots respectively.
That whenever the vote of any tax
payer shall be challenged the Commits
sioners of Election shall receive in writ
ing the grounds of challenge signed by
the person or persons challenging such
vote together with the challenged ia
payers statement of his asserted rights
to vote, and attach such challenge and
statement to his ballot.
That if any Commissioner or Clerk OF
Election should fail or neglect to attend
or serve at the polling places designated
at the hour fixed for the opening of the
poles or within one hour thereafter the
commissioner or commissioners present
shall appoint, or in the absence of all the
commissioners, the voters present shall
appoint the necessary number of com
n4issloners and clerk who shall haze
the same powers, compensation and
duties as other commissioners and
clerk to serve in the place and stead o.
such absent or delinquent appontees.
That the commissioners and clerk, be-
fore opening the poll shall be sworn
to perform all the duties incumbent upon
them as SUCH the oath to be taken be-
fore any officer authorized to administer
an oath, or by the clerk and each com
missioner before other commissioners,
such commissioners of election being
authorized to administer any oath and
receiving any affidavits provided for N
such election.
That the commissioner. and clerks of
election shall have the same powers and
shall exercise the same duties in con-
Quoting said election and preserving
order at the polls as are conferred and
imposed on such officers under the gen
eral laws of the State.
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 as having voted, enter and
number his name, or that of his princi-
9al on the list of voters furnished, and
imm ediately to deposit said ballot, which
should be so folded that it will not oe
possible to detect how he has voted.
That Immediately after the closing Of
the polls, the commissioners of election
shall in the presence of the by-standers
proceed to open the ballot boxes, count
the ballots found in the box, and cheek
same with the list of voters kept then
proceed to count the votes in number in
favor and agains. the proposition sub
mitted, and showing the valuation OF
property in favor and against, make in
duplicate form compiled statements Of
the votes both in number and amounts
in favor and against said proposition.
That after swearing to the correctness
! of the Numbered lists Of voters and the