Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-12

RICHNESS Of the numbered list Of voters,
and the duplicate tally sheet and du
plicate compiled statements, they shall
deposit the ballots, the registrar lSl
of voters, the numbered list Of tax pay
ers voting, one duplicate tally sheet ana
one duplicate compiled statement IN
the ballot box, Immediately seal up sad
ballot box and within forty-eight hours
after the closing of the polls deliver
said sealed box with its contents to this
BODY through the Mayor of said WI
lage of Erath. and shall within the same
DELAY deliver the other duplicate tally
sheet and the other duplicate complied
statement of the clerk to the district
court Of the Parish of Nermllloa who
shall file same in his Office.
Section Six: Be it further ordained,
etc, that this body shall meet on We'd
luesdav. the 10Th day of January, 1918,
at the hour of II 0 clock a. n. at the
Bank Of Erath, in said Village OF
Erath, Louisiana. and shall IN public
session, proceed to open the ballot
boxes. examine and count the ballots IN
number and amount, examine and can
yass the returns and declare the results
# said election. which result SNAIL
thereafter be promulgated by this BODY
nv publication in one issue OF the ONE
al journal Of the Parish of NeTmlllOn,
! there being no newspaper published M
said Village and said Village having
no official journal. and by posting ~
| three public places in said Village Of
| Erath: and this body shall keep pro
cess verbal of the manner in which the
! ballot boxes have been opened, the re
nrns canvassel, and the result of said
election ascertained, and shall forward
IA copy Of said process verbal to the
/ Secretary of State, who shall record the
same. another copy to the clerk OF the
! district court Of the Parish of Nermil
| ION. who shall also record said copy IN
| the mortgage records # the Parish, and
| The remaining copy shall be retained IN
| the archives of the Office of this body.
| Section Seven: Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that the custodian Of the ar
| hives or record Of this BODY shall pre-
serve for the term Of three months from
| the date Of PRONUNCIATION of said clec
| ton. ballot aud other returns thereof.
Section Eiglt BE 1t further ordain'
ed. etc, that at said election all duly
| qualified electors who are property tax
|
| assessed on the assessment rolls last
made and filed prior to said election,
| including women property tax PAYERS
residing in said Village of Erath shall
| he entitled to vote, and women shall be
allowed to vote in person or by agent
! authorized in writing to vote for them,
| without registration. and each voter
! name shall be endorsed on his or her
ballot by himself or herself, and tlat
the ballot voted by proxy shall have e
dorsed thereon the name of both the tax
naver and the one voting proxy, in ease
| the voter is not able to write or sign his
| iamc, it shall be done in the presence
# witnesses; and written proxies from
| women voters shall be attached to the
ballot voted for them and deposited in
the ballot box.
Section Nine: Be it further ordained
etc, that this ordinance shall be pub
| ished for thirty DAYS before said clec
| ton in the Official Journal of the Par
| sh of Vermilon. there being no news
paper published in said Village of Eratl
md said Village of Erath having no
official journal and by posting in three
public places in said Village.
Adopted this 9Th dav of December
1917. (Signed)
U. F. LEBLANC,
Mayor of the Village of Erath
w J. BROUSSARD,
Secretary of the Village of Erath.
/ hereby certify this to be a true
copy Of the original.
(Seal) w. ]. BRoUSSARD,
Secretary of the Village of Erath.