Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-12-25


city OF Burlington, together with all
| rights. interests. claims and demands in
favor Of. Of agans. said city of Burlington
together with all rights, interests. claims
and demands in favor Of, and agains, the
same. may be continued, prosecuted, de-
Tended and collected in the same manner
as though this ac, had never been passed.
SEC 8. rha, the qualified electors Of
said city shall on the first Monday in
February. annually. cleo, a Mayor who
shall have resided in said city. three
years; and the qualified electors Of each
ward IN said city, shall at the same time
elect two Aldermen. who snail have resid-
ed in said city two years. and shall be resi-.
dents and inhabitants Of The ward in which
they shall be elected; and the Mavor and
| Aldermen 50 elected, when assembled TO.
gether and duly organized, shall consli.
tule the City Council. majority of The
whole number Of whom, shall be necessa.
ry Ia constitute quorum for the iransac-
uon of business; they shall be the Judges
OF the election returns. and qualifications
of their own members. and shall continue
in office for the term of one year, and
| until their successors shall be chosen
and qualified. They shall determine the
rules of their proceedings. and keep a
| journal thereof which shall be open 10
the inspection and examination of every
| citizen; and NAV compel the attendance
of absent members in such manner and
under such penalties as they shall think
tit to prescribe. And they shall NEE, in
some convenien. place. in said city on the
second Monday in February, and after
taking the oath Of office before some off :
Ger qualified to administer oaths, they
shall elect from their own body, Presi-
dent pro ten,pore.
Sec 4. That there shall be elected BY
the qualified voters Of said city, on the
first Monday Of February, annually.
Treasurer who shall hold his Off e for
the term Of one year, and until his sue
cessor shall be chosen and qualified. He
shall perform such duties and exercise
such powers no. herein and by This &C,
specified. as may be lawfully required
of him by the ordinances Of said CITY,
There shall also be elected by the quail
fed voters of said city OIL the first Monday
OF February, annually, city Marshal.
who shall hold his office one wear, and
until his successor be chosen and Quail.
fed; who shall perform such duties and
exercise such powers not herein specified
as may be- lawfully required of him by the
ordinances Of said city. There shall also
be elected by he qualified electors of said
city on the first Monday of February, an
nnallv. CITY Recorder, who shall hold
his office for one year, and until his sue
cessor be chosen and qualified: whose du-
~ II shall be to keep a regular and cor
rect journal of the proceedings of the
Council. and perform such other duties as
may be lawfully required of him by the
ordinances of said CITY,
SEC. S. That il all elections for city
officers. it shall be the duty Of The Nav.
or to issue proclamation to the qualified
voters of said city, or to those of the res
pective wards. as the case may require,
setting forth The time Of such elections,
the place or places where the same shall
be held, the officer or officers to be cho
sen, and cause such proclamation to be
posted up in three Of the mos, public
places in said city a. least ten days pre-.
vious TO such election. And every such
election shall be opened between the
hours OF elgh, and ten o'clock in the fore.
noon, and continue open until four o'clock
IN the afternoon; and shall in all things be
conducted agreeably to the laws regula-
ting township elections for the time being
And 1t shall be the duty Of the Judges of
such elections in the several wards,
within two days thereafter. to make and
direct The returns thereof to the Mayor of
the said CITY, at his office, in the same
manner that election returns are required
to he made by the township Trustees for
the time being: Provided That in all
elections Tor Mayor, the returns thereof
shall be made and directed 10 the Presi
| dent. pro tempore of the City Council.
And the Mayor and President pro
fempore of the City Council as the
ease may be, shIl within five DAYS
after any such election, open The returns
which have been made to him as afore
said, and shall make an abstract of all the
votes. and file the same with the Civ
Recorder, who shall make record there.
OF IN book TO be kept by him for tina,
purpose; and the person or persons hav-
ing the highest number of votes shall be
declared duly elected; but il from any
cause, the qualified voters OF said city. or
OF any of the respective wards, as the case
may be. should fail to effec, any election
at the time and in the manner herein pro
vided, the Mayor shall forthwith issue
his proclamation for a second or other
election which in all things shall be mott.
fed. conducted. regulated and the re,urns
thereof made, as in and by this act is pre-
scriaed; and the person or persons who
shall be chosen at any such secondor other
election, shall hold his or their office until
the next stated period for the choice Of
| successor or successors. And it shall be
the duty OF the Mayor or Presiden, pro
fenpore Of the city Council, Immediately
to notify such person or persons as may
be elected as aforesaid, Of his or their
elec'Ion.by causing written notice there.
OF TO be served upon him or them by the
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