The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-03-04
Az .ACT
Granting to the citizens Of the town Of Evansville in the
5as County Of Vanderburgh City Charter. 3 .,,5 T
IS APPROVED JANUARY 81, 1917

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daaa boundaries ohe Guy Evansville shall be the same
the boundaries Of the town Of Evansville omng Goodsef
largement of said say the Of said shall
ude all the territory embraced within the original plan Of said town
TIE recorded The Wack couny all
territory embraced within the following engagements OF said town. viz:
donation enlargement the lower Mcas enlargement the
and recorded the recorders Office of Ynderbug county, aud other
ei0Iy may from lime 70 tyre he aeszs 10 and included wlr the
Monday April, A. D. 1917, peo7
pie residing the territory the of this shall
become and be body pocand by the STYLE and tile
The City Evansville, and by such and
pabe equity and be be sued,
complain and defend court jurisdictions they shall
make have and SEAL and the alter destroy
pleasures purchase convey
personal the the
marks and establish the boundaries city, and all future engagements
OF the orda establish enoc and put such rules,
bylaws, ordinances regulations shall be deemed proper and
the good city, and webeg the mhabans
Of and generally do all other and things which the good the nb
rans OF saa cry may equ' MOI WuS me o. e
Uned States the Constitution and laws this State and consistent with
the objects Of the corporation, sas r e.. "a ~
The powers corporation shall be in exercised
and councmen 10 be elected BY the qualified voters of said
and such other and inferior officers be appointed by the
councils hereinafter named from time be appointed
by the council Pursuance the rules ordinances gua-
lions made, ordained and established aforesaid IS.
SEC. A. The territory said shall be divided fol-
All that said territory lying south and east Walnut street
sna oe ans ase ware; az a par sq 'eior yg between
ing between Locust and Main shall be the third ward all
part of said territory living between Main Sycamore streets shall be the
fourth ward all that of said lying between Sycamore and
Vine shall be the fifth and all that part territory lying
north and of Vine shall be The sixth ward and each ward shall
represented by councmap who shall reside er and shall be
elected by the qualified Of such ward. s.q ~
The shall be elected by the qualified voters The whole city
and shall hold his Office for The three from the date ofhs cleo
qualified except where
is elected to fill in which he shall hold his Office until The
expiration OF The term for which his predecessor elected and n his
The until his elected and qufedxcep where
The elected vacancys which shall hold his until
b and q6a6ed No person shall eligible 10 the
Office either mayor councilman unless he is eholder Of said
and The
for the payment of stated salary the and councmen
F90'ed That Tor the INST year alter the The coPoTaen
each ofhe hundred and fifty dollars addition TO his
audca officer; shall ordinance the stated
of ouncmen take effect until the general election of
BY Except
fill vacances shall be held Monday April annuay
poll shall be opened each ward for the reception of votes and
State and in thesad MONTHS and the ward which
he offers his month preceding such election shall be entitled
the ward in Which he resides, and not other ward
Each qualified voter according to the next Pecedng section Of
ownwat And being under the wcno shall
o shall vote than
in which such has been bona fde resident month
such elections shall dgnedy hand tickets
folded together shall Otherwise audueny election
held said city, ward thereof offending shall for
dollars be recovered action Of debt the The city
Evansville aud FOR and benefit of city, before any
competent jurisdiction; and whom judgment shall be
shall incapable voting being elected
Office election for three after the rendition
SEC s. The polls for all elections shall be opened between nine and len
o'clock NJ and continue until O'Clock Ms and closed before
8 O'Clock, P. NJ, OF The ssi-q - :.
O. Every eke, in The name every person
INTENDED be voted printed the
fee which named intended eected
degnaes voted Tor for the office
Office nch ticket shall be couuted but ticket shall be lost
of FORM the judges and inspectors the election satisfactorily
from examination of the ticket the voted for and the Office
intended
SIC duty designate some
particular place for holding elections, which place
changed from the council may think
shall also be the duty of the counc annually appoint for each
ward said from among qualified such nspec-
roeecons who shall hold his Office until appointed
whose duty shall be day when election be held
proper place for holding elections his ward and
ance previous oopenng the polls qualified This
shall
10 be hen such ward WHICH judges shall suitable
clerks said election; and said inspector Judges and clerks shall before
inspector the judges and clerks and by
the inspeo faithfully and mpary discharge
signed them. f1a rfgd ,.9gs - i-.ts'S.
Should the regular inspector OF any ward fail attend open
the polls o'clock M of day which election be held
his ward after having opened the polls he should from any be
unable discharge his
shall be lawful for the qualified ward
and by plurality of voices inspector for the who shall
be governed all