The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-19

Regulating Elections in iAe City Of Lancag'er.
Gee l. Be horioigc' 5yme Ciiy Couaeil Of Lar
- cafer, That all eirr''n' hereeitur 20 be holdca
for Mayor sRd eouncinen iorsail ciiv, shall De held
and conducted in hl manner prescribed by tbs ord-
nance.
sre . Thai s,cA ward oe ,s'a ri'y sNsll eons;'
i'a an ELECTION dsiiit', an5 ei elections Tor officers
sfrresad shall bs hr, at tho ,,ty Hal, on tha 9rd
SIC. That the poll ,o0sg sAall h' opened a. o.
clock A. NJ, and closed al q O'Clock I. d., OF tho
same day.
src. I. That itrh9'l 70 tho lr'vof the eitv coun.
ciL a. their resuhrin eting preceding such cleo Jon.
10 choose b' 1ilnt ono person 'un each Ward, haN-
n7 the qualification Of electors, who shall serve al
judge and 80 h other person porsons as tho Judge
80 chn5an for na,h Ward shall choose snail serve
as clerk Or clerks Of election who together with thu
judges 2iurssiS shall receive dollar per day
compensation tor ihei services, to DO paid out OF the
city tr auiry
Src . That if eiihor or 'ha ;ure7 or CLERKS, for
either Of the wards Of said city, chosen as aforesaid,
shall a'l 20 attend, i either of them shall ba dis
guahsd, IL shall stH- duty # tho qualified electors
present o lae ~srl, h %hjcI such vacancy mav ham
pen 70 ehc.', vira roCc, some suitable person or
per.pns having hrquaacstul.s Of electors as iudpo.
or clerk 'or such ward nr wards and before any;vots
shall DO received II shall be the duty Of each Of said
Judges 9nd cgrS- 80 chosen Aforesaid 70 take an
oath or affirmation, 10 be administered by auv per-
spn legally authorized that they will ai.hfuliy and
imPar'Iaiiy snd to tho best Of their ablty perform
me duties imposed upon tem By this Ordinance and
the charter Of said city.
SIC. u. That 'he voters in each ward shall deliver
| 70 the judge Of the yarl, in which thsy reside A
ticket or ballot, onwich shall bo written or printed
the nsior n1mcs ol the person or persons voted
Tor and for Hiat OH GO; aud the Judge 10 whom any
ticket shall 10 delivered shall pronounce distncIy
me Iame ol the voter, md objection be made and
tie Judge 1 the ward which such voter resides il
satisfied thst Boo is legally entitled 70 0 vote he shall
place the t.ce' IN 'ha box sad the clerk thereof shall
enter the Of ssid voter and number on the roll
book ol such war1 aaa should contest aris, in re-
-ifl ~ the legality cf auY vote, in either Of thu
aard. Of said c7, tl7 sane shall be determined by
the l.'E ger n 40 fine wards .hcrpOf.
SOC. T. That at the close Of tAa polls, 'ho POLL
hooks n such ward she'll be signed by the Judge OF
thair respective Hsrl aid afestfd Gy the clerk or
clerks fH-T Of and the names ot the electors then
counted and f- number uiaccl az the foot If he poI
books in such iorl slic inlgc. may prescrbe
SIC. 2. That 'Aa t1Ne, containing the ballots Of
zach ward after the pol boots are signed, shall bo
op'ra5y The judge D the Drat eT wsr and the tickets
'Hcgsin con aimed ,tall he token uut. ono at time and
ito u'mr or rsmef s.~n printed thereon shallbo
read by tle judge Of such w.d and il shall b. tho
duty oi the -srg or CLERKS each ard, a. the samo
Is T's by lAe judge ". s .u,gec.ire ward 10 enter
IN Grya-a's columns ths number Of votes that each
Fers'g voted 81 us receive anil Tor what Office, un-
~ al. the tickets ballots IA tie toZ ere read; and
aal ta sn.- s.-er'a.ucd the eame shall b. publicly
pro- is.uaa y -.- nc1ge present
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