The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-05-03
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
IL ELECTIONS,

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a. ELECTIONS.
Be it ordained By the Mayor and Alder
men of the city Of Marysuille:
Section l. That the regular annual election
for Mayor, Aldermen and ssch other officers as
by law or ordinance are required to be elected
by The people shall be had on the first Monday Of
January in each year in the respective wards
at such places as the mayor may direct.
Sec. 2 The mayor shall give ten days notice
of the time and place of holding any general
election and five days notice in case Of special
election.
The election whether. general or specially
shall be held in each ward by three judges of
election to be appointed by the mayor and al
dermen.
Sec. If upon opening the polls in either
ward vacancy shall exist in the judges Of elect
ion, the electors present are hereby authorized
to fill the vacancy from among those qualified to
act
Sec S. The Judges of any election shall be-
fore opening the polls appoint two suitable per-
sons (oualified voters of the ward) TO act as
clerks of the election, who shall take and sub
scribe an oath faithfully and impartially to dis
charge the duties of clerks.
Sec. 6. Before receiving any votes the judges
of each election shall severally take an oath or
affirmation that they will support the constitu-
ton of the United States the constitution OF the
State of Kansas, and will faithfully perform the
duties of their Office according to law; said oath
or affirmation shall be in writing and shall be
subscribed by the persons taking the same AID
may be administered by any PERSON authorized
to administer oaths, and shall be annexed and
returned with the poll-books to the city clerk
Sec. Z. At Every election held under this
ordinance the polls shall be opened at one and
close at six o'clock P. NJ.
Sec. 8. The city clerk shall at least two days
before the day set for holding any election deliv-
er to one of the judges in each ward ballot-box
and blank poll books.
Sec O. The Judges shall recoye the ballot Of each quail
fled voter Offering to vote and depose the same in the
baotbo which shall not be opened until the polls are
closed and the clerks shall enter in tine pc books in
hand the names every voting and that OF each
who rejected and opposite thereto write the fact
of such rejection and the ballot rejected shall be depos
tied in separate box with the of the voter ndsrs
ed thereon.
Sec TO- The judges sbu have the power to preserve or
der at the polls aud command the officers in attend
auce to and tale before the person who
shall by violent and turbulent conduct in any other
manner interfere WITH hinder OF disturb the judges or
l..k:o.a
ercising privilege of voting and for oense
the offender shall forfeit and pay sum not less than tso
nor more than thirty dollars.
Sec IL At the close CT the election polls the judges
soal proceed to call outhe ballots and ascertain the mum
Der of votes given each person voted for and shall
time the uniting without intermssion until all the bal
lots counted when they shall certify the aggregate num-
Der of cast for each and their certificate shall
aested by the CLERKS The rejected ballots shall also be
examined and certified to in the manner as the others
Sec r. The ballots they counted shall be strung
by of the judges string wire and at the close
of the count shall replaced in ballot box which shall
safely locked and opened by the udgesor with their
consent thereafter.
Sec. Is. At before the hour Of four in the 900
the day following that Of any election ~
liver the ballot-boxcs and POLL
office, and the cl.r shall +
ward (if genera
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each per-
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[e9F ordained, Except for rea-
lkt succeeding section) shall forfeit
a4l Eot less than five nor more than fifty
Sec 16 If any judge CLERK of election after enter
ing upon the discharge of his duties shall by sickness or
other personal disability, be rendered unable to act an
mother may be appointed in bis place. judge, by the
qualified voters present. clerk then the judges shall
fill the vacancy in such the person substituted shall
mako oath herinbefore required and the fact of such