The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-21
An ORDINANCES RELATING TO
ELECTIONS.

Be 1t ordained By the Mayor and Alder
. men Of the city Of Ad,yswile:
Section /. That the regular annual election
for Mayor Aldermen and such other oflcers'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.
Sec9 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.
3 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 Qualified 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. Trrh
Sec. 6. Before receiving any votes the judges
Of each election shall ..severally take oath or
affirmation that they will support the constitu-
ton of the United States the constitution of the
State of Kansas, and win faithfully perform the
duties of their iofice 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 deiv-
er to one of the judges in each ward ballot-box
and blank..poIl books.
Sec O. The judges shall receive the ballot of each quail
fled Offering to vote and dposite the same u the
ballobox which shall not be opened until the polls are
closed and clerks shall enter the pc books in aia
hand of every voting and thai OF each
person who rejected and opposite thereto, writ the fact
of such rejection and the ballot rejected shall be depos
in separate box with the name of the voter ndsrs
ed thereon.
sec TO- zhe judges shu have the power preserve
der at the polls aud command the officers in attend
auce to arrest and tale the mayor any person who
shall by violent and turbulent conduct n.any other
manner interfere with, hinder OF disturb the judges
CLERKS in the discharge oftheir Duties any voter
ercsng the privilege of voting, and for anyuch oense
the offender shall forfeit and pay not less than two
nor than thirty dollars.
Sec H. At the close Of the election polls the judges
soa proceed to call outthe baotsand ascertain the mum
Der of votes given for each person voted for and shall
tnue the counting without ntermssion until all the bal
lots are counted when they shall certify the aggregate
Der of for each person and their certificate shall
atested the CLERKS The rejected ballots shall also be
examined and certified inthe the others
Sec II The ballots they counted shall be strung
by of the judges string wire and the close
the count shall be replaced in the ballot box which shall
safely locked and not opened by the judges with tEeir
consent thereafter.
Sec Is. At before the hour of four in the afternoon of
the day following that of any election the judges shall de-
liver the balloboxcs and poboohs to the city cer his
office and the cerE shall forthwith in the presence of the
mayor at of the judges of the election in each
ward f general eection) judge Of the election in
which ward the election held f special election to
unit up the number of certified toln each pobook
and mahe certificate stating full length the of
zach person voted for and the aggregate number of votes
given each and elected which certificate shall be
signed by the mayor and attdsted by the CLERK i
Sec Il That the cerE shall the next day after NAL
ing the certificate aforesaid maize out and devera cer6
ate under seal Of the city, the city has such SEAL signed
tie mayor to each person elected setting forth the Of
ice to which he is elected.
Sec Is. Any judge CLERK Of election who shall COM
Hence serving such and fail to perform any of thedn
hes enjcned on him by law ordained Except for
specified the next succeeding section) shall forfeit
and pay sum of not less than five than fifty
dollars.
sec 1e. If any judge cerh of election after enter
ing upon the discharge of his duties shall by sickness
other personal disability, be rendered unable to act an
mother may be appointed in his place. If judge by the
qualified voters present. if clerk then the judges shall
fill the yacancy in such the person substituted shall
mako oath as herinbere required and the fact of such
and the te it tooh place shall be noted ON
the pollboohs,
Sec II. The judfes CLERKS Of election shall not
anime or suffer any one els to examine the ballot of
voter handed in to be depcGed in the ballobox fafr
placing the same therein shall they permit any one
but the voter handing in the same the udees
Of the judges tohandle the balotbox under nenait
not less than i've nor more than fifty dollars.
Sec. 1S 1t shall b. the duty Of the city clert To
Of this ordinance to least the Judges of
ward of this city At least one day previous to any
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