The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-04-26
AN ORDNANCE RELATING TO
ELECTIONS.

AN ORDlN ANCE RELATING HI
ELECTIONS.
Be 1T ordained By the Mayor and Alder.
men of the city Of Marysuille:
Section l. That the regular annual election
for Mayor, Aldermen and such ether officers .as
by lswor 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.
8 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 amsng those qualified to
act.
Sec 5. 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 osth faithfully ana impartially to dis
charge the duties Of clerks.
Sec. 6. Before receiving any votes the judges
of each election shall ,severaHy 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 he administered by any person authorize
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. s. 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 baliot-box
ana blank. pon books.
Sec g. The Judges shall receive the ballot of each quail
fled voter Offering and deposite the same iu the
balotbox which shall be opened until the polls are
closed and the clerks shall n the pc books in fair
hand of voting and that OF each
person who is rejected and opposite thereto write the fact
81 such rejection and the ballot rejected shall be depos
tied in separate box with the Of the voter indsrs
ed thereon.
Sec TO- The judges sll have the power to preserve or
der at the polls aud command the officers in attend
arrest and taEe before the mayor any person who
shall by violent turbulent conduct in any other
info wifi ndc nj
CLERKS in the discharge their Duties any voter eX
ercisng the privilege of voting, and for such ocHse
the offender shall forfeit and pay not less than two
nor more than thirty dollars.
H. At the close CT the election polls the judges
proceed to call outthe ballots and ascertain the mum
given for each voted for and shall con
the uniting without nermission until all the bal
counted when they shall certify the aggregate num-
Der Of votes for each person and their certificate shall
atested by the CLERKS The rejected ballots shall also be
examined and certified to in the manner as the others
Sec. T. The ballots they counted shall I've strung
by one of the judges string wire and the close
the shall be replaced in the ballot box which shall
be safely locked opened by the judges with ter
consent thereafter.
Sec At before the hour of four in the afternoon of
day following any election the judges shall de-
liver The boboxcs and poboos to the city CLERK at his
Office and the c! IL shall forthwith in the presence of the
mayor and last of the judges of the election in each
ward ii general eiecton) judge of the election in
which ward e election held Gf special elecon) to
INT up the number Of certified each pollbook
and n,ae certificate stating at full length the name Of
each person voted Tor and the aggregate number of votes
given each and who elected which certificate shall be
signed by the mayor and attdsted by the cler..
IL That the clerE shall on the day after NAL
ing the rtifcaie aforesaid make and devera certf
under seal the city, if the city has such SEAL signed
e mayer each person elected setting forth the of
ice to Which, he is elected.
Hence servng such and fail to perform any of thedu
ties him by law ordained Except for rea
specified in the succeeding section) shall forfeit
and pay sum of not less than five than fifty
dollars.
sec 1G. any judge or CLERK of election after enter
ing the discharge of his dute shall by sickness
other personal disability De rendered unable to act
mother may be appointed in his place. If judge, by the
qualified voters present. If clerk then the judges shall
NIL the vacancy in such the person substituted shall
substitution and the time tooh place shall be noted
the polLboohs
Sec H. The judhesnr elerts of election shall not ex
anime or suffer any els to examine the ballot of any
voter handed in to be deposited in the baobox before
placing the same therein shall they permit any one
Out he voter handing in the Of the judges
handle the ballot shall they allow any person than
Oh the judges handle the balobOx under penalty of
not less than hse nor mere than fifty dollars