The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-05-31
IAN ORDINANCES RELATING II
ELECTIONS.

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
ELECT1ONs.
Be it ordained by the Mayor a.d Alder
men of the city Of &arysril1e:
Section l. That the regular annual election
for Mayor. Aldermen and such other oficers..as
by Law OF ordinance are required to be elected
by Inc people shall be had on the fret 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 authorised
to ill the vacancy from among those qualified to
act
SEQ 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.
Sec. 6. Before receiving any votes the judges
of each election shall .severally take an oath OF
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 ostn
or affirmation shall be in writing and shall be
subscribed by the persons taking the same and
may he 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 poll books.
Sec O. The Judges shall receive the ballot OF each qpa
fled voter Offering to vote and depositc the same III the
closed and the clerks shall in the pc books in
hand the names every person voting end that OF
who Is rejected and opposite thereto, write the tact
of such rejection and ballot rejected shall be depos
tied in separate box with the Of the voter indsrs
ed thereon.
Sec To- The judges su have the power to preserve or
der at the polls aud command the officers in attend
ance 70 arrest tae before the any person who
shall by violent and turbulent conduct CT in any other
interfere with, hinder OF disturb the judges or
in the discharge their Duties any voter ex
ercising privilege Of voting, and for such Oense
the offender shall forfeit and pay sum not less than two
nor than thirty dollars.
Gee H. At the close CT the election or polls the judges
soai, proceed call outthe baOtsand ascertain the mum
Ter of votes given for each person voted f- and aha
tuue the counting without intermission until all the bal
lots are counted when they shall certify the aggregate
Der Of votes cast person and their certificate shall
be atested by CLERKS The rejected ballots shall also DO
examined and certified to the the oers
Sec L. The ballots they counted shall lie strung
by of the judges string wire ard at tho close
shall u. replaced in .h ballot box which shall
be safely locked opened by the judges with tEeir
consent there after.
Sec 3 At or before Of four in the afternoon Of
the day following that of any election the Judges shall de
liver otboxes and poboohs to the city clerk at his
Office, the clerk shall forthwith in the presence of thu
mayor and least Of the judges of the election in
ward f general election)O judge Of the electo
| which ward the election held (if special cleo
unit up the number Of votes certified toln each
and mahe certificate stating at full length th0
each pe rson voted for and tho aggreg te nun
given to each aud who are elected which Co.
signed by the mayor and atttsted by Ii
Sec IA. That tlo clcrt shall on th
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cate under seal of the city, if the
by the mayor, to each person elec
fee to which he ia elected.
Sec Is. Any Judge or CLERK Of m
Hence serving as such and fail to peri( de'dn-
ties enjcned him by law ordained Except Tor fea
specified in the succeeding section shall forfeit
and pay of not less than five more than fifty
dollars.
Sec. L. If any judge clsrE 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 his place. If judge by the
qualified voters present clerk then the judges shall
fill the vacancy in such the person substituted shall
mahc oath a. hernbere required and the fact Of such
substitution and the time tooh place shall noted on
the poliboohs.
Sec II. The judAes CLERKS of election shall not
anime suffer any els to examine the ballot Of any
voter handed be deposited in the ballotbox before
but the voter handing the Of the judges to
handle the ballot shall they allow person than
of judges the ballotbox under penalty Of
not less than five nor mere than hfty dollars