The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-05-17

saksix sixaI,6 :.ass
for Mayor, Aldermen and such 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-eaeh year in the respective wards
ct such places as the may or may direct.
Sec. 2 The mayor shall give ten days notice
of the time and place of holding any general
election and Eve 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 amt al
dermen.
Sec. 4 If upon opening the pcil5 in either
ward vacancy shall exist in the juiges Of elect
ion, tbs slscsss present are hereby ~ Rcrized
to fill the vacancy from among those Qua, lied 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 subj
scribe an oath faithfully ana impartially to dis
charge the duties of clerks.
ssSecss6s Before reeeiyins am. votes the jsdg"s
of each election sall severally take an oath Or
affirmation that they viii support The constitu-
lion Of the United States the constitution CT 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 and
may lie administered by any person authorized
to administer oatls, aud shall be annexed and
retusned nihI she poA bookste the eaysclerk.
See. I. at Hsery election held under this
ordinance The polls shall be opened at one and
close at six o'clock ?. NJ.
Sec. s. The city clerk shell a; least two days
before the day set for holding any election delv-
er to one Of the judges in each ward balloI5ox
and blank poll books.
Sec O. The judges shall receive the ballot of each quail
fled voter offering 10 vote and deposte the III the
ballot which shall he opened until the polls are
closed and the clerks shall enter in the pc books in ar
hand the names Of every person voting and that of each
person who is rejected and opposite thereto write the ft
Of such aud teballo rejected shall be depos-
tied in Separate box with the Of the voter indsrs
ed thereon .9-alr2gfJ
Sec TO-. ras judges sbu have the po~et to ptestrve or
der at the polls aud command the officers in attend
ance to tc before the mayor any who
shall 10y violent and turbulent conduc or III any other
manner interfere with, hinder 0 disturb the judges OR
CLERKS in in the discharge or any voter ex
ercsng privilege of voting and for any such oehse
the offender shall forfeit and pay sum not less than two
nor than thirty dollar. .l@ 80 Rgs
Sec IL At close CT the election polls the judges
seall proceed to call outline ballots and ascertain the mum
Der Of votes given for each person voted for and shall con
tinue the uniting without nermssion until all the bal
lots are counted when they shall certify the aggregate nn,
be- of votes cast o each person and their certificate shal.
be attofe by the clerks The rejected ballots shall also be
examiped and certified in the manner as the others
SEQ. ~ The ballots they counted shall ie strung
ht ore the judges string or wire lat the Close
OF TIE cunnt shall be replaced in the ballot box which shall
6es locked aud not opened by the udsesor with tEeir
consent thereafter.
SEC H. At or before the hour of four the afternoon OF
the day following that Of any election the Judges shall de-
liver the and poboohs to the city cicr at s
Office and the cler shall forthwith in the presence of the
mayor and least of the judges OF the elect on in each
ward f general eIetion judge Of the election in
which ward the election held f special electior to
CO MT up the number of certified toIn each poboc
each person voted for and the aggregate number Of votes
given to each and who elected which certificate shall be
Signed by the mayor andattisted By the CLERK 3 =.
Ser a. That the cert shall the next day after NAL
ing the certificate aforesaid maize and derera certif
cate under seal of the city, if the city has such SEAL signed
by tie mayor each person elected, setting forth the OF
fee to which he is clectcdss
Sec Is. Any judge orclerA OF lction who shall com
Hence serving such and fail TO perform any OF the'dn
ties enjt ned on him by ordained except for rea
sons specified the next succeeding secon) shall forfeit
and pay of not ies than five nor more than fifty
doilars. s "a Ty Z e ep -,
scc 1s 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 iuhsplace. If Judge, by the
qualified voters present. if cleEL then The judges shall
fill the vacancy; in such the substituted shall
mahc oath herinhesors required d the act of seh
substitution and tie time tooh place shall be noted on
the poll boobs. su.l
Sec L. The iudfes clerls OF election shall not
anime suffer any els to examine, the ballot Of any
voter handed lie deposited in the baotbOx before
placing the therein, shall they permit any one
r. Ss II s sf nv Ss
of the Judges handle the 6aitbox ndefe penalty o
Not less than Eve mere than nifty dollars "a
Sec Is II shall tue duty Of the city clet to deliver
oony of th, ordnance least of the judges each
war Of this city least day previous to elcufi
Sec. Ia Wien two or faors persons shall have equal
number OF votes mayor amy other elective officer in
this city the Judges saii certify the
+, t CITY council who shall certify The 10 the city
coencil who shall be declared elscsd In the following
mo,,er they shall twelve separate ballots or sls
f naner TO lie prepared equal in size and similar in ap
parance with the of each candidate written epou
an opal number and neaty folded with thu name upon
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