The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-15


ICED by the charter, or oby any law of
the United States, or act or ordi
nance of said city or which may
hereafter be authorized thereby, who
shall hold their Offices respectively
for one year, and until a successor is
appointed y and on the same day of
the month In each year thereafter the
Joint convention shall proceed to a
new selection = PROVIDED, That no
person shall be REGARDED as incompe
tent to hold any of said, offices, or be
disqualified therefor, who is a Quail
fed eleetor in said District. y
Sec. 3. Aad be It further enacted.
That in all meetings of the mayor Of
the city Of Washington and Of the
boards of aldermen and common
council for the purposes mentioned
in the second section of this act. the
mayor or the president OF either OF
said boards shall preside aud the
secretaries Of said boards shall act as
tellers, and keep. a record of the pro
ceedings, and the mayor, or any mem
Der of either of said boards may nom
mate one or more persous for the
offices required to be filed, and the
person having the highest number Of
votes shall be publicly declared Sc
lected, and a certificate of his ele 4tion
shall within FIVE days BE- made outan6
be signed BY the presiding officer and
secretaries, and be transmitted TO The
person selected, who shall within ten
days thereafter enter on the discharge
of the duties of his office, which shall
be Immediately " vacated by any person
then holding the same. n'
SEC 4 Aad be Il further enacted !,
That all questions arising in the joint
convention authorized, By this act
shall be determined by a majority OF
the votes of the members thereof
present at any Of its meetings, and 1t
| shall have power to adjourn from time
to time until all the duties imposed
! upon it shall be completed, aud to re
quire Of the person selected for any
Office such security as may be deemed
necessary. Andiu the event of any
vacancy from disability, death or re
siguation it shall be the duty of the
mayor to caH a meeting of the joint
convention to select a successor for
the unexpired term of service.
SEC. 5. Ind be IL further enacted,
That when the mayor, the board
of aldermen, and the common
council shall be assembled in
Joint convention. as provided
for in this act, they shall, by ma
jority vote, designate bank in which
the various moneys of the City of
| Washington shall be deposited, and
| they shall make such regulations IN
relation to the mode in which such
| funds shall be kept and paid out as
shall be deemed advisable for the in
terests of the city; and within five
days after such designation, a certif
cate Of the bank selected shall be
ma lie out and placed in the hands
OF the president or cashier thereof,
aud thereafter it shall not be lawful
to retain or deposit the funds Of the
| city or any part thereof, in any
other bank or place. unless by order
of the Board.
4 SEC. g. And be Il further enacted
That the first section of the act en-
| titled 9 An act 10 regulate the cleo
tive franchise In the District of Co
lumbia, y passed January eight,
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven
be, and the same is hereby
| amended so as TO require electors
4 In the city of Washington to reside
in the ward or election precinct in
which they shall offer to vote fifteen
S days prior to the day of any election
= instead of three months: Pr0Uided
{ That said section shall not be con
strued as comforting the elective fran.
ehise IN said city on non-commis
: stoned officers, soldiers, or marines ia
, the regular service OK the Uolted
. States, stationed or on duty IN said
8 city, except such as may have become
: actual residents with their families il
said city for ono year previous to any
: election: Provided further, That no
!. 4 person Ct aiming to be a naturaiize1 c t.
izen shall be registered as an electCr
nor shall the name of any such per
son be retained on the list Of voters
without the production Of his natural
ization papers or duly certified copie:
thereof, or satisfactory proof OF thi
loss of the same; and for the par
pose Of correcting said list as regards
p the aforesaid classes Of persons
j and in all other respects, the judgei
of election shall meet In some pTope
place in said city, between the hour
( of aine o'clock A. M, and sevei
clock P. NJ, on three days.iustead o
two days, as now required: ProUldso
!. further. That all the original lists Q
If voters both before and after thei
e correction shall remain in the custod.
e Of the member 'of the boar
IL oG judges 7d first named
d their appointment by the Supreu1
~ Court Of the District OF Columbia
!, and. in. the event fOf his removal 0
4 resignation, ia the custody Of his reg
e uIarly 81 appointed successor, exceT
I'll when being copied for publicatio
q and for the use of the commissioner