The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

| to vote, shall De entl(leU 10 SOso ~
any officer to be elected under THIS
law and to hold any office hereby
created, provided their name snai!
have been duly inserted in the list
Of qualified electors Of the ward In
which they reside, rs in the, case Of
the election of state and comfy Off
GER: aud the different wards estab-
lished by law shall constitute cleo.
ton districts for state or county lis
we'll IA city elections; and the mode
Of conduc ing all state and county
elections in said city shall be in the
manner herein provided in reference
to city elections, except that the re-
turns thereof shall be made by the
Judges of election to the county aud.
itor of the crunty of Stearns within
the time and in the manner pre-
scrihed by law.
a.. The elections in said city
shall be held and conducted by the
aldermen. in each ward, W O shall
be the Judges of election in their re-
spective wards in all elections of
state, county or city officers, and
shall take the usual oaths or aftirma-
tons rs prescribed by the general
laws of the state to DO taken by judy
es of elections, d shall have power
to appoint clerks of snch elections,
and to administer the necessary
oaths.
Said elections shall be held and
conducted in the manner and under
the same penalties as provided for
state and county elections, and va
cancies among the judges thereof
shall he filed rs required by the laws
of this state regarding elections
P1orided, That no alderman shall be
a Judge of an election at which he is
a candidate for any Office. In such
case, the Office of judge of election
shall he considered vacant, and shall
be filled as provided by law.
IS. When city election shall be
closed, and the number of votes fol-
each person voted for shall have
been counted and ascertained, the
said Judges shall make returns there
of, stating therein the number Of
votes for each person for each and
every Office, and shall deliver. OF
cause to be delivered such returns
| to the clerk of the city within three
days after any election, and the com.
mon council shall meet and canvass
said returns and declare the result,
as it appears from the same, within
three days thereafter. The clerk OF
| the city shall forthwith notify the
! officer or officers so elected, of their
| election by written notice served
upon such officers in person, or left
! at their usual place of abode, with
some person of suitable age and dis
! cretiOn.
80. Special elections to ill vacan-
cies, or for any other purpose, shall
be held and conducted by the alder
men of each ward, in the same man.
ner, and the returns thereof made in
the same form and manner as in
general and annual elections, and
within such time as may be pre-
scribed by resolution of the council.
3 10. Any officer removing from
the city or ward for which he is
elected, or any officer who shall re-
fuse or neglect for ten days, after
notice of hiseiection or appointment,
to enter upon the discharge of the
duties OF his Office, shall be deemed
to have vacated his Office, and the
common council shall proceed to fill
the vacancy as herein prescribed.
IL. The term of every officer
elected under this law shall com
mence on the second Monday Of May
Of the year for which he was elected
nd shall, unless otherwise provided,
continue for one year and until his
successor is elected and qualified. !:
II. Should there be a failure! By
the people to elect any officer herein
required to be elected on the day
designated, the common council may
order a new election to be held, ten
days notice of the time and place
being given.
CHAPTER III.
ors.C3Rs-yuEIH POWERS AND DUTIES.
II. Every person elected or ap.
pointed to any Office under this act,
shall, before he enters upon the du-
ties Of his ofire, take and subscribe
IN oath Of office and file the same
daily certified by the officer admin
istering the same, With the city
clerk; and the treasurer, clerk, street
commissioner and such other Off GERS
us the common council may direct,
shall scvenlly, before they. enter
upon the duties of their respective
offices, execute to the city OF Saint
Cloud bond, with at least two sure
ties, satisfactory to the common
council; and such bonds shall con-
tain such penal sum and such conAi-
tons as the common council may
deem proper. and they may from
time to time require nav bonds, and
remove from Office any officer refus-
ing or neglecting to give the same.
~. The mayor shall take care
that the laws Of the state and the Or
dinances Of the city are duly=ohsery
ed and enforced and that all other OK:
ecutive officers of the city discharge
their respective duties. He shall
from time to time give the common
council such information and recon,>
mend such nleasurcsas he may deem
advantageous to the city, The MA yor
shall be the Observation-Disclosures
head Of the police OF the city and
shall by and with the advice and
consent Of the common council ,,p-
point such police officers and watch
men rs may be necessary, except
when otherwise provided for; and
in case Of Il riot OF other disturbances
he may appoint as many srec:,l or
temporary constablcs az; she :, may
deem necessary; andany police 0tficer
or Waterman appoin teddy TIKI; In;,y,;r
as aforesaid, may he disci,ar ,.atl from
office by him whenever in ItAs oy,:.,-
ion, the welfare o.: the. c.t:s.. i ll;ly, de-
1Dand it, or 81 retluctionHof their
number renders: It necessary.
All ordinances and resD,utionsshalI
before they take effect be- presrntet
20 the mayor, and If he appr< ye
thereof, he shall sign the SAME, and
sHc!i as he shall! not, s.gn, he Shall
Teturn to the common council witt,
| M objections thereto, BY deprsitine
with the City clerk, II be presented
TO the common council ut their first
meeting. thereafter; and l,uon the
return ofany resolution or ortijnance
by the mayor, the same vote ;by
which the same was p ssctl, shall lie
reconsidereI, aud if after suchsre.
reconsideration the common council
shall pass the same :ly a two-thirds
vo;e Of those present and voting, il
shall have the same effect as. if.a,$.
proved by the mayG7;andt in such