The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-05-11
The New Election Law.


resentatives.
An act to amend an act regulating
general elections and prescribing the
duties Of officers in relation thereto, ap
proved June Z, 1862; and to amend an
act entitled an act to provide for town
ship elections, approved June Is, 1852;
and to fill vacancies in Office occasioned
by the provisions of this act and to re-
peal all laws INCONSISTENT Herewith, and
declaring an emergency.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
elal Assembly of the State of Indiana,
that section first entitled an act regula-
ting elections and prescribing the du-
ties of officers in relation thereto, APP
proved June Z, 1852, which reads as fol
lows, to- wit:
A general election shall be held an
nually, on the second Tuesday in Octo-
Der, at which all existing vacancies in
office, and all offices the terms of which
will expire before the next general cleo
ton thereafter, shall be filled, unless
otherwise provided by law; provided,
the first election for members in
Congress shall take place at the
general election in October, 1852, and
every second year thereafter-be and
the same is hereby amended to read
as follows, to wit:
A general election shall be held bien-
nially, on the second Tuesday in October
at which election all existing vacancies
in office, and all offices the terms of
which will expire before the next gen.
eral election thereafter, shall be filled,
unless otherwise provided by law; pro-
vided, the first election under this act
shall take place on the second Tuesday
in October, 1870, and every second year
thereafter.
Section g. That the first election Of
an act entitled an act to provide for
township elections, approved June Is,
1855, which reads as follows, to wit:
That there shall be held an election
in each township, at the usual place of
holding elections, on the first Monday
in April in each year, for the purpose of
electing township officers and such 9th
er officers as may be provided for by
law, which election shall be conducted
by the officers of, and be governed by
laws regulating general elections, so far
as the same are applicable--be and the
same is hereby amended to read as fol
lows, to-wit:
That there shall be held an election in
each township, at the usual places Of
nOlulng clectlCnS, on the same uay pro-
vided in this act, for holding general
elections for the purpose of electing
township officers and such other Offices
as may be provided for by law, which
election shall be conducted by the off,
GERS of, and governed by the laws regu-
lating general elections, SO far as the
same may be applicable.
Section 3. That all vacancies created
by the provisions of this act, in any
office in this state, shall be filled as now
provided by law.
Section 4. ALI laws and parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act, are hereby repealed.
Section 5. It is hereby declared that
an emergency exists for the immediate
taking effect of this act, it is hereby
declared that the same shall take effect
and be in force from and after its PISS
sage.
GEoRGE A. BUsKIRK,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
WILL CUMBACK,
President of the Senate.
Approved April Goth, 1869.
CONRAD BAKER,
Governor.