The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-05-07
The New Election Law.


Enrolled act No. 90, House of Repre- Y
sentatives.
!; An act TO amend an act regulating gen.
eral elections and prescribing the duties
of officers in relation thereto, approved
June I, 1852: and 10 amend an act onti-
tied an act to provide for township elec-
tions, approved June 10, 1852 and to fill
! vacancies in office Occasioned by the pro-
visions OF this act and TO repeal all laws b
inconsistent Herewith, and declaring an
emergency. rA-iM nll t-f
Section /. Be it enacted by the Cen e
eral Assembly Of the State Of Indiana,
l That a general election shall he held BIZ
Icnnially. on the second Tuesday in De-
Itober at which election all existing va
Icancics in Office, and oil offices the terms
OF which will expire before the next gen.
leral election thereafter, shall be filled,
iunless otherwise provided by law; pro-
:, ivided, the first election under this act
q shall take place OH the second Tuesday
: in October, 1870, and every second year
: thereafter.
! Section 9. That the first section of an
z act entitled an act to provide for town.
: ship elections, approved June 10, ls52.
:. which reads as follows. to-wit: That
u there shall be held an election in each
: township, at the usual place OF holding
u elections. OH the first Monday in April
in each year, for the purpose of electing
&c c,township officers, and such other officers
e as nav he provided for by law. which
a election shall be conducted by the officers
: of and be governed by the laws regula-
-ting general elections. so far as the same
e are rppicablc- be and the same is here
LBS amended to read as follows, to-wit:
lc That there shall be held an election in.
III each township. at the usual places OF
Us Holding elections, on the same day pro-
IL ,yidod in this act. for holding general
y. elections for the purpose OF electing
0, township officers and such other officers
ca as NAV be provided for by law, which
We election shall be conducted by the officers
III of, and governed by the laws regulating
ne general elections, so far as the same may
y be applicable.
as Section 3. That all vacancies created
vel by the provisions of this act. in any Office
& lin this State, shall be filled as now pro-
- Ivided by law. t.a
NJ Section A. All laws and parts Of laws
'ut inconsistent with ti,o provisions of this
so act. are hereby repealed. n' M y
ms. Section 8. 1t is hereby declared that
'ay IAN emergency exists for the immediate
,id taking effect of this act, it is hereby de-
gh ,clarcd that the same shall take effect and
lbe in force from and after its passage Y
L GEORGE A. BusKIRK, .1a
re- Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ng WILL CUMBAcE,
cts President Of the Senate.
eir Approved April 26th, 1869. nor Io'
'hc CONRAD BAKER,
hi Governor.
80 This change in the election law dciers
v,c t,,o roperal election. which should have
- been held this year, to the second TUGS
day in October 1870. There will be no
general election this year, so that the OF
sou. fees that would have expired this year.
I63 or the terms of which expire this year.
SG3 will be continued by the amended law
334 10 the general election of next year. The
603 IConstitution declares that ali officers
000le]ccted for given term shall not only
ats. lhold such Offices for such term, but ''un
,escltil his successor shall have been elected
,cls. and qualified" The Constitution con
: an ltinucs the term Of all officers Until th
mn general election Of 1870, and there vii
lis lie no vacancies 10 be filled as now pro
avs Ividcd by law unless by death. rcsigna
en- Ition or other disqualification defined b.
nds the Constitution. The effect Of 'th
8 ofamcndmcnt to the election law will b
Ito prolong the terms of officers .tha
our would have cxplrcu Ill OCtouci nSA',
rhcs which would have bccm filled al the gen
,pid ernl election in October next under tn
hus- old law. until after the general clcctio
,un- on the second Tuesday in October, 1877
,ally The effect Of this amendment 10 IN
ossi- election laws will be to remove still ful
lied thcr the responsibility of officials frol
ould the surveillance of the people and
,t i'm make reviews of the official acts of pui
the lic servants less frequent. Biennial ele'
tern tions and biennial sessions of the Lcgi
uses laturc increase the power of administr;
hing tive officers, and their opportunities is
corr,ption and stealing, and lessons II
lsupcrvision and control of the poop
gton over the acts Of their servants. The In
that perialist. the new Radical organ Just G
atur- tablishcd in New York. will point to Il
very election law passed by the Radical lie;
men islature of Indiana as evidence that u
liable Radical party arc aiding and abetting u
+ his establishment Of Imperialism, and pr
Iparing the public mind for an autocrac.
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