The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-06
The New Election Law.
Enrolled act No. %, house of re- pr

Enrolled act No. %, house of repre-
sentatives.
An &C to amend an act regulating
general elections aud prescribing the
duties of officers in relation thereto ap.
proved June I, 1852 ard to amend
an act entitled an act to provide for
township elections, approved June ID,
1852 ; and to FL! vacancies in office
occa~ioned by the provisions OF this
act and to repeal all laws Inconsistent
Herewith, aud declaring an emergency.
Section l. BE it enacted by the
general assembly of the state Of Indi-
ana. that section first Of net entitled an
act regulating elections and prescribing
the duties ofofficers in relation thereto,
approved June I, 1852, which reads
as follows, to-wit:
A general election shall be held an.
nually, on he second Tuesday in Oc-
tober, at which all existing vacancies
in Office. and all Offices the terms Of
which will expire before the mex. gen.
eral election thereafter. shall be filled
unless otherwise provided by law =; pro-
vided. the first election for members in
congress shall take place at the general
election in October, 1852. and every
second year thereairer-be aud the
same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows, to-wit:
a general election shall be held
bieDp,ally, on the second Tuesday in
October, at which all existing vacancie
in Cfice aud 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 frs; election under this act
shall take place on the second Tuesday
in October. 1870, and every second
year thereafter.
Section 2. That the first section of
an act entitled an act to provide for
township elections, approved June 10,
1852, which reads as follows, to-wit:
That there shall be he'll, an election
In each township, at the usual place Of
holding elections, on tie first Monday
IN Al ri in each year, for the purpose
If electinS township officers, and such
other officers as may be provided for by
Jaw, which election shall be conducted
by the officers of and be governed by
che laws regulating general elections
80 far as the same is appllcable-be
and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows tc-wit: That there shall
tie held an election in each township.
at the usual places of holding elections
IN The same day provided in this act, for
holding general elections for the pur-
pose OF elecling township Oflicers and
such otlcr officers as may be provided
Tor by law, which election shall be ~
Quoted by the officers and governed by
the laws regulating general elections
50 far as the same may by applicab c
Section 3. That all vacancies clel-
led by the provisions of tbs act. in
any office in this State, shall BIZ filed
now provided by law.
Section 1. All laws and parts of
Jaws Inconsistent with the provisions of
his act, are hereby repeated.
Section 8. 1t is hereby declared
that an emergency exists for the im-
mediate taking affect of this act, it is
hereby declared that the same shall
AXE effect aud be in force from aud
after its passage.
GEORGE a. DUsKIRK.
Speaker Of the house Representatives
WILL CUMBACK,
President of the seuate.
Approved April 26, 1869.