White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-12-01
City Ordinances.
New Series.
Ordinance No. II.
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Ordinance No. II.
ELECTIONS.
Be il ordsined by the Mayor sad Couaeil,mss ,f
the City Of, WAife Cloud:
SECTION 1. An elections under the Law, Of
this City, shall be held at such place in saiA
City as che Mayor and Council may direct, and
according to the regulations hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sue. 2. The Mayor shall give ten days no.
tice, BY pablicatioo. Of the ine and place e
holding any election.
SIC 3. There eball be appoint ed annually,
BY the City Council, three judges d the Cil5
elections, Who shall be citizens CT the United
States, and qualified voters in said City. SsiA
judges shall, before entering upoa theis datiss.
severally take an oath before some omces.es.
tborized to administer osths, that they win
faithfully discharge the duties Of judge Il
election.
SIC. 4. II any person. 70 ap pointed, faib b
be present at the place of election At the tine
of opening the polls. or eeing present. deelinsa,
serving, a majority Of the qualified voters then
and there present may elect qualified persea
to act as judge Of that election. and the per,oa
so elected shall take the oath prescribed /.
the preceding section, which oath may bs ID.
mnistered By any qualified judge Of eleesis0
then present.
SIC. 5. The judges Of any election shsll.
before opening the polls. appoint some ssiinhls
person. Who. with the CLERK Of the civ .l.jI
be the clerks of election. The ne,.or - -.
pointed shall take an oath or ,I;rm.t;on C.,,k.
iulIv and impsrtialIv TO dischsroe ths. S..;..
of clark.
SIC 6. The The CITY Clerk shall, a lssss
three days before the day set for holding any,
City election, cause notice Of their appoinS-
ment to be given to the judges. to one sf WHOM
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books, with the necessary certificates vri,seo
| in blank therein.
SEC. Z. At all City elections held n ssA
for this City, the polls shall be opened forth
reception of ballots at eight o'ciuck, A. n.
and shall be kept continuousl open until six
O'Clock. P. NJ, Of said day.
SEC. &. The judges shall receive the ballot
of>each qualified voter offering 10 vote, which
may be printed or written with ink or pencil.
and shall deposit such ballot in the ballot. bog,
which shall not be opened until the polls are
closed, and the clerks shall enter in The poll.
book the name Of every person voting, 80
number the same in numerical order.
SEC. 9. The Judges shall have poser -
preserve order at the polls, and to comnasd
the officer in attendance to arrest and take
before the Mayor any person who shall. By
violent and turbulent conduct, or in any other
manner, interfere with, hinder, obstruet. dia.
turb or delay the ju.ge or clerks in the dis-
charge of their duties. or anv voter exs,c;s;..
the privilege of voting and for any s.ch 81.
fence the offender shall forfeit and pay a sun
of not less than two dollars nor aoes ehan
twenty five dollars. ... ~.
SIC. 10. Any Judge or clerk Of eleesios;
who shall have Commenced se, win, a ~. .
and shall fail to perform snv of The dveres ..'
IJoined on him by law or Ordiusnce. exeeps N
hereinafter provided, shall forfeit spd Nv =
sum of mt ie.a than tb,.e dou..
than FIVE dollars -,
j SEC. H. Ifany Judge or clerk of s,eseis,.
after entering upon the Discharge Of "a A..
ties, shall, by sickness or other personal d;ee-
bility, be rendered unable 10 continue n A.
another NAV be anno;nted in hi. No.. n |.
judge. bv a majniiy Of the ausli6ed vsss,s
present; if a clerk, BY the Iudees. In susA
case, the person substituted shall make ossh
as hereinbefore provided, and the fact Of sub.
stitution and the time when il took place shsll
be noted in the POLL book.
SEC. IL. No Judge or clerk of election shaiI
examine, or suffer any one to ex,mine. nv.
|, ballot of any voter handed in to be depaajeed
) in the ballot box, before placing The 80
therein, or permit any one but the v,ter hsnI.
ing the same in, or one of the iudres. - -.
die the same. or allow any person buf g. ~
the judges to handle ballot box, under 4 pss.
atty Of not less than two dollars nor more ~.
five dollars. = a.
SEC. IL. At the close OF the polls, vitheuk
unnecessary delay. the judges shall proceed 70
call out the ballots, and ascertain the number
OF votes given to each person voted for, s.i
shall continue the counting of the ballots.
without intermission, until all are counted. !.
when they shall Immediately certify the seRre.
gate number Of votes given for each persou.
and such certificates shall be attested By Tie
clerks.
SEC. ID. The ballot, shall, a. they q,
counted, be strung by Judge, and at the ele0
OF the count replaced in the ballot boz. vhjeA
shall be lock ed, and not be re opened by tAea.
or either of them, or with their consent. 49,.
after.
SEC. Is. Immediately after said barIos- ~
shall be closed and locked. A providsd n -
preceding section, the Judge, shall deIIvee ~
ballot box and moi, books' with c.,t;0..sss =.
aforesaid. l., the City CIerk and III 49,
shall thereupon m IKE out AMI de,ive, n ~
person or rersous voted for. that bavs recss,sS
msjority of the votes polIed. \ certi6eate a
their election. under the seal Of the C,sv
SIC. l6. Each ;ud.e md eIerI AZ .f.-ss.>
shall he entitled 70 ss.s;v. ~. A.. 49,
I dollars e., c.ch H. hs 49,. n. -.i
holding m election coun,;n, N. h.isss" ~
certifying the vote; and the judges sbaii e..
tify to tie Clerk OF the City the smouss -