The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-16
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
OF ELECTIONS.

OF ELECTIONS.
Be it ordained by the city council Of the
city Of Cairo:
SEC. ]. General elections in the city OF
Cairo, for city officers, shall be held on the
last Tuesday OF February, annually, and Of
the time and place Of holding such cleo
tions, and all special elections, four weeks
notice shall be given by the city clerk, by
publication in the newspaper printing the
ordinances of the city, or by posting writ.
ten or printed notices in three public
places in each ward Of the city.
SEC. 2. There shall be appointed, annu.
| ally, by the mayor and city council, con-
vened in joint session, three judges Of cleo
ton for each ward, to superintend and con
duct all city elections in their respective
wards, who shall DO citizens Of the United
States, and qualified voters Of the city, and
shall have resided in the city at least one
year next preceding their appointment
who shall hold their Office until the ap.
pointment and acceptance OF their sue
cesssrs, and such judges appointedas afore-
said shall constitute a board Of registry,
and prepare register Of the voters Of the
city as is required by the stata laws.
SEC. 5. The Aforesaid judges shall, on
the day Of election, before opening the
polls, appoint two suitable persons, quali-
fed voters Of the city, to act as clerks OF
the election, who, together with the judges,
shall take and subscribe An oath faithfully
and impartially 70 discharge their respec-
tive duties, and No officer Of tho city or
candidate for Office, shall DO Judge or clerk
Of any election in the city.
SEC. 4. All elections shall be ordered
by the city council convened In joint SEES
sien, but If from any cause 1t should be i'm
possible to obtain quorum Of the said
council to ordor general or special cleo
ton, tho mayor or city clerk may give the
notice of the election without any special
action by the council.
SEC. 6. The city clerk shall provide a
sufficient number Of ballot boxes at the
expense Of the city, for the several wards,
each Of which said boxes will be- furnish
ed with lock and key, and before any
ballot shall be deposited therein, tho same
shall DO publicly opened and exhibited, 80
that it may be seen that no ballot is in
said box or boxes, after which the box
shall be locked and the key delivered to
one of the judges, and the same shall not
be again opened during the election, ex-
cept At its conclusion for the purpose Of
counting the votes.
SEC. 6. 1t shall DO the duty Of the
mayor, il in his opinion il 10 necessary,
to appoint and station at each place Of
holding an election D sufficient number
of special policemen to preserve order and
decorum, and to enforce the lawful COM
mands OF the judges Of elections. 2
SEC. 7. The judges Of elections shall
have power to preserve order ut the polls,
and to command the policemen or oficers
in attendance, or bystanders, 10 arrest and
take before the police magistrates Of the
city, any person who shall, by violent or
turbulent conduct or in any other man
ner, interfere with, hinder, obstruot, dis
turb, or delay the judges or clerks in the
discharge Of their duties, or any voter in
exercising the privilege Of voting; and
for every such offenso tho offender shall
forfeit and pay sum to the city Of not
less than ten nor moro than one hundred
dollars. . PVT. 1900 co..
SEC. 8. Whoever shall, as any election,
seize or attempt to seize any ballot box or
poll book with the purpose of carrying
the same of by force shall fofsis ana pay
to the city sum not less than one hun.
bred dollars and not moro than I'VE hum
dred dollars. 30 '.t ~ cHe9 g6GI
SIC. 0. II ballot Dor shalt bs seized
and carried away at any election, 80 that the
ballots therein contained cannot DO count
cd, the whole election shall be thereby
void, and new election shall b held.
SEC. 10. The judges Of election shall
open the polls for the reception OF votes
at o'clock a. m, and keep them open till
Q o'clock p. m, at which time they shall
DO closed. immediately upon the close Of
the polls the judges shall proceed TO open
the ballot boxes and count out the votes In
the presence OF any candidates or the
friends Of any candidates selected by
them TO the number Of three for that pur-
pose, II they choose to DO present, other
wise without their presence, and ascertain
the number Of votes given to each csndi-
date voted for, and shall continue the
counting Of the ballots without intermIs-
sion until all arc eoantsd ,.fI.tI
SEC. III. The ballots and one OF the
poll books and one Of the registers shall,