The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-18

and the persons so appointed shall noid
their respective offices until Others are
chosen or appointed in their places, and
shall have the same powers. and be
subject to the same duties and penalties,
Is il they had been duly chosen by the
| electors of the township.
Sec. 5 Whenever it shall be made
to appear to the county court, that the
township officers appointed by them, as
provided in the foregoing section, shall
have failed to qualify as required by
law, so that such township a not be-
come organized, the county court may
annex such township to any adjoining
township, and said township so an
nexed shall thereafter form and constl-
tute a part of said adjoining township,
unless changed by the county court I'M
der the provisions of this act.
SEC. 6. When a township serzed OF
real estate shall be divided into two or
more townships, the township trustees
and assessors of the the several town.
ships constituted by said division shall
meet as soon rs may be after the flrst
township election subsequently held in
such townships, and when 50 met, shall
have power to make such agreements
concerning the disposition Of such
township property. and the division
thereof, 8 shall be equitable, and to
take all measures, and to execute all
conveyances necessary to carry such
agreement into effect.
SEC. Z. Whenever a meeting of the
township trustees and assessors of two
or more townships shall be required to
carry into effect the provisions of this
article, such meeting may be called by
either of said township trustees; but the
township trustees calling the same shall
| give at least three days notice in writ
ing to all the other officers, of the time
and place at which such meeting is to
be held.
SEC. 8. Debts owing bya township
so subdividcd or altered shall be appor-
toned in the same name as the per-
| sonal property of such township, and
each township shall thereafter be
| charged with its share or such debts,
| according to such apportionment.
SEC. 9. No change OF alteration OF
| the boundaries ola township shall va
cate the office of any justice of the
peace elected and residing therein, but
such Justice shall be justice Of the town.
ship into which he may be thrown by
such change or alteration, and shall
hold his Office for the term for which he
was elected. Constables shall also be
subject to the provisions of this section.
ARTICLE w.
OF TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS n THE
|. METIOD OF CONDUCTING THE SAME.
SECTION l. The citizens of the sew
eral townships in all counties having
adopted the township organization law
| of this state, who are qualified by the
constitution and laws of this state to
vote at general elections. shall annually
assemble on the first Tuesday in April
in each year, Mt their usual place OF
voting, or at such place in their respec-
tive townships as they may have pre-
viously agreed upon, for the purpose of
electing township officers and such
other officers, and t~ransacting such
other business, as may be necessary.
SEC. 2. There shall be chosen, at
the annual township election in each
township, one township trustee, one
township clerk, one assessor, one col
lector, one constable and two Justices Of
the peace, and rs many road overseers
as there are road districts In the town.
ship: Provided, That justices of the
peace and constablcs shall be elected
only once in two years, except To fill
vacancies. when such justices and con-
stables, and their successors, shall be
successors to precinct justices aud con-
stables.
Sec. 3. In any township having a
population of more than two thousand
Inhabitants, il shall be lawful for the
qualified voters thereofto elect u jus
tice Of the peace for each additional
two thousand inhabitants, until the pop,
ulation shall reach six thousand, aftek
which the number Of Justices shall
not be increased. Said justices shall be
elected in the same manner and shall
hold their Office for the same term Of
time as other justices Of the peace, shall
be commissioned by the county clerk,
and their commissions signed by the
chairman of the county court, and shall
be subject to the same liabilities, and
shall execute a bond, and be sworn in.
in the same manner as may be provided
by law.
SEC. 4. On the day Of the annual
township election, the polls shall be
opened at any time between the hours
Of nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon
by the judges Of election; and when 80
opened, the electors of the township
shall have power to elect all officers to
be chosen at said election; said officers
to be chosen by ballot. All the officers
voted for shall be named in one ballot,
which shall contain, written or printed,
or partly written and partly printed,
the names of the persons voted for and
the Offices to which such persons ARE in
tended, and shall be delivered to one of
the judges Of election. SO folded as to
conceal the names of the per sons voted
for; but no elector shall place the name
Of more than n person upon his bal
lot for the Office Of overseer Of highways,
and when more than name is found
upon a ballot, the same shall not be
counted, 50 far as hat Office is con
Sec. 5. No person shall be a voter ut
any annual township election, unless he
shall be a qualified voter Mt general elec-
tons, and has been, for at least sixty
days, an actual resident Of the township
wherein he offers to vote.
SEC. 6. The votes shall be opened
md canyassed according to the laws
governing the election of state and coun-
" officers; the canvass being complete,
the poll-books shall be signed BY the
Judges and clerks Of said election, and
lied with the ballots in the Office Of the
nwnship clerk, within two days after
'ueh election: II