Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03
CHAPTER II.
ELECTIONS.

CHAPTER II.
INJECTIONS
Section l. From snd after the frsi
TUESDAY m April next. tGe elective officers
OF the city Of Mineral Point shall be RIG
nIcpai judge, school sUgerias eudrut. "a
treasurer, ard al assessor, tor city at large.
AID rec aldermen. the supervisor, one
jlst.ee Of the peace. aId one constable n
caCn ward, who shall hold their respective
Offices as follows: the municipal judge
school Superintendent. treasurer, superYi-
sor, assessor. and constable, Tor one year :,
justices OF the peace for tEo wears: and
one alderman. - each ward shall lie an
nuAsis elected, wbO shall hold his Office Tor
three years; and respectfully hold their
oihces uHtIl their successors are elected
and qualified except IN cases differently
PROVIDED fer Ia the eighth section Of this
chapter. The tern of office OF all officers
sHalt commence 0u the second TUESDAY Of
APrl! oi the year in which thcY are elect
ID SaId officers shall have such power
and perform such duties a are pTeScTi be j
by taw or a. may he prescribed bY any or
cicance, rule. order resolution or by las OF
said city now or hereafter in force; proyiI-
ed, that the present officers Of said city
saaii serve oaE the respective terms for
wpich they have been elected, AID that
cnlg one alderman for each ward shall be
elected each year As heretofore.
Sec. :. On the first Taesdav of April
next, tire qualified electors Of said cts
shall eject municipal Judge, a school su-
persaIendent, treasurer and assessor.
which ~Afd officers shall be persons ratTtIed
TO vote aud resident "a said CITY, and on
the same da5, and az the same plac, of
holding saIl election, the said qualified
voters shall also elect enc aldermau. ole
supervisor, one Justice oi the peace, AID
ore constable fer esch ward the officers
lasi al0Tesald shall be persons entitled 20
vote, anu resident OF the respective wards
foF which they are elected Tie common
eoHnel! OF TIE city of Mineral Point snail
designate the place of holding said elec-
lion, aNG OF al Eegerat, annual or special
elections .n each ward. and the said eirc-
lions siaii be conducted as j. nos or here
AFTER NAV Dc provided by law for the con
oact Of genera. annual or special elac
'|oHS, except 50 far As sach Iass may he
altered or modified hereby: and ~ everv
subsequent : 81 TGesiay in April. cleo.
tons saAll be held "a the severaI wards for
iae officers above GeSi grated aud said elee-
tons shall he presided oveL,ty the alder
neH IN The respective ~arSe. o. in ease OF
Their absence or stability. the voters pres
ent Al the hour a. opening the polls. Shall
eject viva yoCe, a Sufficient number of m
spectors 10 make three. with the alderman
or aldermen present who shall he sworn
~ accordance Eith the laws Of The stat.
The said inspectors shall fhen aupoirr and
swear I've clerks ana shall see the names
ct the To:ers registered, and the ballot
safety deposited iu the ballot box: shall
aeeiCr al questions that ma, arise as to
iRe lrsaHtE 81 The votes presented shall
VITA the clerks, count the ballots at the
close OF The poll, and shall certify and seal
two returns, ard the dav folIosipg The
election, shall direct OFT OF the r-turos =,
the clerk 81 the civ and the other % the
county clerk a. The county Of Iowa The
municipal judge and >aeh members OF the
common cogacil a. shall hold over. shall
constitute ooard OF csuvaS<ers. who shall
s4sa.h hEe days after the election. meet Al
ne common council room, ard canvass SaId
returns aod after the aforesaid returns
nave t-eta caara>se3 by said board, the city
e'efA s.'A'!, oy notice Signei bv him. no
'''f tae persons etecFed II their lection 10
1Ae respective oistes rhe polls shall be
sept open IN the respective wards from
H'ne 1''eN IN The forenoon until Eve
oeiecA IA the afternoon: provided. bo..
ever, that tse board NAV adjourn tie polls
at Twelve O'Clock. noon, for one hour.
Sec. 5. In the event OF a vseaaev m the
office Of municipal judge justice Of the
peace, alderman or supervisor. by death
removal from the city or ward. or other
disability. ar by designations. the common
council shall order special election to s n
such vacancy. and shall give FIVE DAYS no
t1ce thereof bv posting np said notice in
two or More public places in each ward of
SAID citv, ANY vacancy in the other Offices
shall be filed by the common eoaaeil The
person elected or appointed 20 I'll vaeau-
cv shall hnld his off;ce ami discharge the
dntieS thereo for the anexpired term, with
the sane rights and subject to the same L.