The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-02
Ordinance NO.I.

Concerning the city election anu city Or
ganizatiOn.
Bet mddinat by he Common Council OF
III city Of Albany:
Sec |. The annual election of officers of
the City of Albany shall be on the first
Monday in December OF each year, and The
polls shall be opened AT 8 o'clock in the
morning and closed al 6 O'Clock in the
evening, but the judges may, for the pur-
pose of receiving all the votes, hold the
polls open until O'Clock in the evening.
Sec. Q. There shall be provided by the
Recorder two poll books at each election,
which shall be given TO the judges ut the
time they are sworn in as judges Of cleo
tion.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Mar
shal to see that the places selected az a
voting place is properly furnished for that
purpose as the accommodation of the judges
and clerks may require.
Sec. 4. so far as The annual election is
not provided for by this ordinance the
same shall he, as far IA circumstances will
permit, conducted according to the laws
of this State regulating elections for State
and county affairs.
Sec. 8. Each voter must be a resident of
the State of Oregon for six months, also a
resident of the City of Albany for thirty
days previous to the time Of voting.
Sec. 8. Hereafter at the annual election
there shall be chosen one Mayor. one Re-
corder. one Treasurer, one Marshal and six
Aldermen, who shall be citizens Of and
reside within the city, who shall serve for
one year from the first Monday in Jann-
ary following each election, or until their
successors are elected and qualified.
Sec. I. Whenever any Alderman shall
a1toT Of n
two regular meetings Of the Council in
succession, without satisfactory excuse
made to the Council in person or writing,
his Office shall become vacant and the
Council shall proceed TO fill the same by
the appointment of some resident of the
city.
sec. 8. AT the first regular meeting Of
November OF each year, or nj a special
meeting called for any purpose, the City
Council shall appoint three persons who
are legal voters Of the city to act as Judges
of election, who shall take 10 their assis-
tance two competent persons 10 act as
clerks OF said election.
seG. .. Elections shall be held in such
places IN the city as the City Council may
designate, and two weeks before any regli-
lar election the Recorder shall publish in
some city newspaper a notice Of such elec-
ton, the time and place OF holding the
same, and the hour when The polls will
open and close, He shall notify the judges
of election of their appointmet at least five
DAYS before the day Of election.
Sec 10. Ifany person appointed by the
City Council TO act as judge Of election
shah fail 10 be present at the place of y0t-
Ing at the timewhen the polls should open,
the voters present may select judges who
shall be voters Of the city, and when sworn
they shall conduct The election as if APP
pOinted by the City Council.
Sec. IL. Previous to votes being taken
the Judges and clerks Of the election shall
severally take and subscribe an oath in
the following form t0-wit: do sOlemnly
swear Tor affirm that / will perform the
duties OF jndge Of the election Tor clerk. as
the case may bel according to the law and
the best of my ability; that | will studi.
ousiy endeayor 70 prevent fraud, deceit
and abuse in conducting the same.
See. II. The Recorder shall administer
the oath to the judges and clerks, or in the
absence Of the Recorder one OF the persons
chosen TO act as judge il hereby empowered
10 administer the oath to the judges and
clerks OF election, and the persons admin
istring the oath shall cause an entry there
Of ID &c made and subscribed by him and
urelxed TO the poll books. 3
see II. The Judges Of election shall ad-
minister the following oath to any person
whose vote Is schalIenged: iou do solemnly
swear (or aftirml that you are citizen Of
the United States IOr that you have de-
clared yOrintentiOn TO become such, above
the age oftwehty.0ne years that you have
resided III this Safe for six months and
In this city for thirty days preceding this
election. 80 help you God. That II any
person refuse to take such oath when tens
dered him, his vote shall be rejectedby the
judges Of election.
Sec. II. The clerks shall keep a record
in the poll books of the names OF the voters
in the order In which they shall v0teI with