American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-13
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10 Be entitled "An Act to incorporate tho y Of CAfox
In Madison County, and TO Repeal Nil Prev In
cooperating the same"

Ooasy Madison forever hereby
Of s's % be
ss Of .. oana hs S the s. of THE
aasing North and South and East and West and the said
,;h the center Of what therein
proloneaton Of such nr TO be called the East Ward and
Ward and the resident voters
to elect hres residents OF the Wards for
ga Be further enacted That the said body polite
ZION nay : public SEAL may change Al'er
8: s IL s sssss ms s
e. hold % .s" .Ga pc within b the s
sr fos listed time and
outside 81 the Init as may be thought
fo the burial Of the dead for hospital for infected
p
Be for the health aud safety OF the Inhabitants
SIS Bed .sthsv enacted the Municipal government
CITY s6a! vest in Mayor, al. Aldermen Treasurer
aed Cooperation, Marshal who shall also be
such subordinate oiosrs as said Mayor
ordinance provide fo be appointed by said Board
years d .es more. citizen the United State.
:s In. Is .s the % day. s:. ss
the'eat tots insane and Indians
al: ss & not
.. 's month"; next % re- Ills a on u rsOC x That
tine except that an Alderman may be appointed Clerk
A:se Donso. Eiehseen Hundred and seventysrv.n, and
snes q .id City for Mayor thereof VITO shall be commits
Ii saees.sor . day elected aud quaed
oen for the Ward in which the Mayors office shall be located
he cham that which
=. loe:ted to Be ssena ey the Board Of Mayor
seh ward and the six Aldermen and the Treasurer thus
r.sessd for the Mayor The Board Of Mayor
sAa es than before such elections public
80. q Their n:%6.r ior each of them .hch shal,
g ~ him. two Of the +. sss. 1T .s. Of s
s sssststs 1oad Of Of the election for which
g: vhish thsy chosen and tho Board Of Mayor and
asad voters Of d City Ward the may be- to act
e :: y s q:
s. b. : :a.isssr ossb.. i.Sfay and nparti.y per
lsdss :: s;sea shall decide opea the Of
% n ns s Of s
neet within i've after such election the candidates
ese Upoa the Of such orr6c.te the Mayor
g oosrs sisss q said City, be
s.y there he no regular held
teat v.e.ncy should In any elective Office. special
:.d f.psstass and os1: in ike manner spin,e quail
a VIII IKE Pe.s. end duties ss aforesaid. and the ps,son
Of Rard Mayor and Aldermen convened in the manner
T..r Inspector Inspectors holding the election in
esA Ward shall compute estimate and certify
Bs t1er enacted That all elections shall be by
l and shall be held between the of o'clock, and
o'clock. and shall re attended by tho Mar hal in
b depuy, who shall quiet and enorce the
es 81 the Inspector Inspectors holding them and such
Tor . ttune not longer than twenty tour hours.
ST. Be further enacted That the Boarl If Mayor and
AerDea may, when they shall think advisable provide by
otnsuce for tho registration voters ut Municipal elections
fixing To tme, moe number of registrars and their duties
nd c0mpenssOn, the time be less than three
than tn days before election aud the registration shall
not than three days. and while ordinance
6qastng reGistratoa may be in fose' person shall lie
slewed % vote oness podncto' Of his r6cae of
ressso satisfactory proof # its existence and loss in
manner 70 be lied by said Board.
g. b further ea That the Clerks for election Of
Oy Ocers shall record the Of who votes
ehsgsa and number such n margin Of their tall
shee Of which sheets each Clerk s The person
oeng to vote shall hand his ballot In cto who shall
aadiby hIs name and if there objection,
Bio allot the the clerks at the time record
Ing and Numbering the aforesaid and the election
hall with until the Inspectors Inspector
segserson be in production the certificate
segrson proof Of ts existence aud loss aforesaid
hail Be Of each offering before be shall
allowed After the election shall be declared closed
The Inspector InspeoOrs holding it shall count
he oa0 aud the Clerks shall tally prepared
tho the number of each candidate receives
Aey called by the Inspector and the counting
until all the ballots counted The Inspectors
1nectoe and Clerks shall then the number of bal
the uubr noted shall the number noted
est the shall be deemed fraudulent and Void and
hall be thrown out Of the count the sheets corrected and the
Iuobee thrown out received by candidate deducted
the whole number Of received by him. count
moro ballots be found folded together they shall be