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successors L duly e.ected and quail
flied.
Sec. 2. The City Council at their
first meeting after their election and
qualification, shall appoint a City
Weigher, Street Commissioner, Treas
urcr, Assessor, City Engineer and
all other such officers and President
of the Council, who shall, in the alb
sence of the Mayor, be the mayor
pro tenn and as such perform all the
duties of the Mayor.
Sec. 8. Every officer elected or ap-
pointed before entering upon the du-
ties of his office shall take and sub
scribe an oath that he will support
the Constitution of the United States
and State of Missouri, and faithfully
comply with the provisions Of the
charter of the City of Mexico, and
well and truly perform the duties of
his office impartially and to the best
of his ability.
Sec. 4. All elections for city officers
at any general election, shall be held
at III suitable p1*ce in each Ward,
as the Mayor may direct;and all cleo
tons for any city officer or officers at
any special election, shall be held at
one suitable place in the city limits
to be selected by the Mayor, and &C
cording to the direction hereinafter
contained; and the City Marshal shall
provide at the expense of the city
suitable rooms for the judges and
clerks of any such election, and upon
his C rtificate of the amount thus ex-
pended, and with the approval of the
Mayor, the Recorder shall draw a
warrant on the Treasurer, payable
out of the general funds of the city,
unless otherwise directed by the
Council.
Sec. 5. The Mayor shall give TWEEN
ty days public notice of the time and
place of holding any general election
and ten days notice of the time and
place of holding any special election.
Sec. 6. There shall be appointed
at least twenty days before any gen.
eral election and ten days before anv
special election by the City Council
three Judges for eacL election pre-
cinct, to superintend such city cleo
ton, who shall be citizens ofthe Uni
ted States anu the state of Missouri,
who shall be a qualified voter in the
ward for which they are respectively
appointed at least M year next pre-
ceeding their appointment.
Sec. z. If any person so appoint
ed decline or neglect to serve. the
Mayor shall appoint the Judge or
Judges, and i'll case the Mayor should
fail to appoint any person or persons
TO fill such vacancy then Il majority of
the qualified vo,ers then and there
present may elect a qualified person
to act as Judge of he election.
Sec. 8. The Judges at any election
shall, before opening the polls, APP
point two suitable persons, qualified
voters Of the election precinct, TO act
as clerks Of the election, who shall
make and subscribe on cath or attir-
nation, faithfully and impartialiy 10
discharge tie duties Of clerks, but 40
officer ofthe city or candidate for any
city Office shall be judge or clerk of
any city election.
Sec. 9. The City Recorder shall at
least five days before the day set for
holding an election. causC notices of
their appointment to be given TO the
Judges am to n Judge Of each cleo
ton precinct, he shall deliver a bal
lot box and books containing the
names of the qualified voters of said
ward or precinct and two poll books
for the use OF the clerks of such elec-
ton.
Sec. TO. The judges shall receive
the ballots of every qualified voter
offering to vote, placing thereon the
number corresponding to the one OPP
his name in the poll book and
such ballot in the ballot box.
shall not be opened until the
polls are closed, voters shall yota
only in the precinct i'll which they
respectfully reside.
Sec. IL. The judges shall nave pc ser
to pre- serve order at the polls and com
the Marshal or any police officer in
attendance to arrest and take before the
Recorder any person who shall, by vio-
lent or turbulent conduct, or in any 9TH
err manner interfere with, hinder obstruct
or delay the judges or clerks in
the discharge of their duties: or any voter
in exercising the privilege of voting, and
for any such offense the offender shall be
deemed guilty of a n.isdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof be fined a sum not
less than ten not more than one hundred
dollars.
Sec. IL. Whoever shall at any election
seize, or attempt to seize a ballot box OF
poll book, with the purpose of carrying
the same off by force; shall be deemed
guilty of q misdnmeanor and on convic |
ton thereof be fined a sum not less than !
fifty nor more than one hundred and fifty ,
dollars.
Sec. Is. At the cl ose of the polls the
shall proceed to call out the b allots
and ascertain the number of votes given
for each person voted for and shall con-
tinue the counting of the ball OTIS, without
intermission until all are counted, when
they shall Immediately certify the aggre-
gate lumber of votes given for each per-
som and their certificate shall be attested
by the clerk.
Sec IA. The ballots shall as they are
counted be strung by the Judges on a
string or wire and at the close of the
count they shall be placed in a box or
sack ana safely sealed up with wax, and
not be reopsned by them or with their
consent thereafter.
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