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such and shall fail to perform any Of III,
duties enjoined upan him BY law or ord1
nance except for q reason specified in tn,
next succeeding section shall be deemed
guilty ola misdemeanor, and upon con
~viction thereof, shall be fined asum no
less than twenty nor more than one hun
dred dollars.
Sec. 18. If any Judge or clerk of ar
election, after entering upon his duties,
shall, by sickness or other personal disa-
bility. be rendered unable to act another
may be appointed in his place; if q Judge
by a majority of the qualified voters pres
emit. if a clerk. by the judges In such
case the person substituted shall make
oath as hereinbefora required, and the
fact of substitution and the time when il
took place shall be noted in the poll
books.
Sec. 10. No Judge or clerk of election
shall examine or suffer aay one to exam
inc the ballot of any voter handed in to
be deposited in the ballot box. before
placing the same therein, or permit any
enc but the voter handing the same in or
one of the judges to handle the same, or
allow any persoE but n of the Judges to
handle a ballot box.
Sec. 20. At a general election the pay
of each Judge and clerk shall be two dol
lars, and at all special elections one dol
lar and fifty cents.
See. 81. 1t shall be the duty of the
Recorder to deliver a copy of this chapter
to at least ore of the judges of election in
each ward, at least one day previous to
any election.
Sec. %. No election of any officer
shall be contested unless notice of such
contest be given in writing to the oppo-
site party within tea days after the votes
shall have been officially counted.
Sec %. The notice required by the
preceding section shall specify the ea
of the voters whose votes are contested.
the grounds upon which such votes are
illegal. and a full statement of any other
grounds upon which such election is con-
tested. a copy Of such notice shall be filed
with the Recorder within ten days from
such election.
Sec. "a. The contestant shall give the
contestee at least five days notice of his
intention to take evidence, specifying the
time and place. and the Justice Of the
Peace before whom it is to be taken.
Sec. Is. Before taking the evidence
the contestee NAV select a Justice OF the
Peace, and the Justice or Justices of the
Peace so selected shall take the evidence
and certify the same to the City Council.
Sec. 90, The City Council shall exam
inc the evidence and determine from it
alone which candidate is entitled to the
Office.
Sec. q. Iftnere shall be a tie in the
election of a councilman the Judges of
election shall certify the fact to the May
or who shall determine the same by lot,
and snail certify to tie Recorder the cam
didate elect, who shali Upon the receipt
of such certificate issue to The parson
therein named a. the successful candidate
a certificate of election.
Sec. %. If from any cause there be a
vacancy in the Office of Mayor. Recorder.
Marshal, or City Attorney, the council
shall appoint some person to I'LL the va
C ncv until a successor be elected and
qualified.
Sec. IS. st the first regular meeting
after such vacancy occurs. the city council
shall order = special election to be held
to elect all officer to fill such vacancy. The
off Ger 80 cl"ctc0 shalt hold the office dur
ing the remainlcc OF the term for which
his Predecessor WAS elected, and antil his
successor b. e'ected and qualiti d.
Sec. 30. II such vacancy occur within
three months before the regular election,
the election of the officers shall be held
at the regular election OF city officers
next afterthe occurrence of the yacancy.
Sec. 81. Should u vacancy occur by
death. resignation or otherwise in any OF
fee filed by appointment the city council
NAV at its fl st regular meeting after such
vacancy occurs fill the same by appoint
ment.
Sec. 80. ANY person violating aav Of
the provisions of this ordinance for whjch
there is not Il penalty provided shall be
guilty of a misdemeaaor and fined
not less than ten nor more than one hum
dred and fifty dollars.
Passed January Sd. 1877.
r. II. FJWLER, Mayor.
Attest