The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-22
AN ORDINANCE


To Almond Sections 9, 10 and ~, Cn1Ptrr -, It
the Revised City Ordinances.
BE it ordained by the City Council Of
the city of San Antonio. that sections .,
~ and II OF Chapter 10 Of the Revised
City Ordinances, be SO amended us to
hereafter read as follows, to wit:
SECTION .. Each of the Clerks of an
Election shall keep poll list upon
which he shall write and number the
name of each person who votes at the
time of his voting, and one of the Judges
of Election, In every case, shall receive
the ballot, and ut the time of receiving
it shall write upon 1t the voters num-
Der, corresponding with the number on
the Clerks poll list, ana shall immedi-
ately place the ballot in the ballot box.
No officer of election shall unfold or eX-
anime the ballot received. Nor shall
they examine the same by comparing it
with the Clerks list of voters when the
votes are counted out. Nor shall they per-
nit the same to be done. Nor shall they
examine or permit to be examined the
ballots subsequent to the same being re-
ceived into the ballot box, except in
cases specially provided by law. A vio-
lation of any of the provisions of this
Section shall be punished rs provided by
the laws of the State.
SEC. 10. Immediately after closing
the polls the officers of Election shall
proceed to count the votes in the pres
ence of two qualified voters Of the City
of good repute, and of different political
parties, If such can be conveniently OBJ
tained, and shall continue such count
without interruption, until all the bal
lots voted at such election are counted.
No ballot which Is not numbered as pro-
vided In Section . shall be counted.
I..h afN hos Ill
folded together be counted; and where
the names of two or more persons are
upon ballot for the same office. when
but one person is to be elected to that
office, such ballot shall not be counted
for either of such persons. All ballots
shall be written or printed on plain white
paper, without any peculiar sign, Wig
nette, devise or stamp, or mark, except
the writing or printing In black ink or
black pencil, of the names Of the candi-
dates, and the several Offices to be filed
except the name of the political party
whose candidates are on the ticket
provided such ballots may be written or
printed, on plain white loolscap, legal
cap or letter paper-provided that all
ballots containing the name of any can
didate pasted over the name of any
other candidate shall not be counted Tor
| such candidate whose name Is so pasted
| and any ticket not in conformity to the
| above shall not be counted. In counting
out the votes each clerk shall keep n
tally list,' showing each vote counted,
and for what person or persons counted,
and for what office or offices, and when
the counting Is completed each Clerk
shall certify his tally list to be correct
and shall sign such certificate officially,
SIC. IL. When the ballots have all
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shall Immediately make out returns ol
the same, signed by them, which shal
be sealed up In an envelope, and they
shall also place all the ballots voted, to-
gether with one poll list and one tally
list, in a wooden or metallic box ant
shall securely fasten the box with nails
screws or locks, and shall forthwith de
liver said box and The returns of election
to the Mayor of the CITY, or In case o
his absence to the City Clerk, who shal
lille them in his office. and deliver then
to the Mayor on the day appointed L
compare the polls. A duplicate OF sucl
returns and tally list shall be kept b,
the Presiding Officer for twelve month
from the day of election. On the Mon
day next following the day of election
and not before, the Mayor and one o
more members of the City Council shal
open the election returns and estimat
the result, recording the state of tn
polls in each Precinct in book to
kept for that purpose; provided, that |
the event of II failure from any cause, /
compute tine votes on the Monday TO
lowing the election, then said vote
shall be computed upon the earliet
practicable day thereafter. After an Ell
innate of the result Of an election ha
been made the Mayor shall deliver I
the candidate, or candidates, for whOl
the greatest number Of votes have bee
. polled, certificate of election, namin
, the Office to which he has been electe,
, the number Of votes polled for him, an
+ the day on which the election was hel,
, and shall sign the same and cause Il
seal of the City to be thereupon In
, pressed.
, Passed and approved August 10, lSs
: BRYAN CALLAGHAN,
= By Il. i. CLAUDoN, Mayor.
. City Clerk.
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