Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-07

shall designate the place of voting N
each ward. and appoint the judges
and clerks Of the election. and IN
case OF the absence of any judge or
clerk, the voters present may proceed
to i'll such vacancies
QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS.
Sec. 81 No person is qualified TO
vote st any election under this act
who has not been a resident OF the
city for the six months next pre-
ceding such election, ana who IS
not otherwise qualified as legal
voter under the general law of the
Territory, snd who, if not exempt
by law from the payment of 8 road
pOll-iax, has not paid such tax TO the
city for the current year in which
such election is held, and who has
not registered in accordance with
the registration law governing said
city. Each voter at city elections
must vote in the ward of the city in
which be or she resides al the time
of registering.
VOTE BY BALLOT.
Sec s. That, at all elections for
CITY officers. the vote shall be by
ballot at the time and place desig-
mated BY the Common Council
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Sec So. The City Clerk. GHder the
direction Of the Council. shall give
ten days notice by posting the sane,
10 at least two public places Ill each
ward of the city, or by publication
10 some newspaper, published IN
said city. of such general election,
the officers TO be elected, the place
designated for holding the election,
and the judges and clerks appointed
TO conduct the same.
Sec 81. For the purpose of mum.
cipsl representation, the city of
Seattle is hereby divided into four
wards. designated and bounded as
follows: The First Ward shall include
all that part Of the city within the
following boundaries, to-wit: Com
| mencing at the intersection of the
center line of Mill street with the
center line of south Tenth street and
running thence south through the
center of south Tenth street 10 Jack
son street, thence east on line with
the center of Jackson street to the
east boundary of the city, thence
following said east boundary to the
south boundary of the city. thence
west along the south boundary of the
city TO the west boundary of the
city, thence north along the west
boundary of the city to point in
Elliott's Bay opposite Mill street,
thence east in straight line through
the center of Mill street to the place
of beginning. The Second Ward OF
the city shall include all that part of
the city situated north of the First
Ward and south of line running
through the center of Madison street
from the west boundary to the east
boundary of the city.
The Third Ward shall include all
that part of the city included within
the following boundaries. to-wit
Commencing at the northwest cor.
ner of the Second Ward and runni 10
thence on the west boundary of the
city to point on Elliott's Bay oppo
site Stewart street, thence on a line
with the center of Stewart street &c
Howard street as established and de
fined by Ordinance No. $50 of said
city of Seattle, thence along the
center of said Howard street TO a
point three hundred and forty-siA
l faat uacf ard shtrsu feat moth oF 49,
northwest corner of block numbered
90 of Pontius's Addition to Seattle
thence east to the center line OF
Elaine street as extended by Ordi
nance No. 65S, thence north on 8
line with the center of said Elaine
street to the north boundary line oil
the city, thence east aud south on the
north and east boundary lines of the
city to the northeast corner of the
Second Ward thence west on thi
north line of the Second Ward te
the place of beginning. The FOURTH
Ward shall include all that part o.
the city situated north and vest o
the Third Ward. Two members o.
the Common Council shall be elected
10 each of said wards by the electors
thereof as follows: At the annua
election in 1886 each of said wards
shall elect one member of the Coun
Gil for term of two years, and ont
member for term of one year
And at said election the elector.
must specify upon the tickets used il
voting the term of each member
voted for; and all votes for Council
men at said election not specifying
the terms Of the persons voted fo
shall be rejected. and not couDted
and the person in each ward receiv
ing the highest number OF votes 70
Councilman for q term of two year
shall be elected for such term; anI
the persons in each ward receiving
the highest number of votes fol
| Councilmen for a term of one yeal
shall be elected for one year.
! JUDGES AND CLERKS OF ELECTION.
Sec 3s judges and clerks of cleo
tons must possess the qualification.
of voters in the ward where the,
act rs such; but mistake or error il
this respect. or failure TO give th,
notice required by section 81. shall
not invalidate any election otherwis
legal.
RETURNS CANVASS OF ELECTION b
COUNCIL
Sec. 80 On the first regular meet
ing of the Council next after sucl
election, the returns thereof shall b,
canvassed by the City Council, AM
the written statement of such canvas
shall be made aud signed BY the pre-
siding officer of the Council and al
tested by the clerk, and immediaiely
filed with the clerk. Such writer
statement of the canvass shall con
tain the whole number of votes giver
at such election. the number giver
for any person for any Office end tn,
names of persons elected, and to wha
Office: Provided, That if the requi
site number of city officers shall mo-
be elected. BY reason of two or NOR
persons having an equal and tn,
highest number OK votes for one aDG
the same Office, the City Council shall
give notice TO the several persons $,