Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-01-05
Ordinance No. 10.
UKVIIILE Sic AhI, On
Attest: WILLIAM NEWTON. Clerk.

An ordinance entitled San Ordinance regulnt-
ing all general and special Elections OF Town
Officers within the corporate limits OF the
Town of Pullman
The Inhabitants of the Town OF Pullman 90 or
dain as folltws:
SECTION l. All general OF special elections
for town officers of the Town of Pullman, In
Whitman county, Washington territory, shall be
called by the Board of Trustees who shall give
public notice of the time and place of holding
such elections, said notice to be given not less
than ten, and not more than twenty days previ-
GUS to the election, by posting notices in five of
the most public places in said Town of Pullman,
or by publishing for a period of not less than
three weeks, in some newspaper published IN,
and of general circulation in said town; said no
tees to contain the object and purpose OF said
election.
Sec. 2. The Board of Trustees must, as often
rs may be necessary, appoint three quallhed
voters to act as an Election Board, one of whom,
must act as Judge, and two as Clerks of Election
who must control and superintend all elections
for Trustees, or other officers required to be
elected under this ordinance, and each of said
officers comprising said Election Board, shall
before entering upon the dnties of their office,
severally take and subscribe the oath, or afirma-
ton directed by law in the of territorial cleo
| tons, and shall receive the same fees are al
lowed by law to judges in territorial elections
| SEC. 8. At all elections the polls shall be
opened at nine o'clock in the morning, and
shall continue open without recess until six
o'clock in the evening, at which time the Board
| shall close the polls. The voting shall be BY
ballot and shall be conducted in like manner as
is required by law in territorial elections.
SEC. 4. As soon as the polls are closed on the
| day of election, the Election Board shall COM
mence counting the votes, and the law of the
territory in territorial elections, SO far as uppli-
cable, shall govern said count. 1t shall be the
| .I,,A,x e L.
| Judge of Election, to string the ballots at the
time of counting and after all of said ballots have
| been counted and strung, he Shall place them in
a sealed envelope and deliver said envelope to
the Town Clerk who shall dispose of said sealed
envelope in like manner as the County Auditor
is, by the law of the territory, required to do in
| the case of territorial elections.
SEC 5. As soon as all the votes are read off and
counted, certificate shall be drawn up on each
of the papers containing the poll list and tallies
| or attached thereto stating the number of votes
each person voted for has received, and desig-
mating the Office Ito fill which he was voted for
which number shall be written in words at full
| length. Each certificate shall be signed by each
member of the Election Board; one of said GER
ticates, with ballots, poll lists tally paper and
oath of the members of the Election Board, shall
be sealed up by the Judge of said Election and
dorsed Election Returns" and shall be deliv-
cred by one or other member of the Board, to
the Town Clerk in person. The other of said
| certificates, with poll lists, tally papers and
oaths of members of the Election Board, shall
be retained by the member of said Board acting
| as Judge of said election, and be preserved by
| him for at least six months.
! SEC. 6. At the first meeting of the Board of
| Trustees after such an election shall have been
held the following oath, or affirmation, shall be
administered by some person haying authority
to administer oaths, to the Town Clerk having
| in his possession the election returns of said
Town: 81 do solemnly swear, or affirm, that
the returns purporting to be the Election Re
| turns of the Town of Pullman. Washington ter
ritory, have been in no wise altered by additions
or erasures, and that they are the same as when
l received them, SO help me God.r The said
oath, or affirmation, to be in writing and signed
by the said Town Cler and placed on file in
the said Town Clerks office among the papers
pertaining to said election, and thern. the said
Town Clerk, with the assistance of the Board Of
Trustees, shall proceed to count the ballots cast
at said election, a statement of which shall be
drawn up and signed by them.
Sec. 2. The person having the highest num-
Der of votes for each Office to be filled by the vo-
tiers of the Town, shall be declared duly elected
and the Town Clerk shall immediately notify
him of his election, and it shall be the duty of
the said Town Clerk to make out and deliver to
any person notified, a certificate of election
upon his making application to the said Town
Clerk.
SEC. s. The law of the territory regarding
elections, far as it is applicable, shall govern
all elections held under this ordinance.
SEC. 9. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force from, and after the date of its
approval.
| Passed January Sd, 1889.
Approved January Sd, 1899.
ORVILLE STEWART, Chairman.
Attest: WILLIAM NEWTON, Clerk.