The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-08
THE new CHARTER.
An Act To Incorporate Dalles City
and to Define its Powers.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative assembly
of the State Of Oregon:
CHAPTER III.
OF ELECTIONS.

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CHAPTER III.
OF ELECTIONS.
Sec. l5. The council shall designate
one place in each ward for holding the
election therein and shall appoint three
Judges and two clerks for each ward.
Sec. 16. The recorder, under the direc-
tion of the council, shall give ten days
notice of each general election, the officers
to be elected thereat, the place designated
in each ward for holding the election
therein, by posting three notices thereof,
in three of the most public places in each
ward.
Sec. H.. All elections shall commence
at o'clock in the morning and continue
until O'Clock in the evening of the same
day without closing the polls. If any
Judge of election fails to attend and serve
at the proper time, the voters of the
ward then present may elect another In
his place; and if any clerk of election
fails to attend and serve at the proper
time, the judges of election may appoint
another in his place.
Sec. Is. Judges and clerks of election
must possess the qualifications OF voters
in the ward in which they act as such,
but a mistake or error in this respect or
a failure to give the notice required by
this act shall not inyalidate any election
other Use legal.
Sec. 10. On or before the second day
after election, or sooner if all the returns
from all the wards are in, the recorder
shall call to his assistance the county
clerk of the county of Wasco and a JUS
tice of the peace residing in Dalles City,
and they three shall then canvass the
returns of the election.
Sec. 20. A written statement of the
canvass shall be made and signed by the
canvassers or a majority of them, and
filed with the recorder within the time
appointed to complete the canvass; such
writing must contain a statement of the
whole number of votes cast at such cleo
ton, the number cast for any person for
any office and the names of the persons
elected and to what office.
Sec. 81. Immediately after the com
pletion of the canvass the recorder must
make and sign a certificate OF election
for each person declared thereby, to be
elected and deliver the same to him on
demand; such certificate Of election
shall be primary evidence of the facts
therein stated.
Sec. %, If at any general election
two or more persons, candidates for the
same office, shall receive an equal num-
Der of votes, the recorder shall, as soon
as possible, notify such candidates to APP
pear before him at time and place
fixed by him, and such candidates shall
then and there publicly decide by lot
number of votes shall be declared duly
elected, and the recorder shall make and
deliver then and there. to the person de-
clared to be duly elected certificate of
his election, as herein provided.
Sec. %. A contested election for, any
city office must be determined according
to the laws of the state of Oregon relat-
ing to contested elections in case of
county officers. s.-
Sec. "a. The term Of every person
elected to Office at any general election
under this act shall commence on the
| first Monday in July next following his
election and terminate when his sue
cessor is elected and qualified, and by
such time such person elected to such
office must qualify therefor by taking
the oath of office and filing such bond or
undertaking as may be required of such
officer, if any, under this act, or he shall
be deemed to have declined and the Of
flee considered vacant. The term of Of
fee of every person appointed to office
under this act shall commence on the
day following his appointment and ter
inmate when his successor is appointed
and qualified, and he shall within said
day following his said appointment
qualify for Office by taking and filing his
oath of Office and giving such official
bond or undertaking as may be required,
or he shall be deemed to have declined
and the Office considered vacant.
Sec. 25. All officers elected or ap-
pointed under this act, before entering
upon the duties of their office, shall take
and file with the recorder an oath of Of
flee to the effect following, to wit:
1, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm,
that will support the constitution OF
the United States and of the state oi
Oregon, and that I will to the best of my
ability faithfully perform the duties o.
the office of of Dalles City, sc
help me God.
If the person affirms, instead of the
last clause there must be added: s'Ano
this promise under the pains and pen
alties of perjury"
Sec. 26. All of the laws of the state O.
Oregon regulating and governing genera
elections and proceedings and matters
incidental thereto, shall apply to anC
govern elections under this act, SO far al
practicable, except as herein otherwise
provided.
Sec. 27. An office shall be deemed
vacant upon the death or resignation o
the incumb bent or when he shall absen
himself from the city without the consen
of the council for period of thirty days
The Office of councilman shall be deemed
vacant whenever any incumbent thereo
shall cease to be resident of the ware
which he represents, or shall fail to at
tend six consecutive regular meetings o
the council, unless absent upon leave O
the council first obtained; but chang
of the boundaries of any ward shall no
be deemed to change the residence o
any councilman, SO as to create or caus
vacancy in such Office.
Sec. %. A vacancy in any offic
| ca hU the fQIlT1rQ nf
elected to qualify therefor, as prescribe,
by this act, or made by or consequen
upon the Judgment of any court or in an.
of the cases specified in this act, mus
be filed by the council by appointment
and five councilmen shall be necessar