The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-03-05
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AcU Law.

The Australian system Of holding
elections under the act of the General
Assembly of the State of Missouri
approved April II, 1921. applies &c
all elections held in this State except
township Or village elections and those
of County Commissioners of Pub
lie Schools or Road Oytrseers. Prior
10 the passage of that act, all towns
and cities of under 5000 inhabitants
were exempt from its operation.
Cur city election, underline charter,
will be held on Tuesday, April 9Th
next, and couneilmen only will be
elected: and in order IL place the
main features of the new law before
the electors, and that nominations
may be made and all necessary pre-
parations had, the following synopsis
of the law is giveni
All Laiicts cast in elections in this
| State hereafter shall be printed and
distributed at public expense, and
where the officers TO be elected are
city officers exclusively, such expense
shall be a city charge.
The County Clerk is required to
furnish ballots in which shall appear
the names of all candidates nominated
in convention or by certificate of
| electors. and no other names. THE
names of candidates Nominated hy
each party OF b. certificate of electors
shall be grouped together upon the
proper ballot. and each group be
headed by the ramc Of the political
party Nv which the candidates cen-
posing ssiG groups are placed IN
nomination. Every ballot shall also
contain the Lane of the party or
prfacig!c which the candidates repre-
sent rs contained in the certificates OF
nomination. Underneath the name of
each candidate shall be left q blank
space large enough TO contain a writ
ten name" The nuIaber of ballots TO
BE- furnished IN this city vii! be two
hundred and fifty fer every fifty or
fraction of that number OF voters
VINO voted al tie last general election.
One half OF this number With cards
/ of Instruction mast be delivered by
the county clerk Ia the judges of the
election before the opening OF the
polls. and tie ether half TO the con
( stable as Il reserve number to be used
III case OF necessity. Ballots other
than those priatcd by the county
clerks under this act shall not be cast
or counted in any election.
Candidates fuT the offices TO be fill
ed are to b. nominated by delegated
conventions. or by electors of the
different wards. or election precincts;
and in either case certificates thereof
must be executed with The iOrmalities
prescribed fer the execution of an
instrument affecting real estate which
mast b. in lie case Of our city be fled
wi;nin .iftccn days before the election,
in the Gfice Of the county clerk as
the basis Of Tie b;ilot1 that nc is re-
qrired TO print.
Provisions ..rc also made 10 supply
auv vacancies thai may be occasioncd
by the decIia&:ioI CO any candidates;
and this HTS. be dahe at itast tcr
DAYS before i:,c election. The county
CLERK. al least seven days before The
! election. shall cause to lie published
in two newspapers in his county (clty.
the nominations 10 offices fled i'll hi
Office.
The city authorities ere required
under section Ai79. as amended, Il
providc at each polling place 3 sufii
cicnt number Of places, booths OF
compartments, which shallte furnish.
ed with such supplies and ccnreni
cnces as shall enable the voter TO con
yeuientl: prepare his ballot for vot'
ing. in which compartment the cleo
tors shall mark their ballots, screcne1
from observation, and a guard so con
structed that only persons within salt
rail can approach within FIVE feet o
the ballet boxes or the booths herein
8. provided for. Tho number of thcs'
shall moi be less than n for ever,
one hundred ard fraction thereo
r WHO rotcd at the last preceding cleo
ton in the district. No person
! other than electors engaged in receiv
: ing, preparing or deposiiing tEci
/ ballots shall be permitted to be with
/ in said rail. except by authority o
TIE Judges of election. The expense
l hereof shall be n public charge an
shall he provided for in each count,
? town and city in the Same n a
other election expenses. Section
1870 and 1881. as amended, provid
: that each qualified voter shall receir
9 from the judges of election ore ballo'
c but before delivering the same til
5 two judges having charge of til
ballots shall write thereon their narnc
S with ink or indellible pencil, and II
c other writing shall be thereon, ezccf
the number of the ballot. On receii
d of this ballot the %elector, withor
n leaving the polling place, shall retir
U alone to ono of the booths to prerai
his ballot, by crossing out the grouI
/ he does not wish to vote, and maxim
:, all changes in Que group by strikin
e ont the name or names of candidate