Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-04

tons must be held according to the
provisions OF said general law, so
far as the same are applicable thereto.
1t is provided among other things,
in Sec. /, of Act No. 1914, that, "all
the provisions of such general law
relative TO the board of election in
spectors, the arrangement of polling
places (which would include the pro-
viding and arrangement of booths,)
the manner of voting and receiving
of votes and the canvass and declara-
ton of the result of such election,
are made applicable to such munich
pal and township elections:" but the
time for opening and closing OF the
the polls shall not be affected by
reason of Act No. 100. The time
for opening and closing of the polls
in township elections is controlled
by section 704 of Howell's Statutes,
which provides that:
"The polls shall be opened at nine
o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon
thereafter as may be, and shall be
closed between the hours of three
and six o'clock in the afternoon, and
the inspectors shall cause proclama'
ton to be made at least one hour be-
fore the closing of the polls of the
of election will be closed at or with
in the specified hour, naming it."
Section two. Of Act No. l94 pro-
vides that:
"The township board of each town
ship and such persons as shall be
elected therefor by the common
council Of the various cities and vii
lagos in this state, shall be the board
of election commissioners for such
township, city or village respective
IL, and shall perform such duties
relative to the preparation and print
ing of ballots as are required by law
of the board of election commission.
ers Of counties and the like duties
and privileges as are enjoyed and
granted by the laws governing gen
eral elections, upon the various com
mittess Of the different political or
CARNATIONS, are hereby prescribed
for the city, village or township COM
mittees, in elections held pursuant"
TO said act: except that no vignette
or heading for the ballot, other than
the name of the party shall be neces'
sary.
1t will be necessary to hold the
caucuses for the nomination Of can
didates at least five days before cleo.
ton day, as section three of the act
provides that "the names of candi-
dates shall be given in by the COM
mittees of the various political or
CARNATIONS, to the board of election
commissioners of such municipality,
not less than FIVE days before each
election, and the proof copy of the
ballot shall be open 10 the inspection
of the chairman of each committee
at the Office Of the township clerk, or
recorder, not less than two secular
days before such election"
The ticket must be printed in the
same form as is provided by the gen.
eral law, and the board of election
commissioners for the township, city
or village, must furnish the ticket.
They can get the printing done at
such place as they choose.
The words political organiza-
tons" or political party" used in
this act, must be constructed TO mean
any respectable body of citizens who
are electors of any township or cleo.
ton district, and who assemble them
selves together in the manner pro.
vided 10y the law, and hold a nomina.
ton caucus or convention.
Hence it is only necessary, in
order for a person 10 have his name
printed upon the ticket, that he
should be nominated by a respectable
body of electors properly assembled
who are entitled to vote for him at
the election.
Any person who is not nominated,
or who is placed in nomination by
persons who reside outside of his