Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-05-05
ORDINANCE NO. 7e.

ORDINANCE NO. 70.
An ordinance authorizing the city of
Ah-nir-n to borrow the sum Of
$4,000 90 for strictly municipal pur-
poses. and providing for the issuance,
sab. and redeInp ion of its negotiable
bonds therefor and providing for a
special election that the electors of
said city may vote fur the ratification
or rejection OF the said proposition.
The city council Ut the city of Aberdeen
do ordsin as follows:
SECTION. l. Pursuant to the provisions
Of an act Of the legislature of the state Of
Washington, entitled, "An act to author
ize cities and towns to borrow money for
municipal purposes and 10 issue negosia-
bic bonds therefor" approved March Z,
1891. by the governor Of said state, there
will be held q special election in said city
OF Aberdeen, on SATURDAY., May the
Twenty frs. 1892, at which election
there will be and there hereby is sub
United to the qualified electors OF said
city, the QUESTION whether or NOT said
for strictly municipal purposes, and issue
amount OF $40 600 90 f,r that purpose.
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Aberdeen shall give p1blic notice of such
thereof for period OF at least fifteen DAYS
in each and every issue during that time
vi the Aberdeen Herald newspaper OF
said city doing the city printing. by caus-
ing said notice to be published in full
be at least fifteen days before the time
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said election.
SEC s. The following places are here
by designated for the purposeSef said
election as the places for yosing in SAID
city under this ordinance. namely: The
voting place io- the frs; ward shall be al
tire hs>ehoCse on Front street in said
wAEd Of said city the voting place for the
second ward OF said city shall be at the
hOsehOuse on q street in said ward Of
sid city.
SEC T. For the purposes OF said cleo
ton L. j. kOlts and T. l.. Holman are
hereby appointed judges OF said election
in the first ward OF said city, and o. VI.
kellogg is hereby appointed inspector in
said ward: and for the purposes OF said
election, \. : Arnold and John Perry are
hereby appointed judges OF said election
L. L.
Maley Is appointed inspector; which two
judges and inspector hereby appointed in
each al said wards shall constitute =
board OF lIiges q election for such ward.
The inspectors and judge Of each ward
shall. before the time Of opening the polls.
appoint two suitable persons who shall
be electors Of said city, 10 act as clerks OF
such election The Inspectors, judges
ar =
subscribe the oath or affirmation pre-
scrIoed by the statutes of this state in
CASES Of genera. elections, a form for
which shall be provided by she clerk Of
said city, and such judges, inspectors,
judges and clerks shall be invested with
the same power and perform the same
duties as ART provided by law in cases of
judges, inspectors and clerks of election
in general elections, so iaI as consistent
with the provisions OF this ordinance
SEC }. The inspector shall be chair
man Of the board and after its organIza-
ton, shall have power TO administer all
necessary oaths which may be required
IN the progress OF the election, and to I'll
any vacancy which NAV occur in the
board OF judges. or BY absence Of either
OF the clerks after the polls have been
opened.
oEc. 6. At such election held under
the provisions Of this ordinance the polls
shall be opened at 9 O'Clock a. m, and
closed at Z O'Clock p. m. The voting
shall be Oy ballot. The ballots used
shall contai in substance the following:
shall the city OF Aberdeen. for munich
pal purposes, borrow $40, 600 90 and issue
its negotiable bonds therefor? Bonds.
Yes; Bonds, No." The eIectof shall so
prepare sad ballot, by striking therefrom
the words Bonds, Yes" or "Bonds.
No" so that the remaining portion OF
said ballot shall express his vote on said
question. 1t shall be the duty of the
city clerk, at the expense OF the CITY. 10
furnish at least 2OO0 ballots OF conve-
nient size, suitably printed, for each poll
ing place in such city, at The OPEN
ing OF the polls.
SEC T. No person shall be permitted
TO vote at such election who is not quail
itied elector Of the city of Aberdeen, and
the general election laws of this state e
lating to the preservation OF rejected bal
lots, challenging of voters, closing OF
polls, counting OF votes and manner of
conducting the election shall, as far as
applicable, and when not inconsistent
herewith, apply to such election.
SEC. s. As soon as the votes are read
and counted a certificate shall be drawn
up on each OF the poll lists or tallies, or
attached thereto, stating the number of
votes cast both for and against the bor-
rowing OF said sum of money and the is-