Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-12-21

fSSlQSlll Vi NhS StatS M S'-N hhStNA'' W
and of the city of Toledo thirty y
davs next preceding this election :,
and that vou now reside therein, so
help Won cod" Y
Sec. rs.-It shall be the duty Of Il
the Judge or judges OF the election q
TO challenge any person Offering to ,
vote whom he shall know or sus-
pect not TO be qualified as an elect-
or.
Sec. I6.-If two OF more ballots
be folded together as 10 present the
appearance of single ballot they
shall be laid aside until the count
of the votes is completed and If up
on the comparison OF the count and 4
the appearace OF SAID ballot a ma
iority of the judges be Of the opin-
ion that the ballot thus folded TO-
gether was voted by one eleetor
they shall he excluded from the /
count.
/ Sec, tJ,4zAher the examine OF
the ballots be completed tho num-
Der of votes for each person shall
be anuumerated under the inspec-
ton of the Judges and set down in
the poll books, shall be signed by
the judges and attested by the
clerks of the election and the
names therein contained shall be
counted and set down at the foot
of the pool books aud the clerks
: shall certify the same to the re-
cords.
Sec, Is,-Returns shall be made
immediately after tnu election ia
the recorder by one of the Judges
: of the election and as soon as the
returns are made the mayor and
recorder shall proceed to canvass
the votes, and shall make q report
of tee sama 10 the common council
, at the next meeting thereof,
SEC. Io,--rhe recorder snail. at
t, ter the votes are eanvassed and re-
ported as specified In section rs,
issue certificates of election, to each
person elected, and In case two or
= mofs persons have received an
= equal number Of votes for any
Office at the election, he shall notify
: such persons ofthat fact, and advise
.. them of the NEXT meeting of the
' council, when the case shall be con-
/, sidered and decided by lot, In such
: manner as may be directed by the
: council.
l. Sec. oo.-Any candidate failing
, to receive n certificate Of election,
=. may contest the election of the
: candidate holding the certificate,
by serving a notice on such person,
= , stating the points which the cleo
: ton Is contested and file the origin
al with the common council, with
/, proof of service endorsed thereon.
!, !, Sec. at,-The council shall then
= appoint committee to take the
=, testimony and report the facts at
{ the next meeting of the council,
or at such other time as may be
y directed, provided, that the points
upon which the contest is made are
deemed Of sufficient importance by
u the council to require such action
c said committee shall give eacl
{ party FIVE days notice of the time
y and place of hearing said contest
o and aftei the conclusion OF the
8 Of the testimony they shall n
:. port the same together will
i their findings of fact, to the coun
Gil with a resolution i'll favor Of tn
$ peason having the Office whom
- they shall find entitled to the sam,
- and there upon thu common coun
ie Gil shall proceed to beside the sam
VI according to the right disregardini
y, all irregularities or mistakes.
u, Sec. 23.-Judges Of election sha
~ be allowed three dollars for eac
III day they act as such to be audite
by the council and paid out Of ii
40 -. city treasury.
" Sec. 24.-Whenever it shall sa
w isfactory appear to the commo
oh council OF said city, that vacanc
pe has occurred III any office, the con
cn mon council shall in all vacanC
,@el @ fill tho same by appointment.
ne Sec. 2s.-That any officer Of Il
City OF Toldo, may be remove
'im from Office for malleasance matte
Iaii ton or incompetency in Office up'
iee ice a two third vote of the counc
'ne provided, that any such Office shi
pe before being removed, have charg
are preferred against him in writin
Wy the officer to have a copy there'
,ec- ,,ec certified by the recorder at lei
lse ten days before the action there
eiy by the council particularly in wi
nu- the malfeasance indartion an i'll
box pacity consists and the trial the
lne after shall be conducted as far
~, .he may be according to the proceed
10, iDer and rules Of evidence i'll cour,
nc Justice. Passed the common cot
Saiu Gil, Nov. I8, A. ID. 1898.
rde, Attested, Approved,
,;on J. A. HALL, {. B. CRosNo,
,os;, City Recorder. May