The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-10-12
Municipal! Elections.

though less than month hence. 1t &C.
ours on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, the same as
all other elections, and is under the
supervision and and must be paid for by
the respective city councils and town
boards where the election is held.
The registry agents are appointed by
the board OF county commissioners, but
are paid for by the city or town in which
services are rendered at not to exceed %
per day. There are only two days of
registration, the first and third Tuesdays
prior to an election, between o'clock
a m. and O'Clock p. m, at some des-
ignated office. Notices for this registration
should now be pr sted.
The judges OF election for each voting
precinct in town or city are appointed
by the city council or town board OF said
city or town, at least two OF whom shall
be of opposite political parties, lie.
there can not be more than two OF one
party. The judges are also paid by the
city at not to exceed SO per day. The
Judges have to keep open the polls from
z o'alock in the morning until O'Clock
in the evening The recorders or town
clerks must furnish the ballots and
rooasscr,, stationary
Any party which at the last election
cast two per cent or more OF the total
vote OF the city or town is entitled TO
have its candidate on the official ticket,
by properly filing the same with the city
recorder or town clerk; but where
new party is started or where new
ticket is put up outside of the regular
parties, such as the non-partisan move
ment for example, then at least fifty
citizens of the city or town must sign
the certificate Of nomination. The said
certificate must contain the names OF al
those nominated for Office, and the
signers must take upon themselves a
= political name in not more than fiye
words. The signers have to give their
name and residence, and take an oath
before any officer duly authorized to take
acknowledgements, that they are voters
within said city or town.
Az before stated, where it is a regular
party organization, certificates can be
made out only by the signatures OF the
chairman and secretary OF the nominate
ing meeting or convention, but those
officers of the meeting must make oath.
before an officer qualified to administer
the same, that the atlantis were such
officers of said meeting or convention,
giving the name OF it and the date when
held.
Now the time OF filing these certificates
of nomination is impor. ant. They must
he filed with the city recorder or town
clerk. not less than fifteen days before
election. which. would be the 18th
inst.
Nor is that all. Every person thus
nominated for Office shall in the tirs
instance, were nominated by regular
marty convention, fill an acceptance witt
the city recorder or town clerk, not less
than twelve days before the election or
if nominated by new party, not les'
than ten days before election.
After all this is done, then the recorder
of each city or town clerk OF each town
shall publish in at least one and no
more than two newspapers published
within the county, city on town, as tn
case may be, or place notices IN at ieas
three CONSPICUOUS places in each preclnc
where such election is to be held, lis
of all the nominations to office certihe'
TO him under the provisions oil TN
chapter. Such publications shall b
made three times, the first publication
TO be not less than six days nor NOR
than ten days prior to the day 9