Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-03-03
east one week before such session.

OF electloni the registrar must prepare
from his ELECTORS register" two check
lists of all the names registered by him,
in accordance with the provisions of
subdivision 4, pages 10, and II, session
laws Of 1896, and deliver the said check
lists and his electors register, together
with the register containing the names
OF the rejected applicants, to the judges
as in said law provided
Section 4 At the last regular meet
ing of the city council prior to The an
nual city election, the mayor with the |
consent of the council, shall appoint
four capable and discreet persons, pos
sessing the qualifications of electors,
three such persons to act as judges OF
election, and one to act as distributing
clerk of election at each polling place,
and the city clerk on the day following
the said appointments OF such Judges
and distributing clerk, must serve
notice in writing upon each of the said
judges and distributing clerk, by regis
tered mail, notifying them Of the ap-
said city said judges or distributing
clerk do not serve, the voters of said
city or ward may elect Judge or
judges or distributing clerk to fill the
vacancy on the morning of the election,
to serve at each election.
| Section 5. The election shall be con-
Quoted in manner and form as provided
by the general election law of the state.
Section 6. The registrar must, ten
days before the day of election, notify
the city clerk, of the probable number
of tickets required for the city, basing
his estimate upon the number of regis
tered electors, allowing sufficient
number for contingencies.
Section Z. The duties of registrars
get out in the general election laws of
the state, shall govern at all city cleo
tons, except, such changes of time and
place as are set out in this ordinance.
Section 8. The registrar shall receive
such compensation as shall be allowed
by the mayor and council, which in no
case shall exceed 10 cents for each name
registered, and the compensation herein
provided shall be paid out OF the gen
eral fund
Section 8. The mayor and city coun-
Gil shall perform such duties in the con
duct of all city elections, as devolve
upon the county commissioners, in the
conduct of general elections in the
state, and are prescribed by the general
election laws Of the state and the city
clerk shall perform such duties as de
, volJe upon the county auditor, under
the general election laws OF the state.
Section 10. After the canvass OF the
vote the judges OF election must inclose
and seal one of the poll books; also al
l stubs and unused ticket books and de
faced and mutilated ballots, and the
election stamp, under cover, directed tc
the city clerk. And the package thus
sealed must be delivered direct to the
o said clerk personally, by special mes
s senger. And the other poll book aut
r poll list, together with the ballots, mus
be, by said judges, placed in the ballot
: box, and by them sealed up and ther
!. deposited with one of the judges ane
l kept by him rs provided by Sec 100, 0
the general election laws of the sta e.
v Section IL The mayor and city
: council, and the city clerk, as clerk,
must act as board of eanvassers of al
city elections, and shall hold a specia
d meeting at the hour OF eight O'Clock p
+ m. of the Thursday succeeding any cit,
"a election, ut which time the city clerk
IN the presence of the mayor and cit,
COUNCIL, and of two disinterested cleo
v tors, shall open the election returns ane
q make a Apmflete abstract OF the vote
. cast for tn several candidates for office
= at said election, aud shall make reeor
:. of the same. The person or person
: having tie highest number Of votes 70
e the several offices shall thereupon be b
n the pfayor declared duly elected, an
thgcity clerk shall issue certificates c
Election shall issue certificates Of elee
ton accordingly. Such certificate
shall be made out under the COZ
porate seal, by the city council, a
g their first regular meeting, after an
cleo ton OF such officers.
: Section ~. All election contests sha
- be conducted under the general stat
laws governing contests.
- In as much as an emergency exist
Il this ordinance snall take effect and b
= in force from and after its ordination
: Ordained 2Sth day OF February 1897.
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