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

though less than month hence. 1t oc-
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 20
per day. There are only two days OF
registration, the first and third Tuesdays
prior to an election, between 8 o'clock
a m. and 8 O'Clock p. m, at some des-
ignated office. Notices for this registration
should now be pc 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'slock in the morning until O'Clock
in the evening. The recorders or town
clerks must furnish the ballots and
necessary 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 a
new party is started or where new
ticket is put up outside of the regular
parties, such IS 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 all
those nominated for Office, and the
sipners must take upon themselves q
political name in not more than five
words. The signers have to give their
name and residence, and take an oath
before any officer duly authorized totake
acknowledgements, that they are voters
within said city or town.
AS before stated, where it is regular
party organization, certificates can be
made out only by the signatures oil tbs
chairman and secretary Of the nominat'
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 whei
held.
Now the time OF filing these certificates
of nomination is important They mus
be filed with the city recorder or tow
clerk. not less than fifteen days befor,
election, which would be the It'll
inst
Nor is that all. Every person thu
nominated for Office shall in the frs
instance, were nominated by regu!a
party convention, fill an acceptance witt
the city recorder or town clerk, not les
than twelve days before the election; OF
if nominated by a new party, not les
than ten days before election.
After all this is done, then the recorde
of each city or town clerk OF each tow
shall publish in at least one and nc
more than two newspapers publishe
within the county, city or town, as IN
case may be, or place notices in at leas
three CONSPICUOUS places in each precin'
where such election is TO be held, q liz
Of all the nominations to office certllie
TO him under the provisions oil TIL
chapter. Such publications shall .
made three times, the first puollcaue
70 be not less than six days nor NOR
than ten days prior to the day