The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-03-05

Ordnance DennlnS when dCdnCl6S Exist in the Common Council, and Providing for Filling the Same, and Providing for an Election for the Same.
 Be it ordained by the Commou Council of the City of Skagway:
 Section I. That when anyone who has been elected a member of the Common Council of the City of Skag way shall die or resign or be absent from the regular meetings of sail council ten consecutive weeks without leave of said council for longer per iod. or when such member shah change or remove his residence from the city. his office as a member of said council shall be deemed to have be- come vacant and forfeited, and the Common Council may, at any regular meeting thereafter by proper resolu- ton, declare his said office vacant and call an election to fill such vacancy Provided That should a majority of the members of the Common Council forfeit their offices as aforesaid, the Mayor shall have authority to declare vacant the offices of such members. and call an election to fill such vacan cy or vacancies in the manner herein after provided
 Sec ?. That whenever there shall be vacancy or vacancies in the Common Council under the provisions of the foregoing section or otherwise. it shall become the duty of the Common Council or Mayor to call an election for the purpose of filling such vacancy or vacancies.
 Sec. 3 That the resolution of the Common Council or the proclamation of the Mayor providing for said elcc- ton, shall state the date of said elrc- tion, the place or places of balloting. the hours during which the polls shall remain open and the number of vacar. cies to be filled The Common Coun- ell or Mayor shall appoint three judges of election, whose duty it shall be to conduct such election, and who shall also act as clerks thereof.
 Sec {. That whenever a resolution or proclamation, as provided for in the foregoing sections, shall have been passed or issued, a notice of such cleo tion shall be given by the Mayor and clerk, which notice shall contain all the provisions of said resolution or proclamation
 Sec s That the judges of said cleo ton shall keep a list of all persons voting at such election. and shall. i'm mediatcly after the close of the polls thereof, proceed to count the votes cast theroat. and shall, within three days thereafter certify to the city clerk the names of all persons voted for at said election, together with the number of votes cast for each; ant they shall at the same time deliver tc said clerk together with their poll list and tally sheets, all ballots cast there at, and shall certify and swear to the same
 Sec. G. That the Common Counci' shall at the next regular meeting thereof canvass the result of said cleo ton, publicly declare the result there of, and issue certificates of election tc the persons declared elected. Provid ed. That in the absence of a juoruu in said council the minority may pro. cced to canvass the result. declare the proper persons elected and issue cer- tihcates Of election as aforesaid. Sec. /. That at all elections held i- said city under the provisions of Il i, ordinance the candidates to be votef for shall be nominated either by con. vention or mass meetings, or on pc. tition of not less than twenty electors 0i the city; and their nominations cer tifed to by the secretaries of sucf conventions or mass meetings. or the filing of such petition, not less thar two days Sundays and legal holidays "xcludcd) before the date of such cleo tion and at all elections held in lhc City of Skagway under the provisions of this ordinance the official ballot shall be prepared by the city clerk and the said ballot be SO arranged that the names of all the candidates shall appear thereon in the order in which they were nominated, with proper direc tions to voters as to the manner of expressing their choice by the use of such ballots
 Sec 8. That this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after i.s passage, approval and publication.
 Passed by the Common Council ot the City of Skagway, the 18th of Feb ruary 1901.
 Approved by me this 18th day oi February, IooI
 E. R. PEOPLES, Mayor
 Attest: John w. Troy Clerk.
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