The Nome nugget., 1902-02-26
ORDINANCE No. 7i.
T. n. CAsHEL.
 iifE tprl.

tiO.iS n the City or Nome. Re !t ordained anu tnacLeu Dy the Common | Council Of the ( fly of Nome.
 | See. l. Qualifications oi an Elector: 1 The Gu3iiisut4u.> ct an rlcytor Tor all muni- | clpIl "l"ttipnS. GS provided for by this ordil- 1 ancc, >&Jll be as fol ows:
 He sn;.h uc a male tiuzcno ot the United States, CT one " ho h..s declared his mention 10 h"cont | Such, and or the age Ct twenty one years, and Nhdii have been bona hue rcSiucnt or the Dis | tNcl Of Alaska for one year ana Of the City of Nome for StV months ncX prior to the ddte ol erection
 | See. ? Annual Municipal Election. Ihcre shall bc an annual nlintCip2l election in i tAe lily uf Nome on tbc iue>c.ty next after the | irst Monday of Apln tp the year lHt2 and on ! the >nmC 0;jS Ot every year thereafter, Tor the ! puf"o>c of VvctinR b. the qualified tIec.ors Of l tho rilv Cf Nome d common council OI seven : memhcrs. who shall have the Qualiu, ,aitunS oI e.lctors. and d school bnard Oi three rIret tors | NhU shall have th 4UI-.HtiliouS nG t!rcLo.N, dI Of wEtl.I ,hulI Nc elected for I"sm cf ouC ycur, such C., ctiOn~ to be moer the rCntr"l of board 1 of erection composed Ot three bona ide resi- | UcAts and property UWhe4N uf lh" city ui Nome, to pc 4ppointod by the common council oI the 1 see. $. special Elections.
 | Special cICctiCn> may be hold to supply 1 y,ranci-S in the culuuun council or SenUti ! noard ot the city ci Nome. and may be h"4u at | s.uh tii.i, ana place a> lu"N uc ucNlgnattd by the conn ou co NhvIl pioNI"c,' that thu term ol any onlcCr so Ciect,d shAl4 Ue for the uus <pireu | term Cf the office Eu~-.tu or m@Gc Nd~dit by
 Ihe common council shall designate the place ] spc,.ur J.cgcs and clerks thereof. aud tLc clt. clerk >hIl. cause notice tU Dc printed lA some ueMepaper puDHshcd in tue citl |! NtHe o1 the the iMi aId pIdcCs Of erection ana or he OnctrS Lu bv CIryIru at least ten CHSS prior to Slch eluc ion. lud ten uasa ptior to ally special cleo tuu. a , prONlucQ n nccAon .-.--, salu hoIlcc to be u, circumstances W!lI 1umit as fo!iuNS
 ''No.ire is hereby given that on the w day of . next ut ..-..... in the cit, of None a eIeellun Will DC heId Tor | city officers (&Jluug the ohlccS to be hlIeu US the ( SC may be-. W hich ClectlOn WlI be clen at 2 U clock in the l. othi"g Ind Win eUlitnue un sii "paIcd a at Nome. Alaska, this ........ day of
 City Clerk"
 Sec. I. Creation of Board of Eicctors. 1t shall be the duty Ut the COmmOn council at | their rt gular session held previous to the day of holding the general election, or any special | e!ectiun, to appoint for the city of Nome from | the qualiuou electors, one inspector and two | iudcCS who shah constitute board Of judges of electiun S,.iu board shuli have the uualIlca- | tiOns Of property owners within the clty oI l Nome.
 | sec D. Clerks of Election to Be Appointed. ! The common council shall Gt the same time appoint two suitable persons 10 act as clerks of eicctlun, who snail DC quaIlileu eIectors Ol the
 Sec t. Oath of Election Onicers-How to Be
 ACmnisteled:
 l shall, bcIOlC CLtplDg upon the duties U1 then
 Oiices. Scverul. tate and subscribe the o,uh ! hereinafter provided, which shall be udnnn- |
 Sec. z. oaths of Election Officers Form. l The following shall be the form of the oa.h or
 T, A B.. do swear (cr atfirm) that will duly attend to the ensuing election during the con
 tinuancc thereof IS ah inspector, and that
 will not receive any ticket or vote other than
 sul h aS l shall hrlnIA believe to be according tt the provisions Of the law of the Distrl~I ol Alaska anu the city Of Nome entitled to vote al such election without requiring such evidence 1 ol the right to VUle as directed by jaw; nor will veXutiously delay or reuse to receive any Vote 1 from any person whom l shall briieVc to Dc en tiyicd to vote as aforesaid. but that will in all l things truly. inpdrtully and faithfully Periorn my duty therein 10 the best ct my aOilitieS uhc jGugmcnt. anu that am hot directly or in ! directly interested in any bet or wager on the ! result Uf this eiec ion
 See. s. Oath of JLdges-Form of.
 The following shall be the oath CT affirmation
 of each judge:
 We. A. B do swear Cor affirnl that we will us
 judges duly attend to the ensuing election durin.
 the continuance ther, of. and faithfully assist l the inspector ill carry ing on the same; that Vt
 will not give our consent that any vote or ticket | slall be received from any person ether than | such as we firmly believe to be according to the
 laws of the District ot Alaska, emitted to vote l at such election; and that we will make u ue | ana perfect Ietuln of the said election, and will | in all things, truly. inlpurtialiy and faithfuuy
 perform our duty respecting the same to the | best Of our judgment and abiiitieS and that We
 arc not directly or indirectl, interested in any 1 bet or wager on the res lit of this Ciettlou. Sec. 9. O-th of C!erliS-torm oi. l The following shall DC the form Of oath to be 1 taken by the clerks namely:
 We, and each Ot Us. A. ito swear tor aftirm) | that we vii! impart!Hily and truly writc down | the names of every elector who shall vote at the l ensuing election, and ulso carefully and truly write down the number of votes that shall be 1 given for each candidate at the election as often | us his name snail Ge read to us by the Inspector l thereof, and in al thing, truly and f.ithfUliy l perform our duty respecting the stinG to tHc
 best Ot our judgment and abii .ica; and that We are not, directly or indii ectly intcrAStei ill any 1 bet or wager on the result of this election" Sec 10. IL shall Uc the dIty of the city clerk 1 to file with the records Of the city the odtAo Of | the above officers.
 See H. Inspector to Re Chairman. The inspector shall be chairIn m Of the board, and after it's organization shaN nave power to administer all oaths in Il mag ue requrcd in the prog CsS of the elocllon. lie shd!I a4So have power to fill any vacancy that may occur in the board of judges or by absence or reiLsai 60 serve of Hny of the clerks aiter the polls shIll have OpeneG-
 I he lee of officers ot eieetieA sn1u De as fol- lows:
 re inspectors, judges and clerks Of election, tea o.41rs per day.
 se.. l3. Place b Vote.
 Tha place Of voting ft all electors held with i, in an for the city of Nome shall be located moe than 3J0 feet from any saloon or Daf room 1 or whole sale liquor store.
 See. l4. who May Become Candidates for Offices.
 Any qualified eector may become a candidate for au, o, the offices provided for in section : by filing vi h the city clerk certificate. which shall be in writing, 0n0 which shall contain the numc of the person. his residence by reference to the official plat of the city of Nome, his busi- ness. and the office for which he desires to be: come candidate, and IL shall be signed by at least tHentyTive electors. Each e!ector signing the certificate shall add to his signature hi, place of residence in the municipality and his business Said certificate shall be filed with the city clerk not less than five days previous to the day of election, and any person failing to comply with the provisions or this section shall net be entitled to have his name placed on the election ballot.
 Sec. l5. Publishing Names of Candidates. At least three days before gn election the city clerk shall cause to be published in one or more newspapers devoted to the CisScminal ion of general news. and published within the city of Nome, the names Of the candidates for the vari- ous offices, certified to by him under the provi- SonS of this ordinance
 Sec. Is. Providing Ballots and Placing Names of Candidates on Official Ballots. IL shall be the duty of the city clerk to pro- vide and cause to be printed on the ballots the name Of every candidate whose name has been certified to or 1ied with the city clerk in the manner provided for in this ordinance. The city clerk shall provide for each election two hailots for each elector registered by him and two tallying books that shall be printed in rea tion with the tickets.
 Sec. IT, Official Ballots
 All ballots prepared under the provisions of this ordinance Shall be white and of a good