St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-02

Sec. 20. Every person holding office
I'm the Town of st. Johns at the time
this charter shall take effect shall con
time TO hold said office until the first
day of July next following the nrs'
city election held after the taking ef'
feet of this charter and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified as Is
prescribed by this charter.
Election--Laws Governing.
Sec. 30. All the laws of this state
regulating and governing general efec'
tions and primary elections and pro
ceedings and matters incidental or re-
lating thereto or connected therewith
shall apply to and govern elections
under this charter, except that all the
powers conferred and devolved by said
laws upon the county court are hereby
conferred and devolved upon the coun'
ell. and all powers conferred and func-
tions devolved upon the county clerk
are hereby conferred and devolved
upon the city recorder, and all powers
and functions devolved upon the sher.
are hereby conferred and developed
upon the chief of police, If there be
one. and If there be no chief OF po-
lice. then said powers and functions
are hereby conferred and evolved
upon the city recorder, except as here
in otherwise provided, and except that
the officers to be elected at city eles.
'ions shat be as elsewhere declared In
this charter: that the terms county
officers. electors of the county and the
like. where found IN said election laws,
shall be held to include city officers.
electors Of the city and the like; that
the expense of city elections and all
proceedings connected Herewith shall
be provided for and paid by the coun.
ell: that the city recorder shall pre-
pare all tally sheets. poll books and
other matters and things required by
sald laws to be prepared and furnished
by the secretary OF state; that when
ever the canvass of votes for any city
Office snail show that two candidates
have received an equal and the high.
est number Of votes for such office. the
city recorder shall proceed to deter
mine bv lot which of said persons shall
he declared duly elected, in the man.
ner provided by the laws Of oregon,
for the action of county clerks.
Same; Judges and clerks-How
Chosen.
Sec. 81. Said laws regulating and
governing general elections shall be
deemed to include the act Of ,ae legis'
lative assembly Of the State of Ore
von. approved February 10. 1891. FIX.
ing the time for holding elections;
regulating the manner Of conducting
elections: prescribing the manner OF
making nominations of candidates:
for the printing aud dlstri'
button Of ballots by public officers NJ
public expense. ot coteta, and as any
NJ said laws are now and hereafter
hut the council shall not
create now election precincts. but shall
adopt the precinct boundaries last
established by the county
'ourt.
Judges and clerks Of election to
serve nj city elections and primaries
shall be chosen by the council NJ i,s'
FIRST meeting In January Of each year
In which a city election II 90 be held
Eleetions-How Called.
Soc %. 4 special election shall take
place not less than thirty days after
he passage of an ordinance calling
Inc same. Such ordinance shall set
forth the purposes for which such
special election may be called and the
to b. voted on and the dav
IN which such election shall be held.
Whenever any question N 10 be sub.
niitod Ia the electors Of the city. and
he method Of such submission II not
provided by this charter.
Or by general law. the same may BE-
NJ either a general or a
special election. and the method OF
shall be the same as pro
vided In this charter for general or
special elections, as the case may be,
OF Voters,
See 80. The provisions OF an act
entitled AN act To provide for the
'ogislration Of electors. regulating the
manner Of conducting elections. pro.
'iding for the prevention OF and pun.
shmont for frauds affecting the SUI.
rage and to prevent Illegal voting"
approved February II. 1899. shall ap.
ily To elections held under this char.
er. except as herein otherwise pro
iided, No person who has registered
or the preceding county election and
iaa not changed his residence need
register again for a city election. The
'ounty clerk shall keep open the regis,
Iration books. lists. etc. for a period OF
ilfteen days Immediately before the
81. day Of April next preceding the
rity election and during such time
shall register all persons who since
he registration books were last closed
have become eligible TO vote at such
elections. or who. being entitled TO
iote, have failed TO register, and shall
enter changes OF residences occurring
since the last registration OF all per
sons who shall apply therefor. Such
'lerk shall send 10 the several pre-.
'inets the precinct register thus cor.
'ected, as provided by said act. and