The Alaska prospector., 1905-03-16


 | each year thereafter and shall hold his ar her office for the period of three years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. orALrFIcArIoSs or ELECTORS
 Section {. The qualifications of an elcctor
 for Councilman shall be as follows: He shall be male citizen of the United states or one who has declared his intention to become such of the age of twcnty-one years and shall have been a bona tide resident of Alaska for one year. and of the Town of Valdez for six months
 next preceding the date of such election. electors for the School Board
 All adults who are citizens of the United
 States. or who have declared their intention to become such. and who are residents of Valdez School District.
 NOTICE OF ELECTION | Section ,. It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk, at least twenty (2D) days before any gen ' eral election and ten (1a) day before any spec i, newspaper. designated by the common Coun- ell, and to cause to he posted in at least three (3b conspicuous places within the Town
 of Valdez. notice of such election. which no tice shall state the time and place of holding
 such election. the hour that the pills will open
 and close. and the qualifications of voters at such election.
 OFFICERS or ELECTION ! section (. IL shall be the duty of the Com mon Coanctl to appoint annually for the gen
 eral municipal election, three ls) Judges. who ! | deg, anu who shall constitute a Board of Judges of such election. and prior to every
 election. three (s) Judges who shall be qualified electors Of the Town of Valdez. and who shall constitute Board of Judges of such election. The Common Council snail. also at the time of
 Inak ing the appointment of Judges of election | for the general municipal election or the spec
 ial election, as the ease may be, appoint two | suitable persons to act as Clerks of election, who shall be qualified electors of the Town of
 Valdez.
 FILLING VACANCIES IN ELECTION BOARD.
 Section :: ifany Judge of election. appointed
 as provided in Section 6. of this Ordinance, fails to attend and serve at the proper time
 and place, as provided by this Ordinance. the electors present may select another Judge " ho Is qu"lihed. to act in his place, and ii any tlerk oi election tails To attend and serve at the proper time and place. as provided by this Ordinance, the electors present may select another Clerk, who is a qualified eleetur, to
 act in his place.
 OATH or ELECTION OFFICERS Section s. Before entering upon the dis charge of their duties. said Judges and Clerks
 shall each take the following oath: "l, -, do solemnly swear or affirm, that will perform the duties oi Judge of clec- l tion. Cor Clerk. as the case may be) according
 to law; That l will assiduously endeavor to the election"
 Said oath shall be administered by an of.
 heer duly authorized by law to administer 1 oaths in the District of Alaska ;and memb of the Board of Election shall have power and
 authority to administer oaths and certify oaths
 required to be administered duriG, the pro-
 cess of election
 OPENING OF Polls. ETC.
 Section9. Prior to the opening of the polls. one of the Judges oi election shall make pu b..
 lie proclamation oi the same, and thirty (:sO) minutes before the closing of the polls public prrelamatiun by the same officer shall be made. that the polls will close in half an hour When the polls are closed. the fact must be proclaimed aloud at the place oi election and b.t Ina. received.
 At each general election there shall be pro. vided Two ballot boxes; II one oi which shall be deposited all ballo:s received for council men, and in the other shall be deposited all
 ballots received for members of school board. Before receiving any ballots, the Election Board. in the presence of any person assem- 1 bled at the polling place, must open, exhibit and close the ballot boxes and thereafter they must not be removed from the polling place or presence of the hy>tanders until all ballots are counted, nor must they be opened until
 after the polls are finally closed. POLL LISTS AND TALLY LIsrs.
 section 10. The Board of Election shall keep d poll list and tally list uf the election for eouncilmen and oi the election for members oi the school board. and shall return the sa me win the election returns No li-ts, tally paper or csItI.cIse return from any election must be
 rejected for want of form. ii il can be sati,iac- , torily understood.
 BALLOTS.
 section II. All ballots shall be of white paper, upon which shall be written or printed
 or partly written and printed, the names of tae persons voted Tor. and :he offices
 designated, No ballot shall contain more than stven names for CoUncilmen or three names Tor school Bosfd. and the ballots for School Board shall indicate the persons voted for Director, Treasurer and Clerk of said Board respectively. No ballot shall be used or eircu- lated on the day of election having any mark on the back thereof whereby il may be dis tinsGished from other ballots, ar from which II can he as"er aimed what person. or class of | Dsf1 f.,-ls oil
 men shall be five by nine inches and for school k''ard ;nrr by six inches in size, and when oi-
 ieied ipr dt po,il in ballot box, must be folded
 ii such q manner that nothing written or printed there Il can be seen.
 BALLOTS FOLDED TosETHER, Ere Section F Ii TWO or more ballots are folded
 together Tn the ballot box, they must be re- lecled. No ballot ar part thereof shall be re- Jeeteti ny reason of any oDscurity therein in relation 90 The name oi the person voted for can 4etermine from an inspection of the bal lot, the person Vo.ed for and the office in-
 tended. II he names oi more than seyen @ persons are designa'ei on any ballot found in
 thc ballot box: for the office of couneilmen
 all the names for such office must be rejected
 ana II the names oi more than three t3) per
 sons are Ge-ignated oi; any ballot found in the ballot box, for members oi the School Board then all the names designated on such h. ilot
 Tor such members of saia school Board must
 be reJecie"; the fact ot surh rejection in any such eases and the reeS.'il therefor must be
 n.'ted on the ballot, anu -isned ny majority
 II the election board. Tia ballot is found in
 lhe Ualioi box contain ng iae nanI- of the Der son and the office for Y tich he i> designated TWO or more times. it r.Irt not, for that req
 son :'t rejected, but Hu>i he counted for one ballot.
 COMMON CorSCIL To PRoyIDE POLLING PLACE
 Section i1. The Con.i., coinsil shall des-
 ignate Gt least twenii ti days before any an.
 nual munieip pal ele,i and len tiO) days be-
 lore any special eits1i"n. by resolution. the