Douglas Island news., 1908-03-25
Ordinance No. 36.
CONCERNING METHOD OF CONDUCTING
 ELECTIONS.

The Common Council of the City of Douglas does ordain as follows:
 Section l. That at any election held in the city of Douglas, all ballots shall be printed under the direction of the City Council, and shall contain the names of all candidates to be voted for at such election and the office desig- mated, and shall be styled the "Otticial ballot"
 Sect ?. That at all elections for the election of members of the common council and members of the school board, two ballot boxes shall be pro- vided, one for the reception of ballots for mem bers of the council and the other for the reception of ballots for members of the school board, and bal lots for mem bers of the school board shall be printed on paper of differ ent color from that used for members of the Common Council.
 Sec. 3. That within the building at which any election ia'held, there shall be provided polling booths, within which each voter shall D" allowed to quietly, without moIes' ation, or any outside influence or Interference, pro ceed alone and mark his ballots, aud having done 90 at once hand the same tO the Judges of EieCtiDu whose duty shail bc 70 immediately deposit the same in the ballot boXes.
 Clerks and judges of election shall have cha ge of all ballots aud npOu de mand ~hnii band one T, to each quail ned voter, surh ballots shall not be taken from be building, but in case voter hall uniutentiunally-by inn proper markings or from any other cause, illegally defaCe his ballot, he shall upon presentation of such spoiled ballot to either judges or clerk in charge thereof-be supplied with another in exchange for same, and such defaced ballot so received shall be immediately publicly destroyed.
 Sec. 1. That no electioneering shall be tolerated or allowed within fifty l5O) feet of the polling booths, provided however, that any qualified voter, who under oath before the judge of election shall swear, that he is unable to under stand or mark his own ballot, on ac- count of partial or total blindness, inability to read or write, or some other physical incapabiity, shall be all lowed to choose from the .bystanders an assistant or interpreter for the pur- pose of marking such ballot, but such assistant shall also be duly sworn to the faithful performance of his duty before some officer or judge of election.
 Sec. }. That the names of all caudi- dates shall be filed at the office of the city clerk not later than the Saturday next proceeding the date of the elec- ton, and such candidates shall be the regular nominees of public caucus or convention, or upon the petition of not less than twenty t20) duly qualified electors of the city of Douglas.
 Sec. G. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances of the City of Douglas, iu conflict with the above are hereby repealed.
 Sec. :. This ordinance shall be pub lished on the 18th day of March, 1908, and the 25th day of March 1908, in the Douglas Island News, a news paper pub- lished in the City of Douglas. Alaska, and shall be posted in three public places in said city, and shall take effect and be in force from and after the date on which it is passed and approved.
 Passed and approved this 10th day of March, A. D. 1908. N. S. HUDSON,
 AIILSI' Mayor.
 JOIN HENSON,
 Clerk