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and jurisdiction over the Owens river
project until the completion of the
aQueduct, when it is to be turned over
to the water commission.
Amendment No. 4
Sec. 194-Provides for three kinds
Of elections, primary nominating cleo
tions, general municipal elections and
special elections.
Sec. 195-Fixes time for general mu-
nicipal elections.
Sec. 196-Teohnical amendment con-
forming to section 1876, providing for
legal machinery OF installation, etc.
Sec. 197-Straightens out the tangle
heretofore existing in the matter of ap-
pointing members of the board Of edu-
cation. Under the old patchwork
charter both the council and board Of
education had power to appoint a sue
cessor in case Of death or resignation.
The amendment gives this power to
the board Of education exclusively.
Sec. 202-Technical amendment con-
forming with the previous amendments
on elections.
Sec. 206a-Provides for nominations
at the primary nominating election.
Sec. 206b-Provides primary nomin-
ating elections be held not more than
five weeks nor less than three weeks
from general or special elections, and
that the election officers be the same
for the primary and special or general
elections.
Sec. 206c-Provides for petitions for
placing the name of a candidate on the
primary election ballot and prescribes
the form of such petition.
Sec. 206d-Gives further details on
primary nominating petitions.
Sec. 206e-Requires the signatures Of
100 qualified electors to primary nom
mating petitions.
Sec. 206f-Provides primary nominat-
ing petitions shall be presented to city
clerk not less than sixty days nor more
than eighty days preceding primary
nominating election and prescribes for
mula for city clerk to follow when such
petitions are regularly presented.
Sec. 206g-Gives five days for
amending primary nominating petitions
should city clerk find petition deficient
in signatures.
Sec 206h-Provides city clerk shall
file regular nominating petitions.
Sec. 206i-Prescribes legal machinery
for city clerk to follow In connection
with nominating petitions.
Sec. 2O6j-Gives proposed candidates
the privilege of withdrawing names
before nominating elections.
Sec. 2O6k-Provides for method Of
voting at primary elections. which are
same as those of any other election.
Sec 206l-Prohibits anything being
placed on ballot to- indicate party af-
fiIiations Of candidate.
Sec. 2O6m-Provides for blank spaces
on ballot where names Of candidates
not on ballot may be written.
Sec 206n-PrOvides that candidates
to be elected to I'LL an unexpired term
shall be so designated on the ballot.
Sec. 206o-Provides the two candi-
dates receiving the highest number of
votes for any one office at the primary
nominating elections shall be the only
candidates for that office at the general
election.
Sec. 2O6p-Provides form of ballot for
general or special election following
primary election.
Sec. 206q-Gives any person entitled
to vote the right to absent himself
from his work for two consecutive
hours to cast his ballot at any cleo
ton.
Sec 206r-Provides nothing In the
foregoing sections shall be deemed to
apply to an election held under pro-
visions of section 1890 Of the charter.
Amendment No. 5
Sec 2O7-Gives the mayor power to
veto contracts approved by the coun-