The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-19

Section A. The regular precinct
election board for and within cities
Of the first class and incorporated
towns and villages shall conduct all
elections herein provided for Where
a precinct extends beyond the city
town or village limits. any member
of the precinct election board resid-
ing in such precinct and outside the
corporate limits Of such city, town or
village and is thereby ineligible to
serve as member Of such board in
a city or town election shall not be
allowed to serve but it shall be the
duty of the county election board, pre-
ceding any election. to be held here
under TO select an elector, who shall
be resident of said city, town or vii
lage, and of such voting precinct, who
possesses the other qualifications re-.
quired of members of precinct cleo
ton boards who shall be named as the
successor or substitute for such dis
qualified member. Such successor
shall be of the same political party
anliation as his predecessor and shall
serve only upon elections held in and
for such city or town as herein pro-
vided for
Section g. The county election
board shall provide all ballots as near
lv in conformity with the method
provided for other elections as is prac-
tical The expense of conducting such
election shall be properly certified by
said county election board Of the city
council or town board of trustees wi.o
shall make proper appropriations
therefore.
Section 6. The county election
board shall be allowed the sum Of
three dollars per day each for the
time they are actually engaged not
exceeding five days in any one year,
IN conducting city and town elections.
Where there are more than one city
or town in a county holding such
elections, the per diem of the coun-
ty election board shall be divided in
equal portions among such cities,
towns or villages and so certified by
said county board. Said board shall
keep all other items of expense in
separate account against each city
or town.
Section Z. The members Of the
precinct election board shall be allow
ed $3.50 each for holding and conduct
ing a municipal election, same to be
paid by their respective towns or
cities,
Section s. Omcial counters shall
be chosen for cities Of the first class
as in general elections, who shall
perform in such cities. for all elec-
tions hereinunder, the duties imposed
upon official counters for general cleo
tions. Such counters shall be paid by
their respective cities the sum of $500
each for the performance of the re-
spectiye duties in each election. In
incorporated towns and villages the
precinct duties imposed upon Official
counters in general elections and
shall begin the count when they close
the polls.
Section 9 No person shall be en-
titled to vote in any election held
hereunder whose name is not upon
such registration list for his precinct
as was required by the general cleo
ton law provided, that the regis
tration officers of ali cities of the
first class shall on the Thursday,
Friday and Saturday next preceding
each first Tuesday in April open his
Registration books and register, by the
methods prescribed by general regis
trations, the electors of their respec-
! tive precincts who have acquired the
right of suffrage since the last preced-
ing genera election, and all electors
so registered shall be entitled to vote
at any such city election, provided,
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three days above provided any elector
who swears that he was unable to re-
gister because of sickness of absence
at the regular registration may be reg
istered Provided that in the year
1909 any elector of a precinct who has
failed to register before the said three
days of extra registration may be reg
, istered.
Article II.
81 n L. No candidates name
shall be printed upon the official bal
lot for any city, town or village cleo
ton unless such candidate shall have
been nominated by some political
party at the primary election herein
provided for and so credited to the
county election board by the Chair
man and Secretary Of such political
party. or unless his name is pres
ented as an independent candidate as
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