Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-12

that the statements ,nst,Jn are true.
Subscribed and swoFa S5saeS; TO- before ma III.
My commission expires 1e-
The petition Of nomination. Of which this
certificate forms part shall, II found
insufficient be returned to =
at No. - - street. Salem.
sec 10. Forms to be Supplied by the
Sierk-lt shall be the duty OF the CITY
CLERK to furnish upon application, a rea-
sona6le number Of forms Of such Individual
certificates
Sec. IL: Requirements of Certificate
Encn certlreate must be a separate paper
All certificates must be Of a uniform Size
as determined by the City Clerk. Each
certineate shall contain the name of one
candidate and no more. In case an electOr
mas signed two or more conflicting certifi-
Gates, all such conflicting certificates shall
De rejected. Each signer must make oath
60 his certificate before notary public
suDstahtallly IN the form subscribed in
sectlOn y OF this Charter
Sec, II. Date Of Presenting Petition
A petition OF nomination consisting of not
less than twenty-five (25) individual GER
tltlcates for any one candidate may be
thirty nor later than twenty days before
the election. The City Clerk shall endorse
thereon the date upon which the petition
was presented to him. Provided, that should
there be no petition filed for one office 20
days before election the date of presenting
petitions for said office shall be extended
to fifteen days beforeAald election, and the
acceptance OF the candidate shall be filed
with the City Clerk on same day.
Sec. ~. Examination Of Petition by
Clerk.--When petition Of nomination Is
presented for filing to the City Clerk, he
snail forthwith examine the same, and
ascertain whether 1t conforms to the pro-
visions Of this Article. If found not to
conform thereto, he shall then and there
In writing designate on said petition the
defect or omission or reason why such peti.
tion cannot be filed, and shall forthwith
return the petition to the person named
as the person to whom the same shall be
returned in accordance with this Article.
The petition may then be amended, but not
later than three days after said petition
shall have been returned, presented to the
Clerk as in the first instance. The City
Clerk shall forthwith proceed to examine
the amended petition as hereinafter pro-
vided
Sec. IA. Filing of Petltions-If either
the original or the amended petition of
nomination be found sufficiently signed, as
hereinafter provided, the City Clerk shall
file the same forthwith. Upon final filing
as herein provided, the candidates therein
named shall be deemed duly nominated
Sec 10. Withdrawal or Acceptance
Any person whose name has been presented
ulutI lllS AIllClt hb u Chuuludlt may, uOL
later than fifteen days before the
election, cause his name to ne with
drawn from u0minati"r NY "'i"~ WIN
the City Clerk a request therefor in
writing, under his own signature, duly
attested by notary public, and no name
so withdrawn shall be printed upon the
ballot Any person nominated under this
Article shall file his acceptance with the
City Clerk not later than fifteen days be-
fore the day of election, and in the abb
unna On IA Ttph fhn nf fhn
candidate shall not appear on the ballots
except as otherwise herein provided
Sec. 16 Preservation of Petitions-The
City Clerk. shall preserve in his office for
ination and all certificates belonging
thereto filed under this Article.
Sec. II. Election NOTES.-THE City
Clerk shall, on the tenth day before the
election, certify list Of the candidates sc
nominated whose names are entitled tC
appear on the ballot as being the list Of
candidates nominated as required by thi:
Charter, with the offices ~ he tlled ap'
the Board shall cause said certified list o
names ard the offices 70 be filled .de2lg
mating whether for full or unexpired tern
to be published in a notice calling the elec
tlon, five successive days before the elec
! tiOn. certify a list of the candidates 81
nominated whose circulation published Il
the City. Such publication must be mad
for any questions or measures to be votet
upon.
Sec. 49, Form of Ballots-The Cit.
Clerk shall cause the ballots to be printed
as provided by the codes and statutes o
the State Of Oregon. except as otherwis
in this Charter provided. The ballots shal
contain the list of names and the respectiv
offices, as published In the election notice
and so far as applicable to such election
shall be substantially Of the form provlde
by Lords Oregon, Laws, except as herel
otherwise provided
| lOt-The offices to be filled shall be al
ranged in separate columns in the follow
''For Mayor (if any, Vote for one.
For Commissioner, Department No. ?,
For Commissioner, Department No. 8,
Sec. 20, Requirements of Ballots-Al
ballots printed shall be preclsesly of tn
same size, quality, tint Of paper, kind Q
provided on the ballots for Charter amend
ments or other questions when to be vote
on at the municipal elections, as provide
by this Charter or the Laws OF the StatC
The names of candidates for each offic
shall he arranged in alphabetical order
Nothing on the ballot shall be indicatlv
of the source of the candidacy or Of tn
support of any candidate. No ballot shal
have printed thereon any party or pOlitica
designation or mark. and there shall not b
appended to the name of any candidate an
such party or political designation or mari
or anything indicating his views o
Sec, 81. Sample Ballot-The City Cler
shall at least five days before the electio
cause to be printed five hundred sampl
ballots. upon paper Of different color Du
otherwise Identical with the ballot to ,
used at the election, and shall dlstribut
the same upon application to reglstere
Sec. %. Election Officers, Judges, Al
pointment-It shall be the duty Of tn
Board of Commissioners at its regular SCI
the day of holding. any municipal election
to appoint for each ward from the quail
fed electors of said ward, one Inspecto
and two Judges, who shall constitute
Board Of Judges of Election. In case thos
appointed in accordance with this seetio
shall not be present at the place desil
mated by the Board Of Commissioners.
the hour to open the polls, the. electol
present may appoint a Board OF Judge
: for such ward.
Judges of Election for each ward, shal
before the time Tor opening the polls, al
point two suitable persons to act as Clerk
who shall be qualified voters. Each Gler
the name Of each person voted for for sue sue
!, Office and shall keep the number OF votel
by tallles, as they are read aloud by Il
! Iusoect~r or '"dr"
; Sec. "a. Polls open-All elections hel
commence at s o'clock a. IN. and contlnI
, until Z o'clock p. m. Of the same day, VIII
out closing the polls.
Sec. 25. Canvass and Election-As soc
I as the polls are closed the election Jqdg'
shall Immediately open the ballot boxe
take therefrom and count thu. ballots, an
enter the total number thereof on the tai
, sheet provided therefor. No vote shall
i counted for any candidate more than on
on any ballot. all subsequent votes on th'
q ballot for that candidate being void
, The person receiving the largest nnm6'
, Of votes cast at such election for any ON
a shall be elected to that office.
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