Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-07
certificates, which shall rea substantially
as follows:
PETITION OF NOMINATION.
Individual Certificate.

become candidate as the nominee or rep.
resentative of, or because Of any prom
ised support from any political party. or
any committee or convention representing
or acting for any political party.
State of oregon, County of Marion, City of
Salem, IS
- -, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says that he is the person
who signed the foregoing certificate and
that the statemnets therein are true
Signed. -
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
- day of -, A. d. 10.
My commission expires --, 19-.
- -. Notary Public.
The petition of nomination. of which this
certificate forms a part shall, If found
insufficient, be returned to - -,
Sec. 10. Forms to be Supplied by the
Clerk to furnish upon application, a rea-
sonable number of forms of such individual
certificates
Sec. IL. Requirements of Certificate
Each certificate must be separate paper.
All certificates must be Of uniform size
as determined by the City Clerk. Each
candidate and no more. In case an electOr
candidate and OmOre. In case an electOr
has signed two or more conflicting certifi-
Gates, all such conflicting certificates shall
be rejected. Each slgner must make oath
to his certificate before a notary public
substantially in the form prescribed nj
Sec IL. Date of Presenting Petition
petition of nomination consisting of not
less than twenty-five (25) Individual GER
tificates for any one candidate may be
presented to the City Clerk not earlier than
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
tSere 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 before said election, and the
acceptance of the candidate shall be filed
with the City Clerk on same day
Sec 13. Examination of Petition by
Clerk-When a petition of nomination is
presented for filing to the City Clerk, he
+ shall forthwith examine. the same, and
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 petl-
I 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 Petitlons-If either
the original or the amended petition Of
nomination be found sufficiently signed, as
hereinafter provided, the City Clerk shall
of such nominating petitions In due form
as herein provided, the candidates therein
named shall be deemed duly nominated.
Sec. 10. Withdrawal or Acceptance
Any person whose name has been presented
under this Article as candidate may, not
later. than fifteen days before the
election, acuse his name to be with
drayn from nomination by filing, with
the City Clerk a request therefor In
writing. under his own signature, duly
attested by a 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 alb.
sence Of such acceptance the name of the
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
a period of two years al! petitions of nom
ination and all certificates ss,ts belonging
Sec. II. Election NOtices-The City
Clerk shall. on the tenth day before the
election. certify list Of the candidates so
nominated whose names are entitled to
appear on the ballot as being the list OF
candidates nominated as required by this
Charter. with the Offices to be filled, and
the Board shall cause said certified list OF
. names and the offices to be filed, desig
to be published in a notice calling the cleo
tlon, five successive days before the cleo
tiOn. certify a list of the candidates 50
nominated whose CIRCULATION published n
the City. Such publication must be made
for any questions or measures to be voted
upon. o,.-
Clerk shall cause the ballots to be printed
as provided by the codes and statutes Of
the State of Oregon exceDt as otherwise
in this Charter provided. The ballots shal
contain the list of names and the respective
offices. as published In the election notice
shall be substantially Of the form provided
by Lords Oregon, Laws, except as herelr
otherwise provided.
Sec. 49, Arrangement Of Offices on Bal
lot-The offices to be filled shall be ar
ranged in separate columns in the follow
/, ing order:
'For Mayor Cif any Vote for one
For Commissioner, Department No. 2,
For Commissioner, Department No. 8,
n Sec az %. Requirements of Bailots@Al
: ballots printed shall be preclsesly OF TN
type and color Of ink Space shall b
provided on the ballots for Charter amend
ments or other questions when to be vote
, on at the municipal elections as proYide'
: The names of candidates for each offic
e shall be arranged in alphabetical order
IL Nothing on the ballot shall be lndlcatlV
of the source of the candidacy or OF IN
n support of any candidate. No ballot shal
j have printed thereon any party or politica
d designation or mark. and there shall not b
: appended to the name of any candidate an
Il such party or political designation or marx
or anything indicating his views
d opinions.
Il Sec. 81. Sample Ballot-The city Cler
5 shall at least five days before the electlG
d cause to be printed five hundred sampl
II ballots upon paper Of different color bu
]. otherwise Identical with the ballot 10 D
e used at the election. and shall dlstriDut
the same upon application to registere
|, voters at his office.
D. Sec. % Election Officers, Judges, AZ
G. pointment-It shall be the duty OF IN
s. Board of Commissioners at its regular se'
le sion. and at least twelve DAYS previous l
" the day of holding any municipal election
Is 10 appoint for each ward from the qual
,e fed electors of said ward one lnspectC
and two Judges. who shall constitute
f. Board Of Judges Of Election. In case thos
c. appointed In accordance with this sectio
10 shall not he present at the place desll
II mated by the Board Of Commissioners.
the hour to open the polls, the electol
ie present may appoint a Board OF Judg'
N for such ward.
N Sec %. Clerks - The Inspector az
ie Judges Of Election for each ward shal
Is before the time Tor opening the polls q
point two suitable persons to act as Clerk
- who shall be qualified voters. Each Clei
OF shall write down each Office to be filled ar
al the name Of each person voted for for SUE