Charlevoix county herald., 1911-07-01
For Justice of Peace.
(vote for one.)
names of candidates.)


to be printed. the said city clerk shall
cause to be delivered at each polling
place number of said ballots equal to
at least twice the number of votes cast
In such polling precinct at the last
general municipal election for the Of
fee OF Mayor.
The persons who are qualified to
vote at the general municipal election,
shall be qualified to vote at such pri-
mary elections. and challenges can
be made by not more than two per-
sons, to be appointed at the time OF
opening the polls by the inspectors Of
election; and the law applicable to
challenges at a general municipal elec-
tion shall be applicable to challenges
made at such primary election.
The board OF Election Inspectors
shall, Immediately upon the closing of
the polls, count the ballots and ascer-
tain the number of votes cast in such
precinct for each Of the candidates,
and make return thereof to the city
clerk, upon proper blanks. to be fur
nished by said city clerk, within "a
hours of the closing of the polls.
On the day following the said pri-
mary election the said city clerk shall
canvass said returns, 80 received from
all the polling precincts and shall
make and publish in all the news
papers of said city at least once the
result thereof. Said canvass by the
city clerk, shall be publicly made. The
two candidates receiving the highest
number of votes for mayor. shall be
the candidates, and the only candi-
dates whose names shall be placed
upon the ballot for mayor at the next
municipal election, and the two can
didates receiving the highest number
of votes for commissioners, and no
others, shall be placed upon the ballot
as candidate for commissioners at
such municipal election, provided
that when two commissioners are to
be elected. the names of the four can
didates, or all such candidates, If less
than four. receiving the largest num-
ber of votes, and their names only
shall be on the ballot as candidates
for commissioners at such municipal
election.
The two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for Justice Of
the Peace, and no others. shall be
placed upon the ballot as candidates
for Justice of the Peace at such NUM-
cipal election.
Sec. IA. Candidates for the offices
of supervisor and constable in the
several wards shall be nominated and
elected in the manner provided by the
general laws of the state for the nomi-
nation and election of such officers.
A separate ballot shall be prepared
by the city clerk, for each ward, for
the election of such officers and such
ballot shall conform to the require
ments of the general laws of the
state.
Sec. Is. If vacancy occurs in any
elective office. the commission shall
appoint an eligible person to fill such
vacancy until the next general munich
pal election, subject to the provision
of Chapter Nv. of this Charter. Any
vacancy shall then be filed by elec-
ton for the unexpired term.
Sec. ia vacancy shall exist in any
elective Office when an elected officer
fails to qualify within ten days after
receiving his certificate of election,
dies, resigns, is removed from Office,
removes from the city, absents him.
self continuously therefrom for more
than ninety days or is convicted of
a felony.
Sec. II. Whenever 1t shall be neces-
sary at any municipal election to elect
a commissioner to fill a vacancy in
the office of commissioner candidates
for the nomination to such office shall
designate such fact in their statement
Of candidacy and in the petition filed
in support of the same, and both the
primary and election ballot shall dis
tinguish thereon the candidates for
the unexpired term from the candi-
dates for the regular full term. Fol-
lowing the names of the candidates for
the unexpired term on the primary
ballot shall appear the words, vote
for one" The two candidates receiv-
ing the highest number of votes at the
primary election for commissioner for
the unexpired term, and no others,
shall be placed upon the election bal
lot on the municipal election as can
didates for such, office for such term,
and the candidates receiving the high
est number of votes for such office at
the municipal election shall be declar-
ed elected thereto.
ELECTIONS.