Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-10

names and the offices ta be filed dss-
ignating whether for full or expired
term, to be published in notice call
ing the election three successive days
before the election is not more than
two daily newspapers of general cir
culation published in the city.
The charter then at length pre-
scribes the form of ballots and other
matters pertaining to the election. The
names Of candidates for each office
shall be arranged in alphabetical or
der. Nothing on the ballot shall be
indicative of the source of the can
didacy or Of the support of any can
didate. No ballot shall have printed
thereon any party or political desig-
nation or mark. There shall not be
appended to the name of any candi-
date any such party or political des-
ignation or mark, or anything indi-
eating his views or opinions.
The candidate receiving a majority
of the votes over all the candidates of
that office shall be declared elected,
provided, however, that no person
shall be declared elected to any office
at such first election unless the num-
ber of votes received by him shall be
greater than one-half the number of
ballots cast at such election. AS to
any office not SO filed by ma
jority vote said first election shall be
deemed primary election for the
nomination of candidates therefor, and
second election shall be held to fill
said office. At said second election
the only candidates whose names
shall be printed on the ballot shall
be the two persons who at such pri-
mary election received the higncst
number of votes therefor, provided,
however, that any person who at said
primary election received the same
number of votes (for such office as
any person so made candidate for
that office, shall also be a candidate
therefor at said election and that any
candidacy at said election made va
cant by death, withdrawal or other
wise, shall be filled by the election OF
the person (or persons if more than
one) who at said primary election Sc
cured the next highest number of
votes and majority for said office.
At said second election the candidates
receiving the highest number of votes
shall be declared elected. The said
election if necessary to be held shall
be held two weeks after the first cleo
ton.
No candidates for any elective office
shall directly or indirectly use or
cause to be used in the aid of his
candidacy, on the day of any munic-
ipal election, more than one carriage
or other vehicle, to aid voters to get
to the polling places. Such carriages
or other vehicle shall be used to trans
port only those voters who by rea-
son of illness or other infirmity are
unable to go to the polling places un-
less transported. Any candidate to
use one carriage shall not less than
one day prior to the day of election
file in the office of the clerk state
ment of such desire on his part which
shall contain description of the car
riage as will readily identify the same
No other vehicle than the one de-
scribed in the said statement shall be
used by the said candidate or by any
committee or association promoting
his candidacy for the purpose of con-
veying voters to the polling places on
the day of election. A violation of the
above provisions by any candidate
shall disqualify him from holding the
office for which he is a candidate.
Every candidate shall take an oath
that he has not violated any of the
nrOvisions Of this sectiOp