The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
LEGAL

eessive days in daily paper and for two
tttSnsecutive weeks in a weekly paper, and
nc seIu CITY clerk shall thereupon cause
the OFFICIAL ballot to be printed anthem
Ilcated with fac-simile of his siguature
o opon tne same ballot the names of the
ooHoiudtes Tor mayor, alphabetically ar
ranged, shall be placed first with a
square at the right of each name. and
I1ii0wins the designation of the office
shaH be the words Vote for one - in
pam black letters. Following these
names, likewise arranged in alphabeticaI
order' shall appear the names of the can
oIuates Tor commissioners, with a square
at the right of each name. and followin~
the designation of such office at the first
election held under this act the words
vote for two but at all SUBSEQUENT
elections the words Vote for one, shall
pc printed in plain black letters. The bal
LOT snail be printed upon plain white pa
headed y"
)" OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
eo,nI,1is; dor nomination for mayor and
the primary election held March -
b, but there shall be no party desie-
hauon or mark whatever, and no other
except those selected in the manner here
inbefore described. Having caused said
ballots to be printed. the said city clerk
snail cause to be delivered to the election
judges at the polling places in the said
city the same number of ballots and in
the same manner as provided by the KAN
y
quanf1ed to vote at the general municipal
elections shall be qualified to vote at the
primary election, and challenges can be
made by not more than two persons in
each polling-place to be appointed by the
judges of election; and the law applicable
10 challenges at the general municipal
election shall be applicable to challenges
at such primary election. The judges of
election shall Immediately upon the clos
ing OF the polls count the ballots and as
certain the number of votes cast in ca oh
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return thereof to the city clerk upon
proper blanks to be furnished by the said
clerk. within three hours after the
count is concluded. On the day following
the said primary election the city clerk
shall canvass said returns so received
from all the polling-places in the city
and shall make and publish in at least
one daily newspaper in the city, If there
be daily newspaper in said city, on two
successive days. the results thereof. IL
there be no daily newspaper published in
said city, then the results shall be pub
nShed once in some paper of general cir
culatfon in the said city. Said canvass
by the city clerk shall be publicly made.
The two candidates. receiving the high
est number of votes for mayor shall be
the cand1dates' and the only Candidates.
whose names shall be placed upon the
ballot for mayor at the next succeeding
general municipal election: and at the
first election held under this act the four
candidates. and at all subsequent cleo
tions the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for commission
erS. or all such candidates II there be less
than four two. as above mentioned,
shall be the candidates and the only can
didates whose names shall be placed
upon the ballot for commissioners at
such general municipal election.
Sec 9. That said original section 1889
of the General Statutes of 1909 is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publica ton
in the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House. and passed that body
February g. 1918.
w. 7. BROWN,
Speaker of the House.
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February s. 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,.
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN.
Secretary of the Senate
Approved Feb. T. 1918.
GEO. H. HODGES
Governor.
State of Kansas
Office of the Secretary of State.
L. CHAS H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
State of the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeaIJ and affixed my official seal,
this 10th day of February 1913.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State