Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-03
SATURDAY. OcTOBTR 3, 1914.
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF EAST JORDAN.
TAKE NOTICE.

TAKE NOTICE.
At the general election to be held On
the third day of November, A. D. 1914,
there will be submitted to the electors
Of the City of East Jordan certain
amendments to the City Charter of the
City of East Jordan: The sections
amended are SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, 10, l3, Il,
10, 20 and % of Chapter III and they
are amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER III.
REGISTRATION. NOMINATION.
AND ELECTION.
REGISTRATIONS.
Section l. The supervisors of each
of the three wards of said city shall
constitute the board Of registration
therein, except as herein otherwise
provided. If by reason Of the change
of the election district, or the division
of the city into two or more election
districts, or otherwise, it becomes neces-
sary to increase the number of registra-
ton boards of the city, the commissiop
shall appoint board of registration for
such additional district: Provided, that
the supervisor for each ward shall be a
member of the registration board for
the election district in which he resides
and the commission shall appoint one
or more members for such boards OF
registration as may be necessary to
complete board of two or more mem.
bers. The compensation for the men,
bers of the board of registration shall
be 500 per day.
Section q When changes shall be
made in any election district, or when
a new ward shall be formed in whole
or in part from the territory of other
wards, or when ward shall be divided
into voting districts, the boards of re-
gistration of the respective wards or
voting districts effected by the change,
shall meet previous to the time pre-
scribed by law for giving notice of
their sessions preceding the next cleo
ton, and the name of each registered
elector known to have been transfer
red by such change from one ward or
voting district to new ward or voting
district, or from one voting district to
another, shall be copied into the regist-
err Of the ward or voting district to
which the transfer was made, and be
stricken from the register of the ward
or voting district from which the cleo
tor was transferred by the change.
Section 4. The entire city shall con-
stitute one election district: Provided,
that the city commission may divide
the city into two or more election dis
tricts by ordinace or resolution. The
said boards shall register all electors by
wards in separate books for each ward.
No person shall be permitted to vote at
any primary or city election unless he
shall be registered and qualified cleo
tor Of said city: Provided, however,
that any qualified elector may be re-
gistered and be eligible to vote at any
primary, or any general city election, if
he shall appear IN person before the
city clerk and take the oath required
as to qualifications for registration and
request that his name be registered
therein. The inspectors shall register
any person who shall on any primary
or city election day appear and make
oath or affirmation to the effect thst he
is qualified elector of said city, or
when they personally know him to be
such. Amy person registered OF any
primary or election day as prescribed
herein shall be entitled to vote at said
primary or city election and at any sue
ceeding election without other registra-
ton. There shall be no other registra-
ton except that prescribed by the gen.
eral election laws of the State of Michi-
gan.
NOMINATION.
Section 10. Upon said ballots the
names of the candidates shall be ar
ranged for the several offices in accor-
dance with the provisions of the gener-
al primary laws governing the arrang-
ment Of names of candidates on prim-
airy ballots for state and county officers.
The names of the candidates for mayor
shall first be placed on the primary bal
lot with square at the left of each
hame and Immediately above, the
words "vote for one."
Following these names, likewise ar
ranged, shall appear>the names of the
candidates for commissioner, likewise
arranged, with the square at the left of
each name and Immediately above, the
words "vote for one"
Following these names, likewise ar
ranged, shall appear the names of the
candidates for Justice of the Peace
with a square at the left of each name
and Immediately above, the words
"vote for one: Provided, however,
that in case there be but two candidates
for any said offices, said candidates
shall be deemed to have been duly