Evening journal., 1914-12-10


BILE to challenges at such primary
election and subsequent municipal /
election. Judges OF election shall, |
Immediately upon the closing of the l
polls, count the ballots and ascertain !
the number Of votes cast in such cleo
tion district for each OF the candidates, !
and make return OF the count thereof
forthwith to the Election Board, upon
proper blanks furnished by the said
Board. On the day following the said
primary election the said Board shall
canvass said returns so received
from all the election districts, and
shall Immediately make and file in the
Office OF the Election Board the re-
suit thereof Said canvass by the
Election Board shall be publicly
made.
Section SO. The candidates for
nomination to the Office of Commits
sioner who shall have received the
greatest number OF votes I'm such
primary election shall be placed on
the ballot at the next general
municipal election. in number not to
exceed double the number OF vacan-
cies in the Board OF Commissioners to
be filled Ballots for general
municipal elections shall he similar in
form 10 those OF primary ballots. ex-
cept that the words General
Municipal Election" shall appear at
the top of each ballot and immediate
ly over the names OF the regularly
nominated candidates for the Office of
Commissioner shall appear the words
For Commissioner and Vote for
five"
j Section S4 AT all municipal cleo
tions hereafter held for the election
OF officers. the election officers In tho
! several election districts shall can
vass the votes In their respective
81 districts and preserving all ballots
: voted. make return OF the ballots and
b the result OF the canvass to the said
, Election Board No ballots voted al
any municipal election hereafter held
In said city shall be destroyed unit
the expiration of six months there
; after.
I Section So. AT municipal elections
held for the election Of officers. the
persons selected shall be the sevora
] persons. to a number equal to thu
3 number 10 be elected to such Office
who shall receive the highest mum
Der OF votes therefor.
$ Section SO. In the event of tw'
}. or more candidates receiving an oqua
G number of votes for the same offic
q so that II Is impossible to determin
c which one or ones. to number cqua
to the number to be elected to sucl
Y Office, have been elected, they shal
= determine by lot which of them shal
e be entitled to the Office for whic
q they were candidates. and the on
4 thus chosen shall be entitled TO th
ofice as fully as II he had bee
elected thereto. The method OF draw
ing lots shall be provided by ordir
ance.
Section 81. Ballots at all nomin'
tion, general and special municipi
elections shall be voted, and the vote
shall indicate his choice by makir
a cross with a black lead pencil
crayon directly opposite TO and Z
the left hand side Of the name
the person or persons desired to
voted for, and In case a ballot shi
y be found TO contain the names
u more persons voted for than are
81 be nominated for or elected to any
nu fee. the ballot shall be rejected. A
~, distinguishing mark other than
'le cross or crosses used In voting sh
''o vitiate the entire ballot.
Section IS. Each candidate Tor
10. elective Office in the city shall wit
ne ten days after tho election file with
o.; Election Board and publish at le
once IN newspaper printed and pl
lished in the city, his sworn statcm'
NJ of all his election and campaign
AT penses and by whom such funds VI
'h' contributed Any violation of the p
visions of this section shall be mis-
Is meanor and upon conviction thereof
m fore the Court of General Sessions
rd person or persons so offending shall
ys punished by a fine and Imprisonment
RI either IN the discretion OF the cor
ch and such conviction shall ipso facto
crate az removal from office or y,
ne tion of the officer or employe so q
by victed. and the person so convicted sl
ne not thereafter be eligible To election
m appointment 10 any place of proiit
TO- trust under said corporation.
-, Section 50. The Board of Conn
- sioners shall have power and author
10 mnkr all needful rules and reg'
~. tions for carrying into effect the /
no visions relating TO elections.
ice initiative.
&C. Section 30. Any proposed ordina
as may be submitted TO the Board OF g
hic missioncrs by petition signed by G
ac- tors of che city, equal In number TO
the percentage hereinafter required
be- signatures TO the petition need not
be appended 10 one paper, but each sia
shall add 90 his signature the place
the his residence. giving street and mum
if The nirculntor of each paper shall m
for oath or affirmation as 20 the signai
ali attached 20 the petition in the 81
nc way as provided under section u Of
- ,hartor.
"a % Section o. Within ten days from
pc date If filing such petition the Ma
a. shall examine aud ascertain whether
ary not said petition contains the requi
lail number OF signatures, and he shall
OTIS tach 10 said petition his certiic
lot. showing the result Of said eSaminat
lall II the examination shows the nun
ties OF signatures TO be sufficient the ma
at shall Immediately submit the same
the the Board Of Commissioners.
ear Section so. II the petition acc
,al- nanying the proposed ordinance
ub- signed by electors equal in number
be twenty-five per centum OF the "
ion cast at the last preceding gem
VII election. and contains q request
h,,. tile said ordinance shall be subm
so,' yu TO a vote Of the people II not pas
~" by the Board Of Commissioners, S
lui- Board Of Commissioners shall ell
iui (a) Pass said ordinance witt
lo's alteration within twenty days a
ing attachment Of the Mayors certi6'
TO the accompanying petition. Of