Charlevoix county herald., 1915-02-06

any eiection the registration snail De
held on the second Saturday proceed
ing such election. No registration day
shall be required before any primary
election.
Sec. 10. Upon said ballots the names
OF the candidates shall be arranged for
the several offices in accordance with
the provisions of the general primary
laws governing the arrangement of
names of candidates on primary ballots
for state and county officers. The
names of the candidates for mayor shall
first be placed on the primary ballot
with square at the left Of each name
automatically above, the words "vote
for one" Following these names, like
wise arranged, 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 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 of said offices said candidates
shall pc deemed to have been duly
nominated and their names shall not be
made to appear upon said primary bal
lot, and it shall be the duty of the clerk
to issue to such candidates certificates
of nomination. Provided further, that
in case there shall be but two candi-
dates for each and all of said offices to
be nominated at said primary election
then it shall not be necessary to hold
said primary election for the nomina-
ton of said candidates, and it shall be
the duty of the city clerk to issue to
each and all of said candidates certif-
Gates of nomination and said primary
election shall not be held except when
necessary to nominate state and county
officers pursuant to the laws of the
State of Michigan.
Sec. 13. Having caused said ballots
to be printed, the said city clerk shall
cause to be delivered at each polling
a number Of said ballots equal to at
least twice the number of votes cast in
such polling precinct at the last general
election for the office of the mayor.
The persons who are qualified to vote
at the general municipal election shall
be qualified to vote at such primary
elections, and challenges can be made
by not more than two persons, to be
appointed at the time of opening of the
polls by the inspectors of election; and
the law applicable to challenges at
general municipal election shall be ap-
plicable to challenges made at such
primary election. The board of cleo
ton inspectors shall, Immediately upon
the closing of the polls, count the bal
lots and ascertain 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 furnished by said clerk within
twenty-four hours of the closing of the
polls. On the day following the prim-
airy election the said clerk shall canvass
said returns, so received from all the
polling precincts and shall make and
publish in all the newspapers 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 candidates whose names shall
be placed upon the ballot for mayor at
the next municipal election, and the
two candidates receiving the highest
number of votes for commissioner and
no others shall be placed upon the bal
lot as candidates for commissioner 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-
Der Of votes, and their names only,
shall be placed on the ballots as can
didates for commissioner for such mum
icipal election. The two candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes for
Justice of the Peace, and no others,
shall be placed upon the ballot as can
didates for Justice of the Peace at such
municipal election. Provided, how
ever, That in case there shall have
been only two candidates for any one
of said offices and their names shall
not have appeared on the primary bal
lot, and also in case such primary cleo
ton shall for like reason not have been
held, the names of such persons whose
nominations shall have been certified
to by the clerk shall be placed on the
ballet for such office at such municipal
election.
Further Resolved, The forpoinp pro-