The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-07


 section 40. Countlng-Return and Gan, ass Of Ballols: Alter closing the polls the ballots snail 1oitnwlln De counted and the returns maue ou, and returned to the CIty Clerk. Al ballots alter beIng counted shall be carefully replaced in the ballot box, to- sether with the tally sheets, certiti- cates of the election boa5it and all papers and memoranda ps hning to
 he election, and thereuponN the said ballot lox shall be securely locked ano sealed by the said election board, and the same together with the key there to, delivered to the City Clerk by the inspector or one of the judges and his receipt taken therefor Thereupon within ten days after the election the Common Council shall examine and canvass the returns and declare the result and cause the same to be en- tered upon the journal of proceeding
 of the Common Council.
 Section Al. Council Deciding Vote. Certificate of Election: At the first regular meeting of the Common Coun- ell after such election, the returns thereof shall be canvassed by the Common Council and a written state ment of such canvass shall be made and signed by the mayor eor acting mayor, and attested by the City Clerk. such written statement of the can Vass shall contain the whole number of votes cast at such election, the number given for any person for any office and the names of the persons elected by the highest number of vote! and to what office. Provided if the requisite number of officers shall not be elected by reason of two or mora persons having received an equal and the highest number of votes for one and the same office, the Common Coun- ell shall give notice to the several per sons having the highest and an equal number of votes to attend the Common Council Chambers and the Common l Council shall then and there publicly
 proceed to decide by lot which of saiG persons shall be deemed duly elected, and a certificate of election shall be | issued to the person thus declared elected. After such canvask and the hling of such statement the City Clerk shall, within two days thereafter, max
 and sign a certificate of election for
 each person declared thereby to be
 elected, and shall deliver the same t. l him, upon demand. A certificate of
 election Is prima facie evidence of the
 facts therein contained but the Com
 mon Council shall decide all questions as to the qualification and election of 1 it's own members.
 Section AZ. Term of Office: The term of office of the several persons elected
 to office under the provisions of this ordinance shall be as follows:
 The mayor Tor one year, anu until
 ais successor IS electeu and quanuea 1 the councllmen for the term of two years and until their successors arv elected and qualified; except as pro-
 yided in Section hereof relating to the first election hereunder; the city clerk, the city treaurer and the city Attorney for the term of one year, re 5pectiyely, and until their successors are elected and qualified, provided however, they may be removed by the Common Council for cause; the term of such officers shall commence on the
 enth day after the canvass of the election returns by the Common Coun cil and shall terminate one year from that date, or until their successors are elected and qualifed each officer be- fore entering upon the duties of his office shall qualify by taking and filing with the City Clerk his oath of office The term of office of the member of the school board shall be for three years and until his successor Is elected and qualified, and shall commence on the first day of June succeeding his election, provided however, that at all special elections to fill vacancies the term of office shall be for such un- expired term thus made vacant, and shall begin as soon as such officer has Neen duly elected and shall duly qualifv by taking and filing his oath of office
 Section 43. Oath of Ofice-Form. All officers elected under this oraI- nance before entering upon the duties of their office, shall take and file with the City Clerk an oath of office to the following effect, to wit
 T, A. B., do solemnly swear Cor af- frm) that l will support the Constitu- don of the United States, the laws o1 the Territory of Alaska, and the Muni- cipality of Nome. and that will tt the best of my ability faithfully per form the duties of the office of ....... during my continuance therein, so help me God"