The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
Official Title.

And the time Of filing said petition with the City Clerk
said applicant shall make deposit with the City Clerk IN
the sum of Five $500 Dollars, which shall be paid into
the City Treasury by the Clerk
SECTION 90 FILING OF APPLICATIONS. The City
Clerk shall file the applications presented by all parties
payment of said fee and in the order in which they are
received marking the day and hour OF receiving the same
and give the party filing the receipt for the money
paid with notation thereon OF the day and hour received
SECTION q. PREPARATION OF BALLOTS. The City
Clerk SHALL when the election is for the election of officers
prepare ballot in form provided by law and known as
Australian Ballot upon which shall be printed the names
of all candidates who have filed for the OF election
and they shall be placed the ballots the order OF their
reception by the Clerk for the respective offices to be voted
for and said ballot shall have blank lines following
the of persons to be voted for as there are officers to
At the first election to be held after the adoption
this Charter under the of each candidate for Alder
man to be voted for and which printed the ballots
prepared by the City Clerk the words lone year shall be
printed under the names of those candidates whose office
will expire the beginning of the official year January
1918 and under the OF the candidates and the per
whose office will expire at the beginning OF the official
year January, 1919 shall be printed the words two
years Under the Of all that may be writ
ten the ballot the day of election by the voter the
shall designate under the of the person voted
for if said person for the long short term by writing
under such the words two years. lone year. and
all written into the ballots election day that do
not designate properly for which such persons
intended to fill shall not be counted as voted for.
SECTION %. HOW PLACED ON BALLOT. The names
candidates be voted for shall be placed the ballot
order viz Mayor Aldermen Municipal judge and Special
Municipal Judge At the first election held the OF
candidates for short term Aldermen shall follow those OF
the candidates for long term Aldermen
SECTION 90. NOTICE OF ELECTION, HOW POSTED.
Notices of election shall be posted in three of the most
public places the several voting precincts of the City at
least O days before the day of election and be pub
lished twice in the official paper of the City.
SECTION "a. APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF ELEC-
TON The City Council shall at least twenty-five (25) days
before any General Election appoint three qualified
each voting precinct in the City to be Judges of Election
Said Judges shall appoint two qualified electors for each
polling place to act Clerks of Election
SECTION %. MANAGEMENT OF ELECTIONS. CAN
VASS OF VOTE AND NOTIFYING OFFICERS ELECTED.
The provisions of the State Law applicable cities of its
class relating the qualifications of electors preparing bal
lots the of voting duties of election officers and all
other particulars respect to the Of election
far practicable and not inconsistent with the
sons of this Charter shall all such elections and the
canvassng of ballots cast at such elections shall be in full
view and hearing at all times of all persons and in public
and the Election Board shall provide opportunity for
hear and keep count of ballots they counted
and canvassed.
Within three days after any election general or special
the City Council shall meet and the election
declare by resolution the results of said election The
City Clerk shall thereupon forthwith notify all officers
elected of the fact of their election by notice delivered
sonay or by mail
| SECTION 26. MANNER OF FILLING VACANCIES
Any officer removing from the City any person who shall
fail qualify to enter upon the duties of his office prior
the first Tuesday after the first Monday January fol
lowing the date of his election shall be deemed to have
vacated the Office and officer having entered upon the
duties of his office may resign by giving written notice there
of the City Council and shall declare the office