Douglas Island news., 1916-01-26

such questions to the person challenged as may be necessary to test his qualifications as a voter at that election The Judge may hear such other testimony and consider such other evidence as is proper on the question. ! A majority of the Judges shall decide the matter ll the challenge is decided against the person offering Go vote, the ballot Oiier- ed must, without examination, be destroyed in the presence of the said person bya Judge or Judges of election: if determined in his favor the ballot must be deposited in the proper ballot box. If the person SO chal- ! lenged refuses to answer fully any questions put to him touching his qualifications as voter, the Judges must reject the ballot. The election board must cause one of the clerks to keep O list showing: First, the names of all persons challenged; second, by whom challenged; third, the grounds of such challenge; fourth the determination of the board upon such challenge. CANvAssING AND RETURNING THE VOTE
 Section 28. As soon as the polls are finally ! closed on the evening of the day Of election the Judges shall first open the ballot boxes containing the votes cast for Councilmen and commence counting the votes, and when ! these are counted and the results ascertain ! ed it shall be checked with the poll list, and ! all ballots replaced to be counted again as provided for in section 2i of this Ordinance. ! The Judges shall then open the ballot boxes ! containing the votes east for members of the School Board and proceed In the same m0n- ucr, In no ease shall the boxes be removed ] from the room ia which any election may be ! held until all the ballots are finally counted.
 COUNTING OF BALLOTS TO BE PUBLIC
 Section 2i. The counting of ballots shall in ! all cases be public. Ballots, after having ! been counted and checked as provided for ln ! section 25 above, shall be taken out carefully one by one by the Judges of election who l shall open them and read aloud the name of ! each person voted for and the office for which every such person is voted for; proc vided that mo more ballots shall be drawn ! from the box than enough to check with the poll list
 DUTIES OF CLERK AS TO TALLY, ETC.
 Section 25. Each Clerk shall write down ! each office tO be filled, and the name of each person voted for for such office, and they ! shall keep the mum ber of votes by tally as ! they are read aloud by one of the Judges. The counting of votes shall be continued without adjournment until al are counted.
 DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS
 Section 26. It shall be the duty of one of ! the Judges to string the ballots at the time of counting, and after all the ballots have been counted and strung, it shall be the duty of the Judges to place them in a sealed envelope and write thereon Ballots of Mu- uicipal Election of the Town of Douglas, ! Alaska held this - day of -, l9-, and de- liver said sealed envelope to the Town Clerk, ! who shall keep the same, unopened for the 1 period of one year, t1 be used only as eV- ! deuce i'm ease or cases Of contest, when called for; at the end of which time it shall be the duty of said Town Clerk to burn said ballots in the presence of two other city officials as witnesses thereto, and make and keep a memorandum in writing of these facts.
 CERTIFICATE, ELECTION RETURNS, ETC.
 Section 27. As soon as all the votes are read off and counted, certificate . shall be drawn upon each of the papers cOn- taining the poll lists and tallies, or attached thereto. stating the number of votes each ! person voted for has received and designat- ing the office for which he was voted. Said certificate shall be signed by the Judges . and Clerks of election; and said certih- ! cates, with the poll lists, tally papers and . oaths of Judges aud Clerks shall be sealed m am envelope by one of the Judges and en- dorsed Election Returns and be delivered ! to the Town Clerk The poll book and cer- tifed copy thereof shaD also be delivered to the Clerk at the same time.
 CANVASS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
 Section 2S. The Judges of election must ! then aud there canvass all votes given and must declare the seven persons voted Tor Tor Couucilmeu having the highest number or votes cast, elected; and the person voted for for member of the School Board, having the ! highest number of votes cast for that office, elected iul like manner
 CERTIFICATE OF JUDGES OF ELECTION
 Section 29. The Judges of election must immediately make out aud deliver to each ! of such persons, on demand, certificate or election. sigued by each of them.
 OATH OF OFFICE
 Section 30. All officers elected under this ! Ordinance, before entering upon the duties of their office must take and subscribe am ! oath before person qualified tO administer oaths in Alaska, as follows: "I do SOlemuly swear Cor at- ] hrm) that ! will support the Constitution of ! the United States, and that ! will support the ! laws of the Territory of Alaska and the Dr. dinauces of the Town of Douglas, Alaska, ! and will. to the best of my ability, faithfully and honestly perform the duties of the ot- ] flee of .---- during my continuance therein. So held me God.'
 VACANCIES IN OFFICE ] Section S1. Any elective office, under this Ordinance. shall be deemed vacant upon the ! death, removal or resignation of the lncum- ] bent. or whenever the incumbent shall be absent from the Town for a period of ninety days. or by the failure, for any reason with out good excuse, of the iersou elected, to qualify therefor within five days after his election. Vacancies shall be filled by special election in the manner provided in this Or- diuauce.
 I CONVERSATION OF ELECTION OFFICERS
 Section S2 There shall be allowed and paid by the Town of Douglas Go each or the Judges and Clerks of election Sl5O each for services at any election.
 APPEALING CLAUSE
 Section SS. All Ordinances and parts of Orr diuauces in conflict herewith are hereby rec pealed.
 SECTION Si. This ordinance shall be pub- | lshed in the Douglas Island News news paper published iu the Town Of Douglas, | Alaekn. on the 18th and 26th days of January, ! lgi6. and shall be iu force and effect from and after the date of its possoge and approval. Passed and approved this 10th day or Jon- uary i9l6 PETER JOHNSON ! President of Common Council and EN-Omcio ! Mayor
 1 ArrEsr: R.R. HUBBARD, City Clerk