The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-05
ORDINANCE NO. 241.

hoLc AIN U LA loNso T OfN
 MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL
 BOARD ELECTIONS, PRESCRIBE
 ING PENALTIES FOR THE VIO-
 TION THEREOF, APPEALING OR
 ORANGES NUMBERED 139, 176
 193 AND TIT, RELATING THERE
 TO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 Be it ordained and enacted by the Common Council of the Town of Nome:
 Section l. Equal right to vote or hold office: Words In this ordinance used in the masculine gender shall comprehend the feminine as well, and no limitations or restrictions shall be placed upon the right of women to vote or hold office. who are otherwise qualified as prescribed herein.
 Section 2. Qualifications of electors Clause one. Any person twenty one years of age who Is citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become such within sever years next prior to the date of cleo tion. and who has resided continuously for one year next preceding the cleo ton in the Territory of Alaska. and six months next preceding the cleo tion within the limits of the Town of Nome, shall be qualified elector Of on elections held under the provision of this ordinance; Clause two. provided howovar thet in all electiors for mem Der or members of the School Board of the Nome School District, any adult who Is a citizen of the United States or who has declared his intention become such within seven years nex prior to the date of election, and who is resident of the Nome School Dis trict. shall be a qualified elector at such school board election.
 Section 3. Annual Municipal and School Board Elections: There shall be held an annual municipal and school board election in the Town of Nome on the first Tuesday of April, 1918, for the election of a mayor, six council men, a city clerk city treasurer. 2 city attorney and a member of tn school board of Nome school district The term of office of the mayor, cit cle"k. city treasurer and city attorne shall be one year respectively, and un- til their successors are elected and aualifed the term of office of the councilmen shall be two years; Provid. ed that immediately after the coun- cil shall be assembled in consequence of the first election under this section they shall by lot or drawing be equal ly divided into two classes. The seats of the councilmen of the first class 1S year, and when their successors are elected and qualified, and the seats of councilmen of the second class at the end of two years, and when their sue cessors are elected and qualified. so that three members of the common council shall be elected annually there after for the term of two years an6 until their successors are elected and qualified the term of office of the member of the school board shall be for three years, and until his success. sor is elected and qualified. At the same election there shall also be sub mitted to the voters. upon the peti- ton of Af.v qualified electors of the city, the matter of the ratification o; Sections 3 and 4, of the ratification of Sections 6 and ', or the ratification O Sections and and also Sections ( and ', of Chapter 50 of the Session Laws of Alaska for 1915. In case 2 majority of the votes cast at suct election shall be in favor of ratifyin" said sections. then the candidates re- ceiving the highest number Of votes for the municipal office flor whicN each was a candidate, shall be declaret elected and take office upon qualifyin" as provided by this ordinace; there after, on the first Tuesday of Apri in each and every year, there shall b" held an annual municipal and schoo board election in the Town of Nome, for the purpose of electinR a mayor. for the term of one year and until his sue, cessor Is elected and qualified, thre' councilmen for the term of two years and until their successors are electe"
 .,a qualified. city clerk. city treas p~er and a city attorney for the tervo of one year, respectively. and until t cir successors are elected and quail fled. and a member of the school boar6 of Nome school district for the term of three years. and until hia success ROT is elected and qualified. such of fcers sfall have the qualifications electors as set forth in the first clause "f Section 2 of this ordinance, and in edition thereto the city attorney shal be qualified and licensed to practice In oil the conrte of Alaska.
 Section 4.-Vacancies: In tho event that any councilman shall fail to at tend the meetings of the common council for a period of ninety continu. ous days of his term, tho common coun. eil may declare a vacancy therein. and the same shall be filled by the com mon council. and the person chosen tc fill such vacancy shall hold office until a successor is elected at the next an nual municipal election and qualified provided. that a vacancy may also be created by the resignation of any member of the common council In writ ing duly accepted by the common council; and provided further, that a vacancy shall also be declared if a