The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-08

SCH 1AoHh HIS OA1Sc WituOut PcIniS
sion from the council for q period of
thirty (30) days or more, or is con-
victed Of a felony. found to be mem
his Office is forfeited through judicial
proceedings.
Registration.
| Section 81. Registration and re-
registration Of voters shall be made
by the city clerk, in accordance with
| the provisions therefor, under the
general laws of the state.
Nominations
Nommations-How made.
Section 38. (a) The name of any
elector Of the city qualified to be
elected to the Office for which he is
a candidate, shall be printed on the
ballot for either city or ward
Office whenever a petition, as herein
after prescribed. is filed by him or in
his behalf, with the city clerk. The
city clerk shall provide uniform
nomination petition blanks.
| (b) Each petition shall contain the
name of the candidate, giving his
place of residence and name of the
Office for which he is candidate, but
shall be without any designation as
to his party affiliations. Each cleo
tor signing such petition shall add
to his signature, his place of resi-
dence and the date on which he ign
ed. The petition shall be substan.
TALLY in the following form:
We, the undersigned. qualified
electors of the city of Bedding,
Ionia county, Michigan, respect
| fully petition and request that
tho mama of
elector of the city of Relding,
residing at .............., be
placed upon the ballot to be pre-
pared for use at the next city
election as candidate for ......
Name ............. Residence
.............. Ward. .........
Date
(c) No elector shall sign a nomi-
mating petition for more than one
candidate for any elective Office, ex-
cept Offices where there is more than
one person to be elected, in which
case he shall not sign petitions for
more candidates than there are off,
GERS to be elected to that particular
office. ~
I'D The signatures to the nominal
ing petitions may be on separate pa
pers, but to each separate petition
there shall be attached an affidavit of
the person circulating the same
stating that each signature thereto
was made in his presence, is the
genuine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, and that to
the best of his knowledge such per-
son is an elector in said city.
(e) The name of no candidate shall
be printed on the election ballot for
an Office to be filled by the electors
of any ward, unless a petition is
| filed which contains the names of not
less than fifty (50) nor more than
seventy-five (75) qualified electors in
such ward. In such case, each Pc
| titioner must be an elector in the
ward in which the candidate is to be
elected, the name of no candidate
shall be printed on the election bal
lot for an Office to be filled by the
electors of the city at large, unless
! his petition shall contain the names
| of not less than one hundred (100),
nor more than three hundred 5000
qualified electors Of the city. No such
petition shall be circulated more than
sixty (60) days prior to the date of
election and all such petitions shall
be filed with the city clerk not less
than sixteen days prior to the date
of election.
81 At the regular city election the
candidate receiving the highest num-
Der of votes of all the candidates for
any particular office shall be deemed
and declared to be elected to that
Office. In cases where there are two
or more officers to be elected for the
same Office the candidates receiving
the highest number of votes shall be
deemed and declared to be elected to
such Office. If two or more candidates
be tied for the same Office, the tie
shall be determined by lot cast, then
and there as the canvassing board
may direct.
Central election counting board.
Section &c. The city council may
provide by ordinance for central
election counting board as provided
for by the general laws of this state
and thereafter shall appoint the mem
bers to such board at the same time
the other officers of the city are APP
pointed.
Board of Canvassers.
Section 40. The city clerk and two
qualified electors of the city, appoint
ed by the mayor for that purpose by
and with the consent of the council
and who are not candidates at that
election, shall constitute the city
Anard of canvassers. They shall
meet at the city hall on Wednesday
next succeeding and city election, at
nine (9) O'Clock in the forenoon OF
that day and shall canvass the result
of the election. Upon completion OF
the canvass the board shall file q
statement with the city council show.
1 ing the vote of each candidate and
the vote on each question and prop
osition and the result of the election
TIE city council shall thereupon en-
Ia the result upon the official re
ports of the city.
Precinct election board.
Section al. The mayor, by and
with the consent of the council, shall
appoint an election board for each
precinct. The inspectors and clerks
of elections shall be residents of the
precincts in which they serve. Ir
case of the absence of any member
of the precinct board at the time fol-
the opening of the polls. the vacancy