The Nome nugget., 1921-03-19

the recently enacted Special Election Act, as received by wire from Juneau by the Clerk of the Court, Thos. Me- Gam and under which will be held the forthcoming election to fill the legislative vacancy created by the death of Rep. E. w. Burroughs.
 AN ACT Providing for special election to fill
 vacancies in either branches of the
 Legislature, and declaring an
 emergency.
 Section l. In case of | vacancy caused by death, resignation, incapac- fly or other cause in either branch of the Legislature, the Governor of the Territory Of Alaska. may in his dis held 10 fill such vacancy and shall is- sue q writ ordering such special cleo ton to be held not less than ten G0) days from the date of the writ.
 If any vacancy shall have occurred | more than fifteen G5) days before the | convenins of the legislature an addi- tional day shall be added to such notice l for each day more :han fifteen u5) days prior 70 the converting of the leg i islature until not less than thirty days notice shall be given The Gov ernor shall, immediately upon the is-
 suance of the writ. notify :he Clerk of the District Court in the Division in
 which the election is to be held. giving
 such notice by telegraph when neces-
 sary. and such Clerk of the Court shall 1 immediately cause a notice of such a
 writ to be given to the Common Coun- cil Of each incorporated town in his
 Division, and to each United States l Commissioner therein by the most rapid means of communication neces- sary to give proper notice. by mail. I telephone. telegraph or otherwise. Upon the receipt of such notice it shall be the duty of the Common Coun- cil of each incorporated town to at once give notice of the election by posting written or printed notice in three public places in each precinct in said town, specifying the time, place Iand purpose of the election. and in case there are one or more newspapers Of general circulation published in the town. q copy of such notice shall be published at least once in one of suc,, newspapers prior to the day of elcc- tion. The Common Council of each It. corporated town shall also at the time of providing for the giving of notice appon, three (3) judges of election and TWO (2) clerks for each voting precinct. all of whom shall be qualified voters of the precinct, and no more than two t2) judges and one U> clerk shall belong to the same political party and shall immediately notify s,id judges and clerks of such appointment.
 The United States Commissione. in each recording district shall. upon re- ceip: of said notice from the Clerk of the Court. at once give notice of the election by posting written or printed notices thereof specifying the time place and purpose of the election, which notices shan be posted as fol- Iews:one at the ofiice of the Commits sioner in said recording distrIc.. and ore a. each of three conspicious p'aces in each of said voting precincts in said recording district. one of which shall | be the polling place in each precinct l
 The failure of any Comm,.eicner to post said notice. as herein provided on account of the notice no. having bee i, received by him in time from the Clerk of the Court. shall not invaiidate the election held in any voting precin-;, ifi,neld ,at the time provided for in the writ issued by the Governor of A'os- ka.
 ~s' Each United States Commissioner shall also select. notify and appoint from the qualified elector. in each vo.- 'rr precinct three (D judges of cleo :icp fer said precinct. not more than