Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05


may vote at said election in favor
of said proposition by stamping
cross (X) on his ballot in the vot-
ing square after the printed word
EYES" following the proposition
to be voted upon and any qualified
voter may vote at said election
against said proposition by stamp
ing cross (X) in the voting
sonare after the printed werd
"NO" following the proposition to
be voted on.
The City Clerk is hereby author
lied and directed to prepare and
cause to be printed upon the pro-
per kind of paper used at general
municipal elections in said city a
sufficient number of ballots for the
use of voters at said election. The
number of said ballots to be so
prepared shall not be less than ten
Q0) for every eight (S) or frac-
tion of eight electors registered in
said city.
SECTION XII. For holding such
election said city of Ell Centre shall
constitute one voting precinct the
boundary lines of which are the ex-
terror boundary lines of said city Of
El Centre Gas heretofore provided
for the holding of the general mum
ieipal election together with which
this special election is to be held
as hereinbcfore provided)- said
exterior boundary lines being parti-
cularly described as follows: Begin
ming at the northwest corner of
Tract so in Township Is South,
Range IA East, s. B. NJ, and run
ming thence South along tract lines
one and one-half miles, more or
less, to the Southwest corner of
Tract 91R in Township 16 South,
Range IA East; thence east along
tract lines two miles to the south
east corner of tract 100 in Town
ship 16 South, Range IA East
thence North one and one-half miles
to the Northwest corner of Tract
46 in Township Is South, Range
Ia East; thence West two miles to
the point of beginning. And the
polling place shall be, and hereby
is, located Gas provided for said
general municipal election) at the
City Hall of the City of Ell Centre,
located on the west side of Sixth
Street between Main Street and State
Street in said City, the entrance
thereto being numbered 142.
SECTION XII. That the follow
ing named persons heretofore des-
ignated as election officers for said
general election,) residents and reg
istered electors Of said city of, Ell
Centre, be, and they are, hereby
appointed election officers, to-wit,
inspector, judge and clerks, to have
charge Of said election and to con-
duct the same, to-wit, as inspector,
M. w. Washburn; as judge, Mrs.
Jessie P. Helms; as clerks, Edwina
B. Nielsen and d. L. Zinn; and
their compensation for all services
in connection with said general and
special municipal election shall be
$1,000 each. The said several per-
sons have been found, and they are
hereby declared to be, qualified for
such respective positions as requir.
ed by law; and they are hereby ap-
pointed as such officers to conduct
said election and to constitute the
election board for said election; !;
and said election board and said of
ficers shall conduct, and they are
hereby directed to conduct, said
election as by law and this ordin-
ance provided and to canvass the
votes given and cast at said election
and to make and deliver returns
thereof to the City Clerk of said
City; and it is further ordered that
said Board of Trustees Of said City
shall meet at the usual meeting
place of said board, to-wit, the City
Hall of said City, ON the first Mon
day after said election at 1880
o o'clock p. m. of said day and pro.
ceed to canvass the election returns
and declare tho result.
SECTION XIII. That this Ordi-