The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-04-28
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF AL
DERMEN, TOWN OF CHAPEL

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL
SECTION /. Pursuant to the
| Charter OF the Town of Chapel Hill.
and the General Laws Of the State Of
North Carolina governing elections
in municipalities, an election is here
by called to be held on Tuesday, May
2, 1888, for the purpose Of electing
Mayor, three Aldermen. and the
Judge Of the Recorders Court-The
Mayor to serve for a term Of Two
| Years,-and three Aldermen to serve
for term Of Four Years. and the
Judge of Recorders Court to serve
for term Of Two Years.
SECTION ?. The polls to be open
on the day of election from 500 A.
NJ. till Sunset and no longer, and each
person whose name may be register
ed, shall be entitled to vote.
SECTION 3. The name Of any
candidate for Mayor, Alderman, or
Judge Of Recorders Court, shall be
printed upon the official ballot, pro-
vided there is filed with the Town
Clerk not less than five days previous
TO the holding Of said election, the
name Of such candidate and the Of
fee for which he is candidate. At
ter the expiration of the time for fiji
ing such notices Of candidacy, the
Town Clerk shall cause to be printed
a sufficient number Of said ballots.
PROVIDED, that nothing herein shall
prevent any qualified registered voter
from being a candidate in such an
election, whether notice Of his candi-
dacy be filed or not, provided he shall
at his own cost and expense prepare
ballots bearing his name. PROVlD-
ED further, that nothing herein shall
be construed rs preventing any cleo
tor from marking out any name which
might appear on such ballots, and
substituting therefor the name of any
other person he may favor for the
respective position. When the cleo
ton shall be finished, the Registrar
and Judges Of the election shall count
the ballots, reading aloud the names
of the persons which shall appear on
each ballot; and if there shall be two
or more ballots rolled up together, or
any ballots which contain the names
Of more persons than the elector has
the right to vote for, or shall have
a device or ornament upon it, such
ballot shall not be numbered in count
ing the ballots, but shall be voided,
and the counting Of the votes shall
be continued by the Judges until com
pleted, and the result thereof be de-
clared. Such person receiving the
highest number of votes as Mayor
shall be declared duly elected to such
office for the ensuing term of Two
Years And the person receiving the
highest number Of votes as Aldermen
for Four Years, shall be declared duly
elected for the ensuing term of Four
Years; and the person receiving the
highest number of votes as Judge of
the Recorders Court for the ensuing
term Of Two Years
SECTION 4. That the place Of
holding the election is hereby desig-
mated as the Chapel Hill Graded
School House, on the south side Of
Franklin Street, between Columbia
and Mallett Streets.
| SECTION 5. That Mr.. Paul Rob
ertson is hereby designated and ap-
pointed Registrar for this election,
and Mr. T. f. Best and B. j. Howard
are hereby designated and appointed
Judges of this election,-who before
entering upon the discharge of their
duties, shall take oath before some
person authorized by law to admins
ter oaths, to conduct the election fair
ly and impartially, according to the
Constitution and Laws of the State
Of North Carolina, and to the Char
ter Of the Town Of Chapel Hill.
| SECTION 6. For the purpose of
voting at the said election, the reg
istration books will be open for reg
istration of any new electors entitled
to registration whose names have
never been registered on the said
books, as follows:
Saturday, April s, 1888
| Saturday, April Is, 1888
Saturday, April %, 1888
Saturday, April 20, 1888
From 900 A. M. to 900 P. M. on