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An Ordinance providing for the nomination t;; City off` - LIces
to -authorize proclaTgations and registration and to govern and
regulate elections in the City of Caldwell, and repealing Ordinance
! 163 of said City.
, 3 e it ordained by the 1 City of
-Tayor and Council of the
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section 1. At least ten and not more than twenty days
before each general and special* election the Yayor dhall issue
an election procl, containing a statement of the time of
election, offices to be filled the nerves and descriptions of the
several wards, tao time during which registration therefor ,yL7
be made and cause the stajne to be puI, in the manner' provided
for the publication of the ordinances of the city.
Section 2. The city clerk shall register electors for
general and specia 1 1 elections at any time during office hours, the
samle as is provided. by law for registration for state and county
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ele Uions. The city clerk in addition to other duties required of
hi p aing du in connectuton with
sh all p all the corresponk
the city elections and registrations as are, required by lavr to be
performed by tl,-,-- clerk of the dikrict court for state and county
registra for elections. The city clerl sh,---ll provide at the
the city, registration books, blank electors oaths and
all other necessary election supplies.
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For the purpose of compiling the list of voters of - the several ,yards,
just prior to any election, the -city council may in its discretion,
employ assistance for the clerk to perform such duty. V.1henever the
necessity therefor4 shall exist, the city council, may in its dis-
registrar
cretion appoint a deputy =
qgtxt= for each ward of the city to
registrar
assist the city clerk, and each deputy Z so appointed shall
registrar
have the right to perform his duties as Mer,
in any portion of
the city. Such deputy registrars shall be a
,ppoifited not more than
thirty days preceeding any city election. Compensation of deputy
registrars so appointed shall
f_M=tkB be. the sum of
t en cents for each name,,,registered.
Section 3. The council sh.,qll at its regular meeting in, February
prior to each general xLm*±m±xx election, and at least I forty days before
each special election, appoint four qualified -electors of each ward�
three of which shall a6t as judges of the election and one distributing
clerk of said election in each vvrard. The selection of such officers'
must as nearly as practicable represent all the different political
parties of the city. Yotice of their- appointment shall be given t`6
the appointees by the City Clerk. The'council shall designate I
suitable polling places and shall cause the some to be pr6vided with
voting compartments, supplies, official stamps, ballot bo:xces, and. such
other supplies as county commissioners are required to provide for
state elections..Judges and clerks of election shall receive two
dollars per day for thoir services.
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. Section 4. Certificates of nomination of candidates for
municipal offices shall be filed with the clerk not more than thirty
days nor, less than ten days previous to the day of -election.
Section 5. The clerk shall provide and deliver to the
ju(lrP -s of election each ward, before the opening of the polhe
suitable ballots, instruction cards, ticket stamps and sample tickets
as provided by the law in State elections, and shall. in all other
duties relating to the city elections perform the same duties as is by
law imposed upon the county auditor in State elections.
Section 5, The duty impo on the board of county commissioners
in State elections shall 14 so f ar as they relate. to - city elections,, be
performed by the city council and t, manner of conducting city
registrations and elections and canvassing the returns thereof not
he provided for, shall be and conform to the election laws of the
State of _Itaho.
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Section 7.. Ordinance No. 163, passed T.Tay 16, 1910 and
approved ,:jay 17, 1910 and all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed by the Council this -��= day of eY_"
Approved by the Mayor this day of
TI'a ro r
Attest"
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