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Show AX ORDINANCE Regulating Elections and Providing for tlie Registration of Voters. Section lS; ii ordained iy the diy Council of Silt Like C'.iy, Tnat the municipil electioo of said city ehall be held od the second Monday of February, 1SS0. and bi;nnially thereafter, lor the election of the following fol-lowing officers for aaid city, el;: One mayor, five aldermen, nine councilors, coun-cilors, ooe recorder, one treasurer, one marshal, and one aaaeeeor and collector, col-lector, who ahall bold their offices for two yeara and until their Bucceasore are elected and qualified to office. Sec. 2 No person shall be elected or appointed to any office of aiid city unless he U a citizen of toe United States, and has been a constant con-stant resident of said city (or one year next preceding such election or appointment. Neither shall any person be eligible to vste at any election unless pisseasicg th.8 qualifications of a voter, as prescribed pre-scribed by the laws of the Terr.tory of Utah, and has been a constant resident resi-dent in said city during thesix months next preceding said election. No oflfrcer or soldier of the United States army, or other person subject to its military authority, ehall be eligible to office or entitled to vote at any municipal election in said city, unless bis home or place of residence was therein at tbe time of engaging in such Bervice. Sac. 3 It Bhall be the duty of the recorder of said city, within three : days from the first publication of this : ordinance, and before the first day of, November, biennially, thereafter, to apply to tbe clerk of the county court of 8a!t Lake County for a certified copy of the registry lists of voters, as last returned, of all the precincts, or parts thereof, within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City. The proper feea for which lists shall be tendered and paid out of the city treasury. Sec. 4 Upon the receipt of said lists the recorder shall deliver the same to the oity assessor, who is hereby constituted the registration officer for said city. Said assessor shall appoint a resident deputy in each municipal ward to assist in carrying car-rying out the provisions of this ordinance, or-dinance, who ehall qualify as provided pro-vided by Bection 11 of "an ordinance to provide for aeaessiog and collecting city taxes," passed M irch 12'.h, 1876, and belore the third Monday in December De-cember preceding any municipal election, in person or by deputy, shall visit every dwelling house in each municipal ward, and make careful inquiry if any person, whose namo is ou a nid registration list, has died, or removed from the ward, or is otherwise other-wise disqualified as a voter, and if n, to erase the same therefrom, or whether any qualified voter resides therein, whose name is not on said registration list, and if so, ho shall ascertain upon whAt ground 6uch person claims to be a voter, and shall require any such person entitled to vote and de-firing de-firing to be registered, to take and subscribe in axnhatanco tho following oath or affirmation: Territory or Utah, ) Salt Lake Citt. - 1, , being first duly sworn, deposo and say thai I am over twenty-one twenty-one years of age and have resided in Salt Late City Tot six months next preceding pre-ceding the date hereof, and (if a male) am ("native born, " or "naturalized," kb tho case may be) citizen of the United States, (or, if a female,) I am "nativa born" or "naturalized," or the "wifa," "widow," or "daughter," (as tho case may be) of a native bom or na'.uralizod oiiizen of tho United States. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this day of , A.D. 18. Assessor. Upon the receipt of such affidavit, the assessor na aforesaid ehall place the name of such voter upon the registry list of the voters of said municipal muni-cipal ward. Sec. 5. It shall also be tbe duty oi the assessor, in person or by deputy, during the week commencing the fourth Monday in December, preceding pre-ceding eaoh elect'on, at his office, to enter on bis registry list the name of anv voter that may have been omitted, on such voter appearing aud complying comply-ing with the provision of the preceding pre-ceding section of this ordinance required of voters for registration purposes. Sec. 6. Voters removing from one municipal ward to another, may ap pear before the assessor at any time previous to the delivering of the registry list to tho city recorder, and have their names erased therefrom, and they may thereupon have their names registered in the ward to which they may remove. Sec. 7. Upon the completion of the registration it Bhall be the duty of the assessor to proceed to make out a list in alphabetical order lor each ! municipal ward, containing the 1 names of all the registered voters of such ward, and shall on or before the second Monday of January preceding eaoh election, deliver all of said lists and affidavits to the recorder, who shall fi!e and carefully preserve all eaid affidavits aud registry lists, and ahall make a copy of each ward registry reg-istry list, and cause tbe Bme to bo Doaled up at least fifteen days before any election, at or near the place of election, and Bhall make and transmit trans-mit another copy to tbe judges of eleotion. Sec. 8. Tbe city recorder ahall outise a notice of the time and places of voting and the number and kind of officers to bo elected, to be poated up in each municipal ward, or advertised in some newspaper published within Baid city, at least fifteen days previous to the time of holding said election, and setting forth therein that thB polls will open atone hour after sunrise and continue open until mnset. Src. 9 TDe city council at its second regular session in Jaunary preceding each municipal election Bball appoint three capable and discreet dis-creet persons, in each municipal ward, one at least of whom shall be of tbe political party that was In the minority at tbe last previous municipal munici-pal election, if any euch party there he in such ward, to act as judgee of election, and tbey shall designate one of the penons appointed to prsside, and the nther two to act as clerks of ta;d election. And the recorder shall make out certificates of said appointments appoint-ments and transmit the same by mail or other safe conveyance to the persons per-sons so appointed, wno, previous to entering upon said office, shall appear ap-pear before said recorder, take and sub scribe an oath to the f fleet that they mil well and faithfully prrform ai; the dutiefl thereof to tbe bat of their ability and that they will itodicuiy endeavor to prevent any frui, dcei; i or abuce at the election over wo-.ch . vbey may prpeide. If, in any ward, any of such ju"iee3 dechoo t3 eerve oi fail to app9ar, the voters of ai1 wrd, first assembied on the day of eleclon . to the number of six, at ot immedi ately after the time designated fo: opening the palls, may elect a juugt or judges to fill the vacancy, and ani person so elected ghali qualify as here inbefore provided before any pereor authorized in admin'ster o&ib. Sec 10 Tua city council sha! provide the necessary books, blanks stationery and ballot boxes, woict ballot boxes shall be made of palran izd iroo of suitable size, wivh Yale oi other safe lock and two keys, one o the keys to be kept by the judges oi election and one by the city recorder, There shall be an opening through tbe lid of each ballot box ot sufficient size to admit a single ballot. Seo. 11 The oiiy council shall fur nieh the judges of election in each ward with a sufficient number ol plain envelopes, for election purposes; aid envelopes shall be uniform in color and site, without any mark, writing, printing, or device upm them, and no other kind shall be ueed at any election. Before opening t ie Dolls, the hallot box shall be carefjily and publicly examined by the judges ol election, who shall satisfy themselves that nothing is therein. It shall then ba locked and the key thereof delivered de-livered to tbe presiding judge, and said ballot box shall not be opened during tha election. Sec. 12 At the opening of the polls at all elections, the judges of election, for their respective wards, shall designate one of the judges acting as clerk, who shall have in custody the registry list of voters, and shall make tbe entries therein required by law; tbe other of said judges acting as cleik shall write the name of each person voting, and opposite to it the number of the vote. Sec. 13 Every voter shall designate on a single ballot written or printed the name of the person or persons voted for, with a pertinent designation designa-tion ot the office to be filled, and when any question is to be decided. in the affirmative or negative, be ehall state the proposition at the bottom bot-tom of the ballot, and write thereunder i "Yes," or "No," bb he may desire to vote IhereoD, which ballot shall be neatly folded and placed in one of the envelopes hereinbefore provided lor and delivered to the presiding judge of election, who shall, in tbe presence of the voter, on the name of the proposed voter being found on the registry list, deposit it in the ballot bal-lot box, without any mark whatever what-ever being placed on such envelope, otherwise the ballot shall ba rejected. Sec. 14 Whenever any ballot Bhall be deposited in the ballot box, tbe judge having the registry list shall write the word "voted" opposite tbe name of the person casting the vote, and the other judge acting as clerk, ehall write the name of the voter and the number of the vote upon a list to be made by such judge. Sec. 15. As soon as the polls shall be closed, the judges of election Bhall immediately proceed to canvass the votes cast at such election, and continue con-tinue without adjournment until completed, com-pleted, and all candidates voted for may be present, either in person or by representative, to witness said canvass. II any envelopo contain two or more ballrvto ol the same kiud foldod together to-gether one only bball be conuted. Sec. 16 The canvass shall commence com-mence by the judges who have aoted aa olerkB of tbe election comparing their respective lists and ascertaining from Baid lists the number of votes cast. The box ehall then be opened and tbe ballots therein taken out, and counted by the judces, and the judges acting as clerks, ehall eaoh make a list of all the offices voted for. The presiding judge Bhall then proceed to open the ballots and call ofl therefrom tbe names of the persons voted for, and the offices they are intended to fill, and tbe judges acting as clerks shall take an account of the same upoo their lists, and all the ballots shall be immediately returned to the ballot box, and the ballot box shall be looked and securely sealed. Sec. 17. After tbe canvass shall have been completed, tbe judges of eleotion shall add up and determine the number of votes cast for each person for the several offices, which result Bhall be placed on the lists made by the judces acting as clerks of the election, and the judges shall thereupon certify to the same, aud forward all the lists, securely sealed, together with the ballot box, to tbe city recorder, by a qualified voter, who shall, before taking the same, take and subscribe an oath to the eflect that he will deliver the same to said recorder, without unnecessary delay, and that be will use his utmost ability to prevent any interference whatever therewith, by any person whomsoever. Sec. IS On receipt of the ballot boxes and returns of election, the recorder in the preafnee of at least five reputable citizens, selected by the mayor for that purpose, and who are not publicly known as candidates voted for at Buch election, who after being Bworn to faithfully perform the duties assigned them, shall break the Beal of the returns, and all candidate may be present as provided in section fifteen of this ordinance, and the recorder and the citizens aforesaid shall carefully examine the returns, and if no irregularity or discrepant appear therein, affecting the result o the election of aoy candidate, thej shall accept said returns as correct but if tho right of any person vt-tec for, for any office, is in any waj affected, then the recorder and ci ti-zens ti-zens aforesaid 6haUopen the balloti and canvass tbe same, so fir as U determine the riehts of the nersor whose office may be aflpcted. Tbej may also cause to appear before then any persons whom they may deen proper, and take their testimony ir relation to said election. Sec. 19 After the completion of the canvass, the recorder and the said citizens Bhall declare the res til thereof, and the recorder shall ira mediately make out and transmit f certificate of election to each pereor elected to any office, attested by th( corporate seal of the city. Froruied That when two or mere candidatei for an elective office Bhall have at equal number of votes for the sam( office, the election Bhall be deter mined by tbfl city council, who shal give notice to the parties of the timi and place at which the tie shall b decided. Sec. 20 Immediately after tin inspection of the ballot?, in any hallo box, the bailnts shall bo returned int tbe bcx, wnich shall be lockrd an: vurely sealfd, and the brixs sh1 bo so preserved lor ten days aftr th result of the election has bpoti dt o'.ared, and im media rely after th expiration of the ten day. anH n notice of a content bj-ing fi reqairiog furt'ier deiay, the rcrd" hi'.l. in t'.:e presence ol at lea?t on . of the cit znrm who "ist'd in tr canvAfs, and euch candidate vtfi 1 re y be present, nn?n ftT of t'i bVil:t hox and dmy all ri,if-, ri,if-, ivmtvnH triTt-in. , I Sec 21 Trie recorder shall a!s ' as soon as possible after the result r tbe election ba bec-n so de:ermiutd, m-ke out a general a extract itreof r in duplicate, ar.d certify to tbe cor- rectnes t erl, one ol which dp shall i file, and the omer be ehall pzt up in his office, and every person ec:eJ or I j appointed to an eletiv. juduvui or , I administraiive office, shall, brtjre he i enters up?n tho ikifie-i taereol", sppesr . before me recorder and Use- and subscribe u oth or affirmation that f he will support t: e Const! ;uti.m of the United States, the laws of tMs terri-, terri-, lory and the ordinnncfa ot this city, i and ;hat he will well and truiy p-r ; form all the duties of his office to tbe be$t of his Knowledge and ahilitj; and . shali ti.e tbe same i is recorder. i T;;e rnr.yor ebaii, in .aJdition ti t".? I usr.a! oath, sweir rr aSfm Il.v. he ; will devi:e sj much of his time ti ihe duties o: nis office tin efficient and :"a i c .j !u i ii ;i rge t 'a ereo ,! may require, re-quire, And avv person elected or p U'.iiuted to ai:v i trice iosaiii cy. wi-,,i, . fur :;'.:rty t!.t;s alt r such t-lec 'i.-n rr appj:niii:iit, ui.e t q'.iaiiiy .and enter f noon the duties ot sch cif.ee r.s rc- ; quired by l.iw, the city council may : declare eaid office vacant aud proceed to fill the same as other vacancies are filled. Sec. 22 The mayor aud aldermen, before entering upon the duties ol i their respective offices, shall give bonds with approved securities, each in the penal sum of five thousand dollars to tne people of Salt Lake City, i conditioned for the faithful perform-i perform-i ance of tbe duties thereof, which bonds ehall be approved by the recorder and filed in his office. Sec. 23 The assessor and bis deputies depu-ties shall receive euch compensation for the services required of them by this ordinance, as the city council shall determine, and the judges of election shall receive for their services ser-vices fifty cents per hour for all services ser-vices rendered in conducting elections and canvassing votes, and each of said officers is hereby authorized to administer oaths whenever necessary to carry into eflect the provisions of this ordinance. Sec. 24 Any omission or irregularity irregu-larity of any assessor or other officer, pertaining to election matters, shall not invalidate any election or authorize author-ize the rejection of any legal votee cast. Sec. 25 Any person who shall disturb dis-turb or be guilty of aoy riotouB conduct con-duct at any municipal election, or who shall disturb or interfere wito the canvassing of the votes, or interfere with tue making of the returns, or who shall interfere with any voter in, the free exercise of the elective franchise, fran-chise, shall, on conviction, ba fined in any sum not exceeding ninety-nine ninety-nine dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding one hundred days, or both. Sec. 26 Any person who shall give, or promise cr ofler to give to an elector, any money, reward or other valuable consideration, fcr bis or her vote at an election, or for withholding withhold-ing the same, or who ehall give, or promise to give, such considerations to any other person orparty, for euoh elector's voto, or for the withholding thereof, or any elector who ehall receive re-ceive or agree to receive, for himself or for another, any money, reward or other valuable consideration for his vote at an electioo, or for withhold-the withhold-the same, shall, on conviction, bo fined in any eum not exceeding ninety-nine dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding one hundred days, or both, and shall also forfeit the right to vote at each elec'.trm, and any elector who?e right to voto shail be challenged chal-lenged tor such cause, before the election offioere, shall bs required to swparor affirm that the niniter o( the challenge is untrue, btfore his vole shall be received. Sec. 27 Any person who ehail ofler any bribe, threat or intimidaliou to any electur for tbe purpose of influencing his or her vote, or shall examine any ballot offered or cast at the polls, or found in any ballot bcx, for any other purpose than to nscer-tain nscer-tain what oandidate has been elected, or who votes more than once at any one election, or knowingly offerB to vote two or more ballots, or in any manner changes any ballot after tbt same has been deposited in the ballot box, or adds, or attempts to add, any ballot to those legally polled, shall on conviction be fined in any sum not oxceeding ninety-nine dollnrs or be imprisoned not exceeding one hundred hun-dred days or both. Sec. 28 That chapter IV ol the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lakt City, "KeculatinK Electi ns," be and the tame i hereby repealed. Passed November ISth, 1S79. FERAMOKZ LITTLE, Mayor. John T. Caine, Record cr. Territory ok Utah, 1 City of Salt Lake, j ' i I, John T. Caine, Recorder of Salt Lake City, do hereby certify that the 1 foregoing is a mil, true and correct copy of An Ordinanca entitled "An 1 Ordinance UulatinE Elections and 1 Pro vid me fur the RrgiMratnn of ' Voters,1' passed by the City Council ' of eaid city on the 18th day of No : vcmher, A, D. 1S79, as appears of record in my office. . In testimony whereof I have J ) hereunto set my band aud f J affixed the corporate seal 1 nt Salt Laze City, this ' 18th day oi November, A. D. 1S79. , John T. Caine, , Recorder. |