| Show THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ay AX oversight has occurred in regard to the preparations for the municipal election in this city to take place on the lith of february F last june the utah a commission prom bulged an order dar pio pil providing that three judges of election uld be appointed for each election precinct of each municipal corporation po ration in the territory also that a copy of the preceding registration lists should be obtained of the county clerk and the revision ot of the I 1 lists ats should take place at the time 49 designas ed by the city charter I 1 the time nixed mixed by salt lake city ordinance has passed and there appears to be a doubt in some minds as to the legality of the coming election it is argued thatis that it will have to lapse inconsequence oversight we do not think there need be much apprehension on this matter we learn that the precinct judges for the last general election have hive been appointed and their commissions signed at this municipal election the lists have beenk obtained from the county clerk and the revision will commence at once under the city ordinance there Is yet time for persons who have removed from one precinct to another to have changes made in the registration lists and the tile revision will have some color of law up to that i time we understand that this city and kays villa were the only municipalities that did not respond to a request published in the NEWS last fall that the dates of all the city elections should be furnished to the commission hence the oversight it Is thought th that at a technicality allty like this in a mere ministerial act will not invalidate an election and deprive the people oi of their rights nights therein at any rate it Is asim improbable that anyone would ouid contest the election unless it was wag for the pur holding on to an office but if the election were ivere allowed to lapse Almi simply lily front this Inform informality allty the old officers might meet with considerable difficulty in holding over |
