a record of the persona voting and the persons
voted for, and the persona having the highest
number of votes for the several offices of Mayor
and Common Council shall be declared duly
elected.

Duty of the
Judges and
Clerks of Elec-
tion.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted. That whenever an
election shall be held under this charter it shall
be the duty of the Judges and clerk or clerks of
said election to notify the persons elected of their
election, and the Mayor and City Council so
elected shall severally hold their respective offices
for the space and term of two years from the date
of their qualification, and until their successors
shall be duly elected and qualified; and that they
shall not be entitled to any compensation for ser-
vices rendered in the discharge of the duties
imposed on them by this charter.

In case of
failure to give
notice.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted. That if notice of such
election shall not be given as hereinbefore required,
or if the Judges of Election shall not be appointed,
or shall refuse to act, five or more voters of the
said city may call an election for said officers by
notices set up in the most public places in the
said city, not less than one week previous to such
election, therein naming the time and place of
holding such election, and naming the Judges
thereof, who, or any two of them, shall hold such
election.

Provision in
case of a tie, re-
fusal to serve,
or death.

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That if at any elec-
tion there shall be a tie between any persons voted
for for the said office, or if any person elected to
either of said offices shall refuse to act, die, resign,
be disqualified, or remove, a new election shall be
held in two weeks after such fact shall have
become known, after at least one week's notice
given by the Mayor, or one or more of the Coun-
cilmen, or five or more voters as directed in the
preceding section : and such election shall be held
by the Judges, or any two of them, appointed by
the Mayor, or one or more of the Common Coun-
cil, or five or more of the voters, as the case may
be, and the person or persons elected shall serve
until a new election.

Officers re-
quired to take
an oath.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That, all officers of
said city shall, before they enter upon the duties