EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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each of the three wards ; and no nomination shall be received

by said Board of Election Supervisors after the said meet-

ing on the said first Wednesday in April, 1904, nor after the

regular biennial meeting of the said board for the purpose

of receiving nomination papers ; provided, that in the event

of any vacancy occurring in nominations for Mayor and City

Vacancies
caused by

Councilman, either by declination, death or from any other

death, decli-
nation, etc.

cause, the same may be filled in the manner herein provided,

at any time prior to the Wednesday before the day of any

election held under the provisions of this Act ; and in the event

of any such vacancy or vacancies occurring thereafter by

death, the same may be filled as other vacancies, and the

Supervisors of Elections shall cause to be printed a sufficient

number of stickers bearing the name or names of such sub-

stituted nominee or nominees and shall also cause the same

to be affixed in the proper place or places on each ticket before

Names on
tickets.

it is given out to the voter. And no names shall be printed

on the official ballot not presented to said Board of Election

Supervisors in the manner herein provided.

I94D. The said Board of Election Supervisors shall pre-

pare the ballot to be voted at the elections for Mayor and

Election super-
visors to pre-

City Councilmen, placing thereon only the names of all per-

pare ballot to
be used.

sons properly nominated for Mayor and City Councilmen,

as provided in the preceding section, arranging the same

alphabetically and without emblems or other distinguishing

marks or signs, in a single vertical column ; and they shall

cause the names of all the candidates for the same office to

be grouped together, with space beneath each group wherein

the voter may write additional name or names if he so desires.

The official ballot shall be of substantial, plain white paper

not less than four nor more than six inches wide, and there

shall be a square at the right of the name of each candidate,
and to vote for any candidate or candidates the voter shall

Description of
ballot.

make a cross (X) mark in the square opposite the name

of each candidate for whom he may desire to vote, but he

shall not vote for more candidates than there are offices to

be filled. And the said official ballot shall be printed as near

as practicable in accordance with the following sample, the date

and names to be changed: