4544 ARTICLE 21.

nation papers of more than one candidate for the same office, and if it
appear more than once upon the same paper, it shall be counted but once;
and in like manner every aspirant for the office of Councilman, or for other
elective office now or hereafter to be created, who shall be a representative
of a ward, or some one on his behalf, shall on or before the last day in
which nominations may be filed as aforesaid, file with the town clerk his
nomination papers for the said office signed by at least fifteen of the quali-
fied voters of the ward from which he is nominated; and said petitioners
shall affix their own signatures, and in front of same be designated the
ward in which the petitioner may reside. And no name shall be counted if
it shall be shown to the town clerk or if he have personal knowledge that
the same was not signed by the person designated, or that the party did not
live in the ward designated, or if the same shall be upon the nomination
papers of more than one candidate for the same office, and if it appear
more than once on the same paper it shall be counted but once. In the
case of the death or the resignation of any candidate for office, on whose
petition the petitioners have not delegated to a committee, as shown by
said petition, the power to fill such vacancy, said vacancy may be filled by
a petition containing at least one-half of the signatures of the parties upon
the original petition; said petition or nomination by committee shall be
filed with the town clerk at any time before the printing of the ballots.

1906, ch. 458, sec. 48.

140. The town clerk shall register the names in a book provided there-
for, providing space for the entering of the names, age, nativity, color,
term of residence in ward, town and State, street residence, qualified voter
or not, date of application, space to show why disqualified, and spaces to
check when voted.

1906, ch. 458, sec. 49. 1910, ch. 365, sec. 49 (p. 1169).

141. Each candidate for Mayor and president of the Council whose
certificates of nomination have been properly filed shall at least ten days
before the election file with the town clerk the name of a voter of the town
to act as judge. In the event there are less than three names for judges
filed, the person or persons whose name or names shall have been filed as
above provided shall select such other person or persons, voters of the
town, to act with him or them as judges of election, but if more than three
names are so filed, thg town clerk shall draw by lot from the names filed
three names, in the presence of the candidates, if they desire to be present,
and the person or persons whose names are drawn shall be the judges of
election, and the judges so chosen shall before the election select two
voters of the town to act as clerks of election. Said judges and clerks
shall serve at any and all special elections which may be held within two
years after their election. Each judge and clerk shall be a man of good
character, able to read and write and speak the English language, and not
holding any other office under the town government. And the case of
death, resignation, removal from the town or refusal to serve of any judge,
the remaining judges shall elect some voter of the town to fill said vacancy.