ART. 4.] ELECTIONS—PRIMARY. 381-

the publication of the revised list by the president of the con-
vention as hereinafter required; if any of the persons upon said
lists have not the qualifications prescribed by this sub-title of
this article, or upon complaint made in writing, specifying the
reasons of objection, are decided by said board to be improper
persons for the performance of such duties, said board shall
notify the ward delegation of such objections and request them to
name other persons in their stead ; and if said ward delegations
shall neglect or refuse to send in other names, then the said
board shall have power to appoint proper and duly qualified per-
sons in their place and stead; and said board shall also have
power to appoint judges and clerks and fix the polling-place for
any ward whose delegation fails to send the list of judges, clerks
and polling-place at the time hereinbefore required; and in no
other case shall said board have power to make any such appoint-
ments; the said board shall furnish to the president of such
managing convention a complete list of the judges, clerks and
polling-places, which shall be published by said president under
his hand, once in one or more papers published in said city at
least three days before the election for which the selections are
made; no person shall act as judge or clerk of any primary
election held under this sub-title of this article, who shall have
violated his party obligations; and no delegates to any city con-
vention shall have a voice in selecting judges or clerks who have
violated their party obligations; and the city convention of any
party shall provide by resolution what shall be considered a
violation of party obligations.

1886, ch. 502.

279. Every person selected as judge or clerk of elections shall
make oath or affirm before some officer authorized to administer
oaths in said city, that he will faithfully perform all the duties to
be performed by him as judge or clerk, so as to secure to the best
of his ability a fair election and a fair statement of the result of
said election.

Ibid.

280. If at the place appointed for holding any such election,
and when ten minutes after the time fixed for beginning the same
have expired, any one or more of the judges so elected shall