EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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power to fill such vacancy, said vacancy may be filled by a
petition containing at least one-half of the signatures of the

CHAP. 458

parties upon the original petition; said petition or nomina-
tion by committee shall be filed with the town clerk at any
time before the printing of the bollots.
48. The town clerk shall register the names in a book pro-
vided therefor, providing space for the entering of the names,

Vacancies
filled.

age, nativity, color, term of residence in ward, town and
State, street residence, qualified voter or not, date of applica-
tion, space to show why disqualified, and spaces to check
when voted.
49. Each candidate for Mayor and president of the Council
whose certificates of nomination have been properly filed

Names
registered
In books.

shall at least ten days before the election file with the town
clerk a 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 the
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
English language, and not holding any other office under the
town government. And in 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. Before entering upon the discharge of his

Judges and
clerks
appointed.

duty each judge and clerk of election shall take and sub-
scribe before the Mayor the oath of office hereinafter pro-
vided for all officers under the corporation, and the said
judges and clerks shall have all the powers and be subject
to all the penalties provided by law for judges and clerks
appointed for State and county elections, and they shall
receive such compensation as the Mayor and Council may
prescribe.

Oath to be
taken.