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Session Laws, 1943
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HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 765

reside therein during his or her term of office, shall be the
owner of real estate within said town of Vienna, and the
Chairman shall receive two dollars and a half ($2. 50) and
the other members two dollars ($2. 00) each for each official
meeting of said Commissioners actually attended. Any per-
son possessing the within stated qualifications and desiring to
become a candidate for election as such Commissioners, may
do so by filing with the Clerk to the Commissioners of Vienna,
in writing, notice of his candidacy, for election as such
Commissioner, and such written notice of candidacy shall
be so filed at least ten days prior to the date for such election.
Any person desiring to withdraw from candidacy for election
as such Commissioner, after filing written notice as aforesaid,
may do so at any time prior to five days before the date for
such election, after which time no further withdrawals shall
be permitted. In filing written notice of candidacy as above
required, it shall be sufficient to set out the name of the candi-
date filing, together with the period of residence and fact of
owning real estate in the town of Vienna of such candidate,
as well as the office to which said candidate desires to be elect-
ed. The Clerk to the Commissioners of Vienna shall from the
certificates of candidacy filed and not withdrawn prior to five
days before the date of such election, have ballots printed for
use in such election and these shall be the official ballots and
the only ballots recognized at such election. The form and
arrangement of said ballots shall contain the name of every
candidate who shall have filed written notice of his or her
candidacy as herein provided; no ballot shall contain the
name of any political party, organization or association; the
names of all candidates shall be arranged alphabetically ac-
cording to their surname; above the group of names of candi-
dates shall be a line designating the office to be filled, and
between such line designating the office to be filled and the
group of names of candidates shall*be printed in bold, plain,
roman capitals, twelve point (pica) type, appropriate instruc-
tions to the voter informing him or her of the number of per-
sons for whom the voter may lawfully vote at such election,
thus "Vote for One", or "Vote for Five". To the right of the
name of each candidate upon the official ballot, opposite the
name and in line therewith, shall be a square so printed as
to give each voter a clear opportunity to designate by a cross
(X) his or her choice of candidate. If at any election there
be any question to be submitted to the popular vote, the said
question shall be briefly explained upon said ballot and the
words "For Proposition" and "Against Proposition" shall be
placed thereunder so that the voter may clearly indicate in
the manner hereinbefore pointed out, whether the voter may
wish his or her ballot cast for or against the proposition sub-

 

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