HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0372 - Caucus for nomination of officers (Repealed by 440)ORDDlANCE NO.372
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AN ORDDlANCE providing ,f~,the nanination,and election'of municipal
officers for the 'row (')f Ma!'1s 'l'PJ.e and providing tOr the holding ofa ,
caucus within the Town of Marysville 'for the nUDlination,of Municipal officers.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNCOillJ'CIL OF THE TOOf O~MARYSVILLE:
sectioh 1,The Mayor,members of the council and treasurer shall be
elected'by the.qWl.1ified electors of said Town at the general municipal
election tObellt'ld therein on the s.econd ~SdllT inMiU"chin each year.
The treasurer'shall hold office for the period:of four (4)years from
and after the,first MondllT in June,next succeeding the date of such
election and Until his or her successor is elected and qualified.The
Mayor shall hold office for a period .of four (4)years and the members of
the COuncil'shall hold office for a period of two (2)years'from and after
the first MondllT in ,June next succeeding the dllT of such election and
until their succ!'ssors,are elected and qualified..
Section 2.There shall be held in the TClImof Marysville,p~ior to the
general Town election'in the year of 1950 and each year thereafter,an
open caucus of the voters of said Town for the purpose ofnominat~gc8l'ldi
dates for the offices,to be chosen at the electiQlls "of Toworficers in
said ,years..'
Section 3.,Ne>ticeof the holding of such.caueusshallbe given as
required by the statutes ,of the,State of Washington:To:wit:,by.
pUblication'not less tMn once in.the 9ffioi!U Tow newspaper.not less
than ten dllTs prior to the dawof the callcus •.,Sl1ch Iloticeshall be
issued by the Town,Gl.ez:k ands~sPElcif!tlle,dllT,hour andpl/l.Cle of
holding the caucUs,lind shill state that "CmlYqualified e1ec;t;ors .orv~ters
of the Town mq attend and participate,and shall further state that the
purpose thereof is to nOl!linate persons,to be v(')ted.upon at the ensuing
Town election,and Shallllpecifythe offices for which such naninees llhall
be shosen,and the lenglJls.of their respective terms.It.shall be the
duty of the MIITor to specify the dllT,hour and.place of holding the caucus.
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Section 4.The caucus shall be.called to order by the.Mayor whose duty
it shall be to act as tempo~~ail"lll8n.Inhis absence any .councilman
shall preside.It shall be lJIe duty of the Town Clerk to act as Clerk of
the caucus.A pel'llisllent cha1l'llisll shall be elected.by ,voi~vote and he shall
preside throughout the remainder of the meeting.The caucus shall then
proceed to nominate the office·rs to be elected at the ensuing Town elections,
in the following order,to-wit':Mayor,'Treas'tlril'I",'COUncilmen.'Naninees for
•each office shall be selected before proceeding to the next office.Ra:mes
shall be proposed by voice from:the'now ana i1:0'qualified 'v"oter shall.be
denied aueh right,,and no motion,except by UIl.8I'Iimous consent of thesc:.p:resent,
shall be passed to close the nominations.The Clerk shall record the names
(80 propose~and the votersp~sent shall vote thereon by ballot"eaoh cast-
int one vote.The two persOns reoeivingthe.highestnembers.ofballots shall
be declared the nOlllinees for sueh office;PROVIDED,however,that if two .svt.lJ.;names or less are proposed for any cif'f'ice,sush names or name shall be
certified as the nomiaee for such officewithouteanotj,ng;PROVIDED FURTHER,
that by motion 'd~y pUsed,the 'caUcus mq provi~for not more than three
naninees for any office,in whish event the t!!ree persons reoeiving the
highest number of.votes shall be certified all nOlllinees;.PROVIIlED:F'lJRTHE!l,
that in the event ofa tie for IUlYsush D.om1l1~;t;ion the eaueua shall:(ilioose
by ballot between them.,ThecliairmSn shall appoint'tellers andoouritere .and
otherwise arrange the details of balloting.Robert's Rues of Order shall
govern the caucus in all respects not herein provided.
Seotion 5.In the event of the absence of the Town Clerk,a clerk of
.the caucus shall be appointed by the temporary chairman and said olerk or
the oauous shall certify the nOlllinees to the Town Clerk.
(Signed)E. R.Washburn,MIITor.
p.assed:February 6,1950 ..""L/4-~..Attest:H.F.Pfromm,Town Clerk ,/V;,/,rs«
Published:February 9th,1950.
ApprOVed as to form;
(Signed)W.A.Gissberg.
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