Proceedings of the ... Conference for Good City Government and the ... Annual Meeting of the National Municipal League, Volume 14The League, 1906 |
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Page 382 - ... office upon qualification of his successor. In case the party who receives the highest number of votes should fail to qualify within ten days after receiving notification of election, the office shall be deemed vacant. If the incumbent receives the highest number of votes, he shall continue in office.
Page 338 - This statute shall be liberally construed, so that the real will of the electors may not be defeated by any informality or failure to comply with all provisions of law in respect to either the giving of any notice or the conducting of the primary or certifying the results thereof.
Page 382 - The successor of any officer so removed shall hold office during the unexpired term of his predecessor. Any person sought to be removed may be a candidate to succeed himself, and unless he requests otherwise in writing, the clerk shall place his name on the official ballot without nomination.
Page 373 - We may define a republic to be a government which derives all Its power directly or indirectly from the great body of the people; and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior. It is essential to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the society, not from an inconsiderable proportion, or a favored class of it.
Page 7 - Upon motion, the report of the nominating committee was adopted and the Secretary was requested to cast one ballot for the nominees of the nominating committee, which he did, and announced the election of the several nominees.
Page 292 - On determining the full and actual valuation of a special franchise and the rate of equalization thereof the tax commission shall immediately give notice in writing to the person, copartnership, association or corporation affected, and to each city, town or village in which such special franchise is subject to assessment, stating in substance that such determinations have been made and the total full and actual valuation and the rate of equalization...
Page 246 - Gentlemen may cry, Peace! peace! but there is no peace. The war has actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that the gentlemen wish?
Page 335 - If any elector write upon his ticket the name of any person who is a candidate for the same office upon some other ticket than that upon which his name is so written, this ballot shall be counted for such person only as a candidate of the party upon whose ticket his name is written, and shall in no case be counted for such person as a candidate upon any other ticket.
Page 216 - ... all statements and reports made or required to be made, for the internal administration of the office to which they pertain, and all reports published, or that may be required to be published, 'Matter in parentheses is in the law and is to be omitted.
Page 186 - He shall be the general accountant of the said city, and shall keep in books regular accounts of all real, personal and mixed property of the said city; of all receipts and disbursements of money; and under proper heads, separately, each source of receipt and the cause of each disbursement; and shall also keep an account with each person, including the officers who have money transactions with the said city, crediting amounts allowed by proper authority, and specifying the particular transaction...