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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 2083. 1906. 171 newspapers at least once a week for two consecutive weeks next prior to the date of the election. Sec. 5. That all of the territory in each recording district now Ou-‘g%=f°}*m di¤¤'i¤*¤ existing or hereafter created situate outside of an incorporated town 0 wm shall, for the purposes of this act, constitute one election district; that t,gq°¤m*¤”°¤°¤’ d“· in each year m which a Delegate is to be elected the commissioner in ` each of said election districts shall, at least thirty days before the date ` of said first election, and at least sixty days before the date of each subsequent election, issue an order and notice, signed by him and entered in his records in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, in which said order and notice he shall— First. Divide his election district into such number of voting precincts V°“¤K P¤*°*¤°*¤· as may in his judgment be necessary or convenient, defining the boundaries of each precinct by natural objects and permanent monuments or landmarks, as far as practicable, and in such manner that the boundaries of each can be readily determined and become generally known from such description, specify a polling place in each of said recincts, and give to each voting precinct an appropriate name by wgich the same shall thereafter be designated: ]’¢vn•2°ded, however, That no such voting ,Q’,‘;'{§j;’\;m number precinct shall be established with less than thirty qualified voters of voters. resident therein; that the precincts established as aforesaid shall remain as permanent precincts for all subsequent elections, unless discontinued or changed by order of the commissioner of that district. Second. Give notice of said election, specifying in said notice, among E1¢¤¤¢>¤ ¤<>¤¢¤· other thingS, the date of such election, the boundary of the voting precincts as established, the location of the polling place in the precinct, and the hours between which said polling places will be open. Said order and notice shall be given publicity by said commissioner P¤¤¤¤¤¤<>¤ 0*- by posting copies of the same at least twenty days before the date of said first election, and at least thirty days before the date of each subsequent election. Said copies shall be posted as follows: One at the office of the commissioner in said district, and three copies to be posted in three conspicuous public places in each of said voting precincts as established, one of whiich shall be the designated polling p ace in each precinct; and said commissioner shall also mail a certified copy of said order and notice to the overnor of Alaska at his official residence. That at least thirty dgzys prior to the date of the holding of such J“‘l*°" "'°l°°"°“‘ election the commissioner shall select, notify, and appoint from among the qualified electors in each voting precinct three judges of election for said precinct, no more than two of whom shall be of the same political party. Said commissioner shall notify all of said judges of _ election of their appointment as such, so that each and all of them shall receive Said notice at least ten days before the date of the election. Sec. 6. That the judges of election of each voting precinct shall con- Bl§°,f,L°“ °°"°· stitute the election board for said precinct and shal supervise and have charge of the election therein. They shall secure and provide a place for holding the election and a suitable ballot box.hey shall pass upon the qualification of the voter and, if he be found qualified, receive and deposit his ballot in the ballot box, and shall canvass and make a return of the votes cast. as hereinafter provided. That the members of said election board in each precinct, before "“""· entcrin u ion the duties of their office, shall each severally take an oath, which silnah be reduced to writing, before an officer qualified to administer oaths, to honestl v, faithfully, and promptly perform the duties of their positions; and if no officer qualified to administer oaths be present or available, then any one of said duly appointed or selected judges of election may administer the necessary oath to said other two judges, and he shall afterwards in turn be sworn by one of them. M _ _ ri M That each of said judges shall have authority to administer any oath ,,,,.,$f.‘,{”'° “g°‘“ to the voter necessary or proper under this act, and said judges shall