[R.O. 2008 §105.010; Code 1968 §9-1; CC 1988 §9-1]
All City elections shall be held under the provisions of the
general election laws of the State; provided, that all certificates
of nominations and petitions therefor, as provided by the State election
laws, shall be filed with the City Clerk and not with any other officer.
[R.O. 2008 §105.020; Code 1968 §9-2; CC 1988 §9-2]
There is hereby established a voting precinct for each of the
wards in the City.
[R.O. 2008 §105.030; Code 1968 §9-5; CC 1988 §9-4]
Candidates to be voted on at all general municipal elections
shall, at such time as designated by the Council, file with the City
Clerk a statement of candidacy in a form which is on file in the City
Clerk's office.
[R.O. 2008 §105.040; Code 1968 §9-6; CC 1988 §9-5]
A candidate filing the statement provided for in Section 105.030 shall file with the statement a deposit of twenty dollars ($20.00). The deposit shall be returned if such candidate shall receive at least one-third (1/3) of the total number of votes cast for the office for which such person is a candidate. The filing fee of a candidate polling less than one-third (1/3) of the total number of votes cast for the office for which such person is a candidate shall be forfeited and deposited in the City Treasury.
[R.O. 2008 §105.060; Code 1968 §9-11; CC 1988 §9-7]
No person shall interfere with, threaten, delay or obstruct
the judges or clerks of election or any voter at any election or make
any attempt to do so.
[R.O. 2008 §105.070; Code 1968 §9-3; CC 1988 §9-3; Ord. No. 01-2006, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 12-2006, 8-14-2006]
A.
The City
shall be divided into four (4) Wards, the boundaries of which, unless
changed by ordinance, shall be as follows:
1.
First Ward. All of that territory encompassed within a
line starting at the intersection of the midline of Georgia Street
and the easterly corporate limits; thence in a generally westerly
direction along the midline of Georgia Street to its intersection
with the midline of 7th Street; thence in a generally northerly direction
along the midline of 7th Street to its intersection with the midline
of an extension of Iowa Street; thence in a generally northwesterly
direction along the midline of an extension of Iowa Street to the
midpoint of "E" Street; thence northerly along the midpoint of "E"
Street to the midpoint of Frankford Road; thence in a generally northwesterly
direction along the midpoint of Frankford Road to its intersection
with the corporate limits; thence along the corporate limits line
in a northerly, then easterly, then southeasterly line to the place
of beginning.
2.
Second Ward. All of that territory encompassed within a
line commencing at the intersection of the midline of Georgia Street
and the easterly corporate limits; thence in a generally westerly
direction along the midline of Georgia Street to its intersection
with the midline of 8th Street; thence in a generally southerly direction
along the midline of 8th Street to the midline of South Carolina Street;
thence in a generally westerly direction along the midline of South
Carolina Street to the midline of 16th Street; thence in a generally
northerly direction along the midline of 16th Street to the midline
of Georgia Street; thence along the midline of Georgia Street to the
southwesterly City limits; thence along the southern then eastern
City limits to the point of beginning.
3.
Third Ward. All that territory encompassed within a line
commencing at the intersection of the midlines of 7th Street and Georgia
Street; thence in a generally westerly direction along the midline
of 8th Street to the midline of South Carolina Street; thence in a
generally westerly line along the midline of South Carolina Street
to the midline of 16th Street; thence in a generally northerly direction
along the midline of 16th Street to the midline of Georgia Street;
thence in a generally westerly direction along the midline of Georgia
Street to its intersection with the midline of Barnard Drive; thence
in a generally northerly direction along the midline of Barnard Drive
to its intersection with the midline of Kentucky Street; thence in
a generally westerly direction along the midline of Kentucky Street
to the midline of Martella Street; thence in a generally northerly
direction along the midline of Martella Street and extension thereof
to the City corporate limits; thence easterly, northerly, easterly
and northerly, all along the corporate limits line to southern line
of Highway 54 then west along the southern line of Highway 54 (following
the City boundaries) then north (following the City boundaries) then
east (following the City boundaries) thence southeast (following the
City boundaries) to the north right-of-way of Highway 54, thence northerly
along the corporate limits line to the midline of Frankford Road;
thence in a generally southeasterly direction along the midline of
Frankford Road to the midline of "E" Street; thence in a generally
southerly direction along the midline of "E" Street to the intersection
with the midline of Iowa Street; thence easterly along the midpoint
of Iowa Street to where an extension of Iowa Street would intersect
with the midpoint of 7th Street; thence southerly along the midpoint
of 7th Street to the point of beginning.
4.
Fourth Ward. All that territory within the corporate limits
starting at the midlines of Georgia Street and Barnard Drive; thence
in a generally northerly direction along the midline of Barnard Drive
to the midline of Kentucky Street; thence in a generally westerly
direction along the midline of Kentucky Street to the midline of Martella
Street; thence in a generally northerly direction along the midline
of Martella Street to the City corporate limits; thence in a westerly
direction to the westerly limits of the City; thence in a southerly
then southeasterly direction along the corporate boundary to Georgia
Street; thence easterly to the point of beginning. And also the West
half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26 and Northwest Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 35.
