The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-26

the Saint Paul Precinct will hold their election at
the mill of Benjamin Gervais in said settlement.
The qualified voters of the Seventh Council Dis
trct will vote at the following places, viz: The
votes at Mendoza, Fort Smelling. Black Dog Vii
lage, PrairieviiIe, Oak Grove, Traverse de Sioux,
and Crow Village, at the lower warehouse IN Men,
dota. The voters at Lac-qui Parlc, Big Stone
Lake and Little Rock at the house of Martin
NJ Leod, at Lac-qui Parle.
The election at the several polls shall be OPEN
ed, organized, and conducted III all respects as
require by the laws in force In the Territory OF
Wisconsin, at the date Of the admission Of the
State of w isconsin, except as may be otherwise
provided by the organic law of the Territory or
this Proclamation; and the officers conducting said
election shall make proper return OF the persons
voted for in their respective districts, as well as
the number Of votes they each received, into the
office of the Secretary of the Territory of Min
nesota, at Saint Paul, on or before Tuesday, the
I4th day Of August next.
ThSqualifca tons of voters shall be set forth
in the 5th section of the organic law of the Ter
ritory, as follows, TO wit:
'SEC. ). And be it further enacted, That
every free white male inhabitant above the age of
twenty onc years, who shall have been resident
of said Territory at the time of the passage of
this act, shall be entitled to vote at the first cleo
ton, and shall be eligible any office within said
Territory; but the qualifications of voters and of
holding office, at all subsequent elections shall be
such as shall be prescribed by the Legislative As
sembly: PROVIDED, That the right of suffrage
and OF holding office shall be exercised only by
citizens of the United States, and those who shall
have declared, on oath, their intention to become
such, and shall have taken an oath to support the
Constitution of the United States and the pIoyls-
/ ions OF this act"
AT all places of election, herein provided for,
out Of the county of ST. Croix, and III such Of the
Precncts or voting places, IN sand county, as have
/ not been organized, the qualified voters present at
the respective places Of election, at the time Of
opening the polls, shall then and there proceed to
elect or appoint three capable and discreet per-
sons, possessing the qualifications of electors 10
act judges of the election, and the said Judges
shall choose two persons having similar qualtica-
tons with themselves, TO act clerks of the
! election.
The attention Of voters and of officers Of cleo
! tons is particularly called to portions of the law
OF the late Territory of Wisconsin, entitled ian
act to provide for and regulate general elections, -
which are hereby made applicable and declared
TO be in force at the ensuing election, to wit, as
! follows:
Previous to votes being taken, the judges and
clerks of the election shall severally take oath
IN the following form tO-wit: |, A. b., do SOL
EMMY swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
/ | will perform the duties of Judge Cor Clerk, as
the case may Beg according to law and to the best
of my ability and that will studousy cndeavor
| TO prevent fraud, deceit and abuse in conducting
the same
! SIN case there shall be no Judge or Justice Of
the Peace present at the opening of the election,
or in such Judge or Justice shall be appointed
Judge clerk of the election, it shall be lawful
for the judges Of the election, and they are here
by empowered, TO administer the oath TO each
other and to the clerks of the election, and the
person administering oaths shall cause an entry
thereof TO be made and subscribed by him and
profiXed to the poll books.
''For the preservation of Order as well as 10
secure the Judges and clerks from insult and
abuse, it shall be the duty of the constable or
constables, residing IN the town or district, who
shall be designated for the purpose by the judges
of the election, to attend all elections W thin such
/ town district; and should constable attend
AT such election, the judges of election are here
by authorised and empowered to appoint
more special constables to assist in preserving or
der during the election; and the judges are here
! by authorized TO enforce fine not exceeding
twenty dollars OF any person or persons who shall
! conduct IN rioous or dlsorder!y manner, and
shall persist III such conduct, after having been
warned Of the consequences, and on refusal TO
pay the same, to commit him or them to the COM
mon jail Of the county Of st. Croix for any time
not exceeding six days, or until the fine shall be
! paid; and the constable TO whom the order shall
be directed, and the laor Of the county, are
hereby directed TO execute said order, and re-
ce!ve such person or persons committed, as
! though it had been issued by 4 magistrate in due
I form of law.
''Ihe votes shall be publicly examined and
counted immediately after the closing Of the polls
and the clerks shall set down IN their poll books,
the name of the person voted for, written at full
lengths the office for which such person received
such vote or votes; and the number he did re-
ceive; the number being expressed at full length
such entry to be made, as near as circumstances
will admit. in the following form, to wit:
/ AT an election held at the house of at
- 10 the - council district of the Ter
ritory of Minnesota, on the first day of August,
A. ID. lS49; the following named persons recev-
ed the number of votes annexed to their respective
Names for the following described offices, 10 wit:
A. u. had - votes for delegate to Con-
| gress.
{. d. had - votes for member of the
Council.
! f. +. had - votes for member of the House
Of Representatives.
Certified by US,
G.D. Judges of election.