The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-19

River, will vote at the trading house of Norman
b. Kitchen, at Pembina
The qualiied voters Of the Fifth Council Dis
trict residing at the Little Canada settlement, in
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
rict will vote at the following places, viz: The
, votes at Mendoza, Fort Smelling. Black Dog VII
lage, Pranieville, Oak Grove, Traverse de Sioux,
and Crow Village, at the lower warehouse in Men
} dsta. The voters at Lac-qu Parlc, Big Stone
Lake and Little Rock, at the house Of Martin
:. M'Leod, at Lac-qui Parle.
The election at the several polls shall be OPEN
! ed, organized, and conducted in all respects as
required by the laws in force in the Territory of
Wisconsin, at the date Of the admission Of the
State of Wisconsin, except 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, well
the number of votes they each received, into the
office Of the Secretary of the Territory Of M ia
nesota, at Saint Paul ON before Tuesday, the
l4th day of August next
The qualifications of voters shall be as set forth
in the 9th section Of the organic law of the Ter
ritory, as follows, to witt
! ''SEc. 5. And be it further enacted, That
every free white male habitant above the age of
twenty -one years, who shall have been resident
of said Territory at the time Of the passage Of
this act, shall be entitled TO al the first cleo
ton, and shall be eligible to 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
bave declared, on oath, their intention to become
such, and shall have taken an oath to support the
Constitution of the United States and the pIovis-
ions of this act''
AT all places Of election herein provided for,
out of the county Of st. Crox and in such of the
Precincts or voting places in SAID 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 appoint three capable and discreet per-
sons, possessing the qualifications of electors 10
act as Judges Of the election, and the said Judges
shall choose two persons having similar quaiica-
tons with themselves, TO act as 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 can
act TO provide for and regulate general elections
which are hereby made applicable and declared
20 be IN force 1T the ensuing election, to wit, as
follows:
i Previous TO votes being TAKEN the judges and
clerks of the election shall severay take an oath
IN the following form to-wit: i, A. b., do SOL
EMMY swear Tor affirm, as the case may be) that
viii perform the duties of Judge (or Clerk, as
the case may be) according to law and TO the best
of my ability; and that viii studiousIy endeavor
to prevent fraud, deceit and abuse in conducting
/ the same.''
SIN case there shall be Judge or justice of
the Peace present at the opening of the election,
or IN case such Judge or justice shall be appointed
Judge Or 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 entry
thereof 10 be made aud subscribed by him and
pretixed 10 the poll books.
Il "tor the preservation Of order, as well as to
secure the judges and clerks from insult and
abuse, it shall be the duty of the constable or
conslables, residing In the town or district, who
shall be desi grated for the purpose by the Judges
Of the election, to attend all elections within such
town or district; and should no constable attend
at such election, the judges of election are here
by authorised and empowered to appoint enc or
more special cOnstables to assist in preserving or
der during the election; and the Judges are here
10y authorized TO enforce fine not exceeding
twenty dollars on any person or persons who shall
conduct in riotous disorderly manner, and
shall persist in 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 anv time
not exceeding SIX days, or until the fine shall be
paid; and tie constable TO whom the order shall
be directed, and the jailor of the county are
hereby directed TO execute said order, and re-
\ celve such person or persons committed, as
though it had been issued by magistrate in due
! 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
length; 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 circumstances
will admit. IN the following form, to wit:
AT an election held at the house of at
- IN the - council district Of the Ter
ritery of Minnesota, on the first dav of August,
"A. ID. lS49; the following named persons receiv-
cd the number OF votes annexed TO their respective
names, for the following described Offices, to wit:
A. b. had - votes for delegate to Con-
gress.
G. d. had - votes for member of the
Council.
, of Representatives.
Certified by Us,
! * 81: Judges Of election.
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