The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
CHAPTER XII.

Section l.. The first election under this
act shall be held on the first Monday in
May, A. D. 1868.
Section 2. At least ten days prior to the
hrst Monday in May, A. D. 1868, the May
or and Aldermen Of the incorporate town Of
Saint Cloud: shah de.ignste u place in
each ward for the holding Of an election,
and shall appoint three legal voters in each
ward as judges Of election in theixs.resPso.
avo ~afds, and said judges shall appoint
10 their respective W4Ids, two legal voters
r. clerks 3; Of election before the opening Of
Seet.d'. g., The recorder Of the in 10,
rate town Of Saint Cloud, shall ten days
prior to said first Monday in May, A., d.
1868, cause notices of the time and place
OF holding said first election in the several
wards to be posted in at least two public
places in each ward. Said notices shall
have the names Of the judges of election in
their respective wards, and the time when,
and the place where the said judges will be
in session for the preparation and revision
of the voting lists of each ward.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of said
judges OF election, Immediately upon their
appointment to prepare lists Of the quail
ned voters in their respective wards to be
used Ct said first election, and copies OF
said lists Of voters shall be posted up in
not less than three public places in each
ward for at least Elk days before said first
election. a :. &C..
| Section 5. It shall be the duty of sal !
judges Of each said wards, on the Saturday
next preceding said election, and if ncces
sary, also on the Monday morning of said
election for two hours next preceding the
| opening Of the polls, to be present and a,
the place appointed for holding such cleo
tons, for the purpose Of making all neces-
sary corrections of.such list. n,iall other
RESPECTS, said first election shall be govern.
ed by, the rules prescriVed ii this charter
except that the returns OF the first election
SHALL b9 made to Abt recorder Of the incor.
poSato town Of Saiht Cloud within twenty.
tcur hours after thu closing Of the polls. /
Section g." On Tie Thursday =, following
said election, the Mayor and lildermcn o
the incorporate town Of saint: Cloud, shall
Canvass the returns and mako and file Will
the recorder, a1statehents announcing VIII,
appears I'd b. elected and the recorlad1e
shall Immediately notify the Mayor ant
Aldekmen and oil other elective officers, q
l
&cto"7. The Aldermen elect shall hol'
their n lri meetiasae,the Office Of the re
corder OF the i4coyporaterto town Of dsaip
Cloud, or at some other place designate,
ny said recorder on the second Tueeda.
next following mid election, Il when sttfe;
} shall qualify And proceed toi orgahfze.,s ii
Common Council 9he recorded ioif; the In
coIporasss t I !, PfsAipt Cloud, ,sh~ll est'a
Ley elesh Until lha! Common CYPaacir.. shsl
elect city clsrkxt'ts :iis saHh s,.'" l,.7y
,sset;on 9. MD: AFsst 81 1eiee.iou th.r
shall be eiected,in each ward three Alder
men, one of:whoK shall hold said Office d 4
III the second Monday in: May, AID. 1856!
one until the second Monday in May, A::I
1871, anc: one until the second Monday d
: May, "A: D. 1871 /, and at the first 'meetih
OF said council. tho respective terms ofe,atc
. shall be designated b.. lot. ,N.'ij.
E Section =. No informally in making q
. printing OF said notices Of said first Gle:
E ton nor a failure to give notice of said fir
g election, or to prepare the poll lists or t
| appoint judges for the same as herein p SO
: escr'od shall IN any way invalida,e sal
election. Provided, That on tho DIV
3 election, the regulations governing elet
0. lions are substantially complied with, ,.,,
: Section; 10. This act ,hall be deemed =
public not and shalt take effect from an
after its passage, g. w. -, , X, ~ sT
Approved, March 9th, 1868: - ..'.:' ~ #.
STATE or MlssssorA, ~, >. ,.s, ~ =
/ = Orr1cn Of rHs snoRxrAny or STARE,
1certify Tho foregoing toybe q ,5 true An
1 correct copy Of the origiq6l act on file !
= this ofice!s'4st si,a ~, :, = !, .,s.".
i 'zsi21o@ ~ witness my hand and II
ol ,1&t& Great seAf ,0f State, iii
: (sEAI.l 27th DAY Of March, AZ i
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q o. Il. III. Hopkins, Of Richfe,l
+ while coming o town yesterday stoppe
!. near Lake Calhoun long enough 4
= gather bunch Of prairie flowers, t,