Daily globe., 1878-04-23
THE ELECTION LAW.
U,,dcr Which tho Coming Election In st
Paul 70 to Be Held.

one thousand eight hundred and seyenty-Ave
(l675).
Dc :! enac.eu Dy tne Legislature OF tne otate OF
1l4nuOovsa'
SEQ. !. The common council of each incor-
porated city of over IL, ,OOO inhabitants shall,
twenty days before general or special cleo
tlon, appoint three qualified electors of each
election precinct or district of said city, who
shall be the judges of election in their election
district respectively. Said judges shall be OF
an 0Pposlte party II Practlcaole. oald Judges
shau . aPPolnt TWO quanneo electors OF their
eiectlon olstrlcts as clerks OF sucn eiection, OF
au opPoSite party II practlcaDle. Inc e1ectlon
snan De held IN each election district at the
Piaie naS % Wnele me lase preceo1hg Glec.lon was
aa.'..;1 In1ee' osnel WISE o1oeie'. oy Sne oonon
eouuoil'
oec. =. Inc snerlH or Judges OF electlon may
appvAns one OF more speclai cons1aoies 20 AZ,
,1 senu - eacn pace OF noloing eiect1on. ~ snall
uo Sno uusy " po1Ace oH!cets VI cone.ao1eS W
aeep 81 open pace OF az leas1 s1x Iee1 SQUARE
,t;.,. ..n ~. piace oi vo.lng, 80 .nas .ue person
voolhg can !, 10 SO nnmolesteo Dy any otner per-
son: tne anove,named omcer neglects 70
r. - uusy .nen we :e;. y. eo'o
easaa va, IN enougn pllva.e ol1alens W en-
~ "no eun1i nase po"c. 90
reaa sc s =. .ne peace " luaAe Aor
- g." - ~. pea:e p,: 4.o,a
no snch a1ect;pu ] % caiI to - his aid snfc;ant
IS -
nersnn or aunnrass a,v riot ~ d;aordar dnr;ng =
tho slect;o,, Whosnoyr ao,,dncts b;uasa,f =, :
r;otons Nv d;sordarI,, annar at anr a1ao4;aa - =
and nars;sts ~ sych co,,d,ct afjar ha;,, :.
warned tn daa;st NAV ha arrest al without v,.a,
ront >eD1'. 10y ~ - 1ss'e>' "1'Ao"' ""A-
g.. nL.,,
&c ;na ,,1aeLf fS.. =; - f-o~,,,ls 80 ~
s,.;, - .nI anu
same daS at ub;ch t;na tho ,,aiis shoi, al 'he he
o1osa - - ;e tha .Ie po4.s onSn pe
ho,r - n;na eh ona, NV a.'enu =. 'he
necassar, for +s aant,rs - we ,rasaut ~ pe
;ndges ~ condnc+ tha o1ae+! esenS 20 aPp3ane
~ ene e1ec.luu as herein oe1ofe
ptescrlbea, b me Pos may N that case be opened
sor,a sha II arr;,,a - ~ @ aa.o ~ ~ s s.os:s 'n0
ssc < Each eerl We nf eIa"t;y my LII te4 r.
nn1i 1;st uL;oh shon Sn"-. HeoR q
a.,I o..e.l M unu neaueu
ors ;, Th nu an4.nel aaL heaueu Names or yo1-
eie la 1ne naine ~. eecn eleccoI Young snall pe
$500 =. A 1i suooe1slon unuei 'ne proper
niedu1nss, anu Vie nuniper ol each Voter piaced
opposlte MS name IN the co1umn headed Nuns
oer. =,
Sec. .. M me manner OF voting shall be by
oaiioo. Inc nal1os sna1i oe printed OF written,
" PalIly Pl1ntea and partly written, upon
pam wnAee paper WIZ tne names oi each can
uiuate vOted IOr, ana Jhe title OF the offices;
Wnen tne oallot IS printed the same shall be
printed upon Plaln Wnlte paper IN plain type,
~ soralsnc Hnes' Win D1ank space below
eacn name oI "la1n not less than equal to the
wluCh 0I tne iine IN Wnlcn tne name ls printed.
No palloe snal1 pe usea or Voted az any election
containing any cut or device on Its face, or any
cut or oeVice or any written or printed matter
on tne PACK, or IN any other way made to dis
'AnSu Sulsn one II, pa1ioC from announcer.
sec. Z: The names OF all candidates for
"nlcn Tue @elector INTENDS to vote shall be
written or printed upon the same ballot, and
the % Office to which ne desires each to be elected
shall be designated upon the ballot.
Sec. o. The ballot shall be folded by the
voter and delivered to one of the judges of
election, who shall forthwith lay the same on
audible voice proclaim the name Of the person
offering to vote to the board, and if the judges
be satisfied, according to the evidence as herein
described, that the person offering the vote is a
legal voter, the clerks OF election shall enter the
name OF the voter and his number under the
snaH endcrse on the back OF the ticket offered
tne number corresponding with the number of
1ne voter on the pol! book, and shall immedi-
ately put his ticket into the ballot box.
Sec. y. After the opening Of the polls no ad-
]onrnment snail be mad, nor shall any recess be
1aken a until all the votes cast at such election
snail nave been counted and the result publicly
announced.
oec' ~. 1hmedlaoely upon closing the polls
ohe Judges shal! proceed to canvass the votes
polled. Ihey shall first count the whole num-
per OF ballots IN the box without opening the
ballots. II the ballots shall be found to ex-
ceed the number OF names entered ON each of
the poll lists, they shall reject the ballots, if
any be found, upon which no number is
marked. Ii the number of ballots still exceeds
the number Of names on each poll list they
shall be replaced in the box and the box closed
ana well shaken and again opened, and one of
Gne judges with his face averted. shall publicly
draw out, one by one, and destroy so many
oallots, unopened, as shall be equal to such ex-
cess; and the ballots or poll lists agreeing or
oelng made to <. agree, the board shall proceed to
COUNT a anu est,mate ana pnoilsh the votes; and
When y 1ne ]nages OF election shall open and
read the tickets, they shall read and announce
eacn pal1ot separately, and proclaim to the
c1e5ks tne name M OF each candidate voted for,
eaEn an c!e1k snal1 care1ully marx down upon the
ANY a11y Ist the votes SO proclaimed each candi-
uate receives IN separate column prepared for
tnat purpose, with the name OF such candidate
at the head OF such column, and the Office des-
ignated by the votes such candidate shall fill.
In case OF the judges or clerks wilfully or cor
ruptly failing to count the votes or record the
| same, as provided in this section, the said
judges or clerks so offending shall be subject to
fine Of one thousand dollars or imprisonment Mt
in the State prison one year, or both, in the
discretion of the court.
Sec. II. Ii more persons are DESIGNATED for anv
office than there are candidates to be elected. OF
if any more votes or parts of votes are desig-
mated on any ballot for representative or othe,
officers than the voter votesl is entitled to
cast, such part of the ticket shall not be
counted for either of the candidates.
Sec. 12 All the ballots counted by the
Judges OF election shall, after being read be
strung upon strong thread or twine in the
order IN which they have been read, and shall
then be carefully enveloped and sealed up with
| sealing wax by the judges, who shall direct the
! same, endorsed with the name of the district
voted, to the officer to whom by law they are
| required to return the poll books and shall be