St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07

more newspapers or such SolNA1 i. =. sow a
such newspapers. and by posting sae same ,h
county 1ntve seat ca in such county for two weeks
next preceding the circulation OF sueh
Petition. Proot Of The pnbheauqn ana post,
Ing of such notice shall be made in like man
ner as herein provided for the notice OF the
special meeting of said board.
SEC. Q. 1t shall be the duty of said Board
of County Commissioners to meet at the time
aud place specified in The notice mentioned
in the preceding section, and proceed with
out unnecessary delay to comply with the
provisions of this act continuing in session
from day to day excluding Sundays and
legal holidays until such compliance shall
be completed.
The said board shall inquire and determ-
Inc, which. if any, of the signatures at.
tached to the petition referred to in said
notice are not genuine, and which. if any. OF
the sigpers of said petition were not, at the
time of signing the same, legal voters in said
county, and which, II any. OF the signatures
TO said petition were not attached thereto
within sixty (6OO days preceding the fling
OF such petition in the Office or the SAID
bounty auditor; the affioayits accompany
Ing said petition and filed in the office of the
said county auditor. pursuant to the pro
Visions OF the preceding section. snail TOT
The purposes of this act, be prlma 1acle eVl,
uence Of the truth of the matters stated
therein
The said board shall receive any compe-
tent evidence offered before them bearing
upon the matters COlnullleu W tuSI uo-
termination aforesaid; and to that end, any
legal voter in said county may appear before
said board at said meeting, in person or by
counsel and be heard in respect to said mat
tiers under such reasonable rules and regula-
lions as the board may prescribe; provided
however, no remonslranee against county
beat removal shall be presented to or be con
sidcred by said board unless notice OF de,
sire to contest such county seat removal
shall have been published al. least three
Sull weeks in some newspaper OF general CIT,
culation published in the county. ana posted
IN three public places in such county, De-
fore the circulation of such remonstrance.
The fact that such notice was so printed and
posted shall be established by the affidavits
of all the parties who circulated such re-
monstrance, by those Of the parties posting
ouch notices, and by aftidavits of the pub
fishers of newspapers who may have pub
GShed such notices.
1t shall be the duty Of the said board, with
IN ten days after the day specified in said no.
t1ce for their said meeting, to conclude their
Inquiries and determination respecting the
matters committed to them as aforesaid, and
Immediately thereupon to make, sign and
file In the office of the said county auditor,
certificate setting forth the names OF the
persons, if any, whose signatures to such
petition are not genuine, and the names OF
the persons, if any, signing such petition
who were not at the time of signing the same
OF the persons, if any, signing such
petition whose signatures were not at
sached thereto within sixty days pre-
ceding the filing of such petition
Of which names shall be stricken from the
Said petition originally filed in the Office Of
said county auditor, and shall be deemed by
the filing of said certificate to be deducted
therefrom.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the said
county auditor, subject 10 the provisions OF
this act, Immediately upon the filing in his
Sttice of the certificate of the board required
A,yf hn frv at-n q
affix his official seal to, and file in his Office.
an order fixing the time of holding special
election in such county upon the question OF
Changing the county seat thereof to the place
petition for such change shall have been
Bigned by the number of legal voters OF such
county as required by section l OF this act
es shown by such petition, accompanying
Af1davits, the certificate required by the pre-
cedfng section, and the returns OF the last
general election held preceding the presenta-
ZION OF said petition to said county auditor
The time fixed in such order for said spec
jail election shall not be less than twenty nor
bore than thirty days after the filing in said
auditors office of the certificates required by
the preceding section.
1t shall be the duty OF said county auditor
Immediately upon the making, subscribing
and filing OF such order to make, subscribe,
sffix his official seal to and file in his Office a
notice of said special election substantially
In the following form, to-wit:
To the legal voters Of the county OF (here
name county as in the petition) Minnesota:
Notice is hereby given that special cleo
zion will be held In the several election dis
1rlcts in said county on the (here insert the
time fixed in said last mentioned order) for
Pie purpose of voting upon the question OF
changing the county seat of said county to
There designate the place as In said petltion.)
1t shall be the duty of the said county
auditor to cause the notice in this section
mentioned to be published once in each
week tor two consecutive weeks tmme dlately
preceding the time specified therein for hold
Ing such election in all the newspapers
Ing such period, and also to post a
duplicate Of said notice in public place IN
each organized town in said county. not less
than ten days prior to the time fixed in such
notice for such election.
II shall also be the duty Of said county aud
1tor to serve upon or mail TO the clerk Of
each organized town. village or city. in such
county, duplicate of such notice. addressed
70 him at his last known postofice address
postage prepaid, not less than fifteen days
previous to the time fixed in such notice for
holding such election.
And 1t shall be the duty of the clerk Of each
organized town, village or city, in such
bounty, Immediately upon the receipt Of said
hotice by him, 10 make, subscribe and file in
Nis office, an order fixing the place of holding
buch special election in each election district
within his town, village or city, and immedi-
etely thereupon to make, subscribe and file
IN his Office notice for each election district
IN his town. village or city, substantially in
1he following form, to-wit:
To the legal voters of the Chere specify the
election district, In the county of here name
bounty Minnesota:
Notice is hereby given that a special cleo
A1ed in the order for that DISTRICT, in said
election district on the (here insert the time
t1ed by the county auditor as aforesaid), for
Ne purpose of voting upon the question Of
changing the county seat of said county to
There dayIpOatG the nlapp q in the said nOtioa
u the county auditor).
And it shall be the duty Of such clerk to
post duplicate of said notice for each cleo
Hon district in at least three public places
gherein. not less than ten days before the
time fixed in the said notice Of the county
auditor for holding such election.
=. 1t shall be the duty of the judges Of election
IN each election district to meet and organize
On the day fixed therefor as aforesaid, and to
conduct such election in the same manner.
- Tar as practicable, as other elections are,
Or may be required to be conducted by law
The polls for such election shall be opened
closed at the hour of 5 o'clock IN the after
Hoon. Those voting in favor of changing
ehe county seat of such county to
he oo place .n named in the notice Of
have printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, on their ballots,
The words for changing the county seat to
flaming the place as in said petition) yes"
And those voting against such changing
phall have printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, on their ballots,
the words for changing the county seat to
fhere name the place as IN said petition)
MOI" ana the votes cast at such election.
$hall, subject to the provisions of this act, be
9anvassed, certified, returned and recorded
u the same manner as votes cast at the gen
Aral election are required to be canYassed,
certified, returned and recorded
6Eo. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the board of
county commissioners to meet at the county
eeat Of such county on the third day next
following the holding of such special cleo
ZION Excluding Sundays and legal holidays
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