The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-07
90 CHAPTERs4-H. f. NO. 129.
An act to regulate elections
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota: j.


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
SECTION 1. On the first Qst) Tuesday after
the first GsD Monday in November of each
even-numbered year, all election shall be held
in TIE several election districts of the state.
which shall be known as the general election:
and the several state and county officers,
judges of the supreme and district courts.
members of the legislature and representa-
tives in congress of the Uni.ed States shall
be elected a the general election next preced-
ing the expiration of the term of each OF the
said officers, respectively, and on year when
the president and vice president of the
United States are to be chosen, a number of
electors of president and vice president of
the United States, equal to the number of
senators and representatives to which this
state is entitled in the congress of the United
States shall be elected at said election,
ELECTION DISTRICTS.
SEC. 2. Every organized township, every
incorporated village which is now separate
election district, and every ward Of ca CHI in
corporated city shall form at least one cleo.
ton district, but no election district in any
incorporated. city or village shall contain
more than four hundred (40O) voters. and
whenever any such election district is found
by the number of votes there cast at any
elaclon to contain more than tour hundred
(4OO) voters, it shall ce the duty of The super
visors of the town, or the common couucil,
village. borough. or municipal corporation of
the city or village, to cause such district. at
general, town or city election, to be divided
into two (2) or more districts, each
containing as nearly as may be.
districts in an incorporated city, the common
council, village, borough or municipal cor
poration shall publish the same by making a
map or description of such division, defining
map or description open for public inspec-
ton in the office of the clerk of such city,
and also by posting up copies of each map or
description in at least ten qt) of the most
and the common council, village, borough or
municipal corporation shall also, prior to the
next election, furnish copies of such map or
description to the judges of election in each
district of such ward.
SEC. 3. Whenever any number of voters
not less than eight (Sl, residing in an unor-
ganized or partially organized county, shall,
at least eight 81 weeks before any general
petition the governor to establish new cleo
ton district, designating the boundaries of
the same, which shall not be within five 81
miles of the polling place of any existing
and he is hereby authorized, to cause to be
established such district, and shall select
from the names of the petitioners or others
three (3 persons who shall be judges of cleo
two of the judges so appointed shall belong
to The same political party; such districts to
be established at such place or places as the.
petitioners may require. The governor shall
election, and within four (D weeks Before reaa
special election. publish in some newspa
per published in the state a list of
all election districts by hum so estab-
tons are to be held. and the names Of the
judges of election.
JUDGES OF ELECTION.
SEC. 4: The township supervisors Of each
township are the judges of election. and the
town clerk of each township shall act as one
Wof the clerks of election in their respective
election districts and the judges of election
shall appoint an additional clerk of election,
who shall be of an opposite political party iii
practicable) to the town clerk. The city
council of all incorporated cities, and the
municipal council of ali Incorporated vii.
lagos which constitute one or more separate
election districts, shall, at least twenty ve(25)
days before any election, appoint three (3)
qualified electors of each election district Of
said city or village, who shall be judges of
election In their election districts respect
lively, and who shall appoint two (s) quail
clerks of election. The election shall be
held in such election district at the place
where the last preceding election was held,
except as hereinafter provided; butt If in
the next ensuing election shall be held at
the place designated by such vote. The city
council OF every incorporated city shall, by
iorQlnance OF reSOlutlOn, appoint the place. of
in said city; and when in any township hav-
ing over four hund red 400 electors the SUI
pegyisors divide the same into two l2l or
the boundaries thereof, and thereafter there
shall be elected at the annual town meeting
Of such township, three (3) judges Of cleo
ton and two (2j clerks Of election III each
district. and the place Of holding said cleo
ton in each district shall be designated
by said town meeting, or, In default
OF such designation, shall be ap-
pointed by the judges Of election thereof, in
which case they shall make such designation
at least twenty (20) days before election, and
give notice thereof by posting proper notices
in three (3) public places in the township. In
case the supervisors divide the township
Into districts, as herein provided, and no
town meeting is thereafter held, prior to the