New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-29

judges and one ~ clerk of election, ex.
cept where town supervisors and town
clerks SO act, shall belong to the same politi-
cal party. No person shall be eligible as
judge or clerk OF election unless he be a
qualified voter within the election district in
which he sits, nor unless he can read, write
ingly.
Sec. S. At least thirty days before any
election, the local, city or village committees
OF the several parties participating at the
may furnish to the
list of qualified electors for the various
election districts to act as judges of election,
which lists shall be certified to by the several
Of election shall be selected from the fists SO
submitted i'll the following manner:
One for each election district from each of
said lists SO recommended by the said differ
list submitted by the party polling the largest
number OF votes in said city or village at the
last preceding general election; the
SECOND from the list submitted by the party
election; the third from the list
submitted BY the party polling the third
largest number Of votes at the last preceding
general election; and in case there are not
three lists submitted to such council or other
appointing. authorities, then said council, or
other appointing authorities, shall select Que
from each list submitted as above provided,
and said council or other appointing author
tiles shall themselves select the remaining
judge or judges, but in no case shall more
than two of such judges belong to the same
political party.
SEC. g.. The secretary Of state shall, be.
tween the first days of July and September
in each year. direct and cause to be delivered
to tie auditor of each county notice speci-
flying all the officers in said county whose
term OF Office will expire on the first Monday
OF January, next succeeding, and specifying,
also. The SQVpral officers ha nhOsan In Such
county at the next general election. The
auditor to whom such notice is delivered
shall, upon the receipt thereof, cause like
notice to be sent to each town, city aud vii.
lage clerk in his county. Every township,
city and village clerk, at least fifteen
% days before the holding of any general
election,and twenty (20) days before the
holding OF any special election, shall give
ing such election by posting IN three public
places III every election district three (3)
notices containing list Of the officers to be
elected at such election. one 1) OF which no
tees shall be posted up at the place OF hgfE,
ing the election. Said notices shall contAi6n
also, the hours during which the polls will
be open: provided, that no failure Of clerk
to give such notice aforesaid shall iuvalidate
an election.
SEC Z. If either of the judges Of election
OF any election district In the state shall fail
to attend at the time and place appointed
for correcting the list of registers. or holding
an election, or if either of said judges be
candidate at such election. or refuse to act
as judge, the qualified electors of such cleo
ton district present shall elect viva voce
some qualified elector OF said election dis
trict, OF the same political party as the judge
90 absent to act as judge instead of each judge
absent disqualified or refusing to act; and
II any clerk OF election he absent. disquali-
fed or refuse to act the judges of election
same political party as the clerk SO absent
disqualified or refusing to act, in place Of
Oh clerk; and before any judge or clerk Of
election enters upon the discharge Of the
he shall take and subscribe to the following
oath. to wit:
IT, A. B.. Judge or clerk OF election, as the
case may peg DC solemnly swear lor stirm)
clerk) Of the election (as the case may beg
according to law and the best of my ability,
and will studiously endeavor to prevent
fraud, deceit and abuse in conducting this
70 taken, subscribed and certified, shall be at
fixed to the said list or register provided for in
SECTIONS eight (s) and eleven QD of this act.
II there be no person present authorized to
administer oaths, then the judges OF election
may administer to each other, ana to clerks,
the oath provided.
REGISTRATION IN TOWNS AND VILLAGERS, AND
IN CITIES CONTAINING LEss THAN II, 000 IN
SEC. 8. The judges of election In
each election district throughout the state
Except Ill cities having over twelve
thousand u2, ooO) inhabitaats), at least twenty
list or register Of the names of all persons
who are entitled to vote in their respective
districts at such election, which list shall
contain the surnames of such persons In
residence Three copies Of said list shall. at
least ten (l0) days before such election. be
posted in each election district, together
with notice of the time and PLACE when and
for the purpose of making corrections in said
list The judges of election on the Tuesday
next preceding election from tho hour OF
nine (y) In the morning Until the hour Of
four (D in the afternoon of said day, and in
cities containing population of over two
thousand (2,oUO) inhabitants and upwards on
Tuesday TWO weeks preceding the election,
and on the Tuesday next preceding such
election, from nine co. O'Clock in the fore
noon until nine (9) O'Clock in the evening of
said days, shall be present at the place ap-
pointed for the ho ing Of such election in
their respective els on districts for the pur
pose of making sui s.scorrections in said list
or register; in making such corrections said
Judges of election shall enter upon such lists
the additional names Of all persons properly
SHOWN to be entitled to vote in that election
district at such election, and erase from said
list or register the nam.s Of all persons
properly shown to be entitled to vote in that
district ut such election. The said judges on
first making OUT said list, shall consult the
poll lists used at the last preceding general
election in their election district and shall
place in said list or register the names Of per-
sons whom they know, or can with reasona
BILE diligence ascertain. to be entitled to vote
ct such election in their respective election
districts. The register shall be corr cted,
certified to and filed at the close of registry
day, as provided for in sections thirteen (l3).
fourteen QD and fifteen l5) of this act, and
IN cities the judges may require the oath
specified in section thirteen G3), but other
wise The nrOv;SiONS Nf sl1ph SaptioDq sh II not
apply. At such election no person shall vote
whose name Is not upon said list or register
a. the time Of opening the polls: provided,
sa s4 or 70 cs
produce evidence which satisfies a majority
of the judges that he has the qualifications OF
an elector in said district. and is entitled to
been omitted from said list or register, then
the name OF such person shall be added to
the lists or registers, and he shall be allowed
to vote; and shall not, unless the judges re-
quire it, be obliged to make the oath or pro-
duce the evidence provided by section sixty
Coy of this act. But If required by the Judges
he shall do SO; nor shall the vote of any per-
son be rejected whose name is upon said list
at the time Of opening the polls; provided,
judges be produced showing that the name
was registered by mistake, and that the per.
son 50 offering to vote has not the qualihca-
tons Of an elector in said district and is not
name OF such person shall be stricken from
said list and he shall notbe allowed to vote;
but in all such cases an entry shall be made
opposite to each name added to or stricken
from said lists or registers after the opening
OF the POLLS and the judges of election shall
make, or cause 10 be made, a duplicate Of such
lists or registers, SO that there shall bs two(2)
registers or 1sls at every election. The
population Of the various grades Of cities
shall be determined by the last officially pro-
mulgated state or national census.
SEC. g. The Judges Of election In all cleo
ton districts throughout the state in de-
ftermining the residence Of any person for
the purpose Of ascertaining who are qualified
electors shall be governed by the following
rules SO far as they are applicable: q
First-The place shall ne considered and
held to be the residence Of q person In which
his habitation IL fixed, without any present
intention OF removing therefrom, and TO
which whenever he is absent he has the In
tention Of returning. E 80
u See0nd-As person shall not b considered
to have lost his residence who leaves his
home to 20 into another state, or county in
this state, for temporary purposes merely
and with the fntentionof returning.
y Third-A. person shall not be considered to
have gained q residence In any county into
which he comes for Temporary purposes
merely. without the intention Of making
such csunty his home. j.
Fourth-tfs person 30 inss another stata,
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