New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-29
CHAPTER I'll. r. NO. 12A
An act to regulate elections
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:

Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
OF Minnesota:
SECTION L. On the first Qst) Tuesday after
the first ust) Monday in Move mber OF each
eveu.uumbered year, an 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 United States shall
be elected at 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, 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 (400) voters, and
whenever any such election district is found
by the number Of votes there cast Mt any
election to contain more than tour hundred
(400) voters it shall &c the duty of the super
visors Of the town, or the common council,
village borough. or municipal corporation OF
the city or village, to cause such district at
least six (6) weeks before the next ensuing
into two ~ or more districts. each
al equal number Of voters. When
any ward shall be divided into two or more
districts in an incorporated city, the common
council. village, borough or municipal cor
poration shall publish the same by making u
map Or description Of such division, defining
it by known boundaries, and keeping such
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
public places in every district of such ward;
and the common council, village, borough or
neutrality-suspicious. shall also prior to tho
next election, furnish copies of such map or
description to the judges Of election in each
district of such ward.
SEC. 8. Whenever any number Of voters
not less than eight 81, residing in an unor-
ganized or partially organized county, shall
and SIX (6) weeks before any special election,
petition the governor to establish new cleo
ton district, designating the boundaries Of
the same, which, shall not be within FIVE (O
miles Of the polling place of any existing
district, It shall be the duty of the governor,
and he is hereby authorized, to cause to be
established such district, and shall select
three (3) persons who shall be judges of cleo
ton therein: provided that not more than
two of the judges so appointed shall belong
be established at such place or places as the
within at least six (6) weeks before general
election. and within four a. weeks before a
per published in the state list Of
all election districts by HIM 10 estab-
lished, and the place where the elec-
tons are to be held, and the names Of tho
judges Of election.
JUDGES OF ELECTION.
SEC. l. The township supervisors Of each
township are the judges Of election. and the
town clerk of each to wuship shall act as one
election districts and the judges Of election
shall appoint an additional clerk Of election,
who shall be Of an opposite political party (f
praetieeable) to the town clerk; The city
municipal council of all incorporated vii
lagos which constitute one or more separate
election districts, shall lat least twenty
Of each
said city or village, who shall be judges of
election In their election districts respect
iSeiy snd who shall appoint TIVE quail
| clerks Of election. The election shall be
held in such election district at the place
where the last preceding election was held,
any town vote is taken to hold II else where.
| the next ensuing election shall be held al
the place designated by such vote. The city
council Of every incorporated city shall, BY
holding the election in each election district
In said CITY: and when in any township hay.
ing over four hundred t4Oo) electors the SUI
pervisors divide the same into two t2) or
| more election districts. they shall designate
the boundaries thereof, and thereafter there
shall be elected. at the annual tow meeting
Of such township, three ~ judge. Of elec~
t0s and els.ka q each
ton in each district shall b designated
BY said tewu meeting. o., in default
OF such designation. shall b. ap-
which ca = ther shall ma h such desipnafio.,