The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-07

into the town or ward for the purpose OF vot-
lug at that election, and how long ne con,
such other questions as tend to test his quail
tcatons as Il resident i'll the town or ward,
and his right to vote at the polls.
skc. 59 II the person so challenged re-
him, as aforesaid, the judges shall refuse TO
insert his name in the poll lists, and he snail
not be allowed to vote.
SEC. Co. If the challenge is not Withdrawn
swered the questions put to him as Mfore-
said, one of the judges of election shall ten
der him the following oath: You do swear
Tned saes or a1e have declared our
intention to become such citizen conform
ably to the laws of the United States on the
subject Of naturalization; that you are wen zen
ident of the United States for one
year ana al inhabitant of this state
for. four ~ months Immediately pre-.
ceding this election, and natural feslueht
OF this election district for ten lOl days I'M
mediately preceding this election; that you
have not voted at this election, and are a
qualified voter In this election district
Upon taking such oath such person snail
be allowed to vote; provided. that II u ap.
pear that the name Of the person offering to
vote has been registered and erased rs IN this
act before specified, he shall not be allowed
TO vote, unless i'll addition to the above oathS
ne produces person known to Il majority OF
the Judges, who makes and subscrlpes an
oath before one Of them, in their presence,
as to the identity of the person SO offering TO
vote, and as to his place of residence. HAY
ing done so, he shah be allowed to vote.
SEC. 6l. If any person refuse TO take any
OF the oaths SO rendered, or in the case SO
provided shall refuse to produce the person
his name shall not be inserted in the poll
list, and he shall not be allowed to vote.
SEC. 6s; Poll Lists Each clerk or the poils
shall make a poll list which shall contain n2
column headed Residence" one ~ column
headed Names Of Voters and as many al
dltlonal columns as there are boxes kept at
the election. The heading of each it "d t6s
name OF one of the boxes so kept VIZ:
white, blue and red
SEC. IS. The name Of each elector voting
shall be entered by each clerk in the column
the place of residence of each voter SO voting
in the column headed "Residence, and
when there shall be more than one box Kept
opposite such name shall be writtenlhe fig
ure one a. in every remaining column
of such poll list corresponding in head
ing with the name of each box in which
vote of the elec1or shall be deposited. IN the
column headed Number the clerk shall
write consecutively the number Of each per,
son voting, the first vote being numbered
one Cp. Said clerk shall enter in a column
opposite the name of each person not regis
tered the words Not registered and If any
vote is sworn in such fact shall be noted.
SEC: "a. Every elector, at the time of offer
Ing his vote, shall truly state the name of the
street in which he resides and if the house,
lodging or tenement where he resides is num-
bered, the number thereof. In case OF his
refusal to make the statement aforesaid the
vote of the elector shall not be received.
SEC. %. After the canvass of the votes one
o. of said poll lists and registers so kept
and checked as aforesaid shall be attached
together, and on the following day shall be
tiled in the office Of the city, town or village
ters and poll books so kept and checked
shall bereturned to the office of the county
auditor in said district at the time the returns
OF the election are made. The register shall
at all times be open to public inspection at
the office of the authorities in which they
shall be deposited, without charge.
SEC. IS. Printed Instructions - Uniform
printed instructions to voters, printed in
the, secretary of the state to the county
auditor of each county, containing any in
formation that will enable the voters 10
quickly make and correctly designate their
| ment to the constitution or other question to
be submitted to the electors and the county
auditor shall furnish such cards to the city,
village or township clerks in the county.
Such clerks shall furnish such cards to each
polling place. one Of which shall be hung
department. two (2) in the polling room and
two co on the outside of the building in
which the voting takes place. Whenever
the county auditor of any county notifies the
secretary of state that the printed ins.ruc-
tons are also needed in a foreign language
or languages and such foreign language is
stated, then it shall be the duty of the score
tary OF state to furnish such printed instruc
tons in such foreign language or languages.
SEC. 81: Closing Polls, Counting, Etc.-As
soon as the polls are finally closed, of which
closing proclamation shall be made by one
OF the judges thirty 500 minutes previous
thereto, the judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes taken at such election and the
said canvass shall be public and continued
without intermission until complete and the
result declared. Now the canvass shall
commence by taking out of each box the bal
lots unopened Except so far as to ascertain
whether every ballot is single), and counting
the same to ascertain whether the number Of
ballots correspond to the number appearing
on the poll list to have been cast in such box:
II two or more ballots be found to be so
OF single ballot they shall be laid aside un-
til the counting of ballots is completed; then
If, on comparison Of the said ballots with the
number OF ballots appearing to have been
lots so found folded together were cast by
one CD elector, they shall be preserved, and
laid to one side. II the ballots In any box
are found to exceed in number the number
examined to ascertain if they are all prop
erly marked with the initials of the Judges
having charge of the ballots, and, in case
any are found not SO marked, they shall be
preserved, and laid to one side If there is
still an excess Of ballots above the registry of
voters, they shall be replaced in the box. and
one of the judges, without looking, shall
draw from the box number of ballots equal
to such excess, and the same shall be laid
aside. The number of ballots agreeing or
being thus made to agree with the number of
votes appearing in the columns of the poll
list, corresponding to the respective boxes
the list shall be 81 ned by the Judges and at
tested by the clerks, and the number of
names thereon checked as aforesaid shall be
stated in words and figures at the foot of
said list and over the signatures Of the
judges and the attestation Of the clerk IN he
manner hereinafter provided in the form of
said lists. The ballots so lain aside as afore-
said shall be attached to certificate made by
the judges, stating the reason why the bal
lots were SO lain aside, and the certificate
and the ballots attached shall be sealed nm
in q separate envelope and, except the red
ballots. returned to the county auditor with
the other returns and the red ballots re-
turned to the city CLERK or recorder
SEQ IS. The lists Of electors provided for
herein shall be substantially in the following
form, to wit:
List Of qualified electors in the election
district composed Of the---(townshin
", r, or town as the case may be) Of Wr,
sofa. for an election to be held in said cleo.
zion district. on the-day Off,, eight
cen hundred and----'' CThe surnames
to be inserted in alphabetical Orderly
The whole number Of the above.uam
persons WhoWere present and voting at the
abOve-named election was (the number RI no
written in words and fgures), signed by the
judges OF election, attested by the clerks of
election. "a
SEC: SO. After the said lists are thus signed,
the judges shall proceed to count and ascer
tain the number of votes cast for each ner-
son voted for by counting each ballot sepa-
rately, the ballots to be numbered consec,1-
lively as counted and duplicate numbers en-
tered on counting lists, kept by the clerk, and
as soon as read and canvassed the tickets
shall be strung by one Of the judges upon a
stout string and replaced in the proper ballot
box, and then in the presence Of ali he
judges each box shall be locked and seaipd
by FASTING firm paper across the lid and hodv
OF each box in such manner that the hog
cannot be opened without breaking the seal:
and each judge shall write his name unon
said paper In such place that the box cannot
be opened without tearing the name. Each
box, as soon as practicable, after the same J is
80 sealed, shall be deposited in the Office Of
the town. city or village clerk, and carefuliv
preserved therein with unbroken seals mil
the next general election, unless sooner
opened by the proper authority for a recom 1nt
for examination and ho 1arI,