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

Juuscs anu oue " clerk OF election, ex-
clerks so act. shall belong to the same noliti-
cal party. No person shall BIO eligible as
judge or clerk OF election unless he be a
quallhed Votcr within the election district in
which he sits, nor unless he can read, write
and speak the English language understand.
ingly.
,SEc. 5. AT least thirty days before any
eiectlon. inc local, city or village committees
OF the several parties participating at the
last preceding election may furnish to the
city council. or other appointing authorities,
list of qualified electors for the various
elecuon dlstrcts to act as judges of election,
which lists shah be certified to by the several
secretaries of such committees. Said Judges
OF election snail be selected from the lists so
submitted i'll the, following manner: = E4'.g
one Tor eacn election district from each of
said lists so recommended by the said differ
ent parties; the first to be selected from the
list submitted by the party polling the largest
number OF votes i'll said city or village at the
last preceding general election: the
polling the second largest number Of
votes at the last preceding general
elections. 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 one
from each list submitted as above provided,
and said council or other appointing author
tiles shall themselves select the remaining
Judge or judges, but i'll no case shall more
than two OF such judges belong to the same
political party.
Sec. 6. The secretary Of state shall, be.
tween the first days of July and September
i'll each year, direct and cause to be delivered
10 the auditor Of each county notice speci-
Tying all the officers in said county whose
Term OF once Will explre on the first Monday
OF january, next succeeding. and specifying,
also. the several officers TO be chosen in such
county at the next general election. The
auditor to whom such notice is delivered
sinai upon the receipt thereof, cause a like
notice to he sent to each town, city and viii
LACE clerk in his county. Every township.
city and village, clerk, at least fifteen
G5) days before the holding of any general
holding of any special election, shall give
public notice OF the time and place Of hold.
ing such election by posting IN three public
places IN every election district three (0
elected at such election. one (1) OF which no.
tees shall be posted up at the place of hold
ing the election. Said notices shall contain,
also, the hours during which the polls will
be open; provided, that no failure of clerk
to give such notice aforesaid shall iYvalidate
an election. ::
SEC. T., If either of the judges of election
of any election district in the state shall fail
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
trct, of the same political party as the Judge
80 absent, to act as judge instead Of each judge
absent disqualification refusing to acts and
fed or refuse to act the judges of election
Shall appoint some qualified elector of the
same political party as the clerk SO absent,
disqualified or refusing to act. in place Of
+, vain Ny,Ih nFn RI nj
election enters upon the discharge of the
duties imposed upon him by this chapter.
he shall take and subscribe to the following
oath. to wit:
case may be) do solemnly swear Tor aftirm)
that will perform the duties of Judge Cor
clerk) of the election las the case may be)
according to law and the best OF my ability,
and will studiously endeavor to prevent
fraud. deceit and abuse in conducting this
election, SO help me God;" which said oath,
SO taken, subscribed and certified shall he of
fixed to the said list or register provided for in
sections Sc eight l1 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 VILLAGES, AND
IN CITIES CONTAINING LESS THAN Il, 00C IN
SEC. s. The judges of election in
each election district throughout the state
Except IN cities having over twelve
thousand Q2,0o0) inhabitaats), at least twenty
(2O) days before any election, shall make &
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
their alphabetical order and their places of
residence. Three copies of said list shall, at
least ten Q0) days before such election. be
posted in each election district together
with notice of the time and place when and
where the judges Of election will be present
for the purpose of making corrections in said
list. The judges of election on the Tuesday
next preceding election, from the hour Of
nine 90 in the morning until the hour of
four a. III the afternoon Of said day. and in
cities containing Il population of over two
thousand (2,0DO> inhabitants and upwards on
Tuesday Two weeks preceding the election,
and on the Tuesday next preceding such
election, from nine (D) 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 holding Of such election in
their respective election districts for the pur-
pose of making such corrections iu 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 names Of all persons
properly shown to be entitled to vote in that
district at such elect!9n 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 reasopa-
BILE diligence ascertain. to be entitled to vote
at such election in their respective election
districts The register shall be corrected,
certified to and filed at the close Of registry
day, as provided for in sections thirteen U3j.
fourteen lD and fifteen Q5) Of this act. and
specified in section thirteen Q3), but other.
wise the provisions of such sections shall not
apply. At such election no person shall vote
whose name is not upon said list or register
at the time OF o4iening-t the polls: provided,
that if any person offering to vote, whose
name is not upon said list or register, can
produce evidence which satisfies majority
OF the judges that ne has the qualifications OF
vote at such election, but whose name has
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
quire it, be obliged to make the oath or pro-
duce the evidence provided by section sixty
(0O) of this act. But if required by the judges
he shall 90 SO nor shall the vote of any per-
at the time of opening the polls provided,
that if evidence satisfying majority of the
judges be produced showing that the name
was registered by mistake, and that the per.
son SO offering to vote has not the qualihca-
tons OF all e]ector in said district. and is not
entitled to vote OF said election, there then the
name Of such person shall be stricken from
said list and he shall not be 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 to be made, a duplicate of such
lists or registers, so that there shall be two(2)
registers or lists 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. Q. The judges Of election in all cleo
ton districts throughout the state in de-
| termining 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: ilias1
First-The place shall be considered and
| held to be the residence OF a person in.which
his habitatioh IS fxed without any present
intention Of removing therefrom, aud To
which whenever he is absent he has:the In
| tention of returning. &C.,
Second-A person shall not be considered
to have lost bis residence who leaves his
home to 20 ihto another state. or county in
this state, fpr temporary purposes merely
and with the intentionof returning.
Third--A person shall not be considered to
| have gained residence ID any county into
which he comes for temporary purposes
merely, without the intention Of making
such county his home.