The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

VI cAcCtlOu w reason OF Cnc OlSQuauQCatlOn
or unW1llipgness OF one or more supervisors
80 to serve or by reason of the division Of
the township into two or more election dis
they meet for Registration Sppoint the same me-
% In shrss puSe paess E saes
election district at least ten days before the
day of the election.
Sec. 81. The city council of all incorpor-
ated cities. and the municipal councils of all
or more separate election districts. shall, at
least twenty-five days before any election,
appoints three qualified electors of each cleo
matter provided. who shall be judges OF cleo
ton In their election districts. respectively,
and who shall appoint two qualified electors
OF their election districts "a clerks Of cleo
ton. Provided. that members at any village
council, In villages having but one election
district, and not included y any township
however to the qualifications and restric-
tons provided tor township supervisors
Sec. %. Two qualified electors in each
election district shall be appointed by. the
Judges Of election therein to serve as clerks
OF election for such district. except that in
but one election district and not included in
any, township election district, the village
clerk shall serve as one OF the clerks OF elec-
ton in the election district in which he re-
sides. No more than two judges AND one
clerk of election shall belong to the same
political party and no person 'ss shall 6e eig
less he be q qualified voter within the cleo
ton district In which he sits nor unless s,; ne
rssa %es sna spea NOR II he s.
candidate for any oftice.
Sec. 53. At least thirty days. before any
election in any city Or in any
the local committees of the several parties
participating at the last preceding election
p POLY la;nlsn sS til Guy '0 list quail aaai
electors for the various election districts to
act as judges Of election. which lists shall
such committees. Said judges Of election.
in cities and Incorporated villages, shall be
selected from the lists submitted by said To-
One for each election district from each
of said lists SO recommended by the said diff
ferent parties; the first to be selected from
largest number Of votes in said city or village
at the last preceding general election; the
second from the list submitted by the party
at the last preceding general election; the
third from the list submitted by the party
polling the third largest number OF votes at
If either of the local committees of the
three parties respectively polling the first,
second or third largest number OF Votes at
the last preceding general election shall fail
to furnish list as hereinbefOre provided,
and list shall be SO furnished by the COM
mittee of the party polling the fourth largest
then one judge shall be selected from said
list.
to such council. or other. appointing author
tiles, then said council, or other appointing
authorities shall select one from each list
submitted as above provided; and sald c9 Sn1;
themselves select the remaining judge or
judges, but in no case shall more than two
Of such judges belong to the same political
Sec. 81. If either of the judges of any cleo
ton district in the state shall fail to attend
at the time and place appontened Tor corr rec-
ton, If either Of said judges be can
didate at such election. or refuse to act as
Judge the qualified a o OF sucn oe soa
qualified electOr of said election district, OF
the same political party as the judge so
longs thereto, but otherwise if of another
partly to act as Judge instead OF such such
Judge SO absent. disqualified or refusing to
If any clerk Of election be absent disaual-
flied 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
such clerk.
Before ay Judge or clerk Of a election I ensss
n mpon bim I by this act. he shall take and
ailhscrihe to the following oath. to VT:
tn srn case chat aaY vii wi perform the duties Of
Judge Tor clerk Of election (as the case may
be) according to law and the best OF my a6lit
ffiy. I'D deceit and abuse in conducting this
election, so help me God; .+,
Said oath SO taken, subscribed and certl-
fed shall be afnxea to me ac salo i'S' or f's
IF there be no person present authorized TO
administer oaths. then the judges OF election
may administer to each other. and TO clefAs'
'n Said i'd judges and clerks shall. prior to
the e. opening Of the polls, constitute
thep pet,e shall be known as the board OF cleo
tinn: and ali registry lists by them made or
used shall be headed or prehxed supstan-
tally in the following d1rm' tn 1o- the election
district composed Of the ........., town
ship. village, ward or precinct, as the case
nay be- Of IN for 5re an G0 election to be
held In the said election districs . Oh ras
...:..... day Of .........' eighteen hundred
an All registry lists shall contain the names
of electors in separate groups, to be inserted
in alphabetical order, according TO the nrst
letter of the surnames OF such electors,
each letter of the alphabet to form group,
and not more than one group to be on any
one page OF such register; apd each group
shall be separately numbered commencing
each with number one), IN the oraer u reg
istry.
Section s.. Except in cities having over
twelve thousand inhabitats, the board of
registration in each election district in the
l list or any register s,ae Of the names Of ali
persons who are entitled to vote In their
respeeGHe sain the q. snrnames Of such per
sons in their alphabetical order, ana their
places of residence.
Three copies of said list shall, at least ten
days before such election, be posted IN eacn
election district, together with a notice or
the time and place when and where the
board will be present for the purpose ot
Ai-v,o coli ~
The judges OF election on the TUESDAY
next preceding election, from the hour OF
nine in the morning until the hour OF Tour
in the afternoon Of said day and III cities
containing a population Of over two thou
sand and less than three thousand lnhab-
itants, on Tuesday two weeks preceding the
| such election, from nine O'Clock in the
! forenoon until nine O'Clock in the afternoon
of said days., shall be present at the place
| in their respective election districts,
| for the purpose Of making such corrections
| in said list or register.
| of registration shall enter upon such lists
| the additional names Of all persons prop
| erly 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 not to be entitled
| to vote in that district at such election.
The said board. on first making out said
| list, shall consult the poll lists used at the
| last preceding general election in their cleo
| ton district, and shall place in said list or
| register the names of persons whom they
| know or can with reasonable diligence as
| certain, to be entitled to vote at such cleo
| ton in their respective election districts.
Section So. In cities having LESS than
| twelve thousand Inhabitants either Of the
| judges may administer the following oath
| or affirmation to persons appearing for reg
| istration:
| l"You do solemnly swear Tor affirm that you
| will fully and truly answer such questions
| as shall be put to you touching your place
Of residence. place Of birth and your quail
fications as an elector. and your right to reg
| lister and vote under the laws of this state. -
l. Section 81. At the end of each days reg
| istration in all election districts Except in
| cities having over twelve thousand inhab-
| itants) the board shall carefully compare
the registers and make them to correspond
and agree, and the Judges Of election shall
| sign their names at the lend of their list
| on every page Of such register. SO that
| no new name can be added without discoy-
| arx and shall aico sfo1a ard attach To sucf,