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

q fine not exceeding three hundred dollars
Or both. IN the discretion of the court.
board Of registration shall be deemed willful
ana corrupt. perjury. and, on conviction
thereof: punished as such;
defaca any list OF names posted by any
board of registration as hereinbefore pro-
vided for, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
a fine Of fifty dollars or be imprisoned in
the county Jail for term not exceeding
sixty days. or both, Ia the discretion of the
Sec. Is. The polls in the several election
districts In towns. villages and cities OF
less than four thousand inhabitants shall
be opened at nine o'clock in the morning
and kept open until ave O'Clock in the
In cities Of four thousand or more. and
less than twelve thousand Inhabitants. the
morning and shall be kept open until six
O'Clock in the afternoon.
In cities Or twelve thousand Inhabitants
o'clock In the morning and closed at seven
o'clock in the afternoon.
No adjournment or fntermissiOn what
ever S c shall take place until the polls shall
such poll have been counted and the result
publicly announced; but this shall not be
deemed to prevent any temporary recess,
lay, provided that the board shall remain
IN session and that not more than one mem
per OF the board Of election shall at any
time be absent from the polling place.
Sec. "A. No election shall be held. nor
shall any election be appointed to be held.
In any saloon or baroom. or in any room
! used OF occupied as place of resort for
ldIefS or OlSfeputable persons, or in any room
contiguous with or adjoining either Thereof
nor shall such election be held in any
room OF place wherein the requirements Of
this act relative to booths. ratings and dis
with.
Said polling places having population of
over twelve thousand inhabitants, shall, in
all cases be upon the ground floor, in the
front room, the entrance to which is from q
highway or public street which is at least
1 1Srty Ieet VIDE, ana as near the center of
the voting population Of the district as is
See @, Should any place be designated or
appolnted Tor holding an election i'll VIOLA
uon OF the next above section, or become
subject to such objection after having been
so designated, the judges of election shall
have power, and it shall be their duty on
fore the opening of the polls on such day, to
procure a suitable place as near thereto as
may be and not subject to like objection
ordered on the first Of the days herein e' pro- %
vided for registration, and the change made
immediately thereafter.
Sec. 76. When a change of the place for
registration. or for holding the election, or
both, shall have been determined upon, said
judges shall meet at the place first designated
and after any vacancies. in their number
shall have been filled, adjourn to the place
chosen by them, and at the time of such ad-
journment give public notice by proclama-
ton to the electors present of such change.
Said Judges SHALL at said first designated
place, post in a conspicuous manner notice
of the place where such election shall be
held; ana all expense attending such change
shall be certified by such judges to the
proper authorities. and shall be allowed and
paid accordingly.
And; in like manner said judges shall at
the place where said place for registration
or election. or BOTH post in a conspicuous
manner notice of the change made; and, if
either OF the judges shall deem the same
necessary, three additional notices shall be
posted POS. IN as many public places in said cleo
Sec, II. At all polling places the follow
ing arrangements shall be substantially OBJ
There shall be provided boxes for voting
as many in number as the kind of ballots
voted; one ballot box painted white, one
painted red and one painted blue.
Said boxes shall be sufficiently, large to
easily contain all the ballots liable to be
placed therein without being forced into the
same, and with apertures large enough to
receive the ballots when folded as provided
in this act.
There shall also be separate box for each
polling place where women are entitled to
VOTE in which shall be placed all ballots
There shall be provided. in the room in
which the inspectors of election sit, or i'm
two booths or compartments for every hun
ureu electors registered.
Said booths shall be at least It'll three e, feet
a shelf at least one foot wide and extending
from side to side at convenient height
for writing. Each booth shall be provided
with q door or curtain and properly lighted.
and shall be SO constructed that the voter
can therein retire from observation for mark
ing his ballot.
In each booth shall be posted cards of In
STR as provjIpd in This act. and it shall
contain an indelible pencil and such other
articles as this act may provide or circum-
stances require.
Sec. IS. In case the booths shall be in the
same room in which the judges of election
sit to receive the ballots, the place where
they sit anu the position OF the room We're
the compartments are constructed shall De
separated from the rest OF the room by q
railing so constructed as to leave space of
at least six feet in front Of the booths and
ballot-boXes, and said railing shall be so
constructed as to provide a separate passage
for entrance and for exit.
The judges of election may make such ar
rangements for entrance to and exit from the
room or place where the ballot-boxes and
compartments are situated as to them may
seem the most advantageous and convenient,
providing they disregard none or the 1orego-
Sec. 10. The judges Of election may ap-
point one or more special constables to at
tend each place of election. 1t shall be the
duty of the sheriff, constable or special con
quiet and orderly, and during voting hours
to allow no person to approach Wlthm SIX
feet of the ballot boxes or to pass benlnd
the railing or within six feet Of the booth
or ballot compartments herein provided Tor,
except electors engaged in receiving, prepar-
ing or deposting their ballots, without per-
mission Of the judges of election.
If any of the above-named officers neglect
to perform said duty. then the judges OF
election shall swear in enough, private cit
izens to enforce order. who shall have power
to make arrests for breach of the peace.
Sec. so. Any police officer. constable or
special constable attending the election may
call to his aid a sufficient number of citizens
to arrest any disorderly person or suppress
any riot or disorder during the election.
Whoever conducts himself in riotous or
disorderly manner at any election, and per
sists in such conduct after being warned
to desist, may be arrested without war
rant; but such person, SO taken into custody,
shall not be prevented from voting. if dis
nOsed SO to do in a quiet and orderly man
Provided, that no police officer shall re-
be ordered to do so by the Judges Of election.
and shall in no manner interfere with or seek
to influence any voter. under the penalty
hereinafter provided. - ,
i'm the afternoon on the day preceding any
election the judges of election shall procure
the registers provided for in this act from
the Office of the official with whom they are
required to be deposited, one being procured
by a Judge representing one Of the two lead
ing political parties, and the other Dy q
Judge representing another leading political
party.
delivered by the officer in whose custody
they are to the. Judges OF election of the
such boxes and the poll books and all sta
tionery and material necessary to such
election.
Such judges and clerks shall be held re-
snonsible for the safe-keeping Of said reg
tsters and ballots unaltered, as provided liz
this act and shall have all Of said ballots,
boxes registers, poll books. printed instruc-
lions and materials at the polling places in
which they are the judges and clerks at the
g. II case neither Of the judges tgs q
fetal charged with the delivery of the bal
lots. as provided in the last preceding sec.
special messenger to the proper election dis
trict with a package containing the ballots
therefor. securely wrapped, tied and sealed,
which messenger shall deliver such package
to said judges Of election or either of them,
or failing therein shall deliver them at the
polling place at the hour for opening the