Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

deemed advisable, said judge in charge, Of
voted, hand him a card or cards to be de-
livered by him to the ballot judge, before
leaving the polling place as evidence that
the ballots delivered to him have been
Sec. l43. After the polls have been closed
said ballot judge shall attach to said ballot
register and at the end thereof a statement
substantially as follows: :.
"The whole number Of the above named
persons who were present and received
ballots for the purpose Of voting was ...:,..;
P h5,1ot num ang r Of persons ot fefur 1ha1iot spo Wea
......, the spoiled ballots being: white bal
lots, ......; blue ballots, ..n;..; red bal
1 hot filled Heidi. ii t bT both ai; words Th and p'1 tisure So
and the statement TO be certified by the bal
lot judge and attested by the batlos clerks,
and said ballot register to be delivered to
the city, village OF town clerk.
Sec. IA. The statements provided by this
act to be made, certified and 'attested in the
poll lists and registers. and other necessary
arrangements for s the canvass ia Ass having been naen
ballot judge and one of the other judges,
not of the same political party, with the
aid of the ballot clerks, shall count and
the returns therefor, and the other judges
and clerks shall count and canvass the blue
ballots and make out the returns therefor.
IT there be a third ballot box the red bal,
and return made by the board which shall
the soonest complete it's other work. or
the members may relieve one another as
they think best. In any event the memo
randa provided for i'll this act shall be kept,
and the counting and canyassing done and
returns made su sub sa n ni h y as o,a required red
provided for, and all the judges and all
the clerks shall sign the returns. Each
political party shall be entitled to one
watcher for each counting board.
Coo TX In aitiaS in which tho mnnlcinHl
election is held on the same day as the
general state election, the city, council may,
at least thirty days before election, direct
that in all election districts in said city,
in addition to other officers provided for in
this act, there shall be two special judges
OF election and two special clerks OF cleo
and appointed as are the regular judges and
clerks, and subject to like restrictions.
They shall have no authority to act during
the election, but shall be present at the
present the vacancies may be filled as in
other cases provided. Said special judges
and special clerks shall count and canvass
the e red d : ballots anofid Only ~ ana 5aw MAKE return Oh ene
Sec. 146. Said ballot judges, ballot clerks,
special judges and special clerks shall pos
sess the same qualifications and be paid
as other Judges and clerks of election.
and shall be subject to like penalties for
any violation Of this act; They snail de-
liver I'LL returns uliut ny tucll " Liz
board Of election proper. as well as elsc-
ton supplies and furnishings of every de-
scription; and the said board Of election
shall do or cause to be lone all things
by them to the same extent as though no
ballot judges or special judges OF ballot
clerks or special clerks had been provided
for OF in attendance.
deemed to authorize the employment OF
service Of ballot judges, ballot clerks, spe-
cial judges OF special clerks at any save
at 4 general state election.
Sec. 14S. When the canvass shall haye
been completed. and as soon as practicable
thereafter, in the presence of all the judges,
FASTING firm paper across the lid and body
of each box in such a manner that the box
cannot be opened without breaking the
seal; and each judge shall write his name
upon said paper in such place that the box
cannot be opened without tearing the name.
Said sealings shall not be done, however.
until it shall have been ascertained, by
a canvass OF the ballots in all the boxes,
that all the ballots so to be sealed up IN
said box have been placed therein; but the
same shall in all cases be done before the
board shall separate or adjourn.
Sec. 149. Each ballot box as soon as
practicable after the same is sealed as
provided in the last preceding section, shall
be deposited in the office of the town, city
therein with unbroken seals until the next
general election, unless sooner opened by
the proper authority for a recount or for
examination. If, however, any committee OF
OH the ticket voted at such election shall,
on OF before the day Of election, apply to
the legal custodian of the ballot box or
ballot boxes for permission to affix addi-
boxes within the control Of such custodian,
said custodian shall give such permission,
and immediately notify the party SO apply
ing Of the time when the same shall be
done, which time shall not be later than
two days after election.
Sush custodian shall forthwith. after re
upon such election ticket OF their repre-
sentatives of the fact of such application,
and the time when such seals will be at,
fixed. and that at such time SO deslgnated
ence of such custodian and Of the repre-
sentatives of the political parties upon said
ticket, the party so applying shall nave
c%urities, and in any manner secure and
mark the same, and any of the other par
ties then present shall have the same, right
but none Of said parties shall in any man
ner injure or impair any of the seals on
said box h~ereinbefore provided.
Sec. $50. After the canvass of the votes
shall have been completed one of said poll
lists and one of said registers so kept and
checked as aforesaid shall be attached to-
gether, and on the following day shall be
lage clerk, together with the ballot register,
if any, and the other of said poll lists and
registers and poll books so kept and checked
shall be returned to the office of the county
auditor at the time the returns of the cleo
ton are made.
Said poll lists and registers shall at all
times be open to public inspection at the
office of the authorities i'll which they shall
be deposited, without charge.
Sec. 151. In making out the statement to
be known as the returns, OF election, on
blank forms to be furnished as provided
in tlic act and To no nrpnHTp1 by the clerks
of election when not SO furnished, said
clerks of election shall set down the total
number of names entered upon the registers
columns prepared therefor, and the total
number of ballots actually cast and counted
the name of each and every person voted
which such person received any votes, and
the number of votes he received, the num-
Der being written out in words and also
in figures. The said returns snail De as
to-wit: an election held at 1900, in
the number, if any ..... election Gus,
trict, composed OF .. GoWnsh M Wafa
OF ......, in the state of Minnesota, on
the ......day Of ......, eighteen hundred
$500, the following MANS named dn persons e tb re.
Respective names for the following described
offices, to-wit:.
For specifying the Office A received the
number to be written in figures and also
at lengtM votes. land hheWlse LOT every
person voted for for any oftice)
Said returns shall be made in duplicate
and each copy thereof shall be signed by
the Judges Of election and attested by the
clerks of election.
In any city having a population of forty
thousand OF more inhabitants the city coun-
Gil may require said judges Of election to
insert on forms to be prepared by the city
clerk a preliminary statement of the votes
cast as soon as the count Of any one class
Of ballots shall have been completed, and
in like manner as soon as any other class
of ballots shall have been completed. Said
one or more of the judges Of election, and,
as soon as practicable after the result shall
be known for state, county or city offices.
as the case may be, shall be delivered to