The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11
ion provided. Whenever it shall become

necessary to appoint one or more Judges
of election by reason of the disqualification
or unwillingness OF one or more SUPERVISORS
SO to serve or by reason of the division o1
the township into two or more election dis
tricts, said supervisors shall on the first Gay
they meet for registration appoint the same,
and shall give notice thereof by posting
proper notices in three public places in each
election district at least ten days before the
See 81 The city council of all incorpor-
ated cities, and the municipal councils OF all
incorporated villages, which constitute one
or more separate election districts, shall, at
least twenty-five days before any election,
appoint three qualified electors OF each cleo
ton district of said city or village, as here
matter provided, who sh0ll be judges OF cleo
ton In their election districts, respectively,
and who shall appoint two qualified electors
of their election districts as clerks OF cleo
ton. L rovided, that me mbers of any village
council, in villages having but one election
district, and not included in any township
election district, shall be judges of election,
lions provided for township supervisors
in like cases.
Sec. 90. 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
towns the town clerk and in villages having
but enc election district and not included in
any township election district, the village
clerk shall serve as one OF the clerks OF cleo
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 shall be eligi-
bic or serve as judge or clerk of election I'M
ton district in which he sits, nor unless he
can read, write and speak the English
language understandingly, nor If he be
Sec. 50. At least thirty days before any
election in any city or in any Incorporated
village having two or more election DISTRICTS,
participating at the last preceding election
may furnish to the city council, or other ap,
pointing authorities, q list OF Iaalihed
act as judges of election, which lists shall
be certified to by the several secretaries OF
such committees. Said Judges Of election,
selected from the lists submitted by said To-
cal committees in the following manner:
One for each election district from each
of said lists so recommended by the said diff
ferent parties; the first to be selected from
the list submitted by the party polling the
largest number of votes in said city OF village
at the last preceding general eec no tae
polling the second largest number OF votes
ut the last preceding general election; the
polling the third largest number of votes at
If eitIer of the local committees of the
second or third largest number Of votes at
the last preceding general election shall fail
to furnish q list as hereinbefOre provided,
mittee of the party polling the fourth largest
number Of votes at said preceding election
then one judge shall be selected from said
list.
In case there are not three lists submitted
to such council, or other appointing author
tiles, then said council, or other appointing
submitted as above provided: and said coun-
ell or other appointing authorities shall
themselves select the remaining Judge or
judges but in no sha
party.
Sec. "a. If either of the judges Of any cleo.
ton district in the state shall fan TO attend
at the time and place appointed for correct
ing the lists of registers, or holding an elec-
ton, or if either of said judges be can
didate at such election or refuse 10 act as
Judge the qualified electors of such election
district present shall elect viva yoce some
qualified elector of said election district, OF
the same political party as the Judge h SO
longs thereto, but otherwise if of another
party) to act as Judge instead OF such such
Judge so absent, disqualified or refusing to
If any clerk of election be absent disqual-
flied or refuse to act. the judges OF election
shall appoint some qualified elector OF tne
disqualified or refusing to act. IN place OF
such clerk. ...
Before Judge clerk TX Of a ese0n m snsti
upon him by this act. he shall take and
subscribe to the following oath, to Wit:
81 A. B. Judge or clerk e,i or election sar f as
affirm that I will perform the duties of
Judge Tor clerk Of election las the case may may
bel according to law and the best or my anu.
ity, and will studiously endeavor to prevent
fraud frau deceit and abuse in conducting this
election. so help me God: .,
Said oath so taken. subscribed and cert
fed shall be a faS d to fbi me ac sa 'iS'
IF there he no person present authorized TO
administer oaths; then the judges OF election
NAV administer to each other. and to CLERKS
'n Said iii'n Judges and clerks shall, prior to
the opening of tie polls, constitute constitute
board Of REGISTRATION tb and boara Of eec
ton: and all registry lists by them made or
used shall be headed or prefixed supstan-
TALLY in the following form to- WI o,oot,o,
district composed of the ::..:...... uow Town.
ship. village, ward or precinct, as the case
may beg Of in I'll the a., county a1esti Sf to be
held in the said election district on nth, the
....:..... day OF .........' eighteen nunN' GU
All registry lists shall contain the names
of electors In separate groups, to be inserted
in alphabetical order, according 10 the nrst
letter of the surnames OF such electOs'
each letter of the alphabet to form Group,
and not more than one group to De on any
one page of such register; and each group
shall be separately numbered commencing
each with number 0ne), In the order OF reg
istry.
Section 55. Except in cities having over
twelve thousand inhabitats, the board of
registration in each election district in the
state, at least twenty days De,
f ist or any register s,senU Of the names Of all
persons who are entitled to vote In tneir
respective districts at such election, Whlch
sons in their alphabetical order, and their
places of residence.
Three copies of said list shall, at least ten
days before such election, be posted IN each
fhar NHyifh
the time and place when and where the
board 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 in the morning until the hour OF Tour
in the afternoon of said day land In cities
containing p9Rniatt9n o OF +6 6o9s Iwo inhab
itants, on Tuesday two weeks preceding the
election and on the Tuesday next preceding
such election from nine =, tS IN dne
of said days., shall be present at the place
appointed for the holding Of such election
in their respective election districts,
in said fist or register.
In making such corrections said board
of registration shall enter upon such lists
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
to per Sote 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 S. 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: