Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-05-05

Sec. 13. The term Vacancy or any
equivalent phrase, as used herein, shall be
deemed to mean such as exists when there
without a lawful incumbent therein, Or
when the person elected or appointed to an
Office fails to qualify according to law, or
office at the time appointed by law, and
whether the vacancy is occasioned by death,
resignation, removal from the state, county
Sec IA. Any state, county or district
officer elected or appointed to fill vacancy
shall si qualify and enter upon the luties Of
elected he shall hold the office during the
uneXpired term for which he is elected, and
until his successor is appointed and quail
fed; but if appointed to, he shall hold his
Office until the next general election, when
| his successor for the remainder Of the I'M
expired term shall be chosen, and until his
| successor is elected and qualified.
Sec 10. Uniform printed instructions to
| voters, printed in large type upon cards or
heavy paper, shall be furnished by the
secretary OF state to the county auditor
Of each county, containing any information
that will enable the voters to quickly make
and correctly designate their choice.
printed instructions are also needed in a
foreign language OF languages, and such
the duty. OF the secretary Of State to fur
nish such printed instructions in such for
eign language or languages.
| SopltS u any pIOpOSeu amendment TO the
constitution Or, other question to be sub
nitted to the electors shall be printed, dis
hlbuted and posted as now provided by law.
Said cards shall be sufficient in number
| to allow one for each booth at each election
| district, and four for each district in addi-
ton thereto; and the county auditor shall
deliver said cards to the city, village and
! township clerks in the county.
sad; Said city, village or township clerks shall
furnish such cards to each polling. place,
one OF winch cards shall be posted in each
| booth. two in the pO1linp nd
| the outside Of the building in which the
voting takes place.
ducing in any way upon election day into
a place where an election is being held any
spirituous liquors, and any judge Or clerk
OF election, consta BILE or challenger drinking
| any such liquors in such place, or being III
| tox1cated therein, upon election day, Shall
! he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any court
Of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars,
| or by imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days, or by both such fine and imprison-
| mant, IN the discretion Of the court.
Sec: II. No spirituous, malt OF intoxicat-
ing liquor shall be sold or given away, nor
shall any store, saloon or bar room where
such liquor is sold OF given away, be open
on any general or special election day at
any time between the hour of five o'clock
in the forenoon and the hour Of eight o'clock
vision Of this section shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than
three hundred for each offense, and in
county Jail for a period not exceeding SIX
Sec: IS. 1t shall be the duty of the mayor,
magistrates to see that the provisions of the
next preceding section are Strictly enforced,
and the mayor on the day next preceding
any election shall issue a proclamation thai
the provisions of said section will be Strictly
enforced; and if he fails to perform the
duties herein prescribed he shall be sub
Imprisonment in the county Jail for sixty
uays, or both, in the discretion of the court I;
but 60 failure on the part. Of the mayor to
person violating said last preceding Section
from the penalty therein prescribed.
sec. ". Inc only method of voting at any
election snail be by ballot, and ali ballots
hereafter voted at any election in the state
OF Minnesota shall be printed as hereinafter
Sec. 20: There shall be one ballot on
p1ipted the names of all candidates for
office who are to be voted for throughout
the entire state, all amendments to the on
stitution, land all other questions or propo-
s1tlons that are to be submitted to the
electors throughout the state.
SAD ballots on plain white paper shall
be printed under the direction Of the secre-
tary OF state, and bound in blocks of one
hundred ballots to the block, the expense
whereof t,n! shall be betrayed from the state
be distributed to the auditors of the differ
ent counties in such Quantities as shall be
necessary to enable the city,, village or
provisions Of this act, such ballots to be for
wardcd to the county auditors by express
at Least fteen days before ELECTION and
the date on which they were received, shall
be- taken therefor. On the fourth Tuesday
preceding the day of election a sample bal
lot snail be printed and placed on file for
| tary OF state.
Sec; 81, There shall be one ballot on pale
tf fho req paper a. upon Wh,en sna be print
which are to be voted for in any city or
municipality at city or municipal election
Tor city or municipal officers; and also all
questions or propositions that are to be
submitted to the electors of such city or
municipality, and which pertain to the same
Said ballots on tinted red paper shall be
printed under the direction of the city clerk
or recorder and bound in blocks of one hun
dred ballots OF to the block, the expense where
OF shall be betrayed from the city treasury,
and SHALL together with white and blue
ballots, and printed instructions herein pro-
tlde Cd for 2 be distributed by the city clerk
aAd color of ballots and the date on which
they w. were re- received. shall be taken therefor
election a sample ballot shall be printed
and placed on tile for examination in the
office Of said clerk OF recorder.
n Sec 1 2 There en shall be one ballot on light
me names of all candidates for office other
than those specified in the two preceding
sections; ana also all questions or propo.
are not properly to be placed upon the bal
lots specified in said two preceding sections.
SAID SAID b "a; on blue paper shall be printed
OF each county, and bound in blocks of one
hundred ballots to the block, the expense
whereof shall be betrayed from the county
| hn fr;1,
county auditor, together with the ballots
received from the secretary of state, to city,
village and township clerks within his coun,
" Ill such quantities as shall be necessary
the provisions Of this act it shall be the
duty OF each Of the county auditors to give
written written, notice to each city, village and
ti Emnsn}pp cfra WITHIN MS county as to the
for distribution; and it shall be the duty
Of the city, village or township clerks afore-
SAL sald to II. 60 to the county seat and receive
such ballots to be furnished such clerks on
the Thursday next preceding the day of
election, ana receipts, stating the number
they were received, shall be taken therefor.
on the second Thursday preceding the dav
OF election, a sample ballot shall be printed
ONCE OF said county auditor.
Sec. %. Each city, village and township
clerk shall provide for each polling place
or elect1on district in his city. village or
t 10 ha one hundred ballots Of each kind
| 10 De voted IN the district for every seventy
I'VE or FRACTION Of seventy-fve electors regis
tered at the last preceding election in the
district, and, in the event of known large
Increase in the number of voters in any
district, said clerk shall provide such addi-
| tlonal ballots as may be necessary.
Sec -. All ballots shall be printed with
PACK INK on paper OF sufficient thickness
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