The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-04

persons who were present and voting at
number to be written, in words and fgures.(
signed the, statements in the poll lists and
registers as provided in the last section,
the judges shall proceed to canvass the
canvass shall be public and continued with
out intermission Except as provided in Sec
ton seventy-three, of this act) until COM
plete and the result declared.
Sec. 124. The ballot boxes shall be opened
and the votes canvassed and results de-
clared, one box at time, and ta as nearly s;la
the box containing the white ballots. Sec
ond, the box containing the ballots tinted
blue. Third. the box containing the bal
The ballots in the box provided for women
shall then be canvassed for such officers as
they are entitled to vote for
The returns shall not be prepared until
all the votes in all the boxes shall have
been counteq, so as to allow for the cor
by reason of the deposit of ballots in wrong
boxes.
Sec. 125. The canvass shall commence by
taking out of the box the ballots unopened
except SO far as to ascertain whether every
ballot is singlel, and counting the same to
ascertain whether the number of ballots
correspond with the number appearing on
the poll list to have been cast in such box.
If two or more ballots be found to be so
folded together as to present the appear
ance of a single ballot, they shall be laid
aside until the counting of ballots in all
the boxes is otherwise completed, and if it
shall then appear, on comparison of the said
same class appearing by the poll lists to
have been cast. that the two ballots so
found folded together were cast, by one
to one side and not counted; nor shall either
of said ballots so folded together be counted
If both be marked and both clearly cast by
If the ballots in any box are found to
exceed in number the number of votes cast
in such box. they shall be first examined
with the initials of the judges having
charge Of the ballots, and, in case any are
found not, so marked, they shall be pre-,
| ii the total number still be in excess of the
proper number as shown by the poll lists.
If there is still an excess of ballots they
| the judges without looking, shall draw
| from the box a number Of ballots equal to
such excess. and the same shall be laid
Sec. 1875. If the number Of ballots found
in the proper box shall equal or exceed the
number shown by the poll lists as proper
| have been deposited therein, but found in
another box, shall be counted; but if the
by the poll lists and additional ballots
| proper to have been deposited in such box
shall afterwards be found in another box,
manner as if found in the proper box:
Provided, that the counting of such bal
| lots shall not produce an excess of votes
the poll lists, in which event the number
of ballots so found shall be reduced by
drawing therefrom as in the last preceding
section provided in cases of excess.
Sec. i27. If one or more ballots not
proper to be found among the ballots being
canyassed shall be SO found the same shall
Of ballots to which said ballots belong,
when if there be deficiency in the number
of ballots as shown by the pol! list for such
| class said ballots so found in the wrong boz
shall be included and counted with the
| ballots to which they belong.
Sec. 12S. The number Of ballots agreeing
or being thus made to agree with the mum
the poll lists, corresponding to the respect
i've boxes. the ballots so laid aside and not
counted as aforesaid shall be attached te
the reason why the ballots were so laiC
aside, and the certificate and the ballots
attached shall be sealed up in a a separate
turned to the, county auditor with the Other
returns, and the red ballots shall be re
turned TO- od the , city clerk or fecorder ,a,
then proceed to count and ascertain the
number of votes cast for each person voted
for at such election, counting each ballo
lively in the order in which they are count
ed, said numbering to be in some uniform
figure the ballot in any manner; and tn.
clerk of election shall carefully enter ant
keep an account of each of said votes 81
cast in tally sheets or tally-books as here
matter provided, and when all the ballots
shall have been counted, and from time t
time previously thereto if the judges shall
tallies, and il necessary, correct the same
and the same shall be done in the case O
each separate tally, sheet or each shee
of the tally-booi, before work shall be com
menced ens another sheet.
Sec. 1907 Two tally-books or two sets o
tally-sheets shall be furnished for each cleo
the printing of the ballots and at the sam
time and in the same manner that suc]
ballots are furnished, and shall be substan
TALLY as follows:
Each tally sheet or the first sheet of eacl
Of state shall be headed :'Tally sheet 70
Whte Palots 81 election d d1strlGt'
which and extending across the Sheet from
side to side shall be printed ruled in re,
ink two heavy lines one-half of an incl
apart.
At the left hand side Of each sheet in
column Of suitable width, commencing jus
below said red lines. there shall be printed
offices to be filled and the name of eacl
and every candidate for the same, with a
many blank lines as appear on the printe.
amendments or other questions to be vote'
upon, the whole being as near as may be il
the same order as they appear on the ottlcia
ballot with the squares for marking tn
same omitted therefrom.
Under each set or group Of candidate
and blank lines for any one office ther
shall be a similar line in red ink, extending
across the sheet. and another such lin
across the bottom of said sheet.
; Heavy red lines shall be printed or rule
from the red line nearest the top to the re-
, line at the bottom Of each of said sheets a
follows: Three lines so as to form tw
spaces, each three eighths of an inch wide
the first of said lines to be close, to tn
column Of names herenbefore provided for
then lines so as to form ten spaces each on,
half inch in width followed by one spac
three.eighths Of an inch wide, and as man
, or e-half of an inch in width followed /.
one space three-eighths of an inch in Width
Under the name of each candidate o
: blank line, except where a red line is here
! in provided, shall be printed or ruled
light blue, line extending across the entir
of an inch in width and extending from tn
!. second line from the top to the botto1
: line as aforesaid shall be printed or rule
four light-blue lines in such manner as t
divide each Of said spaces into five smalle
9 spaces, each one-tenth Of an inch in Width
Immediately below the red line acros
J shall be printed in the first of the space
three-eighths of an inch in width the words
drought forward and in the similar spac
: words carried forward In each Of th
!; other spaces three-eighths of an inch wild
shall be printed the word number or il
S names shall be printed the words '.otfice
and candidates.
s On the same line and in the spaces on
y half l1;t an i: inch in width shall be printed
g the left. five" "ten,' Fifteen and SO Q
4 in multiples of five.
n In In ;, each column headed number {
d ical order, cone" '.two,'' Sthree," and s
on, the figure zone" to be placed in til
il line with and opposite the name of til
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