The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-04


or unwillingness Of one or more supervisors
50 to serve Or by reason Of the division III
the township yn;a into two or more election dis
trlcts, said supervisors shall on the first day
they meet for registration appoint the same,
and shall give notice thereof bye posting
proper notices in three public places In each
election district at least ten days before the
Sec. 81. The city council Of all .incorpor-
ated cities, and the municipal councils of all
or more separate election districts, SHALL at
least twenty five days before any election,
appoint three qualified electors of each cleo
matter provided, who stan be judges of cleo
ton in their election districts, respectively,
anu who shall! appoint two qualified electors
Ut their election districts az clerks of cleo
ton. l rovided, that members Of any village
council In villages having but one election
district. and not included in any township
however to the qualifications and restric-
tons provided for township supervisors
In like. cases.
Sec. 81. 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
but enc election district and not Included in
any township election district. the village
clerk Shhl serve us one OF the clerks OF el3c-
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
Die or serve as judge, or clerk OF election I'M
less he be a Quallned voter within the cleo
ton district in which he sits, nor unless he
IAN read, write and speak the English
canaidae for ang oye nor he De
Sec. 3d. At least thirty days before any
election in any city or i'll any Incorporated
village having two or more election districts,
the local committees of the several parties
participating at the last preceding election
may furnish to the city council. or other al,
pointing authorities, list OF qualified
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 Ny said To-
cal committees in the following manner:
One for each election district from each
ferent parties; the first to be selected from
the list submitted by the party polling the
largest number OF votes in said city or village
at the last preceding general election; the
second from the list submitted by the party
polling the second largest number Of votes
at the last preceding general election; the
third from the list submitted by the party
polling the third largest number Of votes at
the last preceding general election.
If either of the local committees of the
second or third largest nun,her Of votes "a: at
the last preceding general election shall fail
to furnish a 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-
Gil or other appointing authorities shall
themselves select the remaining judge or
judges, but in no case shall more than two
of such judges belong to the same political
party.
Sec. 81. If either of the Judges of any cleo
ton district in the state shall fail to attend
at the time and place appointed for correct
ing the lists Of registers, or holding an cleo
ton, or if either Of said Judges be a can
at such stS ecte or rsfa scb to e act
district present shall elect viva yoce some
qualified elector of said election district, of
the same political party as the judge so
longs thereto, but otherwise II Of another
parity to act rs 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 the
same political party as the clerk so absent,
disqualified or refusing to act, In place OF
such clerk.
Before any Judge or clerk Of election enters
s "hsa f1 to 0 the follo win oeh to VIII
81, A. 3. (judge or clerk OF election as
atrm) that I will perform the duties of
Judge Tor clerk Of election las the case may
bel according to law and the best OF my ahil-
ity, and will studiously endeavor to prevent
election. so help me Cod
Said oath so taken. subscribed and certl.
fed, shall he affixed to the said list or reg
lister provided for in this act.
If there be no person present authorlzed to
administer oaths, then the judges OF election
may administer to each other, ana TO clerks,
Said judges and clerks shall, prior to
the openng Of tie polls oils sG cSnstitStf
thereto shall be known as the board OF cleo
ton; and all registry lists by them made or
used shall be headed or prefixeu suostan-
list of qualified electors in the election
district composed Of the ::........, town
ship village, ward precinct. as the case
sae oc Of q for '' an fV eeeton to
held in the said election district , on the
...,;..... day of .........' eighteen hunoreo
All registry lists shall contain the names
Of electors III separate groups, to be inserted
in alphabetical order, according to the 1rst
letter OF the surnames OF such electo's'
each letter Of the alphabet to form group,
and not more than one group to be on any
one page Of such register; and each group
shall be separately numbered commencing
each with number one)' 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 be-
list or "D register Of the names Of ali
persons who are entitled to vote In their
respective districts at such election, which
list shall contain the surnames OF such per-
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
election district, together with a notice of
the time and place when and where the
board will be present for the purpose of
The Judges of election OH the Tuesday,
next preceding election, from the hour of
nine in the morning until the hour of four
containing II population of over two thou
sand and less than three thousand inhab-
ithnts. on Tuesday two weeks preceding the
eeton and on the ns1 Ing
forenoon until nine o'clock in the afternoon
of said days., shall be present ut the place
appointed for the holding o Of such election
for the purpose of making such corrections
in said list or register.
In making such corrections said board
of registration shall enter upon such lists
the additional names of all persons. prop
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
persons properly shown not to be entitled
to vote in that district at such election.
The, said board, on first making out said
list, snail 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 Sc. In cities having less than
twelve thousand inhabitants either of the
judges may administer the following oath
istration:
ssYou do solemnly swear Tor affirm that you
will fully and truly answer such question
OF residence place of birth and Your Quail
fcations as an elector. and your right to reg
lister and vote under the laws Of this state"