The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11

| the ballot boxes may, after an elector has
/ voted, hand him card or cards to be de-
liyered by him to the ballot judge, before
leaving the polling place, as evidence that
the ballots delivered to him have been
properly disposed Of.
Sec: 143. After the polls have been closed
] 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 ..:,..;
The number of persons returning spoiled
hed spGed sef ea Mbie
lots, ......; blue ballots, -; red bal,
lots lot ei MAJ; total, -" The blanks .a to
and the statement to be certified by the bal
| lot judge and attested by the ballot clerks,
and said ballot register to be delivered to
Sec. ia The statements provided by .kse
act to be made, certified and attested In the
| poll lists and registers, and other necessary
made. the same shall be commenced. The
ballot judge and one of the other judges,
not of the same political party, with the
canvass the white ballots and make out
| the returns therefor, and the other judges
and clerks shall count and canvass the blue
| ballots and make out the returns therefor.
| If there be a third ballot box the red bal.
lots therein shall be counted, canvassed
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 in this act shall be kept,
! and the counting and canvassing done and
returns made substantially, as required
where no ballot judge or ballot clerks are
the clerks shall sign the returns. Each
political party shall be entitled to one
watcher for each counting board.
| Sec. 145. In cities in which the muntc1pal
| election
general state election, the city council may,
at least thirty days before election, direct
in addition to other officers provided for in
this act, there shall be two special judges
of election and two special clerks Of cleo
ton, in which event they shall be chosen
and appointed as are the regular judges and
clerks, and subject to like restrictions.
They shall have no authority to act during
I hour for closing the polls and If not so
present the vacancies may be filed as in
other cases provided. Said special judges
and special clerks shall count and canvass
| the red ballots only, and make return of the
same as provided by law,
Sec. 146., Said ballot judges, ballot clerks,
| special judges and special clerks shall pos
| sess the same qualifications and be paid
! the same compensation, for like services,
as other Judges and clerks tI OF election &c on
any violation of this act; They shall de-
liver all returns made by them to the
of set1 % of as de-
scription; and the said board of election
shall do or cause to be done all things
| thereafter by this act required to be done
by, them to the same extent as though no
ballot judges or special judges or ballot
| clerks or special clerks had been provided
Sec. Az Nothing in this act shall be
| deemed to authorize the employment or
service of ballot judges, ballot clerks, spe-
cial judges or special clerks at any save
Sec AS When the canvass shall have
been completed, and as soon as practicable
thereafter, in the presence of all the judges,
each box shall be locked and sealed by
FASTING firm paper across the lid and body
of each box in such manner that the box
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
| same shall in all cases be done before the
board shall separate or adjourn.
Sec: 149 Each ballot box as soon as
| be deposited in the Office of the town, city
or village clerk, and carefully preserved
| 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
either Of the political parties,
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| on or before the day Of election, apply to
the legal custodian of the ballot box or
ballot boxes for, permission to affix addi-
| tional seals and securities to the ballot
| 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-
ceipt of such application, notify all parties
| upon such election ticket or their repre-
sentatives of the fact of such application,
and the time when such seals will be af-
| at the office Of said custodian, in the pres
| ence of such custodian and of the repre-
sentatives of the political parties upon said
the right to affix additional seals and Sc
| curitieS, and in any manner secure and
the and any OF the 5ner
| and privileges as the party SO applying;
! but none Of said parties shall in any man
| ner injure or impair any of the seals on
| said box hereinbefore 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
gether, and on the following day shall be
filed in the office of the city, town or vii
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 ct at the the
| be deposited, without charge.
Sec. 151. In making out the statement to
be known as the returns of election, on
| in this act and to be prepared by the clerks
of election when not so furnished said
| clerks of election shall set down the total
of election male and female separately, in
| columns prepared therefor, and the total
number of ballots actually cast and counted
the name Of each and every person voted
for, written out at length, the office for
| which such person received any votes, and
the number of votes he received, the num-
in figures The said returns shall be as
nearly as possible in the following form,
! to-wit: lat an election held at 49,. in
trict, composed of 49,. township, ward
Of ......, in the state Of Minnesota, on
49,, the following named persons re-
ceived the number Of votes opposite their
respective names for the following described
For specifying the office A received the
number to be written in figures and also
at length votes land likewise for every
| person voted for for any offce.)
| 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 or more inhabitants the city cQun-
| 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
statement or statements shall be signed by
| 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
a special messenger to be designated by
| the city clerk, which special messenger
| such city clerk; but said statement shall
not be deemed an official return or used for