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

hands for such purpose, such warrant to be
| drawn in favor of and to the order OF the
person or persons entitled to receive the
Sec IA The attorney general shall be the
legal adviser of the said board.
Sec 10. This act shall take effect and be
| In force from and after it's passage.
| Approved April Z, 1893.
| CHAPTER 3-S. F. SCI.
| AN ACT to amend an act to provide for a
Approved April Z, 1893, and known as H.
Approved April Is. 1898.
| Amends subdivision nine of section eight
relating to designs; subdivision ten, relating
| to heating and ventilating; also section ten,
removing the restriction Of the selection to
| three-fourths Of mile. Places the moneys
| to be received under the control of the COM
mission; and makes change in the word
| ing limiting the cost to two million dollars,
| SO that a portion of the work may be con-
tracted for and carried forward, but every
contract shall be void which causes the
millions of dollars. Also amends section
nine SO that no plan shall be adopted unless
| based upon accurate details and minute
| specifications Of the cost Of supervision and
labor.
| CHAPTER Al. f. No. 1872.
| AN ACT to regulate elections.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the State
| of Minnesota:
| Section 1. On the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November of each even-num-
bered year an election shall be held in the
several election districts Of the state, which
| shall be known as the general election.
| On a year when the president and vice
chosen, a number of electors Of president
| and vice president of the United States,
equal to the number of senators and repre-
sentatives to which this state is entitled in
| the congress of the United States, shall be
| elected at said election.
| The several state and county officers,
| judges of the supreme and district courts,
members of the legislature and representa-
| tiyes in congress Of the United States shall
| be elected at the general election next pre-
| ceding the expiration Of the term of each
| of the said officers respectively.
| Sec. 2. The regular term of Office Of all
| state and county officers shall commence on
| the first Monday in January next succeeding
their election, unless otherwise provided by
| law.
Sec. 3. Every organized township, every
incorporated village which is now sepa..
| rate election district, and every ward of
| each Incorporated city shall form at least
one election district, but no election district
in any Incorporated city. or village shall,
when first formed, contain more than four
| hundred male electors as shown by the
registers used at the then last preceding
| election.
Whenever any election district is found
| by the number of votes there cast at any
| election to contain more than four hundred
male voters, it shall be the duty of the
| supervisors of the town, or of the city
| council, village or municipal corporation of
the city or village, to cause such district
| at least six weeks before the next ensuing
| general, town or city election, to be divided
| into two or more districts, each containing,
as nearly as may be, an equal number Of
! voters.
Sec. f. When a ward in any incorporated
| city or village shall be divided into two or
more districts the city council. village or
municipal corporation shall publish the
such division, defining it by known boun-
daries and keeping such map or description
open for public inspection in the office of
by posting up copies of such map or descrip-
| ton in at least five Of the most public places
| in every district therein; and said city coun-
also, prior to the next election, furnish
| copies of such map or description to the
judges of election in each of said districts.
not less than eight, residing in an morgan
lied or partially organized county, shall, at
least eight weeks before any general and
ton the governor to establish a new election
district, designating the boundaries of the
same, which shall not be within five miles
Of the polling place Of any existing district,
is hereby authorized and directed to cause
to be established such district, or districts,
at such place places as the
names of the petitioners or others three per-
sons who shall be judges of election therein.
Provided, that not more than two OF the
|
same political party.
See. 6. The governor shall, within at least
six weeks before a general election, and
within four weeks before a special election,
publish in one newspaper published at the
state capital a list Of all election districts
by him established in unorrganized counties,
| together with the places where the elections
are to be held, and the names of the judges
of election by him appointed
Sec. Z. During any day on which any gen
eral, special, town or charter election is
held, no civil process shall be served upon
any elector entitled to vote at any election;
and the forenoon Of each day on which a
pulsory half-holiday, and all employees Of
| every kind whatever shall be allowed the
whole Of said forenoon for the purpose Of
| voting.
Sec. 8. The secretary Of state shall be-
tween the first days Of July and September
I'M each year, direct and cause to be deliv-
specifying all the officers in said county
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday Of January next succeeding, and
| specifying, also, the several officers to be
| voted for in such county at the next general
| election.
The auditor to whom such notice is de-
| livered shall, upon receipt thereof, cause a
like notice to be sent to each town, city and
| village clerk in his county.
Sec. 8. The secretary of state shall pro-
uniform tor pd m ma s5s or
| required by law or necessary to be used in
the several election districts at any election.
| He shall also PROVIDE copies OF tnlS law
! or so much thereof as pertains to the duties
| Of city officers the registration of electors,
preparations for and conduct of elections,
the, casting and counting of votes and the
| a population Of twelve thousand or more
inhabitants, and transmit the same to the
auditor of such county at least thirty days
shall provide and transmit copies containing
| so much of this law as pertains to like
duties and subjects in cities having a popu-
| lof;o - fInn frun Two nd inho h
| ftants, and to townships and villages.
And the said auditor shall forthwith de-
| liver to the clerk of every city, town and
| of each of said blanks, and one copy of the
said law, or abridgement thereof, for each
judge Of election in each of said cities,
Sec. TO- Whenever there is no election Of
any state or county officers, or of the re-
| quired number of members Of the house Of
| representatives or senate, or OF representa-
| tives in congress, by reason of any two or
| more persons having an equal and the high
est number of votes for any such office, or
said offices, which said vacancy is not other
| wise provided for, the governor, within ten
days after he is informed of such vacancy
or failure to elect, shall issue proclamation
| directing that special election be held in
| the proper election district or districts, at
a time to be specified in the proclamation,
thereof, to fill such Office, and said election
| shall be called in the manner herein pro-
vided for calling elections. One copy of
| such proclamation shall be forwarded by
wherein such special election is to be held.
Provided that if the vacancy occur in the
senator. or member Of the house of repre-
sentatives, and there he no session Of the
| legislature or congress between the happen
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| thereafter, such vacancy shall be flled at
the general election.