Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-05-11

voted, hand him a card or cards to be de-
1ivered by him to the ballot judge, before
the ballots delivered to him have been
properly disposed Of.
Sec. l43. After the polls have been closed
said ballot judge shall attach to said ballot
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
...., the spoiled ballots being: white bal
1ots' t bla1 ballots The bl Eea Dd u
be filled in by both words and ii figures s.
and the statement to be certified by the bal
lot judge and attested by the ballot clerks,
the city, village or town clerk.
Sec l44 The statements provided by tkse
act to be made, certified and attested in the
poll lists and registers, and other necessary
arrangements for the canvass having been
made. the same shall be commenced. The
ballot judge and one of the other judges,
aid of the ballot clerks, Shall count and
canvass the white ballots and make out
the returns therefor, and the other judges
and clerks shall count and canvass the blue
If there be a third ballot box the red bal
lots therein shall be counted, canyassed
and return made by ting board a1Sar which shall
the members may relieve one another as
they think best. In any event the memo
randa provided for in this act shall be kept,
returns made substantially. as required
where no ballot judge or ballot clerks are
provided for, and all the judges and all
the ;. clerks shall sign the returns. Each
watcher for each counting board.
Sec 145. In cities in which the municipal
election is held on the same day as the
general state election, the city council may,
at least thirty days before election, direct
that in all election districts in said city,
in addition to- other officers provided for in
Of election and two special clerks Of cleo
ton, in which event they shall be chosen
and appointed as are the regular judges and
t clerks, and subject to like restrictions.
the election. but shall be present at the
hour for, closing the polls, and if not SO
present the vacancies may. be filed as in
and special clerks shall count and canvass
the red ballots only, and make return of the
same as provided by law.
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 of election,
any violation of this act: They shall de-
liver, all returns made by them to the
board Of election proper, as well as cleo
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
clerks or special clerks had been provided
Sec. 147. Nothing IN this act shall be
service of ballot judges, ballot clerks, spe-
cial judges OF special clerks at any save
at general H state election.
been completed, and as soon as practicable
thereafter, in the presence of all the judges,
each box shall be locked and sealed by
of each box in such a manner that the box
cannot be opened without breaking the
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
said box have been placed therein; but the
same shall in all cases be done before the
board shall separate or adjourn.
Sec: 14e. Each ballot box as soon as
provided in the last preceding section, shall
be deposited in the Office of the town, city
or village clerk, and carefully preserved
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 represented
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
sentatives Of the fact Of such application,
and the time when such seals will be at
fixed, and that at such time so designated
at the office, Of said custodian, in the pres
sentatives of the political parties upon said
ticket, the party SO applying shall have
the right to a1tix additional seals and Sc
n am of oer
ties then present shall have the same right
and privileges as the party. so applying;
but none OF said parties shall in any man
said box hereinbefore provided.
Sec. $50. After the canvass of the votes
shall have been completed one Of said poll
checked as aforesaid shall be attached to-
gether, and on the following day shall be
filed in the office Of the city, town or vii
lage clerk, together witt. the ballot register,
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 at the
pc, deposited, without charge
be known as the returns Of election, on
blank forms to be furnished as provided
in this act and to be prepared by the clerks
clerks of election shall set down the total
number of names entered upon the registers
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
Der being written out in words and also
in figures. The said returns, shall be as
nearly as possible in the following form,
to-wit: AT an election held at 49,. in
trict composed of 49,. township, ward
or town, as the case may be-, III the county
Of in the state Of Mspnesota, on
......, the following named persons re-
ceived the number Of votes opposite their
respective names for the following described
Offices tO-wit:
For specifying the office A received tthe
number to be written in figures and also
at lengthy votes, land likewise for every
person voted for for any ofice.)
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 OF more inhabitants the city coun-
Gil may require said judges of election to
insert on forms to be prepared by the city
clerk preliminary statement Of the votes
cast as soon us 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
OF the 1nQpeS of election
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
the city clerk which Snecial meSseneer