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

in plain Roman type, which type shall not
be larger than the size known as long
primer nor smaller than the size known
as ''breyier." The name of each candidate
shall be printed in capital letters, preceded
on the same line the title of the office for
which he is a candidate. the same being
printed in capitals and small letters, or
what are known as upper and lower case.
Each name shall be followed on the sssne
line in upper and lower case letters by the
party designation or politics OF the cand1-
date. Opposite and at the right of and on
line with said name and party deslgh ma Ion,
a vacant space so enclosed by rule work as
to make a square three-eighths Of an inch
in size in which the eleet9T may designate Esq e
provided. Above and below each name shall
be printed across the ballot a narrow line
heavier line shall be so printed. After the
name of the last named candidate for each
Office shall be placed as many blank lines
as there are like offices to be filled, and in
all cases the lines separating the names OF
candidates shall be three-eighths of an inch
apart. In each blank space wherein no
the office next above stated therein. At
right angles with said lines and at the
right of said small squares shall be printed
opposite each office the words, vote for
one" or ''vote for two" or more, the num-
Der to correspond with the number to be
elected. Small squares shall be left at the
right-hand margin of blank lines, on which
lines the voter may write the names OF any
persons for whom he desires to vote, whose
names are not upon the ballot, and IN Whlcn
small squares he may make cross marks (A)
as in the case of names printed thereon.
The first name printed for each office or
group of names, If more than one, is to De
voted for for the same office, shall be THAI
of the candidate of the political party which
at the last preceding general state election
polled the largest number OF votes, the same
to be determined by the average vote re-
ceived by such Of its candidates as were
not endorsed by any other party. In like
manner the second and additional lines shall
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other political parties receiving respectively
the next highest number of votes. Names
of candidates nominated by petitioners shall
follow the candidates Of cOnve ltions in the
order in which the same are filed. Each
white ballot shall contain above the first
name thereon the words, Put CROSSE mark
[X) opposite the name of each candidate
you wish to vote for in the squares indicated
by the arrow" and on a line with said
words and over said small squares shall De
pointing downward Said white ballot shall
be headed in heavy-faced plain letters, NOT
smaller than loIg primer primer nc, nor Larger than
and below the same, said heading to consist
of the word state or state Ballot as
the secretary of state may determine.
When a president and vice president of
e United States are to be elected, the
presidential electors Of each party shall be
grouped together and printed as aforesaid,
the names in each group to be arranged in
the order in which they are filed. The po-
litical or party designation shall be printed
as III the case OIL OInpr cauuluaIeS, anu
following said designation and on the same
line shall be printed in bold type the sur
name of the presidential candidate repre-
scented; The groups OF presidential electors
blank space at least one inch in width, but
no blank lines shall be printed therein as
Wien presidential candidates are to be
elected the ballot shall be headed "Presi-
dential," or. '.Presidential Electors" and
the state ballot shall be printed below the
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between the same.
Sec. 26. Every ballot to be printed under
the direction Of the county auditor, city
clerk or other official other then secretary
OF state shall be prepared as near as may
be substantially in the same manner as
provided for the state ballot, and when the
election is to be held at the same time as
the general state election, the various tick
cts shall be arranged in the same order as
on the state ballot, regardless Of the vote
polled in any particular county or muni-
cipality. When however, the election is not
held in conjunction with general state
election the party tickets shall have the
precedence on the ballot in the order Of the
vote polled at the last general election
within the territory in which the election
Sec. q. On the back Of each ballot shall
be printed in plain type, not smaller in
size than great primer, the words '.Oficial
Ballot" the date Of the election, and fac
smile of the signature of the officer under
whose direction the ballot is printed, to-
gether with his official title and space for
the initials, of judges of election. Said
printing to be so done to be plainly Wis
ibe when the ballot is properly folded and
ready for deposit.
Sec. %. Whenever a constitutional amend
ment or other proposition is submitted to
be voted on by the people, the substance
OF such amendment or proposition shall be
clearly Indicated at the bottom of the ballot
and upon the proper ballot, and two spaces
shall be left upon the margin, one for votes
favoring the amendment or proposition to
be designated by the word Yes" at the left
nj col md fnr yv0fn
ing. the amendment or proposition, to be
designated by the word mo" at the left
of the second space.
Said constitutional amendment or other
proposition shall! be printed at the lower
part of the ballot, separated from other
printing by blank space at least one-half
his vote by cross-mark opposite the word
Eyes or mo-" as the case may be, in the
small square or space provided therefor.
Sec. 20. Each officer shall place upon the
ballot by him to be printed only the names
of candidates who are nominated for offices
properly to be placed upon such ballot by
this act.
No ballot shall be furnished to any judges
OF election which contains the name of any
for in the election district where such
judges are to sit on the day Of election.
Sec. 30: If any person employed au-
son employed in printing the same, shall
give or deliver, or knowingly permit to be
taken any Of said ballots, by any person
such ballots are being printed, or shall
knowingly print or cause or permit to be
printed any ballot in any other form than
other names thereon, or with the names
spelled or the names or offices thereon ar
ranged rang in any any other way than that author
shall be guilty of felony and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment
in the state prison for a term not less than
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fine of not less than five hundred dollars
nor more than two thousand dollars, or
both, at t, the discretion Of the court
delegates, held for the purpose Of making
nominations to public Office, or electors to
the number hereinafter specified, may nom
mate candidates for public office, to be filled
by election within the state.
Said nomination shall be made by deliver
ing to and leaving with the officer charged
by this act with directing the printing of
the ballots upon which the name is to be
placed, within the time prescribed by this
act, a certificate Of nomination for each
Sec. 80. The certificate of nomination,
which may consist of one or more writings,
shall contain, first, the name of the person
is nominated; third, the party or political
principle he represents expressed in not
more than three worlds; fourth, his place
of, if any. In case Of electors of presidents
and vice president of the United States,
the names of the candidates for president
and vice president may be added to the
party or political appellation.
Sec. SO. The certificate Of nomination of
candidate for Office selected by any CO..
venton of delegates, as herein defined,
shall be signed and certified by. the pre-
siding officer and secretary of said con-
vention, who shall also take and subscribe
an oath before some proper officer that the
facts stated in the certificate are true, and
| the secretary shall Immediately deliver such
certificates of nomination to the officer
charged with directing the printing of the
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