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

the above named election was -" the
sed e DO x5en in werd; sn ss
signed the statements in the polf lists and
registers. as provided in the last section,
the judges shall proceed to canvass the
canvass shall be public and continued with
out intermission except as provided In Sec
ton seventy-three Of this act) until com
Qlete and the result declared.
Sec. 124. The ballot boxes shall be opened
and the votes canvassed and results de-
the box containing the White ballots. Sec.
ond, the box containing the ballots tinted
blue Third: the box containing the bal
The ballots in the box provided for women
shall then be canvassed for such officers as
they are entitled to vote for. :.
The returns shall not be prepared until
been counted. 50 as to allow for 1 the COY" core
rection Of errors If any shall have occurred
by reason Of the deposit Of ballots in wrong
Sec. 1875 The canvass shall commence by
taking out of the box the ballots unopened
Except SO far as to ascertain whether every
ballot Is SINGLE and counting the same to
correspond with the number appearing on
the poll list to have been cast in such box.
II two. or more ballots be found to be SO
ance of single as Ballot he9 SHAH fSppf a
aside until the accounting Of ballots in all
the boxes is otherwise completed, and If it
shall shall. then en-: appear on comparison Of the said
same class appearing by the poll lists to
have been cast, that the two ballots SO
found folded together were cast by one
to one side and not counted; nor shall either
of said ballots so folded together be counted
If both q be marked and both clearly cast by
If the ballots in any box are found to
exceed In number the number Of votes cast
in such box, they shall be first examined
to a: ascertain IT they are all properly marked
charge OF the ballots. and, In case any are
found not so marked they shall be pre-
served and laid to one side and not counted
if the total number still be in excess of the
proper number as shown by the poll lists.
II there is still an excess of ballots they
shall be replaced in the box, and one Of
from the box number Of ballots equal to
such excess, and the same shall be laid
aside and not counted.
Sec. 1926. If the number Of ballots found
in the proper box shall equal or exceed the
number shown by the poll lists as proper
to be- found therein, no ballots proper to
have been deposited therein, but found in
number shall be less than the number shown
by the poll lists and additional ballots
proper to have been deposited in such box
shell hd,atS be e found in another the box
manner as If found in the proper box: <
Provided, that the counting Of such bal.
lots hsz,s shall AL not produce an excess Of votes
the poll lists, in which event the number
of ballots so found shall be reduced by
drawing therefrom as in the last preceding
Sec i27 If one or more ballots not
proper to be found among the ballots being
canvassed shall be 50 found the same shall
Of ballots to which said ballots belong,
when it there be u deficiency in the number
Of ballots as shown by the poll list for such
class c; said p ballots 50 found in the wrong box
ballots to which they belong.
Sec. 12S. The number of ballots agreeing
or being thus made to agree with the mum:
Der Of votes Ie appearing in the columns Of
i've boxes. the ballots so laid aside and not
counted as aforesaid shall be attached to
a certificate made by. the judges, stating
aside, and the certificate and the ballots
attached shall be sealed up in a separate
envelope and, except the red ballots, re-
returns. and the red ballots shall be re-
turned to the city clerk or recorder.
Sec. l29. The judges of election shall
then, proceed to count and ascertain the
number Of votes cast for each person voted
for at such election, counting each ballot
separately, and numbering the same consecu.
lively in the order in which they are count
ed said numbering to be in some uniform
place and so done as not to deface or dis
figure the ballot in any manner; and the
clerk of election shall carefully enter and
cast in tally -sheets or tally-books as here
matter provided, and when all the ballots
shall have been counted. and from time to
time previously Ia; thereto # the Judges shall
taliies, and If necessary, correct the same;
and the same shall be done in the case OF
each separate a3 n, tally;sheet, or each sheet
mcnCed on another sheet.
Sec. $50. Two tally-books or two sets OF
tally sheets shall be furnished for each cleo.
ton district by the official charged with
the printing Of the ballots and at the same
time and in the same manner that such
ballots are furnished, and shall be substan.
TALLY as follows:
tally book to be furnished by the secretary
of state shall be headed ''Tally sheet for
white ballots. ..... election district, ...;..
W%eh and extending the sheet ro
side to side shall be printed or ruled in red
ink two heavy lines one-half of an inch
apart.
At the left hand side Of each sheet in a
below said red lines, there shall be printed
in plain type, the titles Of the several
offices to be filled and the name of each
many bians lines as appear on the printed
ballot. as we'll as proposed constitutional
amendments or other questions to be voted
upon, the whole being as near as may be in
ballot with the squares for marking the
same omitted therefrom.
Under each SET. or group Of candidates
shall be similar line in red ink, extending
across the sheet. and another such line
across the bottom Of said sheet.
Heavy red lines shall be printed or ruled
line at the bottom Of each Of said sheets as
follows Three lines SO as to form two
spaces, each three-eighths of an inch wide,
the first of said lines to be close to the
then lines so as to form ten spaces each Onr
half inch In width followed by one space
three:eighths OF an inch wide, and as many
venient. each set to form ten spaces each
ore-half of an inch in width followed ty
one space three=eighths of an inch in width.
Under the name of each candidate or
in provided. shall be printed or ruled a
light blue line extending across the entire
sheet, and in each of the spaces one-half
second line from the top to the bottom
line as aforesaid shall be printed or ruled
four light-blue lines in such a manner as to
each asnn OF SAID into five smaller
Immediately below the red line across
the sheet and nearest the top thereof, there
shall be printed In the first Of the spaces
three eighths Of an inch In width the words,
drought forward" and in the similar space
at the extreme right shall be printed the
words carried forward" In each Of the
other spaces three-eighths Of an inch wide
shall be printed the word "number,'' or its
Authorization ''No." And over the column of
names shall be printed the words ''offices
and candidates."
On the same line and in the spaces one.
half an inch in width shall be printed in
the left. ..five,'' ..ten,'' ''ifteen" and so on
in multiples of five.
In each column headed number or
.'No." shall be printed in figures in numer-
ical order, "one." 'two,' "three" and 50
on, the figure lone" to be placed in the
line with and opposite the name Of the
candidate nearest the top, the figure two
opposite the name of the next candidate
thereon, and in like manner down the en-
tire column, each column so headed mum