St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04

| person or persons entitled to receive the
amount therein named
| Sec. IL 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 its passage.
| Approved ApriF1, 1893.
CHAPTER 3-S. f. SCI.
| AN ACT to amend an act to provide for
| new capitol for the state Of Minnesota,
Approved April Z, 1893, and known as II.
| f. 694.
Approved April IS. 1893.
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
the present site, allowing limit within
| 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 portion Of the work may be con-
tracted for and carried forward, but every
contract shall be void which causes the
| aggregate of said contracts to exceed two
nine so that no plan shall be adopted unless
based upon accurate details and minute
specifications of the cost Of supervision and
| labor.
CHAPTER 4H. &. No. 1852.
| 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 event 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 year when the president and vice
| president of the United States are to be
! chosen, a number OF electors Of presidents
| and vice president of the United States,
equal TO the number of senator's 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 4. When a ward in any incorporated
| city or village shall be divided into two or
more districts the city council, village or
| same by making map or description of
such division, defining it by known boun-
| dares, and keeping such map or description
| open for public inspection in the office of
| the clerk of such city or village, and also
! 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-
Gil, village or municipal corporation shall
ALSO prior to the next election, furnish
| copies OF such map or description to the
judges of election in each of said districts.
| Sec. 5. Whenever any number of voters,
not less than eight, residing in an morgan
lied or partially organized county, shall, at
| least eight weeks before any general and
| six weeks before any special election, petit
| 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,
it shall be the duty of the governor, and he
| is hereby authorized and directed to cause
to be established such district, or districts,
| at such place or places as the petitioners
may require, and he shall select from 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
| judges so appointed shall belong to the
| same political party
Sec. 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 unorganized 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
| t0 Ot
and the forenoon Of each day on which u
| general election is held shall be COM
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
| in each year, direct and cause to be deliv
cred to the auditor Of each county, a notice
| specifying all the officers in said county
whose term of Office will expire on the first
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 q
| like notice to be sent to each town, city and
| village clerk in his county.
Sec. Q. The secretary of state shall pro-
| vide uniform blanks for making lists or
registers and affidayits and all other blanks
required by law or necessary to be used in
| the several election districts at any election
|
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
| making of returns thereof. in cities having
| a population Of twelve thousand or more
| inhabitants, and transmit the same to the
| auditor of such county at least thirty days
| before any election. And in like manner he
| shall provide and transmit copies containing
| so much Of this law as pertains to like
duties and subjects in cities having a popu-
| lation Of less than twelve thousand inhab-
| itants, and to townships and villages.
And the said auditor shall forthwith de-
| liver to the clerk of every city, town and
| village in his county the necessary copies
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,
| towns and villages.
Sec. 10. 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
| whenever any vacancy occurs in any of the
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,
| not more than twenty days from the date
| 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
mail to the county auditor of each county
wherein such special election is to be held.
Provided, that if the vacancy occur in the
office of representative in congress or state
| senator, or member Of the house Of repre-
sentatives, and there be no session of the
legislature or congress between the happen
ing of such vacancy and the next general
election occurring twenty eight or more days
thereafter. such vacancy shall be filled at
| the general election.
Special elections shall be held and con-
Quoted and the returns thereof made and
| canvassed in the same manner as general