The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

when the person elected or appointed to an
% es Sas peeH no eecen t6e
Office at tbs time appointed BY law. and
whether the vacancy Is occasioned by death,
resignation, removal from the state, county
or district, or otherwise.
Zee, "A. Any state, county or district
Officer elected or appointed to fill vacancy
2 anafy and enter the lutes hs Of
elected he shall hold the office during the
unexpired term for which he is elected, and
until his successor is appointed and quail
fed but il appointed to, he shall hold his
Office until the next general election, when
his successor for the remainder of the un-
expired term shall be chosen, and until his
successor Is elected and qualified.
Sec. 10. Uniform printed instructions to
voters, printed in large type upon cards or
heavy paper, shall be furnished by the
secretary Of state to the county auditor
Of each county, containing any information
That will enable the voters to quickly make
and correctly designate their choice.
Whenever the county auditor of any coun-
ty notifies the secretary Of state that the
printed instructions are also needed in
foreign language or languages and such
the duty of the secretary of state to fur
nlSh such printed instructions in such for
eign language or languages
Copies of any proposed amendment to the
constitution or other question to be sub
mitted to the electors shall be printed, dis
tributed and posted as now provided by law.
Said cards shall be sufficient in number
to allow one for each booth at each election
district and four for each district in addi-
ton s,9 thereto; and the county auditor shall
deliver said cards to the city. village and
township clerks in the county.
Said city, village or township clerks shall
furnish such cards to each polling place,
booth, two in the polling room and two on
the outside Of the building in which the
voting takes place.
ducing in any way upon election day into
place where an election Is being held any
spirituous liquors. and any judge or clerk
of election. constable or challenger drinking
any such liquors in such place, or being in
toxicated therein, upon election day, shall
be deemed guilty OF a. misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any court
OF competent jurisdiction, shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment, In the discretion of the court.
Sec. II. No spirituOus, malt or intoxicat-
ing liquor shall be sold or given away, nor
shall any store, saloon or bar room where
such liquor is sold or given away, be open
on any general or special election day at
any time between the hour Of five O'Clock
in the forenoon and the hour of eight oc clock
vision of this section shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than
three hundred for each ofense, and in
default thereof shall be imprisoned in the
county Jail for period not exceeding six
months.
Sec. IS. 1t shall be the duty Of the mayor,
cOuSldDle anu OLQer OIlCerS ana
magistrates to see that the provisions of the
next preceding section are strictly enforced,
and the mayor on the day next preceding
any election shall issue a proclamation that
| the provisions OF said section will be strictly
| enforced; and if he fails to perform the
| duties herein prescribed, he shall be sub
!ect to fine of one thousand dollars, or
| Imprisonment in the county Jail for sixty
days or both, in the discretion Of the court
but 10 failure on the part Of the mayor to
issue SAD proclamation shall exempt an
person violating -si f7tsr preceding section
| from the penalty therein prescribed.
Sec IL. The only method of voting at any
election shall he by ballot. and ali ballots
OF Minnesota shall be printed as hereinafter
Sec. 90: There shall be one ballot ON
printed the names Of all candis aH' f or
office who are to be voted for throughout
the entire state, all amendments to the on
| stftnhon, and all other questions or promo
sitions that are to be submitted 80 the
electors throughout the state.
SAID ballots on plain white paper shall
| tary of state, and bound in blocks of one
hundred ballots to the block, the expense
whereof shall be betrayed from the state
h tsetSury and shall by the secretary of state
ent counties in such quantities as shall be
necessary to enable the city, village or
e Of this to fully an comply With the
Warded to the county auditors by express
at least fifteen days before election, and a
receipt, stating. the number of ballots and
the date on which they wera received, shall
be taken therefor. On the fourth Tuesday
preceding the day of election a sample bal
lot shall be printed and placed on file for
examination in the Office of the said secre-
tary OF state.
Sec; 81. There shall be one ballot on pale
III alnte e. req paper upon which snail be print
which are to be voted for In any city or
municipality at city or municipal election
for city or municipal officers and also all
submitted to the electors Of such city or
municipality, and which pertain to the same
Said ballots on tinted red naner shall, bo
printed under the direction Of the CITY clerk
or recorder and bound in blocks of one hun
dred ballots to the block, the expense where
OF sha % defaged from the city tresuy
ballots and printed instructions herein pro-
vided for, be distributed by the city clerk
to the judges OF election for each polling
place, and a receipt, stating the number
and color OF ballots and the date on which
they were received, shall be taken therefor
On the Tuesday next preceding the day of
and placed on file for examination In the
office Of said clerk or recorder.
Sec. %. There shall be one ballot IN light
blue paper, upon which shall be printed
the names Of all candidates for office other
than those specifeddn the two preceding
sections; and also all questions or propo-
are not properly to be placed upon the bal
lots specified in said two preceding sections.
SAID ballots on blue paper shall be printed
o ofa each the ce direction Of the county auditor
hundred ballots to the block the expense
whereof shall be betrayed from the county
treasury, and shall be distributed by the
county auditor, together with the ballots
received from the secretary Of state, to city,
village and township clerks within his coun-
ty in such quantities as shall be necessary
IN fur1lr ,,vNlx
the provisions of this act. It shall be the
duty OF each Of the county auditors to give
written notice to each city, village and
time when the official ballots will be ready
Ior dlstrlbutIon; and 1t shall be the duty
OF the city, village or township clerks afore-
the official ballots from the county auditors:
such ballots to be furnished such clerks on
the Thursday next preceding the day Of
and color Of ballots and the date on which
they were received, shall be taken therefor
On ! the second Thursday preceding the day
and placed on file for examination in the
office OF said county auditor.
Sec. %. Each city. village and township
clerk a, shall provide for each polling place
township one hundred ballots OF each kind
to be voted in the district for every seventy
i've or FRACTION Of seventy-ive electors regis
tered at the last preceding election in the
district, and, in the event Of known large
increase in the number Of voters in any
district, said clerk shall provide such add
nonal ballots as may be necessary.
Sec. "a. All ballots shall be urinted with
black ink on paper of sufficient thickness
to prevent the printing thereof from show
Ing through or being, discernible from the
be substantially uniform as to style. size
thickness, shade Of color and the type used
and the same sized type shall be used for
al candidates to be voted for on the same
ballot. In the event that ballots of any
class shall be printed on paper Of the same
general tint, but varying in shade, all such
DaIiots used at the same election district
shall be Of the same shade.
Sec. %. Every ballot printed under the
direction Of the secretary OF state in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this act
than six inches in width, and Of such length
as the number Of candidates to be voted for
and questions submitted may render neces-
sary, and shall contain the Official designa-
ton of all Offices ho r,iaaod