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

miles OF the county seat, shall file their
after the time Of closing the polls; and in
az other cases the returns shall be fled
Wltnin seyenty-two hours after the closing
OF the polls. */
Provided, however, that sufficient time
mas interviewed between the time of closing
said polls and the time for so filing said
returns return IN which to canvass the votes and
make out and deliver said returns.
as Provided u IN This SECTION shall
ec 5S s af efes snTing over twelve
thousand inhabitants, the judges and clerks
Immediately after the completion Of the
shall, without separating one from the other
ana without stopping at any place or leav-
ing their ballot boxes OF returns at. any
place or with any person, deliver said re-
this act required to be delivered by them
70 the city clerk or recorder at the Office
OF said city clerk or recorder.
Said city clerk or recorder, or his properly
authorized deputy. shall remain in his Office
TO receive such returns or ballot boxes and
PAL G%aalots, until all Of the same from all Of
nave been SO returned to him.
Said city clerk or recorder shall keep a
n noo6 IN which he shall enter in the pres
Of said judges and the hour at Which they
returned and delivered to him said returns
and ballot boxes and ballots; which book
lie document for the same length of time
as he is required to preserve the ballots
cast at such election
their number. to be chosen by lot if not
frns wise %a a Sa;d upon to deliver the re-
Said judge, SO selected, shall so deliver
a%rea by this d,a act to- be 50 delivered to
twenty-four hours after the delivery Of the
ballot boxes and returns at the office of the
y said city clerk or recorder as aforesaid
section shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
Sec. Isl. There shall be paid out of the
son carrying the election ballots from the
office OF the county auditor for the election
districts in his town, city or village, and
also for the carrying Of the returns of cleo
ton to the county auditor the sum Of one
every mile necessarily Travelled in Going i
county auditor Tor each Of the PURPOSES eas
above named. This provision to extend to
unorganized counties, and to be paid out
are attached.
All expenses for printing the blue ballots
and for the carrying of the ballots and re-
and allowed by the board 7, Of county ;g' COM
missioners of the proper county in the same
manner as other claims are allowed, and
may De .,R9 aid upon the warrant of the
Sec. 1853. At all elections to be held under
this act each member Of board Of election
shall receive as compensation for his ser
vices the sum of thirty cents per hour for
each and every hour necessarily engaged
therein. but no allowance shall be made for
time time spent by them in arranging for
services not specifically required by this act
to be done by them or either Of them.
Special constables shall be paid the sum
OF twenty cents per hour, for such time
as the judges shall require their services,
not exceeding twenty -four hours, their bills
to be certified by the judges.
The compensation provided for in this
section, as well as the expenses Of pro-
yiding ballot boxes and polling places, shall
be , borne .r!1e. by the several townships cities
and villages where the election is con-
town supervisors Shall, in the event Of
disputes, determine whether or not the
said judges or clerks We're necessarily
engaged for the length Of time for which
J., Sec. lo9: II any Judge or clerk of cleo
son required by, this act to keep safely and
produce the ballots intrusted to him on the
day of election, or to perform any act or
to perform such act or thing. or shall be
guilty. Of any fraud, corruption. Partially,
misbehavior in canvassing or making any
to make or deliver any certificate of cleo
ton, Or shall wilfully perform any act or
thing falsely Or corruptly in any, manner,
y,
viction thereof, shall be punis she'd by impris-
onment in the state prison for a term not
less than six months nor more than one
hundred dollars nor more than two thou
the court. The provisions Of this section
provisions Of this act where other punish
Sec. 100. Whoever shall wilfully take or
carry away from the place where has been
CN.
age or add to any poll book, ballot, list or
register, or any. name or figure therein,
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
Or be Imprisoned in the state prison not
longer than one year, or both, in the dis
see 1871 81 If fGo any cause the Judges
OF elections shall fail to make return as
provided by this act it shall lie the duty
Of the county auditor or clerk to whose
office such returns ought to have been made
to dispatch a special messenger to obtain
such returns and said messenger shall be en-
titled to the same, compensation as judge
to the same penalties:
Sec. 162. No election returns shall be
refused ed BY any county auditor or town
reason that the same are returned or de-
livered to him in any other than the man.
ner directed herein, except that they must
be sealed.
Sec. 163. No. canvassing board Of any
county, town. city or village shall refuse to
include any returns in Its canvass of votes
on account of any informally in holding
any election or making returns thereof;
but all returns shall be received and the
votes canvassed by such canvassing board.
there is a substantial compliance with the
provisions Of this act.
Sec. 164. The county auditor, the chair
man of the board Of county commissioners,
and two justices of the peace of the same
county, OF opposite political parties, if pos
sible,, to be selected by the auditor, shall
and on or before the tenth day after the
election, said board shall proceed, after
taking the usual oath OF Office, to openly
and publicly publicly canvass the returns made to
Sec. lG5. Said county canvassing board
shall make and prepare separate statements,
the same to be signed and certified by said
board and deposited in the office Of the
county auditor.
Any three Of said county canvassing board
shall constitute Il quorum, and are author
lied to make the canvass provided in the
said statements, which shall be as follows:
IA statement containing the whole num-
o oh of eS and @ se
chief or associate justices of the supreme
court, secretary of state, auditor OF state,
court, judges Of the district court, and all
other officers of the state, the names Of
the persons for whom such votes were
given, and the number of votes given
for each, also upon the same return
there shall be entered the total number Of
registered names, male and female separate
ly, in each election district, and the total
number of ballots actually cast therein.
.. A statement for all county officers voted
for, and the names Of the persons for whom
such votes were given.
3. A statement of the votes for presiden-
tial electors. and the names of the persons
for whom such votes were given.
4. A statement Of the votes given for
representative in congress in each district,
Or any or either Of them, and the names Of
given.
5. A statement Of the votes upon any
proposed change Of county line OF county