St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-04

entitled to vote at such election, but whose
name has been omitted from said list or
register, then the name of such person shall
be added to the lists or registers, ana ne
shall be allowed to vote, but not IN any any
other event; and said person person shall a.
not, unless the judges ootf require dI nrd 1t,
duce the evidence provided by 20 sec
ton ninety-eight of this act, but IL re-
qured by the judges he shall do so.
Nor shall the vote of any person be re-
jected whose name is upon said lists at the
time of opening the polls provided @ that a,.dl II
evidence satisfying a majority OF the Judges
be produced showing that the name was
registered by mistake, and that the person
so offering to vote has not the quailhca-
tiOns of an elector in said district, and is
not entitled to vote at said election, then the
name OF such person shall be stricken from
said list and he shall not be allowed to
vote
= But in all such cases an entry, shall be
made opposite to each name added to or
stricken from said lists or registers after
the opening g Of the polls: ,,,,e4no+:on +, 81,
Sec. 81. The board of registration, IN all
election districts throughout the state, i'll
determining the residence OF any person
for the purpose Of asfertalning Gel W9o 40 $be fbe
following rules so far as they are apple
able:
l. The place shall be considered and
held to be residence of Il person in which
his habitation is fixed, without any present
intention of removing therefron, and to
which whenever he is absent he has the in
2. A person shall not be considered to
have lost his residence who leaves his nome
to go into another state, or county in this
state, for temporary purposes merely, ana
with the intention of returning.
3. 4 person shall not be considered to
have gained a residence in any county into
which he comes for temporary purposes
merely, without the intention of making
such county his home.
f. If person 90 into another state, with
the intention of making it his residence, he
s. If any person remove to another state
with the intention or remaining there Tor
an indefinite time as a place OF residence ne
loses his residence in this state, notWlth-
standing he entertains the idea OF return
ing at some future time.
6. The place where a mans ma famtfy az re re-
dence; but if it be. place of temporary
establishment for his family, or. for tran
sient purposes, it shall be Otherwise.
Z. If man have a family fixed in one
place and he do business in another, the
former shall be considered his place OF resi-
dence; but any man having family, who
has taken up his abode with the intention
of remaining, and whose family refuses to
reside with him, shall be regarded as citl-
zen and voter where he has taken up MS
abode.
s. The residence of. single man shall be
where he usually sleeps.
g. The mere intention to acquire new
residence without the fact OF removal, snail
avail nothing; neither shall the fact Of re-
mOyal without the intention.
10. No person employed temporarily IN
the pinerieS for the purpose of cutting tim
ber for saw logs or railroad ties, or even in
the construction or repair OF any rallfoad,
canal, municipal or other work OF public
nature, shall acquire residence In any
election district into which he came f0r tlaC
purpose, so as to entitle him to vote therein,
but this provision shall not be held to ex-
tend to station agents and section men, who
permanently reside in such election district.
In any question that may arise as to the
right of any person in the employment or
any railroad corporation or employed upon
public work, as aforesaid, to be registered
or to vote in any election district 1t must
first satisfactorily appear to all the Judges
OF such election that the said party is an
actual bona fde resident OF said election
district and not there for temporary pur--
poses merely, and the mere affidavit OF
such person shall not be received as con-
elusive as to any fact necessary to entitle
Any person being a permanent inmate of
any soldiers home in this state, shall for
the purpose Of this act, have a legal resi-
dence thereat
Sec. 81 In all incorporated cities of over
twelve thousand Inhabitants, the persons
authorized by or appointed pursuant TO law,
TO act us judges and clerks OF election IN
any such city, or in any ward or other eiec-
tiOn district in such city ia this state, sho!l
constitute a board of registration for rh cir
respective cities, wards or election dis
tricTS, and shall meet on tuesday three
weeks preceding any general, state or city
election and fourteen days before any spe-
ciaI election. Said board shall meet at
nine o'clock in the morning at place
where the last election was held; or such
other place as may be lawfully designated
for the polling place in the election district
in which said board are Judges and CLERKS,
and shall continue in session until niue
o'clock in the afternoon. They shall pro-
ceed to make a registration as hereinafter
prescribed, Of all persons entitled to vote
at the ensuing election in such election dis
trictS. Such registration when completed
CHI itt14A nIeH hA lynnl %
lister Of electors of such election district.
Two such registers shall be made by said
board, unless ballot judges are required or
provided for, in which event three registers
shall be so made. Such board shall have
and exercise the same right to preserve
order at their meetings as is given to judges
of election to preserve order on election
day, and vacancies in said board shall be
filled in the same manner as such vacancies
are filled at election.
Sec 63. In cities having over twelve thou
sand and less than forty thousand inhabit-
ants, the registers, the form of which shall
be prepared by the secretary of state, shall
contain columns under the following head
ings and sub-headings, viz: Names,
Voted" ResIdenee Pteao 81 SgmPer cotpe Speet
Length OF Residence" UNITED States
years." ''State-years, months" ''District-
years, months, days." First or Second
Place cable to Read English" Where
Last Registered-ward, district" and RE
marks" The board of registration in each
district therein shall enter all names i'll
such registers, alphabetically by surnames.
They shall enter.therein the names of all per-
sonS residing in their election district whose
names appear in the pOll-list and register in
said district at the last preceding election
as having voted thereat, except such as are
known to the board TO have since died, re-
moved from the district or become disqual-
flied; and SO far as known to any OF said
board, the proper entries shall be made Op-
oh in gn1r
of said registry. In case the boundaries of
the district have been changed since the
preceding election, at which such pOll-iiSt was
made, then the board shall place on the reg
listers only the names of the persons ap-
pearing by such pOll-list TO be residents
within the new district in which they are
sitting.
In addition TO the names on said pol-list
and register, the board shall enter on said
registers the names Of all proper persons
who shall personally appear for registration,
as well as the name of any person who shall
make and have presented to the board at
any time while sitting to correct the registry
list an affidavit in form substantially us fol-
lows:
Il, ........, being first duly sworn, on
oath say that | am q legally qualified voter
in the State of Minnesota; and that 1 now
reside at No. ~ street !or
ayenlqe) in the election district
......... in said state; that I have not been
and will not be able to be present at said
election district for the purpose of registra-
ton for the reason that ..........; that [
MAKE this affidavit because of such inability
so to attend for registration and for the
purpose of being registered in said election
district; that my full name is ........;
(state color; have resided in the United
States for .......... years and ....
months, and in the State of Minnesota for
............ years and .......... months,
and in said election district for ............
hC
days; that | am .......... able to read
English and by occupation .......;
that at the last general election l resided
at No. .......... street Tor aYenue) in said
city and was registered and voted at the
.......... election district of the ..........
ward Tor that at the last general election
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