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

within seventy two hours after the closing
Of the polls.
has interviewed between the time of closing
said polls and the time for so filing said
returns. in which to canvass the votes and
make out and deliver said returns.
Any judge or judges failing to file re-
turns as provided in this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 156. In all cities having over twelve
thousand inhabitants, the judges and clerks,
Immediately after the completion of the
canvass of votes and making out OF returns,
shall, without separating one from the other
and without stopping at any place or leav-
ing their ballot boxes or returns at any
place or with any person. deliver said re-
turns and ballot boxes, and all things by
this act required to be delivered by them,
to 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 AID
ballots, until all of the same from all IF
the election districts within his said city
have been so returned to him.
Said city clerk or recorder shall keep a
book in which he shall enter in the pres
ence of said judges and clerks the names
Of said judges and the hour at which they
returned and delivered to him said returns
and ballot boxes and ballots: which book
shall be preserved by said officer as a pub
lie document for the same length Of time
as he is required to preserve the ballots
cast at such election.
SalQ Judges OF election snail SelecL one OIL
their number, to be chosen by lot if not
Otherwise agreed upon, to deliver the re-
turns and ballots, as provided herein, to
the county auditor.
said returns and ballots and all things re-
quired by this act to be so delivered to
the county auditor Or his deputy, within
twenty four hours after the delivery of the
ballot boxes and returns at the office of the
said city clerk or recorder as aforesaid
Any one violating any provision of this
section shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanOr.
Sec. 157. There shall be paid out of the
county treasury of each county to the per-
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
dollar. and also the sum of ten cents for
every mile necessarily travelled in going
to and returning from the office of the
county auditor for each of the purposes
above named. This provision TO extend to
unorganiZed counties, and to be paid out
Of the treasury OF the county to which they
are attached.
All expenses for printing the blue ballots
and for the carrying Of the ballots and re-
turns as herein provided shall be audited
and allowed by the board of county com
missoners of the proper county in 'the same
manner as other claims are allowed, and
may be paid upon the warrant Of the
county auditor.
Sec. 15S. 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 spent by them in arranging for
polling places, arranging booths or other
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-
viding ballot boxes and polling places, shall
and villages where the election is con-
Quoted; and the city or village council or
town supervisors shall. in the event of
disputes, determine whether or not the
said judges or clerks were necessarily
engaged for the length of time for which
compensation is claimed.
Sec. $50. If any judge or clerk of cleo
ton, or any other officer or any other per-
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
thing whatever, shall wilfully fail or refuse
to perform such act or thing, or shall be
guilty of any fraud, corruption, Partially,
misbehavior In canvassing or making any
returns of votes, or shall wrongfully refuse
to make or deliver any certificate Of cleo
ton, or shall Wilfully perform any act or
thing falsely or cOrruptly in any manner,
he shall be guilty of q felony, and, on con-
viction thereof shall be punished by impris-
onment in the state prison for term not
less than six months nor more than one
year, or by n fine of not less than five
hundred dollars nor more than two thou
sand dollars, or both, in the discretion of
the court. The provisions of this section
to apply in. all cases coming within the
provisions of this act where other punish
ment is not specially provided for.
Sec. 100. Whoever shall wifully take or
fho TAInd rxrI,n hos
deposited, or shall deface or mutilate, dam
age or add to any poll book, ballot, list or
register or any name or figure therein,
shall on conviction thereof, be fined in a
or be imprisoned in the state prison not
longer than one year, or both, In the dis
erection of the court.
Sec. 161. If, from any cause, the judges
of elections shall fail TO make return as
provided by this act it shall be the duty
of the county auditor or clerk to whose
Office such returns ought to have been made
to dispatch Il special messenger to obtain
such returns and said messenger shall be en-
titled to the same compensation as Judge
of election for such services and be subject
to the same penalties.
Sec. 162. No election returns shall be
refused by any county auditor or town,
city or village clerk or recorder for the
reason that the same are returned or de-
lvered to him in any other than the man.
ner directed herein, except that they must
be sealed.
Sec. 1913. 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 infOrmality in holding
any election or making returns thereof;
but all returns shall be received and the
votes canvassed by such canyassing board,
and included in its statements provided
there is a substantial compliance with the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 1874. The county auditor, the chair
man of the board of county commissioners,
Of fhn Of IN ann
county, or opposite political parties, If pos
sible, to be selected by the auditor shall
constitute the county canvasslng board,
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 canvass the returns made to
the auditors office.
Sec. 165. 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
last preceding section, and to certify to
said statements, which shall be as follows:
l. A statement containing the whole num-
Der OF votes given In such county for the
office of governor and lieutenant governor,
chief or associate justices of the supreme
court, secretary of state, auditor of state,
treasurer of state, clerk of the supreme
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-
tiaI 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
the persons for whom such votes were
given.
5. A statement of the votes upon any
proposed change Of county line or county
seat.