The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
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when the person elected or appointed to an
Office fails to quality according to law, or
oce e. "a dns se appoin asio 81 Jaw and
reslgnatjsh, removal from the efate.' county
~ III Xny y'n sta Mese county or district
o1lc3r elected or appointed to fill a vacancy
shall qualify and enter upon the luties Of
elected he shall. hold the office during the
unexpired term for which he is elected, and
unt1M his successor is appointed and quail
fed; but II appointed to, he shall hold his
Ol1c0 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.
| 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 a
foreign language or languages, and such
foreign language Is stated, then it shall be
| the duty of the secretary Of state to fur
| nish such printed instructions in such for
eign language or languages.
Copies of any proposed amendment to the
mitted to the electors shall be printed, dis
! tributed and posted as now provided by law
Said cards shall be sufficient in number
|
district, and four for each district in addi-
ton 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,
one OF which cards shall be posted in each
| the outside Of the building in which the
voting takes place.
Sec is. Any person or persons intro
| Mace where election Ia hninu hold
spirituous liquors, and any judge or clerk
of election, constable or challenger drinking
such liquors in such or being in
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any court
Of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished
| by 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 o'clock
in the afternoon. Whoever violates any pro-
than one hundred dollars nor more than
| three hundred for each offense, and in
default thereof shall be imprisoned in the
| months.
Sec IS. 1t shall be the duty Of the MAJ or
| sheriff, constable and other officers and
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 proclamation that
| enforced; and if he fails to perform the
duties herein prescribed, he shall be sub
ject to a fine of one thousand dollars, or
uays, or both, in the discretion Of the court ;
but 10 failure on the part Of the mayor to
issue said proclamation shall exempt an
pes, ~ 4 preceding section
Sec. IL. The onn method Of voting at any
election shall he By ballot, and ali ballots
hereafter voted at any election in the state
provided.
Sec. 90: There shall be one ballot on
plain plain white 1 paper, upon, which shall be
office who are to be voted for throughout
the entire state, all amendments to the on
s siitfnnon "a, and all other questions propo-
electors throughout the state
Said ballots on plain white paper shall
De re-. printed IN under the direction Of the secre-
hundred ballots to the block, the expense
| whereof shall be betrayed from the state
tse; ;;y and shall by the secretary Of state
ent counties in such quantities as shall be
necessary to enable. the city, village or
township clerks to fully comply with the
| provisions Of this act such baliots to be for
Warded to the county auditors by express
at least fifteen days before election, and a
receipt stating. the number of ballots and
be taken therefor. On the fourth Tuesday
preceding the day of election a sample bal
lot shall be printed and placed on file for
examlnalon in the Office of the said secre-
tary OF state.
Sec: 81. There shall be one ballot on pale
tlntea RED paper, upon which snail be print
ed the names OF all candidates for office
which are to be voted for in any city or
municipality at city or municipal election
for city or municipal officers; and also all
Or }o propositions that are to
municipality, and which pertain to the same
| only.
Said ballots on tinted red paper shall be
or recorder and bound in blocks Of one hun
| dred ballots to the block, the expense where
OF shall b betrayed from the city treasury,
and shall. together with white and blue
ballots, and printed Instructions herein pro-
yided for. be distributed by the city clerk
to the judges Of election for each polling
place and receipt, stating the number
and color of ballots and the date on which
| they We're 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. o. There shall be one ballot IN light
blue paper, upon which shall be printed
the names Of all candidates for office other
than those specifedAn the two preceding
sections; and also all questions or propo,
| SlIlOuS W We SuUUllILcQ 10 the electors which
are not properly to be placed upon the bal
lots specified in said two preceding sections.
SAID ballots pa on blue paper shall be printed
o9d aach the 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
n fy11ly NON, r,Iu until,
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
| township clerk within his county as to the
time when the official ballots will be ready
for distribution; and it shall be the duty
OF the city, village or township clerks afore-
said to go to the county seat and receive
the official ballots from the county auditors;
such ballots to be furnished such clerks on
the Thursday next preceding the day OF
election, and receipts, stating the number
| 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. 23. Each city, village and township
or election district In his e city, g VILLAGE ac ce
| township one hundred ballots OF each kind
to be voted in the district for every seventy
tered at the last preceding election in the the
| district, and, in the event OF known large
Increase in the number Of voters in any
district, said clerk shall provide such add
nonai oallots as may be necessary.
Sec. "a. All ballots shall be printed with
black ink on paper Of suficieTlt thickness
to prevent the printing thereof from show
back, and all ballots Of the SAND color shall
be substantially uniform Is to style, size.
thickness, shade of color and the type used,
and the same sized type shall be used for
| all 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
| ballots used at the same election distrfct
shall be OF the same shade
Sec: %. Every ballot printed under the
| direction Of the secretary Of state, in ac-
| shall be not less than four inches nor more
than six inches in width, and Of such length
as the number Of candidates to be voted Tor
| and questions submitted may reader neces-
| sary, and shall contain the Official designa-
| ton Of all Offices proper to be placed fhere-