The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11

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Sec, 12S. After having prepared and
registers, as provided in the last section,
| the judges shall proceed to canvass the
votes taken at such election, and the said
out intermission except as provided in sec
| ton seyenty-three of this act until COM
plete and the result declared.
Sec. 124. The ballot boxes shall be opened
and the votes canvassed and results de-
as may be in the following order: First,
| ond, the box containing the ballots tinted
blue. Third. the box containing the bal
| lots tinted red.
The ballots in the box provided for women
| shall then be canvassed for such officers as
they are entitled to vote for. .,,
been counted. So. as to allow for the cor.
| rection Of errors If any shall have occurred
| by reason Of the deposit of ballots in wrong
Sec 125. The canvass shall commence by
| taking out of the box the ballots unopened
Except so far as to ascertain whether every
| ascertain whether the number of ballots
| correspond with the number appearing on
| the poll list to have been cast in such box.
If two or more ballots be found to be SO
folded together as to present the appear,
ance of single ballot, they shall be laid
| aside until the counting Of ballots in all
| shall then appear, on comparison of the said
ballots with the number of ballots of the
same class appearing by the poll lists to
have been cast, that the two ballots so
found folded together were cast by one
, elector, they shall be preserved and laid
to one side and not counted; nor shall either
of said ballots so folded together be counted
if both be marked and both clearly cast by
one elector.
exceed in number the number of votes cast
in such box, they shall be first examined
to ascertain If they are all properly marked
with the initials of the judges having
found not so marked, they shall be pre-.
served and laid to one side and not counted
| If the total number still be in excess of the
If there is still an excess of ballots they
shall be replaced in the box, and one or
the judges, without looking, shall draw
from the box a number of ballots equal to
such excess. and the same shall be laid
aside and not counted.
Sec. 126. If the number Of ballots found
in the proper box shall equal or exceed the
number shown by the poll lists as proper
to be found therein, no ballots proper to
have been deposited therein, but found in
number shall be less than the number shown
| by the poll lists and additional ballots
proper to have been deposited in such box
shall afterwards be found in another box,
such ballots shall be counted in the same
manner as if found in the proper box.
Provided, that the counting of such bal
above the number of votes designated on
the poll lists, in which event the number
of ballots so found shall be reduced by
drawing therefrom as in the last preceding
section provided in cases of excess.
Sec. 127. If one or more ballots not
proper to be found among the ballots being
be laid aside until the canvass of the class
of ballots to which said ballots belong,
when if there be a deficiency in the number
class said ballots so found in the wrong box
shall be included and counted with the
ballots to which they belong.
Sec. 1913. The number of ballots agreeing
or being thus made to agree with the num-
Der of votes appearing in the columns of
the poll lists, corresponding to the respect
i've boxes, the ballots so laid aside and not
counted as aforesaid shall be attached TO
certificate made by the judges, stating
the reason why the ballots were so laid
aside, and the certificate and the ballots
attached shall be sealed up In a separate
envelope and, except the red ballots, re-
turned to the county auditor with the other
returns, and the red ballots shall be re-
turned to the city clerk or recorder.
Sec. 123. The judges of election shall
then proceed to count and ascertain the
number of votes cast for each person voted
for at such election. counting each ballot
separately, and numbering the same consecu-
lively in the order in which they are count
ed, said numbering to be in some uniform
figure the ballot in any manner; and the
clerk of election shall carefully enter and
keep an account of each or said votes so
cast in tally or tally-books as here
matter provided, and when all the ballots
shall have been counted, and from time to
time previously thereto if the judges shall
SO require, said clerks shall compare their
tallies, and If necessary, correct the same;
and the same shall be done in the case of
each separate tally. Ell, or :, each sheet
menced on another sheet.
Sec. 40. Two tally-books or two sets Of
tally-sheets shall be furnished for each cleo
ton district by the official charged with
the printing of the ballots and at the same
time and in the same manner that such
ballots are furnished, and shall be substan-
TALLY as follows:
tally-book to be furnished by the secretary
of state shall be headed Italy sheet for
white ballots. ...... election district, ...;..
which and extending across the sheet from
side TO side shall be printed or ruled in red
ink two heavy lines one-half OF an inch
apart.
At the left hand side Of each sheet in a
column of suitable width, commencing just
below said red lines. there shall be printed
in plain type the titles s. OF the several ah
and every candidate for the same, with as
many blank lines as appear on the printed
ballot, as we'll as proposed constitutional
amendments or other questions to be voted
upon, the whole being as near as may be in
the same order as they appear on the official
ballot with the squares for marking the
same omitted therefrom.
Under each set. or group Of candidates
and blank lines for any one office there
shall be similar line in red ink, extending
across the sheet, and another such line
across the bottom of said sheet.
Heavy red lines shall be printed or ruled
from the red line nearest the top to the red
line at the bottom of each Of said sheets as
follows: Three lines SO as to form two
spaces, each three-eighths Of an inch wide,
the first Of said lines to be close to the
column Of names hereinbefere provided for;
half inch in width followed by one space
three-eighths of an inch wide, and as many
additional sets of lines as may be con-
venient. each set to form ten spaces each
Ore-half of an inch in width followed ly
one space three-eighths of an inch in width.
Under the name of each candidate or
in provided, shall be printed or ruled
light blue line extending across the entire
sheet, and in each Of the spaces one-half
of an inch in width and extending from the
second line from the top to the bottom
line as aforesaid shall be printed or ruled
four light-blue lines in such manner as to
spaces, each one-tenth of an inch in width.
Immediately below the red line across
the sheet and nearest the top thereof there
shall be printed in the first. Of the spaces
three eighths of an inch in width the words,
drought forward and in the similar space
at the extreme right shall be printed the
WOrQS ''carrleu IOT"dEu III edCu VI TIE
other spaces three-eigbths of an inch wide
shall be printed the word number or its
abbreviation mo" And over the column of
names shall be printed the words ''ofices
and candidates."
On the same line and in the spaces one
half an inch in width shall be printed in
figures, in numerical order, commencing at
the left. five "ten," Fifteen" and SO on
i'm multiples of five.
In each column headed number or
mo" shall he printed in figures in numer-
ical order. zone" two" three and so
on, the figure zone to be placed in the
line with and opposite the name of the
candidate nearest the top, the figure two
opposite the name of the next candidate
thereon. and in like manner down the en-
tire column, each column so headed mum
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