The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-04

sec. Il. The attorney general shall be the
legal adviser En-, Of the said board.
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Z, 1885,.
z. CHAPTER 3-S. Il. SCI.
AN ACT to amend an act to provide for a
new capitol for the state of Minnesota, |
Approved April Z, 1893, and known as Il.
Approved April Is, 1898.
Amends subdivision nine of section eight
relating to designs; subdivision ten, relating
to heating and ventilating; also section ten,
the present site, allowing a limit within
three-fourths of a mile. Places the moneys
to be received under the control Of the COM
mission; and makes a change in the word
ing limiting the cost to two million dollars;
so that q portion of the work may be con
contract shall be void which. causes the
aggregate of said contracts to exceed two
millions, of dollars. Also amends section
nine so that no plan shall be adopted unless
based upon accurate details and minute
specifications of the cost Of supervision and
CHAPTER Al. f. No. 1852.
AN ACT to regulate elections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section 1. On the first Tuesday after the
bered year an election shall be held in the
several election districts of the state, which
shall be known as the general election
On a year when the president and vice
president Of the United States are to be
chosen, a number Of electors of president
and vice president Of the United States,
equal to the number Of senators and repre-
sentatives to which this state is entitled in
the congress of the United States, shall be
| elected at said. election.
The several state and county officers,
Judges OF the supreme and district courts,
members of the. legislature and representa-.
tives in congress Of the United States shall
be elected at the general election next pre-
ceding the, expiration of the term of each
Of the said officers respectively.
SEQ . Tho 1nUrlop form of 6A1ao ~ oil
state and county officers shall Oh
the first Monday in January next succeeding
their election, unless otherwise provided by
law.
Sec. 8. Every organized township, every
Incorporated village which is now a sepass.
each incorporated city shall form at least
one election district, but no election district
in any. incorporated city or village shall,
hundred male electors as shown by the
registers used at the then last preceding
election.
Whenever any election district is found
by the number of votes there cast at any
election to contain more than four hundred
male voters, it shall be the duty of the
council, village or municipal corporation Of
the city or village, to cause such district,
at least six weeks before the next ensuing
into two or. more districts, each containing,
as nearly as may be, an equal number Of
voters.
oCN. Z "ACh IL "d1u LII oAS AASOA po4 oCSu
city or village shall be divided into two or
more districts the city council. village or
municipal corporation shall publish the
such division, defining it by known boun-
daries, and keeping such map or description
open for public inspection in the office of
the clerk Of such city or village, and also
by posting up copies of such map or descrip-
ton in at least five of the most public places
in every district therein; and said city c9 p 4
also, prior to the next election, furnish
copies Of such map Or description to the
Judges Of ELECTION in each of said Districts:
not less than eight, residing in an morgan
lied or partially organized county, shall, al
six weeks esEHt before Terhs an ps1 speci aIls e]leee c t peti
ton the governor to establish a new election
district, designating the boundaries of the
same, which shall not be within five miles
Of the polling place of any existing district
it shall be the duty of the governor, and he
is hereby authorized and directed to cause
at such place or. places as the petitioners
may require, and he shall select from the
names of the petitioners or others three per
sons who shall be judges of election therein
Provided, that not more than two of the
judges so appointed shall belong to the
same political party. .
six weeks before a general election, an(
within four weeks before a special election
publish in one newspaper published at t b
by him established in unorganized counties
together with the places where the elections
are to be held, and the names of the judge!
Of election by him appointed.
Sec. Z. During any day on which any gen
eral, special, town or charter election Il
) any any, ei leo er'e ent RtHsis to vote Vote at at any srFV Election ton
and the forenoon Of each day on which
general election is held shall be a com
every kind whatever shall be allowed tn,
whole of said forenoon for the purpose O
l voting.
; tween the first days Of July and septembe
t in each year, direct and cause to be deliv
cred to the auditor of each county, a motto
s whose term Of office will expire on the frs
I Monday Of January next succeeding, an
. specifying, also, the several officers to b
l election.
: The auditor to whom such notice is de
= livered shall, upon receipt thereof, cause
= Village clerk in his county.
Sec. g.. The secretary of state shall Pre-
vide uniform blanks for making lists Q
! registers and affidavits and all other blank
= required by law.or necessary to be used i
? the several election districts at any election
d He shall also provide copies Of this la'
or SO much thereof as pertains to the dutie
e of city officers, the registration of electors
f preparations for and conduct of elections
k the casting and counting of. votes and th
V a population Of twelve thousand Or nor
inhabitants, and transmit the same to tn
II auditor OF such county at least thirty Gay
= before any election. And in like manner b
shall provide and transmit copies conta1nin
y so much Of this law as pertains to liz
: duties and subjects in cities. having a popl
= lation Of less than twelve thousand inhal
d itants, and to townships and villages, >
And the said auditor shall forthwith d
e liver to the clerk Of every city, town an
ID village in his county the necessary copit
Is Of each of said blanks, and one copy of tt
said law, OF abridgement thereof, for eac
4 judge of election in each OF said cite
9, towns and villages.
a. Sec. 10. Whenever there is no election
II any state or county officers, or Of the r
e quired number of members Of the house
le representatives or senate, or OF represent
~ tives in congress-, by reason Of any, two
I, more persons having an equal and the hig
est number of votes for any such office, :!
u whenever any vacancy occurs in any OF tt
-, said Offices, which said vacancy is not othe
= wise provided for, the governor, within tt
ID or failure to elect, shall issue a proclamatit
= = directing that a special election be held
70 the proper election district or districts,
ri q time to he specified in the p~rOclamatiO
Or thereof, to fill such office, and said electis
IS shall be called in the manner herein pr
vided for calling elections. One copy
such proclamation shall be forwarded !
u mail to the county auditor Of each coun
Id wherein such special election is to be held.
Provided, that if the vacancy occur in Il
tn office of representative in congress or, sta
&c senator, or member of the house Of repr
a senta tives, and there be no session Of t
rs legislature. or congress between the haPpe
IS, election occurring twenty-eight or more da
IS; thereafter, such vacancy shall be filled
III the general election.
ln Special elections shall be held and &C
Quoted and the returns thereof made a
canvassed in the same manner as genel
&t11nE