Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

miles of the county seat, shall file their
election returns within tWenty-fOur hours
after the tine Of closing the polls;, and in
all other cases tbs returns shall be filed
within seventy-two hours otter the closing
of the polls.
Provided, however, that sufficient time
has interviewed between the time Of closing
said polls and the time for so filing said
returns, in which to canvass the votes and
maxi 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 m~isdemeanor.
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
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 and
ballots, until all of the same from all Of
the election districts within his said city
have been so returned to him.
Said city CLERK Is < or rn recorder pafG shall III TX keep 9oe: a
ence of said judges and clerks the names
of said judges and the hour at which they
returned and delivered to him said returns
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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.
Said judges OF election shall select one OF
their number. to be chosen by lot if not
Other wise agreed upon, to deliver the re-
the county auditor.
Said Judge, SO selected, shall so deliver
said returns and ballots and all things re-
quired by this act to be so delivered to
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
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
districts i'll his town, city OF 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 i'll going
to and returning from the office OF the
county auditor fol-. each of the purposes
above named. This provision TO extend 70
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
turns as herein. provided shall be audited
and allowed by the board Of county COM
missioners 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 a 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 iol
polling places, arranging booths or OTHER
services not specifically required by this act
to be lone by them or either of them.
Special constables shall be paid the sum
OF twenty cents per }1 hogr. TOR tGnro;!s u ednr TINE
not exceeding twenty-four hours, their bills
to be certified by the judges: .
The compensation provided for III this
yiding ballot boxes and polling places, shall
be borne by the several townships. cities
and villages where the election is con
Quoted; and the city or village council council OF OF
disputes. determine whether OF not the
said Judges OF clerks We're necessarily
engaged for the length of time for which
compensation is claimed.
Sec. 159. If any Judge or clerk of cleo
ton, or any other officer OF any other per.
son required by this act to keep safely and
produce the ballots intrusted to him on the
thing whatever. shall wilfully fail or refuse
to perform such act or thing, or shall be
guilty Of any fraud, corruption, partially,
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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 Il felony, and, OH con-
viction thereof, shall be punished by lmprls-
onment in the state prison for a term not
less than six months nor more than one
year, or by Il fine of not less than five
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. :.
carry away from the place where has been
age or d to any poll book, ballot, list Or
register, or any name or figure therein,
shall on conviction thereof, be fined in a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
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 q special messenger to obtain
such returns and said messenger shall pc en-
titled to the same compensation as a judge
of election for such services and be subject
to the same penalties.
Sec. 1872. No election returns shall be
refused by any county auditor, OF town.
city OF village clerk or recorder for the
reason that the same are returned or de-
livered to him i'll any other than the man
ner directed herein, except that they must
be sealed.
Sec. 1853. 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 infornality in holding
any election OF making returns thereof;
but all returns shall be received and the
votes canyassed by such canvassing board,
and included in it's statements provided
there is y substantial compliance with the
Sec. 1874. The county auditor, the chair
man of the board of county commissioners
and two justices OF the peace Of the same
county, OF opposite political parties, ii pos
sible, to be selected by the AUDITOR, shall
constitute the county canva,ss1ng board,
election, said board shall proceed, after
aking the usual oath OF office, to openly
and publicly canvass the returns made to
the auditors office. i,
shall mako 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 a Quorum, md are author
lied to make the canvass provided in the
last preceding section, and to certify to
said statements. which shall be as follows:
J.. 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
court, judges of the district court. and all
other officers of the state, the nalne 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
humber of ballots actually cast therein.
2. A statement for all county officers voted
for, and the names of the persons for whom
such votes We're given.
3. A statement of the votes for presiden-
tial electors, ard the names of tho persons
for whom such votes were given.
4. A statement of the votes given for
representative in congress i'll each district.
or any or either OF them, and the names of