Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-29

lenRed until the voter makes oath pc.
fore the chairman that he ia 3 qualified
voter, that he voted with the political
party holding the primary at the last
election, and that he resides in the
election district where the primary cleo
tion is being held, giving the number Or
location Of his place Of residence. Pro
vided, however, that in case any voter
makes oath that he did not vote ct the
last election because he was not Of age
or because he did not reside in the state,
or because of sickness or other satisfac-
tory reason to the judges, his vote shall
nevertheless be received, if he makes
oath that he affiliates with the political
party holding the primary elections.
Oath-Bound Officers. @
Sec. 6. Before entering upon their
duties of office, the chairman, clerk and
judges of election shall take the same
oath of Office as that required by the
general election law of the State of Min
nesota for the officers of general cleo
ton. At the time hereinbefore fixed
for the. closing of the polls, it shall be
the duties OF tho judges to count the
votes and report the same to the chair
man, who shall announce the result of
the vote cast and declare the candidate
or candidates receiving plurality of
all the votes cast, elected as delegate,
as the case may be. 1t shall then be
the duty Of the chairman and clerk to
furnish the delegate selected with
proper credentials certifying to their
election, and also to furnish the chair
man of the committee calling the pri-
mary election list of the names and
places Of residence of the electors voting
at said primary election.
Sec. Z. The duly authorized commit
tee of a political party, in issuing the
call for a primary election in a city or
county, containing population of less
than (, 900 persons, may treat such city
or county in the call as one election dis
trict, and the primary election in such
case shall be held and conducted as one
primary election for that political party
in such city or county, provided, that
none of the provisions Of this law shall
apply to village, town or school district,
local elections or caucuses.
Sec. 8. The duly authorized commit
tee of a political party in any county or
city may call delegate convention for
the election of delegates to another con-
vention; the call shall be issued under
the provisions Of this act, and the pri-
mary elections for the election Of dele
gates to such convention shall be con-
Quoted under the provisions of this act.
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political party in any county, city or
district polling less than five per centum
of the votes cast at the last general
election.
Sec. 8. In case any elector duly
elected delegate to political conven-
ton fails for any cause to serve, he shall
not give proxy to another elector, but
the vacancy caused by his failure to
serve shall be filed from the qualified
electors of such election district by the
delegation in which the vacancy occurs.
In case any delegation fails to
serve, the convention to which such
delegation has been elected shall
select qualified electors, if such be
present at said convention, residing in
the same election district from which
said delegation was chosen to act in lieu
thereof. In case no qualified elector of
the election district represented by the
delegation is present, to fill the vacancy
caused by the failure of one or more
delegates to serve, then the delegates
present shall have the right to cast the
full vote of the delegation.
Sec. 10. Any person violating any Of
the provisions o. this act shall be guilty
Of misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine of
not less than $25 and not exceeding
$500, or imprisonment for not less than
80 days and not exceeding six months.
Sec. II. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after the first
day of July, A. D. 1895.