New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-22

mittee Of the political party holding the
primary election to post said notices IN
ut least three places IN such city or county
at least twenty dEls before the. date at
wGch the prlmar, election is to be held.
tics IS haye = any election district or
pfeclnsH duly authorized committee
II II the peal party holding sa1o primary
nnstaG 5, s4 th. cause proper notices to be
eLncl. giving the time and place of holding
tue salu primary election in said precinct 2
ro+ sec. %, .. None but regularly qualified
primary election, and it shall be nn da w ahy
a a any person not affiliated at .the last
general election with the political nartv
r nruons lts primary election, or for any
t ~ days In the election district where
t tAe primary election is held, to vote or
tase part in such primary election.
ba zee. =. Such primary election shall be
neld between and 3 O'Clock D. M. at
an l,, hour to be fixed by the Committee
cailns the same. and shall be held omen
not less than one hour
rna All primary elections OF political party
t t .eacn clty Or county held in the diff
iefent election districts of CITY or coun-
~ LOT the purpose Of electing delegates
= 70 Ihe same political convention shall be
n IEEi' on the same day and at the same hour.
. when the hour for holding a primary cleo
ion IN any election district has arrived.
Inc primary shall be called to order by
tne chairman or secretary Of the precinct
c cthnr i,s or IN their absence by some
other qualified voter of the party holding
such primary election, and the qualified
voters, members of the political party hold
ing the primary election, present, shall
choose from their number a chairman.
a clerk OF election and two judges of cleo
ton, selected as far as possible from the
known friends Of the different candidates
Tor ONCE to be filled at the city or county
convention. Provided, however, the said
officers may be SO selected by the duly
authorized governing committee of such
political party for such county or city.
me officers Of primary election may be
chosen by a viva voce vote, but all dele
gates to political convention shall he
elected by ballot, and each qualified voter
at such primary shall place on his ballot,
written and partly printed. as many names
for delegates as such precinct is entitled
10 III convention; provided that If any
nailot contains more names than such pre-
shall be wholly void Those persons who
receive the highest number of votes in any
precinct shall be declared elected and a
plurality shall elect
See. 5. It shall be the duty of the chair
man to- preside over the primary election,
to administer oaths Of office to the Judges
ana clerks of election, and to any voter
", whose vote Is challenged, all Of which he
TURNER; that in case any voter makes
oath that he has changed his political
afnlla'tlon to the political party holding said
primary election, after the last preceding
general election, his vote shall be received;
provided, the judges find such, state
duty OF the mayor of each incor-
porated city having twenty election
districts or more to provide one regular
or special policeman, or more if neces-
sary at each primary election polling place
to preserve order during such election.
ton to keep minutes of the proceedings
of the primary election and administer the
oath OF office to the chairman. which he
is hereby authorized to do. 1t shall be the
duty of the judges of election to receive
the votes of all voters duly qualified to
vote under the provisions of this act. and
to make a record of the name and address
of every voter at said primary election
before he is allowed to vote, and in case
a vote is challenged by any qualified voter
present the judge shall refuse to receive
the vote so challenged until the voter makes
fed voter, that he voted with the political
party holding the primary election at the
last election, that he intends to vote for
and support the nominees of the convention
composed of the delegates chosen at such
primary election, and that he resides in the
election district where the primary election
is being held, giving the number or loca-
ton Of his place OF residence. Provided,
however, IndL III case any VOIer 1udkeS
oath that he did not vote at the last cleo
ton because he was not Of age or be-
CAUSE uld not reside in the state,
because Of sickness or other reason salts
factory to the judges, his vote shall never
theess be received if he makes oath that
he attiliates with the political party hold
ing the primary elections No person shall
during any one calendar year vote at the
primary election of more than one political
party. - ~
See. g. Before entering upon their duties
of office, the chairman, clerk and judges
of election shall take the same oath Of
tion law of the. State of Minnesota
for the officers of a general election. At
the time hereinbefore fixed for the closing
of the polls, it shall be the duty of the
same to the chairman. who shall announce
the result of the vote cast and declare
the candidate or candidates receiving q
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 delegates selected with proper
credentials certifying to their election, and
also to furnish the chairman of the COM
mittee calling the primary election list
of the names and places of residence of
the electors voting at said primary cleo
ton
Sec. {. The duly authorized committee
of political party in issuing the call
for primary election in city county
containing, d population of less than two
thousand persons may treat such city or
county in the call as one election district,
and the primary election in such case shall
be held and conducted as one primary 'elec-
ton for that political party in such city
or county; provided. that none Of the pro-
visions of this law shall apply to village,
township or school district local elections
or cauctlSes.
Sec. s. The duly authorized committee
of a political party in any county or city
may call n delegate convention 1or the
election of delegates to another conNen-
ton; the call shall be issued under the
provisions of rthisl act, and the primary
such convention shall be conducted under
the provisions of this act. Provided this
act shall not apply to any political party
i'll any county, city or district polling less
than five per centrum of the votes east
at the last general election.
Sec. 8. In case any elector. duly elected
a delegate to Il political convention, fails
for any cause to serve, he shall not give a
Proxy to another eiector, put me vacancy
caused by his failure to serve shall be
filled from the qualified electors of such
election district by the delegation in which
the vacancy occurs. In case any deleSa-
such delegation has been elected shall
select qualified electors if such be present
at such convention, residing in the same
election district from whicn said delega
ton was chosen, to act in lieu thereof.
In case no oualifed 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 of this act shall be guilty OF a
Inisdemestnor and on. conviction thereof
shalt be punished by fine of not less
than twenty five dollars and not exceeding
five hundred dollars or imprisonment for
not less than thirty days and not exceeding
six months
Sec. Il. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after the first day OF
July, A. ID. 1898.
Approved April %, 1895.
NO. 27-S. g no. 4s9.
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