The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
CHAPTER 125-s. F. NO. 81.


eight (S) of chapter two hundred and
severty-six (276 of the general laws OF
1895, relating to primary elections
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section four a OF chap
ter two hundred and seventy-six lzI6( or
hundred and ninety-five GS95). be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Sec. 4. Such primary election shall be
held between two % and nine CD CLOCK
p. M, at an to be fixed by the committee
calling the same, and shall be held open
not less than one ID hour
All primary elections Of a political
nor et er 9 c1 'o oe
county for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the same political convention
shall be held on the same day, and at the
same hour. When the hour for holding
the primary election in any election dis
trict has arrived, the primary shall be
called to order by the chairman or secre-
|, tary of the precinct committee, or in
their absence. by some other qualified
voter of the party holding such primary
election, and the qualified voters, mem
bers of the political party holding the
from their number a chairman. clerk
of election and two judges OF election,
kneSn friends as Of the danf can U
for office to be filled at tie city or county
convention.
The officers of a primary election may
son shall vote on said election of officers
at any primary unless he is qualified to
vote on the election Of delegates which
said primary is called to elect. but all
delegates to a political convention shall
be elected by ballot, and each qualified
voter at each primary shall place on his
ballot, which may be written or printed.
or partly written and partly printed. as
many names for delegates as such pre-
cinct is entitled to in convention; pro-
vided. that if any ballot contains more
delegates, such ballot shall be wholly void.
Those persons who receive the highest
number of votes in any precinct shall be
declared elected, and plurality shall
elect, and in case of q tie vote the officer
of said primary shall designate by lot
which of the persons so tied shall be en-
Sec. :. That section eight (S of said
chapter be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. s. The duly authorized committee
of political party in the State of Min
nesota, or in any county or city OF the
state, may call a delegate convention for
the purpose of electing delegates to an
other convention. When the convention
to which delegates are to be elected is a
state convention, all the counties in the
state shall hold their convention for the
election of delegates to the state conven-
ton on the same day, the day to be fixed
in the call issued by the duly authorized
state committee and when the conven-
ton to which delegates are to be elected
than one county, all the counties compos-
ing the district shall hold their conven--
tions on the same day. the day to be txed
in the call issued by the duly authorized
committee.
The call shall be issued under the pro-
visions of this act and the primary cleo
ton for the election of delegates to such
county or city convention shall be con-
Quoted under the provisions of this act
Provided, this act shall not apply to any
political party in any county, city or dis
of the votes cast at the last general cleo
ton.
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April IA, 1897.
CHAPTER 126-S. F. NO. 23s.
AN ACT to amend section three hundred
and ten (310 Of chapter sixty-six C66) OF
the general statutes, eighteen hundred
and seventy-eight dS7S), relative to
property exempt from execution, as
eral laws eighteen hundred and seventy
nine 1S79, and being section five thou
sand four hundred and fifty-nine 0459l
and ninety-four QS9D
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /; That. section three hundred.
and ten $40 Of chapter sixty-siX OF
general statutes, eighteen hundred and
seventy-eight QSTs). relative to property
exempt from execution, as amended by
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine QSI9D
be and the same Is hereby amended by
adding Immediately after the eleventh,
subdivision of said section three hundred
and ten (S10) the following additional sub
division. viz:
Twelfth-The library. philosophical and
struction. belonging to and in use in any
university. college, seminary Of learning
or school for the instruction of youth in
this state, indiscriminately open to the