The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

two Q6S),, and said sections are hereby
mage mage applicable to primary elections held
- !. CANvAssING BOARD.
sec. 2S. The clerk of the district court
OF OF the county. the county auditor, the
siohers. and two justices OF the peace of
the same county, OF opposite political par
ties from that Of the majority of the 9TH
| possible, to be selected by the clerk of
the district court, shall constitute the
county canvassing board for the purposes
at the court house in the county at ten
| llU o'clock in the morning Of the second
day after said primary election, and shall
| proceed after taking the usual oath of
office, to openly and publicly canvass the
primary election returns made to the
county auditor
shall constitute a quorum. and are au-
| tnoriZed to make the canvass herein pro-
vided and to certify to the results thereof.
The canyassing board shall not wait
| until all the returns are at hand before
| beginning, but after filling out their
sheets with the names and number of the
| election districts, they shall take such
returns as are at hand. and fill in the
| results there shown, and when the re-
turns are not at hand they shall leave a
| space until the missing returns are
1 brought in.
Sec "a The canvassing board shall
make and prepare statement the same
| to be signed by the said board, and filed
in the office OF the county auditor as fol-
| lows:
l. A statement containing the names of
| all candidates voted for at the primary
election, with the number of votes re-
ceived by each, and for what office, said
statement to be made as to each political
party separately.
persons or candidates Of each political
| party who are nominated, to-wit: Those
persons or candidates Of such political
| arty no t1,a hierhn MN a
| of votes for the respective offices; and
where there Is more than one person to
be elected 70 given office at the ensu-
ing election. there shall be included in said
statement Of nominations the names OF
so many candidates Of such party, receiv-
ing the next highest number of votes for
| that Office, as there are persons to be
elected to such office at said ensuing cleo
| ton. Said statement shall in like man
ner be made separately as to each politi-
| cal party.
8. statement of the whole number Of
| electors registered and the number of bal
lots cast, male and female separately at
| If two or more candidates Of the same
political party are tied, for the same Of
/ fee the tie" shall be determined by lot
| to be cast then and there by and as the
| ca1ivassing board may determine.
1t shall be the duty Of the county
auditor up upon 20 the oompletion OF Its &c can. n
deliver in person to each candidate 80
| nominated, a notice Of such fact, that his
name will be placed upon the official ballot
| at the ensuing election, provided g fee to
| be named therein Is paid on or before the
| day to be named therein, In each case the
same to be named in accordance with the
fee and date required by said general
| election law, and a notice further that his
name will not be placed upon the ballot
said fee Il not PAID BY hosa suah time
| SO properly placed in said nominated
statement shall be and constitute the
| nominees of the several political parties
| n which thaV candidates and Snoh
ballot prepared for the ensuing g. election,
II ike as + such pT nar}n had
penfIon venh u Of delegates with the pert eer{oate
thereof fled as required by said general
escti9n law no for name snail be
! election unless the further fee required
| by said general election law Is paid with.
! filing certificates Of nomination from con-
! yenGons.
No names of candidates of any political
| party which is required to make nomina-
| ttons under this act for of1cers to be vot-
| ed for wholly within such county, shall
be placed upon the official election ballot,
unless such oandidates have been chosen IN
case Of vacancy occasioned by the
| death, removal or resignation of any
candidate SO chosen or arising otherwise,
and in such event, the campaign or party
committee Of. the same political party,
| or If there be no such committee. then
mass convention of such party, may fill
such vacancy, the name Of such new
candidate to be certified under oath to
the county auditor by the chairman and
secretary Of such committee or conven-
ton.
COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Sec. &C. The following sections OF said
general election law relating to compen-
sation and expenses, are hereby MADE ap-
plicable to primary elections held under
this act, except as may be herein other
wise provided, to-wit: Sections one hun
dvaI aicrl1t md npA
seventy-two d72). The compensation Of
the clerk of the district court shall be the
same as that of other members of the
REVIEW BY COURTS
Sec. 27.-Whenever 1t shall appear by
affidavit to eny judge Of the supreme
an error or omission has occurred. or Is
name of any candidate on ofleial ballots,
be committed in printing the ballots, or
that the name Of any person has been or
is about to be wrongfully placed upon
has been performed, or is about to be per-
formed by any Judge or clerk Of the pri-
mary election, county auditor. canvass
person charged with a duty under this
act, or that any neglect Of duty by any
OF the persons aforesaid has occurred
| order require the officer or person or per-
sons charged with the error, wrongful act
or neglect, to forthwith correct the error,
desist from the wrongful act or perform
the duty,-and do as the court shall order
or to show cause forthwith why sucheer
ror should not be corrected, wrongful
| act -desisted from, or such duty or order
performed. Failing to obey the order Of
such Judge shall be contempt.
Any candidate at such primary election
who may desire to contest the nomina-
ton Of any candidate for the same office
at said primary election, may proceed by
such afidavit so presented, provided that
days after the completion Of the canvass
| by said canvassing board, and not later
and the candidate whose nomination IS
so contested shall by the order Of such
| judge duly served, be required to appear
and abide by the orders Of the court, TO
be made therein.
OFFENSES AND PUNISHMENTS
Sec. 28. The offenses and penalties and
punishments thereof, as set forth in the
law, shall be applicable to the same per-
sons and matters pertaining to the pri-
mary elections held under this act, and
said sections are hereby made applicable
| to primary elections held under this act
to-tvit! Section one hundred ffty-nines
d59), one hundred sixty Q60), one hundred
ninety-four Q9Q, one hundred ninety-fve
Q95), one hundred ninety-six l96) and
one hundred ninety-seven Q9D.
Sec. 20 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 2Oth, 1899.
CHAPTER s5o-H. f. NO. s72.
AN ACT providing for condemnation Of
right Of way by street railway COM
panies IN certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section !. Any corporation organized
under the laws Of this state, for the pur-
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this state, wholly or partly without the