The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27


growing cut of the permanent improve
ments heretofore made at said state fair
grounds by It, and thereupon the state
auditor shall draw his warrant for the
amount SO awarded and determined upon
by said commission, as aforesaid, payable
out of any money in the state treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Provided that before the said money
awarded as herein provided shall be paid
the said Twin City Jockey club, It's sue
cessors CT assigns. it, he or they, as the
case may be. shall convey to the State
OF Minnesota all claims on account of
the said permanent improvements afore-
said. as well as all claims or demands
against the State of Minnesota of every
name, nature or description.
The form Of the conveyance to be ap-
proved by the attorney general.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after It's passage
Approved April Goth, 1899.
CHAPTER S49-H. F. NO. 67s.
AN ACT providing for the selection of
candidates for elections by popular vote,
and relating to elections:
State of Minnesota:
Section l. On Tuesday seven CD weeks
preceding any election Except special
elected, q primary election shall be held
in the several election districts of said
county or city, in accordance, with this
act. which shall be known as the primary
election, for the purpose of choosing can
didates for all elective county and city
officers, judges, elective members of
school boards, park boards, library
boards, and ell other officers which are to
be chosen wholly by electors within and
of such city. or county at said ensuing
election, and said primary election day
shall be and constitute the first day of
the registration of electors for the next
ensuing election IN ell election districts
OF counties which are subject to the pro-
visions of this act, and shall be in lieu
Of the first day now provided by law for
the registration of electors in such dis
strued to affect the date of the second
or subsequent registration days now pro-
ytded by law. This act shall apply only
thousand t260, ,toG % inhabitants t"0 or sHSsa mors
ssnG shall apply only fo such offioes as are
one such county For Fora ali 20 etSsr DSs ofioisi al
positions. within the gift of the people
by ballot such otbeE, provisions as are
POLITICAL PARTIES.
eec.. .. \ political party within the
peaning Of this aot L one which shali
fots haye cast cast at least ten go per cent Of the
ton for It's leading candidate, lsos or shall shall
sifdag sidd93ggn for i;osi EhS Tght t. hsya sTl@sSy
{es, such petition to 90 oontain at least t'tsn ten
&s SoHety IN Which the psiyhsse &
seId o9ees shall Be made BY suoS politio- TO-
Nsfons Of this act and not otherwise
Ss that nSathains herein contained
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sS4rdl,ng sSaSt,ngg 70 lay tor the PURPOSES Of tie
SSS5oi SSni and tbs It shall Ss he ar of ths y
o}i.Igo o}thsT officers fsa .ssS s. SAID gene general
seeob Tedfh thSK SKyt0 hEys 'q5saise sss nS Int sSs
lng Of said primary sIsSt!5a, - N4s n0i0-
reG31ir59 The map R or dssoTiRtion of such division
pc made and posted, shall be made and
posted at least one week preceding said
rmdeTy pr dea3r,ntion ,esioon and copies Of such map
tTicf. - - '---@iS e'so'ioh IN each dis
CANDIDATES"
Sec. 4. At least eleven Oh days before
the primary election day, any person who
shall be eligible to an ONCE which he
Eeeks shall appear before the county aud
Itor with an athdavit to the effect that 1t
is bona Ade his intention to run for the
pomination for any specified Office, and
ne ne snan then and there present petition
which shall contain at least five (5) per
cent of the total vote cast for the oandi-
gate OF the party with which he afflliates
I9r the same position, at the last general
election, each name on the petition to be
that OF a qualified elector and upon pay
ment Of ten Q0) dollars to the county
suditor receipt for which shall be given
MIN, the county auditor shall place his
name upon the primary election ballot
OF his party, as hereinafter provided.
Inc county auditor shall number each
such fee of ten Q0) dollars, in case of a
caholdaIe Tor a city office, shall be i'm
mediatelly paid into the city treasury, by
80 paid into the county treasury.
SAID affidavit may be in substantially
the following form:
Cor affirmed) say that reside at number
''-''''. street ...:..... Getty. Or town Of
nesota % e0dnsy a0d dy Of onajasa State state Of MIN
enc ;...... name of party), thafI am
a candidate for nomination to the office
e1e,tio,; al ot to be made at the primary
electon or said party to be held on
ana hereby request that my name be
printed upon the official primary ballot,
as provided by law as a candidate of
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to
before me ........ date.
BALLOTS.
Sec. o. The method of voting ar sucb
primary election shall be by ballot. and
all ballots voted shall be printed as herein
provided. ~ III
On the tenth QOth) day before the nr,-
ftInary election the county auditor shall
group all the candidates for each parfy
. py themselves, and shall prepare at once,
N writing. a separate sample ballot for
g seacn party for public inspection. which
ne shall post in a conspicuous place in his
oftice. He shall then proceed to have
printed separate primary election bal
roL nna,i6aa i6a eaeh political party which has
pallots. to be prepared in the following
manner each party ticket shall be alb.
solutely uniform in color and size. shall
be white and printed in black ink
Across the head of each ballot shall be
printed In plain black type, first: the
name Of the political party on each ticket.
following the words. Primary Election
2 Ballot. On the next line and in smaller
type, shall be printed the words List of
Candldates for Nomination to be voted
3 trict that certain ballot is intended for1.
Ward, naming the ward that certain
ballot Is intended for). followed by the
name OF the city, town or village In which
the ballot is to be used
On the next line. and to the right on
signature of the county auditor making
up the tickets followed by the words
County Auditor"
On the next line shall be printed the
words Electors can vote but one of these
tickets, but must return them ali folded
The balance of the ticket is TO be made
up In the same manner as the ballots
used at general election, except that: The
ffckets are to be made up under the