The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

the most elevated or said platforms, ,"nlcn Was
erected at and stands, near the north line OF
section thirry-six 1861. township one hundred
and forty-thlse u4s). range thirty six ts0, n
the duty of said Park Commissioner TO paint
* each 90. of said platforms with pure white lead
TWO full coats. =. I
Sec. 4: 70 preserve protect, anchor and
paint said platforms. az provided in the pre-.
endng f ae1 5be hea tat
otherwise appropriated the sum of two hun
dred AMI eighty dollars or SO much thereof as
may BE- NECESSARY. which shall be expended
under direction Of the governor Of the state.
see. g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage. . 5-'-a ~ j. 81.
Approved April TO- 1901. ,- r. w..
CHAPTER 216-H. F. NO. $685.
AN act t. ,t amend shapter three hundref
eight hundred ninety-nine $500, providing
for the selection OF candidates for election oy
popular vote, and relating to elections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State
OF Minnesota: r. ts. d.
three hundred forty nine (349). General Laws
one thousand eight hundred ninety mine QS99)
be alneAdsd 50 as to read as follows:
Section l. On Tuesday seven CD weeks$pre-
cedng any. election Except town, village or
epec!a! eiections) at which officers in this state
are TO be elected. primary elections shall be
held in the several election districts com
Irlsed within the territory for which such OF
ncers are to be elected, in accordance with
mary election, for, the purpose Of choosing
candidates for all elective district. county and
city ofhcers. and elective members OF school
boards park boards. library boards. in cities
having over $1,000 Inhabitants and all other
officers which are to be chosen wholly by
electors within any subdivision Of this state,
except state officers who are chosen wholly
by the electors of the entire state. and elect
and library boards In towns and villages and
IN cities Of this state having 600 inhabi-
tsn,s or less. at said ensuing election. and
Etitute the first day Of registration Of electors
ior the next ensuing election in all election
provisions of this art, and shall be in lieu
OF the first day now provided by law for the
nothing herein shall be construed to affect the
date Of the second or subsequent registration
days now provided by law.
for all other official positions within the gift
OF the people by ballot such other provisions
as Is, are provided 9r by law shall apply.
three hundred forty nine (349) Of General Laws
sns thousand eight hundred ninety nine $500.
be amended 50 as to read as follows:
the primary eiection day. any person 0s7 who
shall be eligible to office which he seeks
OF state, If an office to be voted for in more
than one county, or the county auditor. II to
De voted for in a single county. with an aft
oaVit to the effect that 1t is bona fde his
intention to run for the nomination for any
specified office, and upon payment to the sec
retary Of state Of twenty (2o) dollars. If
Tor any other Office to be voted for in more than
one county, and II to be voted for in only
one county ten dW dollars to the county au-
given him. the county auditor shall place his
name upon the primary election ballot of his
party, as hereinafter provided.
The secretary OF state and county auditor
shal! number each affidavit SO filed with them
IN n H order as received Such fee of
Ten (lO) dollars, in case OF candidate for
city office, shall be Immediately paid into
the city t treasury by the county auditor, in
cases OF fees received by him. shall be so
PAID into the county treasury, but fee
shall be required from any person who is a
~
kation is authorized to be paid
In case OF fees paid to secretary Of state as
Gay fpr filing nomination aftdavits with him
has expired divide the amounts Of the fees OF
e1ndidates equally between the counties within
when such candidates are to run for office,
and issue warrants for said amounts to the
STATE treasurer. who will remit and pay the
same at once to the lreasurers Of said coun-
tues respectively.
Said affidavit may be in substantially the
tOuUwing form:
sworn Tor aitlrniedj. say that that reside at
Number. ..:..:...; ....... street
Of ............. State Of Minnesota,
and am a qualified voter therein, and a.
.;.,.......... (name of parity. that am a
candidate for nomination to the office Of.
..,............. to be made at the primary
election of said party to be- held on. .,.......,.
....., and hereby request that my name be
prov, Jed BY law, as a candidate Of the -.
Subscribed and sworn Cor afIirmed> to be-
lore me ................. date.......
Set g. That section Ave (5) Of chapter three
hundred forty nine (34o), General Laws Of one
thousand eight hundred ninety-nine uS99l, be
amended as to read follows:
Section 5. The method Of voting at such
primary election shall be by ballot, and all
ballots voted shall be printed herein pro-
V.ued.
On the nineteenth u9th) day before the pri-
mary election the secretary Of state shall
certify to the county auditors of the several
counties the names Of all qualified candida es
OF the several political parties to be. voted
for wlthn such counties, whose atfidavits
have been fled with him as In this act pro-
vlded; and on the fourteenth Q4th) day be-
fore the primary election each county auditor
shall erouI all the candidates for each party
by themselves, and shall prepare at once in
writing separate ballot for each party for
Conspicuous place in his Office, and shall pub
lian the same twice, before said primary cleo
ton day. in the official paper Of his county,
sad publications being made week apart.
lie shall then proceed to have printed sep
arate primary election ballot for each polir-
ical party which has qualified herenbefore
prey. ded these ballots to be prepared in the
following manner:
Each party ticket shall be absolutely uniform
in color and size, shall be white and printed
IN bia~k ink. Across the head OF each bal
Let shall be printed in plain black type. first.
following the words Primary Election Bal
lot" On the next line and in, smaller type
dates for Nomination to Be Voted for in Dis
that certain ballot is intended for5 ~ $500 ~.
Ward manning the ward that certain ballot
Is intended for), followed by the name Of the
city, town village in which the ballot is
to be used.
On the next line, and to the right on the
ballot, shall be fac smile of the signature
or the county y; audt S aking up the tickets
The balance Of the ticket is to be made
UP in the same manner the ballots used
9 Gs nas on uasI the that head The
columns, with design Of parallel or hligree
rule une-quarter 90 inch wide. to separate
At the top Of each column shall appear the
words, ITO vote for person mark a cross. x,
In the square at the right Of the name OF the
person for whom you desire to VOTE.
Each one OF these sentences at the head Of
each column shall be enclosed in a rule, the
its ead shall be square directly, over the
squares in which marks are to be made, that
square to have black cross, x. which shall
Beginning at the top Of the left hand col
umn at the left Of the line, in black type.
following are candidates. and to the extreme
f fn f Of the @s sas ns the words vote
number designating how many persons under
that head are to be voted for r
Following this shall come the names of each
candidate for that position enclosed in light
face rule, with square to the extreme right,
the parallel rules containing the names to be
Each position with the -. names ines running for
that position shall be separated from the fol-
1owng gos Sns by yer black face rule to
The positions shall be arranged as follows,
provided nominees for such positions are to be
selected in said county under the provisions
FIRST, judicial; next, Congressional; next,
legslative next, county officers; next. city Of
noers in all cases following under each head
ing given, the rotation used in the makeup
OF the various ballots at the general election.
SEQ. f. That section sixteen Q6) Of chapter
three hundred forty-nine $40. General Laws
one tn 'ust.nd eight hundred ninety-nine (1sS9>,
be amended to read as follows:
Section 10. All persons entitled to registra-
,tion voters in the election district on the
day of the primary election. for the purpose
Of voting at the ensuing election. shall be en-