Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

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luton Of the operation, except diya-
dends upon the capital stock out OF the
net annual receipts after payment OF AL
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passaGa
Approved March 70. 1sol-
CHAPTER Ssh. F. NO. 9.
AN ACT to amend chapter four a., Cen,
eraI Laws one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-three ds93), enltled An
act to regulate elections and suoSe-
Quent acts ~amendatory thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
. Section l. That section tWenty-Seven
GU. OF chapter four a., OF General laws
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
three GS9o), be amended SO as TO reao as
follows:
section p. On the baek Of zach BAL pal
smaller in size than great primer; tne
words Official Ballot the date OF the
election, and a fac-simile OF tle slgna,
ture Of the officer under whose diIecIon
the ballot is printed, together with ms
official title, and a space for the lnluals
of two judges of election. Said printing
to be SO done as to be plainly yasapls
when the ballot is properly toioeo ana
ready for deposit >oo>
Sec. .. That section Iwenty-eight (2S),
of chapter four a., General Laws one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three
l1S33). be amended so as TO READ as Aoi-
lows:
Section IS, Whenever a constitutional
amendment or other proposition is SUP
nlitted to be voted on by the people, the
substance Of such nendme Or props,
sition shall be Clearly Indicated al the
top of the ballot and upon the proper oal-
LOT, and two spaces h be ieit upon
the margin. one for votes iavorlnS uae
amendment or proposition, to be dessaa
mated by the word Yes at the LETT on
said space, and one for votes opposing
the amendment or proposition TO pc oese
E--,,1-J ~, 49,. --rrJ1 MO- q T the loft or
the second space. ANY such consutu-
tional amendment shall De headed by ule
words Constitutional Amendment to pc
voted on by the people, printed IN oolu
type. Said constitutional amendment Or
other proposition shall be printed at the
top part OF the ballot, separated from
oti5e5 . PFini dd4 Il by u q I,an Fns sp sieet or shaiI
designate his vote by a cross marx ~
opposite the word Yes or No as the
case may be, in the small square space
Sec, 3. TIat section t~wenty-nine go,
of chapter -four (4), General Laws one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three
le95), be amended by adding at the END
case where more than one candidate IS
10 be voted for, for the same office, 1t
with the direction Of the printing. pre-
pairing and distributing of the ballots,
under this act, after having fixed the po-
sition which the candidates OF the dlfIer-
Sil pOiiLASehl poA ~ -
ballot, as herein provided, to first make
up a form with the names Of the ,candi-
dates of the different political parties
arranged, under the proper party, office
division, in the order in which their fees
are paid, accompanied by the filing OF the
proper certificate OF nomination, and then
TO make up as many other forms, alter
mating the positions Of the names OF can
didates thereon under each political par
ty's Office division, as there are names
OF candidates in the Office division upon
MILO hol1nt in which there are tina most
names. AS nearly as possible an equal
number OF ballots OF each OF SUCH forms
shall be printed. In making the change
of position OF the names OF candidates
from that In said first form Of ballot
the printer will take the line Of type con,
tanning the first name in each political
vious form arranged by him and place
1t at the bottom OF the names of the cam
dtdates for such political party In that
SO that the name which was second in
the last previous form made UP shall be
the first after the change, and shall then
candidates upon the different forms Of
ballot until every candidate in the differ
ent office divisions shall have held alter
a aae : po diieaih! pa ruHaere ofice 'e ddyisio ulto as
times; the provisions Of this section
for ss ct shs a%l5arna a55fgi of not the sppl names fo
candidates for presidential electors.
and the sample and official ballots,
required by Law to be printed previous to
from said first form Of ballot only. After
the ballots from such forms are printel.
before being cut they shall be kept in
separate piles, one pile for each change
OF position, and shall then be piled in
another pile made up by alternately tax
ing one ballot or sheet Of ballots of the
and placing it upon the said other, pile.
SO that every other ballot in the latter
shall have the names OF the candidates
ne +hefG 1oat IN man a a1lrsre niIe p pc I'll arrs A a aed
the ballots shall be cut and placed In
blocks, as hereinbefore in this act pro-
vided-"
Sec. 4 That section one hundred nine
ty-four (194), of chapter four a.. of Cen
eral Laws one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-three 1899, be amended so
Section 1ea: Whoever writes, prints,
posts or distributes or causes to be writ
ten, posted, printed or distributed q
paper, which IS designed or tends
for nomination or election to amy public
acter or political actions, unless the same
shall be published in a newspaper avow-
eddy responsible therefor, or unless there
paper in a conspicuous place either the
names Of the chairman and secretary, OF
at least the names of two officers, of the
pOuLICdI Ns OClGr ORGANIZATION Issuing
the same, OF the name of some duly reg:
stored %elector, with description of his
election district, as responsible therefor
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
tshed by fine not exceeding one hundred
r dollars or by Imprisonment in Jail no
exceeding six months, or both, and II
the statements are untrue the person
SO offending shall also be deemed guilty
of libel and may be prosecuted in the
civil or criminal courts, or both, there
for"
Sec. 8. All acts and parts Of acts In
consistent herewith are repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect ani
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March ~, 1901.