The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19

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Sec. ,. This act shall take effect and be
I IN force from and after its passage.
/ Approved March 70 1901.
CHAPTER Ssh. F. NO. 8.
AN ACT to amend chapter four a., Cen
SraI Laws one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-Uhree (1S93), entitled An
act to regulate elections and suDse-
Quent acts amendatory thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the
II State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section twenty-seven
90, Of chapter four a., OF General Laws
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
three (1S93), be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section q. On the back of each bal
lot shall be printed IN plain type, not
smaller in size than great primer. the
words Official Ballot the date of the
election, and a fac-simile of the sigma
ture OF the officer under whose direction
the ballot Is printed, together with MS
oihciaI title, and a space for the initials
of Two judges of election. Said printing
to be so done as to be plainly visible
when the ballot is properly folded and
Sec. 2 That section twenty-eight (2O,
of chapter four a., General Laws one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three
1888, be amended so as to read as fol-
Section IS Whenever a constitutional
amendment or other proposition is SUD
mitUed to be voted on by the people, the
substance Of such amendment or propo-
SitiOn shall be clearly Indicated at the
top Of the ballot and upon the proper bal
lot and two spaces shall be lert upon
: the margin, one for votes favOrlng The
amendment or proposition, to be CeSlg-
mated by the word Y eS' at the left of
said space, and one for votes opposing
the amendment or proposition, to be des-
ignated by the word No at the left Of
the second space. Any such conSutu-
tiOnal amendment shall be headed by the
words Constitutional Amendment to be
voted on by the people, printed in bold
type. Said constitutional amendment or
other proposition shall be printed at the
top part of the ballot, separated from
.0Jner printing by blank space at least
0ne-half inch in width The elector shall
designate his vote by cross mark (A)
opposite the word Yes or No. as the
case may be, in the small square space
provided therefor
Sec. 3. That section twenty-nine go,
Of chapter four a., General Laws one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three
1888, be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following words: In every
case where more than one candidate is
shall be the duty of the officer charged
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 differ
INT political parties are to have. upon the
ballot, as herein provided, to first make
up a form with the names of the candi-
1ateS 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
hating the positions of the names of can
I 1dateS thereon under each political par
Tvs Office division, as there are names
4 Of candidates in the office division upon
The ballot in which there are the 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
parJyS office division upon the last pre-
VlOuS form arranged by him and place
{ at the bottom OF tine names of the can
didates for such political party in that
I office division, showing up the column:
so that the name which was second in
the last previous form made up shall be
The first after the change, and shall then
continue to alternate che positions OF
candidates upon the different forms OF
ballot until every candidate in the differ
. 9nt office divisions shall have held alter
nately different numerical order under
each political party'S office division as
nearly as possible an equal number OF
times; the provisions of this section
for the alternating Of the names
! candidates for presidential electors
and the sample and official ballots
I required by law to be printed previous tt
4 the day OF election, shall also be printed
from said first form of ballot only. After
the ballots from such forms are printa j
4 before being cut, they shall be kept il
I separate plies, one pile for each change
4 of position, and shall then be piled IL
+ another pile made UP by alternately TAX
ing one ballot or sheet Of ballots Of thu
same form from each of said first piles
and placing it upon the said other pile
so that every other ballot in the latte
shall have the names of the candidates
4 thereon in a different position Afte
/ the last mentioned pile is so arranged
( the ballots shall be cut and placed il
F blocks as hereinbefore in this act pro
I Vided.'
+ Sec l. That section one hundred nine
ty-fOur Q94, Of chapter four a., of Gen
eral Laws one thousand eight hundre,
and ninety-three 1898, be amended s.
as to read as follows:
4 Section 1874, Whoever writes, prints
posts or distributes or causes to be writ
zen, posted, printed or distributed
4 paper, which is designed or tend
+ to injure or defeat any candidat
for nomination or election to any publ
Office by rejecting on his personal char
4 Rcter or political actions, unless the sam
shall be published in a newspaper avow
eddy responsible therefor, or unless Their
appears upon such circular, poster o
paper in a conspicuous place either tn
names Of the chairman and secretary, o
at least the names of two officers, of tn
political Or other organization issunt
the same, or the name of some duly reg
stored elector, with description Of hi
I election district, as responsible therefor
4 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanoa
T and upon conviction thereof shall be pur
I 1shed by fine not exceeding one hundra
dollars or by imprisonment in jail no
exceeding six months, or both, and
the statements are untrue the perso
so OFFENDING shall also be deemed guilt
of libel and may be prosecuted in tn
civil or criminal courts, or both, there
for"
/ Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts II
consistent herewith are repealed.
& Sec. 6. This act Shall take effect an
be in force from and after its passage.
+ Approved March q, 1901.
CHAPTER S9-H F. NO. 1o3.
AN ACT to amend sections 1876, 457t
1878. 1919 and 1850, Of the Genera
Statutes 1924 1the same a being section
81 of the General Laws of 1889, as amend
81 ed by section Is of chapter 116 of tn
III, General Laws Of 1889, relating to sale
+ Of real estate belonging to estates {
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