The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-07-09

facie evidence of said violation BY such cor
poration. All fines or forfeitnres recovered
collected be paid into the treasury of the
county for the use Ok the road and bridge
fund and it iS hereby made the duty Oh tire
county attorney OF each county To coIlsauct
prosecutions under this act on proper COM
Sec. 20. Any person or neraons who SHAH
AID abet, or advise : violation of this act;
upon conviction thereof shall be punished as
pr ssd d in v this act Of III. art
prosecuted in the county where such pay
ment or contribution is made or services
money has been paid OF, distributed.
Sec. 81 The officer with whom the expense
committee is required to be filed by this
Of the faFe o eompy e or
dlately upon the expiration of the time fixed
En any law Of this state for the fling Of the
of the county where such candidate resides
mittee IS located Of the fact t of the failure
to file such expense account and said county
attorney aeto shall thereupon notify such candi-
such delinquency and if the provisions of
ten days after the msng Of Such noc wi'f he
county attorney shall thereupon prosecute
required, by law, to file such statement
o Sec. 81 la,I - the county attorney Of the
person of any violation of any of the provi-
Sons Of this act it shall be his duty forth
such Violation, and # there is reasonable
ground for instituting a prosecution il shall
sent the said charge, with ali the evidence
which he can procure, to the grand jury Of
fail or refuse to faithfully perform any duty
imposed upon him by this act, he shall be
conviction thereof shall forfeit his office It
shall be the duty Of the. county attorney,
to prosecute any and all persons guilty of
any violation of the provisions of this act,
the. penalty of which is fine or imprisonment
or both, or removal from office. Any citizen
may employ an attorney to assist the county
attorney to perform his duties under this
act, and such attorney shall be recognized by
the county attorney and the court as asso-
ciate counsel in the proceeding; and no prose
cution, action or proceeding shall be dis
missed without notice to, or against the
objection of, such associate counsel until the
missal, together with the objections thereto
filed in writing. argued by counsel, and fully
considered by the court with such limitation
as to the time of filing such reasons and
objections as the court may impose
Sec. 33. Any twenty-five voters of the
may contest the right of any person to MONT nomi
nation, position or office for which said voters
liberate, serious and material violation Of the
provisions of this act of any other provi-
elections. Any defeated candidate 'f for said said
nominati on, position or Office may make said
by petition filed in the district court of the
county in which the candidate whose cleo
be carried on according to law.
In case of contests over nominations the
court shall pronounce whether the incumbent
or contestant was duly nominated, and the
person so declared nominated shall have his
name printed on the official ballots.
Sec. "a. When upon the trial of any action
or proceedings under this act it shall appear
from the evidence that the offense complained
Of was not committed by the candidate or
with his knowledge consent, or was com
mftted without his sanction or connivance
and that all reasonable means were taken by
such candidate at such election, or were
taken by or behalf of the candidate or
that the offenses complained of were trivial
unimportant limited in character, and that
in all respects his candidacy and election
were free from all offensive or Illegal acts
or that any act omission of any candidate
complained of arose from accidental miscal-