Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

Approved March 9, 1881.
CHAPTER 5I-H. F. No. 386.
AN ACT amending Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1873,
relating to the division of the bust
ness of the court between the
judges thereof in districts having
more than one judge.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 49,.
be and the same hereby is amended
to read as follows:
'1S3. In districts having more
than one judge. the one longest in
continuous service or, if two or more
be equal in such service, the one
senior in age, shall be the presiding
Judge thereof. The business of the
court may be divided between the
judges, and otherwise regulated as
they by rule or order shall direct.
Each may try court or jury cases
separately during the same term
and at the same time, or two or
more of them may sit together in
the trial of any cause or matter
before the court If there be di-
vision of opinion thst of the majority
shall prevail. If the division be equal,
that Of the presiding judge, or. if ne
be not sitting. that of the judge SEN
ior in age, shall prevail. In dis
tricts composed of not less than ten
counties, the senior judge, at least so
days before the time appointed by
law for the holding of a general
term of the court in each county, by
order filed in the office of the clerk
of the court in that county shall
designate and assign one or more of
the judges of such district to pre-
side at the term so appointed, and
the clerk forthwith shall mail a
copy of such order to each Judge
of the district. If any judge assign
ed to hold a term of court as herein
provided is incapacitated by illness
or otherwise to preside at such term,
another judge shall be designated
and assigned in like manner to take
his place. The same Judge shall net
be designated or assigned to hold two
consecutive general terms in the
same county,"
Approved March 9, 1881.
CHAPTER 5s-H. F. No. 6s7.
AN ACT relating to the election Of
the members of the governing board
in certain school districts.
Be it en:cted by the Legislature OF
the State of Minnesota:
Section I. Any school district,
however organized, now or hereafter,
having a population of net less than
10000 and not more than 10000 in
habitants, and wherein the members
of its governing board are elected
by and from precincts or subdi.
visions of the district, shall elect
such members by and from the dis
trict at large upon the electors there
of voting in favor of SO doing, as
herein provided.
Sec. 2. Whenever a petition, sign.
ed by 100 or more qualified electors
of any such district, shall be present.
ed to the governing board thereof, re.
questing that the proposition of elect
ing the members of such board by
and from the district at large be
submitted to the electors of such
district the governing board shall by
resolution direct such proposition tc
be submitted at the next general
election held not less than so days
and not more than go days there.
after, If ~. If there be no such
general election to be held, the said
board shall cause a special election
to be held and held in the manner
provided for the calling and holding
of other special elections in said
district.
Sec. 5. The ballot used at such
election shall be substantially in the
following form:
Shall the members of the govern
ing board of our school district be
elected by and from the district at
larger"
Yes
No
Notice shall be given and such cleo
ton shall be conducted and the BAL
lots completed and canvassed, re,
turns made, and the results declared
in the same manner as in the case