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R 849- 1!. F. NO. 673.
AN :>!inK for the selection of
car ir < lections by popular vota,
and o elections.
Be I by the Legislature of tho
-. >ia:
B ■ -. :. On Tuesday seven (7) weeks |
pre e< ing any election (except special j
ele- which officers of and for
any county or city in this state are to be
elected, a primary election shall be held
in the several election districts of said
cou: Ity, In accordance with this
act. -'.. ' be ■" ov n as the primary
■ - ■-. ■ of choosing cbji
all elective county and city
ts. Judges, eleetiva members of
school boards, park Boards, library
boards, and h ii other officers which are to
be chosen wholly by electors within and
of such city or county at said ensuing
election, and said primary election day
ghali be and constitute the first day of
the registration of elector* for the next
ensuing election in all eleotlon districts
of counties which are subject to the pro
visions of this act, and shall be in lieu
of the first day now provided by law for
the registration of e;eotors in such dis
tricts: but nothing herein shall be con
strued to affect the date of the second
or subsequent registration days now pro
vided bjj Jaw. This act shall apply only
to counties having or which may here
after have, a population of two hundred
thousand (200,000) inhabitants or more,
and shall apply only to such offices as are
balloted for solely within the confines of
one 6uch county. For all other offiolal
positions v,-ithln the gift of the people
by ballot such other provisions as are
provided by law shall apply.
POLITICAL PARTIES.
Beo. 3. A political party within tha
meaning of this aot is one which shall
have cast at least ten (10) per cent o< the
total vote cast at the last preceding elec
tion for its leading candidate, or shall
present to tho county auditor a petition
asking for the right to have a primary
•leotion ticket aa hereinafter provided
lor, such petition to contain at least ten
OO) per o«nt of th* qualified electors of
the county in which the privilege is
Mked, .Nominations of candidates for
•aid offices shall be made by suoh politio
«.; Dartios In accordance with fhtt pro
visions of this act and not otherwise:
Provided, that nothing, herein contained
shall bo construed to prevent the nomi
nation Of candidates tor suoh offices by
any groups, individuals o? so-called po
litical paftles, which are not r»oognis«d
political bai-Ues in accordance with this
•fcotion. By petition In accordance with
ihapttr four (45 of thd general laws, of
Minnesota for eighteen hundred and nine
ty-thred CISB3), which act shall b« herein
l*f«rr«d to as the genera} »l«otfon law.
ELEOTION DISTRICTS.
Bee I The AleoUon districts for the
which shall be fixed and detsrmlnad do*
cording to Jaw Tor tha purposes of th«
•lection text following the primary •lVo
tlon; ana it shall be the duty of the city
council, the supervisors 0 < tt\Q tbwhs or
other officers h(j Orel by .said general
tleotion law to divide tha territory over
which they hava Jurisdiction Into various
•lection districts, to mak« such division
at least two (J) Weeks prior to tho hold
ui£ of said primary oUV.'.on
The map or description of «uch ilivijion
required by 6ald general election law to
be made and posted, shall Le made and
posted at least one week preceding said
primary election and copies of such man
6r description Bhall be furnished to the
judges of primary election In each dis
trict.
"CANDIDATES "
Sec. 4. At least eleven (11) days before
the primary qlection day, any person who
shall be eligible to an office which ho
■ccks Eiiall appear before the county aud
\l°l Sldavlt to the effect that it
Is bona flde his intention to run for the
r or ; i any specified ufneo, and
he shall then and there present a petition
wl!> ntain at least five (5) per
cent of the total vote cast for the candi-
J atl ty with which he affiliates
*? r ' !: - at the lrst general
•J.OCI name on the petition to be
th<l : -^d elector, and uyon pay
ment of ten (10J dollars to the county
auuitor, a receipt for v.-hich shall be given
him, the county auditor shall place his
name upon the primary election ballot
01 ; his party, as hereinafter provided
Hie county audiior shall number each
Petition in numerical order as received
Buc s ' ■ -' '''-" dollars, in case of a
candidate for a city office, shall be im
mediately paid into the city treasury by
the auditor, and in other cases shall be
so paid into .tho tuun»y treasury
Said affidavit may be in substantially
th- following f.-irm:
, *• J },: B being duly sworn
(or affirmed) say that I reside at number
street (city or town of
( ounty of State of Min
ne - ■■' ■"■ n qualified voter therein
1 • (name of party), thafl ani
a candidate for nomination to the office
'f ;-. , to .. be m ade at the primary
election - f said party to bo held on ......
and hereby request that my name be
ipon the official primary ballot
f£ P rov! I by law as a candidate of
the pai v.
t , s nd sworn for affirmed) to
BALLOTS.
Bee ;•. The method of voting at snich
primary election shall be by ballot, and
provfded Printed as herein
On the tenth flOth) day before the pri
mary election the county auditor Bhall
group all the candidates for each" paFtv
by themselves, and shall prepare at ohoe
in writing, a separate sample ballot for
earn pany for public inspection, which
offl^ i>.' OSt " v c< -' ns P' cu ous place in his
Sh,^ ° shall then P roc eed to have
printed a separate primary election bal
mJ m? r i each i polr!cal P art y which has
qualified as hereinbefore provided, these
ballots" to be prepared in the following
manner; each party ticket shall be kb
solutely uniform in color and size, shall
bo white and printed In black ink
Across the head of each ballot shall be
printed in plain black type, first: the
name of the political party on each ticket,
following the words, "Primary Election
Ballot. On the next line and in smaller
type, shall be printed the words "List of
Candidates for Nomination to be voted
}" f ln . . " (naming the dis
trict that certain ballot ls intended for).
vJiVV ,' ( . na . mll iS the war d that certain
ballot is intended for), followed by the
Fh m f °f \ f °i ty L town or vlI1 *ge ir. which
the bailot is to be used
the ballot, shall be a fac-simlle of the
signature of the county auditor making
SBoSSrSfc.*" 011 * 1 by the wordf
On the next line shall be printed the
words "Electors can vote but one of these
tickets?, but must return them all folded
together, to the Judge at the ballot box "
The balance of the ticket ls to be made
up ln the same manner as the batlots
used at general election, except that: The
tickets are to be mado up under the
tMHd, in two (S) columns, with a design
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF MINNESOTA PASSED DURING SESSION OF 1899.
of parallel or nllagree rule one-quarter
(■•:) Inch wide, to separate the columns.
At the i>>p of each column shall appear
the words "To vote for a person, mark
a cross X in the square at the right of
he name of the person for whom you
.:. . ire to vote
Each one of these sentences at the head
tnn shall be inclosed in a rule,
• me as the names of each candidate,
and .'i Its end shall be a square directly
over the squares in which marks are to
. tie, thai square u> have a black
cross, X. which shall show the voter how
to marl • Hot.
ai i he top .if i ho loft hand
column, at the left o* the line, In black
type, shall appear Ihe pos! i a for which
he nan . • .. i . .;. ndidates, and
to Ihe • . ..::,;' the same fine the
'vote for." [hen I lie word "one,"
"i\vo,' ; or a spelled number designating
hi.w ir;;: y persons under in;;: head are to
for.
.1: ■.• shall i-nrni' iho names of
ate for Iha p sition, enclosed
In a lig te, with a squai c to the
trei ■ i i lit, -.]■■ pa rallel rul( s contain
riami s to be ihrce-sixteentha
' of : .' inch p.i>arl .
Each position with the names running
foi .!.: ,-. si lon shall be separated from
wing- oi by a blai k face rule to
■--'■!.•• ea< , ■ ition clearly.
ill be arranged as fol
lows, provid >1 nomi ■.■•.. for such posi
lions are to b selected 1" said .•unity un
«!.-r the provisions of this act hereinafter
provided: Firsi judiciary, next congres
sional, ;.\ county «..:i.' rs, next legisla
tive, nexl (i!y officers, In all cases fol
lowing under each heading hero given the
rotatl m used In the make up of tl.e vari
ous ballots at the general election.
Sec. >'k 'The names of candidates for
e.-u-!; ot',:.-o upon the sample ballot, shall
be arranged alphabetically according to
surnames.
The names of candidates under headings
designating .;■■■!>. official position shall be
alternated on the ballots in the printing,
in tho following manner:
First, the forms shall be set up with
the names in the order in which they are
placed upon the sample ballot prepared l) y
the county auditor. In printing each Bet
of tickets, for the various election dis
tricts, tho positions of the names shall
be changed in each office division, as
main- limes as there are candidates in tl>e
offic< division in which there are tha
most names. As nearly as possible an
equal number of tickets shall be printed
after each change. In making the changes
of position, the printer shall take the
line of type at the head of each office di
vision, and place it at tho bottom of that
division, shoving up the column, co that
the name that was second before the
change shall be first after the change.
After the ballots are printed, before be
ing cut, they shall be kept in separate
piles, one pile for each change of posi
tion, and shall be then piled by taking
one from each pile and placing it upon the
pile to be cut, the Intention being that
every other ballot In the pile of printed
sheets shall have names In a different po
sition.
After the pile is made in this manner,
then they may bo out, and placed in
blocks as provided by the general election
law.
There shall be no printing on the back
of the ballots, or any mark to distinguish
them, but the initials of the Judge or
clerk.
Except as herein otherwise provided.
th 6 following seotlons of said general
election law, are hereby made applicable
to primary elections and primary election
ballots under this aot, to-wit;
Sections twenty-three (23), twenty-four
(24), twenty-five (25), twenty-six (26).
twenty-nine (29) and thirty (SO).
NOTICES AND PLACES OF PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.
Sec. 7. The primary election shall be
held In each election district at the place
where the last election was held, or such
other place as may be lawfully designated
for the polling place for the eleotlon dis
trict, and shall be held at the place where
the registration of voters occurs for the
election then n«xt ensuing.
The notice required by section forty-six
(«)) of said general election law shall b«
given with reference to such primary
eleotion, and said selection ls hereby
made appllcabls to primary elections hald
hereunder.
JUDGES AND CLERKS.
Sec. 8. The Judges of election within
the counties subject to the provisions of
this act shall be appointed and designat
ed in the manner provided by said general
election law, at least ten (10) days prior
to the primary eleotlon day, and tha Judg
ea of election so designated In and for
each election district in suoh county and
Bitting therein as a board of registration,
shell De and oonstitute the judges of pri
mary election for such district.
In all election dlstrlots wherein provi
sion is made by said general election law
for the appointment of clerks of election,'
such olerks shall be appointed by tho
Judge* of election in the manner provided
by Section fifty-two (52). of said general
eloctlon law, and said clerks shall assist
the said board at and duslng the primary
election and registration, upon said pri
mary election day.
The olerks may handle and make the
necessary entries in the books of regis
tration and the tally sheets in counting,
or perform such other work as the judges
may assign to them.
In case of emergency said Judges may
call to their assistance and appoint a
number of olerks, not exceeding two ad
ditional, having the same qualifications
as the said first named olerks providing
that said last named clerks shall receive
no pay, unless it shall appear that they
were necessarily appointed, and shall re
ceive pay for such time only aa they are
necessarily employed to meet such emer
gency.
Beo. 9. If a Judge or clerk of election
shall fall to attend at said primary elec
tion, or be a candidate thereat, disquali
fied, refuses to act, or fails to qualify,
or If any vacancy occurs, Judges shall be
chosen and olerks appointed to act in
stead ]n the manner prescribed by sec
tions fifty-four (54) and eighty-eight (88)
Of said general election law, which sec
tions are hereby made applicable to pri
mary elections held under this act so for
as may be, and all Judges and clerks be
fore acting" shall qualify by taking and
subscribing the oath as In said section
fifty-four (64) provided, which oath shall
be held to cover the duties of Judges and
clerks of eleotlons at such primary elec
tion.
On the primary election day the judges
and clerks of eleotlon shall perform both
the duties of the board of registration as
prescribed by said general eloctlon law,
and the duties of Judges and clerks of
primary election, but snail receive single
pay for actual time employed only, not
withstanding they act In such double ca
pacity.
REGISTERS.
Sec. 10. Tho registers provided by said
general election law for the registration
of voters shall have therein an additional
column headed "Voted, Primary Elec
tion." No names of voters shall be plac
ed upon said registers prior to the day of
primary election; nor shall any be
placed thereon upon said day, in any in
corporated city, except of those who shall
appear In person before the board of reg
istration for that purpose.
COPIES OF LAW.
Sec. 11. Tho secretary of state shall pro
vide copies of this law In conjunction
with said general election law as amend
ed, and transmit the same to the county
audltor of those counties which are sub
ject to the provisions of this act, at least
nine (9) days before any such primary
electlon, ana the same shall be in lieu of
any such copies of said general election
law required to be transmitted to county
euditors by the secretary of state for use
in such counties.
LIQUOR AND SALOONS.
Sec. 12. The provisions of seotlons six
teen (16), seventeen (17) and eighteen (18)
of said general election law, relating to
liquor and saloons, except the closing of
the saloons on election day shall apply
In. like manner to the primary election
daj^ under this act, during all the times
that the polls are required to be open,
and the said sections are hereby adopted
aa a part of this act, and me, mayor shall
rrake proclamation as to said primary
eiection day in accordance therewith.
ARRANGEMENT AT POLLS, BALLOT
BOXES. ETC.
Sec. 13. The following sections of said
general election law as amended, relating
to the place of holding the election,
change thereof* arrangements at polling
places, the ballot boxes, booths, consta
bles, sheriffs, police officers, arresfs and
gatekeepers, are hereby made applicable
id primary elections, held under this act,
to-wit: Sections seven£y-four (74), seven
ty-five (75), seventy-six (76), seventy-seven
(77), seventy-eight (78), seventy-nine (79),
eighty (SO), and eighty-seven (87); except
that no more than one (1) ballot box
for male voters, and one (1) ballot box
for women who may be entitled to reg
ister and vote at the next ensuing elec
tion for any officer for which nomination
ls to be made at the primary election,
shall be provided for the primary elec
tion; and for the purpose of determining
the number of booths to be provided,
recourse shall be had to the number of
electors registered at the last preceding
election within the same territory, ascer
tained as near as may be.
SUPPLIES FOR POLLS, ETC.
Sec. 14. The following sections of said
general election law, except as herein
otherwise provided, are hereby made ap
plicable to primary elections held under
this act, to-wit: Sections eighty-one (81)
eighty-two (82), eighty-three (8S), eighty
four (84), eighty-five (85), eighty-six (S6)T
VOTING.
Sec. 15. The polls In the several election
districts on the primary election day shall
be kept open for the purpose of voting
and the same officers shall remain in ses
sion for the purpose of the registration
of voters, for the same length of time
which shall be from six (6) o clock in the
morning until Bine (8) o'clock in the *v*a-
Ing-. If at (he hour of closing there are
any electors in tho polling place, or in
line ;ii tho door desiring- to vote, and who
an qualified to register and participate
therein, and have not been able to do so
since appearing at the polling- place, Bald
polls shall be kept open reasonably long
enough after the hour for closing to allow
those present «t that hour to register and
vote. No one not present at the hour of.
i-losinjv shall bo entitled to register and
vote because the polls may not actually
be closed when he arrives.
No adjournment or intermission what
ever shall take place until the polls shall
be closed and uiull all the votes cast at
such poll have been counted and the re
suit publicly announced; but this shall
not be deemed to prevent any temporary
r< cess while taking meals or other neces
sary delay, provided that the board shall
remain In session and that no more than
one membi r of the board of election
s ha!! at any time be absent from tho'poll
ins place.
Sec. 16. All persons entitled to regis
tration as \(.i<-rs in the election district
on the day of the primary election, for
tho purpose of voting at the ensuing ek-c
--tion, shall be entitled to partiolpato in
the primary election, but nn voter shall
receive a primarj > lection ballot or be en
titled to vote until lie shall have first
been duly registered as a voter then and
there in tho manner provided by law,
upon which registration unless chal
le!':,'-. •<. end Si challenged, then only in
( v.'Mi that the challenge Is determined in
favor of the voter) he shall be entitled
forthwith, but not later, to receive such
t'iiilois, ami auch ballots shall at <>:ico be
tendered to him, to wit: One each of tho
primary election ballots for each party,
pinned together, and with the Initials of
the Judges upon the back of each ballot
at the bottom ed^o. A judge of election
•-i ■■!:! instruct the voter mat ho is to
vote for his choice for each office, using
only the one ballot of the party with
which he affiliates, but that ho must re
turn all ballots pinned and folded togeth
er, with the edges upon which are the ini
tials of the judges uppermost.
Sec. 17. When an elector has received
his ballot, he shall forthwith retire to an
unoccupied booth, and without undue de
lay mark the ballot of that party with
which he atlillaUs as he sees fit, with the
indelible pencil to be found in such booth.
If he soils or deiaces said ballot, he shall
at once return the same and get a new
ballot. In marking his ballot, he shall
observe the following ruies:
1. The elector shall designate hl3
| choice on his ballot by marking a cross
! (X) mark in each of the small sffuares op
posite tho names of the candidates f;,r
whom he desires to vote, being oareful not
to vote for more candidates for an onice
than are to ba elected thereto at the elec
tion to follow the primary election as in
dicated on the ballot at the rig-ht of .?aeh
I cfilce for which candidates are to be se
lected.
2. Rules No. 4 and 5 of section one
hundred (100) of said general election law
relating to ballots wrongly marked and
rejected ballots, are hereby made apolioa
ble to primary elections held under" this
act.
Sec. 18. When an elector has prepared
his ballot he shall fold all ballots received
j by him, pinned together with the ed^ea
upon which are the Initials of the juuijea
uppermost, and so folded as to conceal
j the face thereof, and all marks thereon,
j and slmll hand the same to the Judgo ol
| primary election, who is in charge of the
ballot boxes. The folded ballots, when
returned, shall be placed in the proper
ballot boxes, and the name of the voter
shall be checked off upon said registers
in the column headed Primary Election.
Except as herein otherwise provided,
the following sections of said general
election law are hereby made applicable
to primary elections held under this aot,
to-wit: Sections eighty-nine (89), ninety
(90), ninety-one (91), ninety-two (92), nine
ty-three (93), ninety-four (94), ninety-sev
en (97), ninety-eight (98), ninety-nina (8J),
one hundred one (101), one hundred two
(102), one hundred three (103), one hun
dred four (104), one hundred five (105), one
hundred six (103), one hundred seven (107),
one hundred eight (108), one hundred nine
(109), one hundred ten (110), one hundred
eleven (111), one hundred twelve (li 2),
one hundred thirteen (118), one hundred
fourteen (114), ono hundred fifteen (115),
one hundred sixteen (113), one hundred
seventeen (117), one hundred eighteen
048).
Sec. 19. As soon as the noils are finally
oleaed and before the canvass of votes,the
Judges end clarks of elootion shall pre
pare upon a blank delivered to them by
the county auditor for that purpose, a
statement substantially as follows:
"Poll list statement of a primary elec
tion held In (name of city or village) Min
nesota ward or town dis
trict, on the (day and year)."
The number of persons whose names
appear on the registers as present at
tho above named primary election was
••• °£ whom were women.
Ihe number of ballots cast by men wag
■ and the number of ballots cast
by women was '■
The blanks in said form shall be filled
I by the proper number, In each case to be
W v rl f, te ?: In words and fljjures. Said form
shall, before the canvass of the votes, be
signed by each of the Judges, and attest
ed by eaoh of the clerks. They shall also
nil at the same time, in the registers
j In the column for marking those who
voted" at such primary election, the
vora no opposite the name of every
person whose name appears In the said
registers who has not voted at such pri
mary election.
CANVASS OF VOTES.
Bee. 20. Upon the completion of tho
matters prescribed in the last section tha
clerks and Judges of registration shall
immediately open the ballot boxes at each
polling place, and proceed to take thera
from tho ballots. Each folded bunch of
I ballots shall be examined, to sco that all
have been returned, and said officers
shall count the number of ballots cast by
each party, at the same time bunching
the tickets cast for each party togethar
| in separate piles, and shall then fasten
i each pllo separately by means of a brass
I i PI * or , may use an >' means which shall
effectually fasten each pile together Ht
the top of each ticket.
In the examination of the tlckets.should
It appear that some of the electors have
marked names upon fiifft-rent tiokets or
some names upon all the tickets, then
the Judges tshall examine them all and
shall accept- only, to be counted.the ticket
upon which the largest number of names
aie marked, and in case tho same num
two of the tickets bearing- the highest
number of marks, then neither ticket
shall be counted. The clerks and Judees
UoA-Vt""*"' 6 a " pilots that are not
sorted to bo counted, and they shall ba
returned with the unused and spoiled bal
lots to the county auditor
As soon as the clerks and Judges shall
have sorted and fastened together the
=£ n♦ 1 f e ?u h * e P, arttte Party then they
shall take the tally sheets provided by
!i? c *?°, unty auditor . and shall count all
the ballots for each party separately, un
l\l the ?2 unt ls completed, and shall cer
tify to the number oi votes cast for each
candidate for each office upon the ticket
° £ ea ; cl 3, £ a T ty> They Bhall then place the
ffl^v? laUots 1n th * box, but in no case
a«1 th , e , y . se P ai : at c them from each other
After all haye been cfounted and certified
«m y «, the Clerk 3 and 3ud S° 3 they shall
seal the returns for all partle3 "in one
audltoT' tO bS returned to the county
Except as herein otherwise provided
\£« ma i} e Z Pertaining to the canvass of
-votes shall be conducted in the manner
prescribed by the following sect™n"s as
*™ en £ ed - of such general election la"
and the same are hereby made applicab'a
to-wu" lary elections held under this act!
Sections one hundred twenty-three (123)
one hundred twenty-five (12$), one kun
ty-seve^^f^on^^ °T hundred! twen
trnn ™ U 2 *). one. hundred twenty-eight
028) one hundred twenty-nine (ID9) c-Yrt
hundred thirty-four (134), one hundred
l^ty-rive a B6). one hundred thlrty-ix
O?.b), Dne hfindred thirty-seven 037) one
fortfcehrnwi^f^. <*\.«5 hundred
nine (149) ° n ° hundred fort y-
TALLY BHEET9.
, Se . c - 21. Two tally books, or two sets
of tally sheets for each political paVtv
having candidates to be voted for at skid
pTlma ?' ? lectlnn s hall be furnished for
each election district by the county audit
or, at the same tjme and in tho samo
manner that the ballots are fumiK
and shall be substantially as follows '
Each ,^ aII 7 sheet . or the first t.he«t of
S«s*!*«.risagSr:.*?s
(ward or town) election di'stri.'-t* -
for a primary election held . (data •'
The names of candidates shalVbe placed
on the tally sheets in the order in which
they appear on the official sample ballots
and In each case shall have \he proper
party designation at the head thereof
Except as herein otherwise provided,
tally sheets shall be prepared in accord-
with sections one hundred thirty
(130) one hundred thirty-two (132) and
one hundred thirty-three (133), of said
general election law, and the same are
hereby made applicable to primary elec
tions held under this act
RETURNS.
Sec. 22. In making out the returns of
the Primary electron In the several eleo
tion districts the same shall be done and
all matters pertaining thereto conducted
in accordance with the following secttonn
of said general election law, except as
herein provided, tb-wit:
Sections one hundred llfty-one 051), one
hundred fifty-two (152), one hundred fifty
three (163), one hundred fifty-six 056),
one hundred fifty-seven (157 X one hundred
sixty-ono (K\), and one hundred sixty
iwo (it) 2), and Baid sections aro hereby
made applicable to primary elections held
under this act
CAN VASSING BOARD.
Sec. 23. The clerk of the district court
of the county, the county auditor, the
chairman of the board of county commis
sioners, and two Justices of the peace of
the samo county, of opposite political par
ties from that of the majority of the oth
er members of the canvassing board, if
possible, to be selected by tho clerk of
the district court, shall constitute the
county canvassing board for the purposes
of the primary election and shall meet
at the court house In the county at ten
(10) o'clock in the morning of the second
day after Baia primary election, and shall
proceed after taking tho usual oath of
ofllco, to openly and publicly canvass the
primary election returns made to the
county auditor.
Any three of said canvassing board
shall constitute a quorum, and are au
thorized to nuke the canvaas herein pro
vidid and to certify to the results thereof.
The canvassing board shall not wait
until all the returns are at hand before
beginning, but after filling out their
sheets with the names and number of the
election districts, they shall take such
returns as ore at hand, and nil in the
results there shown, and when the re
turns aro not at hand they shall leave a
space until the missing returns are
brought In.
Sec. 24. The canvassing board shall
make and prepare a statement the same
to be signed Ly the said board, and nltd
in tho ottieo ol Ihu county auditor as fol
lows :
1. A- statement containing the names of
all candidates voted for at the primary
election, with the number of votes re
ceived by each, and for what office, said
statement to bo made as to each political
party separately.
2. A statement of the names of tho
persons or candidates of each political
party who are nominated, to-wit: Those
persons or candidates of such political
party who received the highest number
uf votes for tho respective offices; and
where there, is more than one person to
be elected Co a given office at the ensu
ing election, there shall be included in said
statement of nominations the names of
so many candidates of such party, receiv
ing the next highest number of votes for
that office, as there are persons to be
elected to such office at said ensuing elec
tion. Said statement shall in like man
ner be made separately as to each politi
cal party.
3. A statement of the whole number of
electors registered and the number of bal
lots cast, male and female separately at
such primary election.
If two or more candidates of the same
political party are "tied" for the same of
fice the "tie" shall be determined by lot
to bo cast then and there by and as the
canvassing board may determine.
It shall be the duty of the county
auditor upon the completion of its can
vass by said canvassing board to mall or
deliver in person to each candidate so
nominated, a notico of such faot, that his
name will be placed upon the official ballot
at the ensuing election, provided a fee to
be named therein is paid on or before the
day to be named therein, in each cage the
same to be named in accordance with the
fee and date required by said general
election law, and a notice further that his
name will not be placed upon the ballot
if said fee Is not paid by such time.
Sec. 25. The persons whose names are
so properly placed in said nominated
statement shall bo and constitute the
nominees of the several political parties
in which they were candidates, and such
ne.mes shall be printed upon the official
ballot prepared for the ensuing election,
in like manner as If such persons had
been duly nominated by a party con
vention of delegates with the certificate
thereof filed as required by said general
election law; provided, no name snail be
placed upon the ballot for said ensuing
election unless the further fee required
by said general eleotion law is paid with
in the time therein required as in case of
filing certificates of nomination from con
ventions.
No names of candidates of any political
party which is required to make nomina
tions under this act for officers to be vot
ed for wholly within such oounty, shall
be placed upon the official election ballot,
unless such candidates have been chosen
in accordance with this act; except in
case of a vacancy occasioned by the
death, removal or resignation of any
candidate so chosen or arising otherwise,
and in such event, the campaign or party
committee of . the same political party,
or if there be no suoh oommittee, then a
mass convention of such party, may fill
such vacancy, the name of such new
candidate to be certified undar oath to
the county auditor by the chairman and
secretary of such committee or conven
tion.
COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Sec. 26. The following sections of said
general election law relating to compen
sation and expenses, are hereby made ap
plicable to primary elections held under
this act, except as may be herein other
wise provided, to-wit: Sections one hun
dred fifty-eight (158) and on» hundred
seventy-two (172). The compensation of
the clerk of the district court shall be the
same as that of other members of the
canvassing board.
REVIEW BY COURTS.
Sec. 27.— Whenever it shall appear by
affidavit to any judge of the supreme
court or district court of the county, that
an .error or omission has occurred, or Is
about to occur In the printing of the
name of any candidate on official ballots,
or that any error has been or is about to
be committed In prl-ntlng the ballots, or
that the name of any person has been or
is about to be wrongfully placed upon
such ballots, or that any wrongful aot
has .been performed, or is about to be per
formed by any Judge or clerk of the pri
mary election, county auditor, canvass
ing board or member thereof, or by any
person charged with a duty under 4hls
act, or that any neglect of duty by any
of the persons aforesaid has occurred,
or is about to occur, such Judge shall by
order reqalre the officer or person or per
sons charged with the error, wrongful act
or neglect, to forthwith correct the error,
desist from the wrongful act or perform
the duty, and do as the court shall order
or to show cause forthwith why suchfcer
ror should not be corrected, wrongful
act desisted from, or such duty or order
performed. Failing to obey tho order of
auch Judge sftall be contempt.
Any candidate at such primary election
who may desire to oontest the nomina
tion of any candidate for the same office
at eaid primary election, may proceed by
suoh affidavit so presented, provided that
such affidavit be presented within flvo (5)
days after the completion of" the canvass
by said canvassing board, and not later,
and the candidate whose nomination la
so contested shall, by the order of such
Judge duly served, be required to appear
and abide by the orders of the court, to
bo made therein. ■
OFFENSES AND PUNISHMENTS.
Sec. 28. The offenses and penalties and
punishments thereof, as set forth !n the
following sections of said general election
law, shall be applicable to the same per
sons and matters pertaining to the pri
mary elections held under this "act, and
said sections are hereby made applicable
to primary elections held under this act.
to-%vlt: Section one hundred fifty-nine
(159), one hundred sixty (160), one hundred
ninety-four (104), one hundred ninety-five
(195). one hunrlrecl ninety-six (l'J6) and
one hundred ninety-seven (197).
Sec. 29. This aot shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20th, 1399.
CHAPTER 350— H. F. NO. 372.
AN ACT providing for condemnation of
right of way by street railway com
panies In certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Any corporation organized
under the laws of this state, for the pur
pose of constructing a street railway In
this state, wholly or partly without the
limits of any city or cities, shall have
the right to acquire and occupy private
right of way throughout any portion of
its route outside the limits of any city
or cities, whenever deemed necessary by
puch corporation, and for that purpose
shall have tho power to exercise the right
of eminent domain, including the cross
ing of intervening highways when neces
sary, and the provisions of sections
twenty-six hundred and five (2G05) to
twenty-six hundred and sixteen (261H),
both inclusive, and section twenty-six
hundred and forty-two (2642), statutes of
Minnesota, eighteen hundred and nlnetv
four (1894) , so far as corslstnnt herewith.
shall apply to and govern the exercise of
such right.
Sec. 2. Thip not shall take effect and be
in force from ?nil after Its passage
Approved April 20th, 1899?
CHAPTER 361— H. F. NO. 412.
AN ACT authorizing any city incorpor
ated prior to the adoption of the con
stitutional amendment proposed by
chapter 2SO of the general laws of Min
nesota of the year 1597, or any village
in this state, desiring to be incorporated
as a city to frame Its own charter for
its government as a city, consistent
With- and subject to the laws of this
state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Any city incorporated prior
to the adoption of the constitutional
amendment allowing cities already incor
porated, and villages desiring to be in
corporated as cities to frame their own
charter as cities, and classifying cities
for the purpose of general legislation,
■which constitutional amendment is pro
posed in chapter two hundred and eighty
(280) of the general laws of Minnesota
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety
seven (1897), and any village in the Stats
of Minnesota desiring to be incorporated
as a city, may frame a charter for its
own government as a city aa hereinafter
provided. I
Sec. 2. The Judge or Judges of the dis
trict court of the Judicial district in which
such city or village is situated may in
his or their discretion upon presentation
of a petition signed by at least ten (10)
per cent of the legal voters thereof, ac
cording to the returns of the next pre
ceding election in euch city or village ro
questing such action, or whenever said
Judge or Judges shall deem it advisable
lor the best Interests of such city or vil
lage, appoint a board of fifteen (16) free
holders who shall be, and tor the past
rive (6) years shall have been, qualified
voters or such city or village.
Such board of fifteen (15) freeholders
shall hold office for a term of four (4)
years.
Such board shall within six (6) months
after its appointment, return to the chief
magistrate of such city or village a draft
of the proposed charter, signed by the
members of Bald board, or a majority
thereof.
Such charter shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of such city or village at
the next election thereof, and if four-sev
enths (4-7) of the qualified voters voting
at such election shall ratify the same, it
shall, at the end of thirty (30) days there
after, become the charter of such city or
village an a city and supercede any ex
isting charter and amendments thereof.
Provided, that in cities having patrol
limits now established such charter shall
require a three-fourths (%) majority of
the qualified voters voting at such elec
tion to change the patrol limits now es
tablished.
Duplicate certificates shall be madu set
ting furth the charter and ratification,
which shall bo signed by the chief magis
trate of such city or village and authen
ticated by its corporate seal; one of
such certificates shall be deposited in the
office of the secretary of state, and the
other, after being recorded in the office
of the register of deeds of the county in
which such city or village is situated,
shall be deposited in the office of the city
or village clerk, or the corresponding offi
cials, of such city or village, and all
courts shall take Judicial notice thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
amended by a proposal therefor made by
said board, published for at least thirty
(80) days in three (3) newspapers of gen
eral circulation in such city or village,
and accepted by three-fifths (3-5) of the
qualified voters of such city or village,
voting at the next election, Rnd not oth
erwise, but said charter shall always be
In harmony with and subject to the con
stitution and laws of the State of Minne
sota.
Upon the application of five (5) per cent
of the legal voters of any such city or
village, by written petition addressed to
and filed with such board of fifteen (15)
freeholders, such board shall submit to
the vote of the people any amendment to
euch oharter endorsed by such applica
tion and petition.
Such submission shall be made in the
same manner as is above provided for the
submission of amendments in general.
Vacancies in said board of freeholders,
whether caused by death, disability to
perform duties, resignation, removal
from the corporate limits, or expiration
of paid term of office of four (4) years,
shall be filled by the appointment In the
Bame manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall always con
tain its full complement of members.
Any member permanently removing
from the corporate limits of such city or
village shall be considered to vacate his
office.
Sec. 8. Any such charter shall provide,
among other things, for a mayor or chief
magistrate and a legislative body of
either one (I) or two (2) houses; if of
two (2) houses, at least one (1) of them
shall be elected by a general vote of
the electors. In submitting any such
charter or amendment thereto to the
qualified voters of sucn city or village,
any alternate section or article may be
presented to the choice of the voters and
may be voted on separately without
prejuldce to other articles or sections of
the charter or any amendments thereto.
Sec. 4. Upon the draft of such charter
being returned to such chief magistrate
68 aforesaid, the law making authorities
of such city or village, as the case may
be, shall forthwith make suitable pro
vision for submitting to the qualified vot
ers of such city or village the question
of the adoption of such charter.
Such question may be submitted at
either a general or special election, and
whether such election be general or spe
cial, it shall be conducted In all respects
in the manner provided for general or
Bpecial elections by the general laws of
this state.
The ballot to be used at such election
shall have printed upon it this question,
"Shall the proposed new charter of the
city (or village) of be ratified?"
Following, and to the right of such ques
tion shall be printed or written the words
"Yes" or "No."
The voter shall Indicate his choice by
an "X," marked to the right of the "Yes
or "No," according as he is in favor of,
or opposed to the ratification of euch
charter. In the event of any alternate
section or article being presented for the
choice of the voters, any form of ballot
may be used which will clearly Indicate
the choice of the persons voting such
ballot between such alternate sections or
articles.
Sec. 6. Such charter In superseding any
previous charter and amendments there
of shall not affect any right, lien or lia
bility accrued, established or subsisting
previous to the time when such charter
takes effect, nor affect any action or pro
ceeding pending when such right, lien
or liability shall bo in force, and auch
action or proceeding shall be carried on
In all respects as if sucn charter had not
taken effect, nor shall any charter be
in anywise construed as to affect any
right or liability acquired or accrued un
der the previous charter and amendments
superseded thereby on the part of any
city or any person or body corporate.
Sec. 6. Alii ordinances, resolutions and
regulations in force at the time such
charter takes effect and not inconsistent
with the provisions thereof, shall remain
and be in force, until altered, modified or
repealed, by the law-making authorities
of such cities.
Sec. 7. All rights of action, penalties
and forfeitures accrued to such city or
village before such charter takes effect
shall remain unaffected thereby, and
may be prosecuted, recovered and re
ceived as fully in every respect as though
such charter had not taken effect.
Sec. 8. Any lien on real property exist
ing in the State of Minnesota or such city
or village, at or before the taking effect
of such charter, for taxes and special as
sessment levied by such city or village,
and all right, title or estate acquired by
or vested in the State of Minnesota, or
any such city or village by reason of the
•forfeiture or sale to the state, or city,
or village of any tract of land, town,
city or village lots offered in a public
Bale for tßxes or special assessment levied
by such city or village, interest and costs
due thereon, and not sold to others for
want of bidders, are hereby assigned
and transferred to and continued in such
city or village, and all lands, town, city
or village lots forfeited or sold to the
state, or such city or village shall from
the taking effect of such charter be
deemed and taken to be forfeited and sold
to such city or village. In all cases
where certificates of purchase have, at
the time such charter takes effect, been
made out in the name of purchasers at
any sale for such delinquent taxes or spe
cial assessment, the right to redeem any
such sale shall not b© imnatred by any
thing in this act or any such charter con
tained.
Sec. 9. It shall be lawful for any- such
city or village in such charter or by
amendment thereof to provide for regu
lating and controlling the ftcercise by
eny person or corporation of any public
franchise or privilege in any of ths
streets or public places in such city,
whether such franchises or privileges
have been granted by said city or village,
or by or under the State of Minnesota, or
any other authority; but no perpetual
franchise or privilege shall ever be
grantod; nor shall any exclusive fran
chise or privilege be granted unless the
question of granting the same shall have
been first submitted to the qualified
voters of such city and adopted by a
majority voting at such election on the
question, nor in such case for a longer
period than ten (10) years.
Sec. 10. That the city council shall
control the property and finances of the
city and shall have power to appropriate
money for city purposes only, except as
hereinafter provided; to provido for the
payment of its debts and expenses; to
borrow money on its credit for city pur
ftoses and to issue bonds therefor; to
ssue bonds in the place of and to supply
moans for paying maturing bonds and to
consolidate or fund the same.
Provided, that the total indebtedness of
such city, except as hereinafter provided,
shall not thereby be made to exceed five
(5) per cent of the total value of the tax
, able property of such city, according to
the last preeedlng'assessment for the pur
poses of taxation, except in cities where
such limit has already been reached, or
expenditures have already been author
ized by vote of the people of said city,
which will cause the said limit to be
reached ;
Provided, however, that the certificates
of indebtedness issued for the creation
and maintenance of a permanent im
provement revolving fund shall not be
considered as a portion of the Indebted
ness of the city for the purposes of this
section.
Provlded.vfurther, however, that in case
of any such city now organized, or terri
tory hereinafter to be organized, the total
indebtedness of which at the t!me of the
passage of this act exceeds five (5) per
cent, of the total value of the taxable
property of said city according to the last
preceding section for the purposes of
taxation, the city council of such city in
corporating under this provisions of this
act may lefiuo bonds sufficient to pay the
floating Indebted noßi then existing of ally '
such city, the proceeds of which bond 3
shall be used solely for the purpose of
paying such Indebtedness, and there
after the city council of any such city
shall not be authorized to Issue any
bonds, except as hereinafter provided,
and except for the paying of maturing
bonds of said city, until the total indebt
edness of said city, except as hereinafter
provided, shall be reduced to an amount
less than five (5) per cent of tho total
value of the taxable property of such
city according to the last preceding as
sessment for tho purpose of taxation, and
thereafter the city council of such city
may issue bonds in accordance with the
provisions hereof and within the limits
herein first prescribed.
Provided, further, than any city having
a population of less- than eight thousand
(8,000), an Indebtedness not to exceed ten
(10) per cent or the total value of the
taxable property of such city may be in
curred by the Issuing of bonds in the
same manner as above provided for the
incurring of indebtedness not to exceed
five (5) per cent.
Provided, further, that where any city
has, prior to Its becoming incorporated
under the provisions of this act, and for
the purpose of constructing, regulating,
maintaining, or extending or Improving
suitable water and light plants, or either
of such plants, or for the purpose of
purchasing, maintaining, extending and
Improving any water and light plants, or
either of Buch plants, already in existence
in such city, or for the purpose of ac
quiring or paying for any real estate or
other property needed in connection with
such water or light plants, or either of
them, for the protection of the purity of
tho water supply, or otherwise, issued or
authorized to be issued bonds, bo that
the amount of said bonds when added to
the other Indebtedness of said city shall
cause the entire Indebtedness thereof to
exceed five (5) per cent of the total value
of the taxable property of said city, ac
cording to the last preceding assessment
for the purposes of taxation, then said
bonds shall not be deemed to be a part
of the total indebtedness of 6aid city,
which said city is hereinbefore forbidden
to make to exceed five (6) per cent of the
total value of said taxable property; and
thereafter said city may issue such addi
tional bonds as may be necessary to ex
tend, enlarge or improve Buch water and
light plants, or either of such plants, and
euch additional bonds, so Issued for such
purposes shall also not be deemed to be
a part of the total indebtedness of Bald
city, which said city Is hereinbefore for
bidden to make to exceed five (6) per
cent of the total value of said taxable
property. Buch bonds shall be authorized
Issued, negotiated and sold, in the same
manner as other city bonds, and shall
be a first liGn upon all water and light
plants and structures of every kind, if
issued for both; or If for only one, then
upon the appliances and structures there
of, and all the property acquired or used
in connection therewith, erected, owned or
purchased by said city, and the pro
ceeds of such bonds shall not be expended
for any other purposes, than that for
which they are issued. No city council
Of any city In this state, shall Issue bonds
for any purpose to the amount of one
hundred thousand (100,000) dollars or over,
until the proposition to issue said bonds
has been approved by a majority of the
legal voters of that city voting at a gen
eral or special election.
Sec. 11. In case of a rejection of a
charter proposed by such board, said
board may propose a new charter In the
same manner as is above provided for the
submission of the first charter adopted
by said board, and such charter co pro
posed shall be voted on in Ilk", manner
and with the same effect as is above pro
vided in the case of said first charter,
and if adopted may be amended in like
manner.
Sec. 12. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re
pealed.
Sec. 13. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after lta passage.
Approved April 20th, 1899.
CHAPTER 352— H. F. NO. 359.
AN ACT to encourage a better condition
of the public schools and to appropri
ate money therefor, and repealing chap
ter one hundred and forty-four (144) of
the general laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty-one (1881), as amended by
chapter one hundred and one (101) of the
general laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-three (1893); chapter sixty-one
(61) of the general laws of eighteen
hundred and eighty-one (1SS1), extra
session, as amended by chapter forty
(40) of the general laws of eighteen
hundred and eighty-three (ISS3); chap
ter one hundred and eighty-three (183)
Oi tho general laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-five (1895) ; and chapter
two hundred and fifty-nine (25U) of the
general laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven (1897), as amended by
House Filo Number one hundred and
thirty-five (135), of the thlrty-flrst
(81st) session of the Legislature of Min
nesota, approved March eleventh (11th),
eighteen hundred ninety-nine (1899),
chapter ona hundred and fifty-one (151)
of the general laws of eighteen hun
dred ninety-three (1893), and chapter
two hundred and fifty-six (256) of the
general laws of eighteen hundred nine
ty-seven (1897), relating to certain
Schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
ARTICLE I.
Section 1. The governor, superintendent
of public instruction and the president of
the University of Minnesota, ex-offlclo,
are hereby constituted a board of com
missioners on graded and preparatory
eohools for the encouragement of higher
education in this state. Said board shall
be called the "State High School Board,"
and shall perform the duties and exer
cise the powers hereinafter mentioned.
The members of said board shall serve
without compensation but shall be en
titled to their actual and necessary ex
penses.
Bee. 2. The state high school board is
hereby authorized to appoint a suitable
person to Inspect high schools who shall
be called the "High School Inspector."
It shall be the duty of such inspector
to visit each high sohool in the state
and make a report thereon as hereinafter
provided and to perform such other du
ties as may be required by the board.
The salary of the high school Inspector
shall be fixed by the nigh school board,
and he shall also receive necessary trav
eling expenses to be paid in the same
manner as provided by law in the case
of state officials.
The high school board shall also ap
point a suitable person to Inspect stata
graded schools who shall be called "Grad
ed School Inspector," and whose duties
shall be similar to those of the high
school inspector.
The. ..salary of the graded school in
spector shall be fixed by the high sohool
board and he shall also receive necessary
traveling expenses to be paid In the same
manner as state officials. Said board
may employ such assistant examjtiers as
shall be found necessary to carry out
the provisions* of this act;
Provided, no such assistant examiner
shall be paid a compensation to exceed
three (3) dollars per day, or fifty (50)
cents per hour for services actually per
formed, and no compensation shall be
paid to any person receiving a salary
from any stato institution.
Sec. 8. The state high school board
shall have power to establish any neces
sary and suitable rules and regulations
relating to examinations, reports, accept
ance of schools, courses of studies and
other proceedings in connection with
high and graded schools claiming state
aid.
Sec. 4. The said board shall keep a
careful record of all its proceedings, and
shall on or before the first (Ist) day of
September in each year make a report to
the superintendent of public instruction
covering the previous year, showing In
detail all receipts and disbursements, the
names and number of high and graded
schools receiving aid and the number of
pupils attending the classes In each, to
which report it may add such recom
mendations as Is deemed useful and prop
er.
ARTICLE 11.
Section 8. The public schools of this
state entitled to slate aid as herein pro
vided, shall, for the purpose of this act,
be divided into four (4) classes, as fol
lows, viz.:
State high schools.
State graded schools.
State nemi-graded schools, and rtate
rural schools.
Sec. 8. Any public graded school In any
city or incorporated village, or any town
ship graded school in tjiis state which
sluill comply with the provisions of this
act, may become a state high school en
titled to old as herein provided.
Sec. 7. In order to be entitled to state
aid as a stata high schooi, such school
shall have" first fully complied with the
following conditions, viz.:
First— lt shnll havo maintained tor the
school year next preceding that for which
aid Is granted at least nine (it) months
school.
Second— Tt shall admit students of either
sex frefm any part of the state without
charge for tuition, but no such school
shall be requfred to admit nonresidents
unless they ehall pass an examination In
all the common school branches pursued
and completed In the eighth (Sth) grade
of the graded schools of this state, viz.:
Arithmetic, English grammar, geography
and United States history.
Third— lt shall have regular and order
ly courses of study embracing nil the
branches prescribed by the state high
school board as prerequisite for admis
sion to the collegiate department of the
• University of Minnesota.
Fourth— lt shall be subject to such rules
and regulations, not inconsistent with
this act, as may be prescribed by the
state high sohool board, and such school
shall be open to visitation by any mem
ber Of said poard, or the high school in
ipector at all times.
Sec. 8. The state high school board"
Bhall cause each high school receiving
aid under this act, to be visited at least
once In each school year, by the high,
school Inspector or such assistant as It
may appoint, who shall carefully Inspect
the instruction and discipline of the
classes and make a written report on the
same Immediately, and' no money .shall be
paid In any case until such repirt shall
have been received and examined by
the board, and the work of such school
approved by a voto of said board
Sec. 9. The said high BchooT board ehall
receive applications from such pclvoola
for state aid and shall apportion to each
of said schools which shall have fully
complied with the provisions of this act
and the rules of the board n hiring, to
state high schools, and whose applica
tions shall have been approved by the
board, the sum of eight hundred (SOO)
dollars In each year; provided, ftowevjjr,
that In case the amount appropriated
and available und'-r this act for the pay
ment of aid to such schools shall, in any
year, be Insufficient to apportion to each
of Buch state high schools as un- entitled
thereto the full amount of eight hundred
(8001 dollars, then In such case such
amount as is appropriated and available
shall be apportioned pro rata amoni all
the schools entitled thereto.
Sec. 10. The high school board Ehall
have full discretionary power to consider
and act upon applications of high schools
for state aid, and, subject to the provi
sions of this act, may prescrib ■ ths con
ditions upon which such aid will bo
granted; and it shall be its duty to ac
cept and aid such high schools "only as
will in its opinion, if aided efficiently,
perform the services contemplated by
law.; but not more than five (s"> schools
shall be aided in each county in any ona
year.
Any school accepted and continuing to
comply with the law and regulations of
the board, made In pursuance ther«of,
shall be aided not less than two (2)
years.
In case any state graded school,' as
hereinafter provided, shall have atta'ned
such a degree of proficiency as to en
title it to a promotion in a "high school,
and the state high schools In the county
Shall have already reached the number
of five (5), such graded school, in the dis
cretion of the board, may be so promoted,
and take tho place of the high school In
the county first receiving state aid for
the period of at least two (2) years; that
any state high school so deprived of state
aid shall continue under the supervision
o£,the board, with all the privileges, ex
cept state aid, of a preparatory school
for the University of Minnesota
ARTICLE 111.
Bee 11. Any public Bchool In any town
or village, or any township graded' school
in the state, not entitled to aid as a
state high Bchool, but fully complying
with the provisions of this act relating
to state graded schools, may receive such
aid as hereinafter provided for state
graded schools.
Sec. 12. In order to be entitled to aid
as a state grade school, such school Khali
have l'uily complied with the following
conditions, viz. :
First— lt shall have maintained for the
school year next preceding that for which
aid Is granted, at least nine (9) months'
school.
Second— lt shall be well organized, hav
ing at least four (4) departments in
charge of a principal and teachers having
such Qualifications as may bo required
under the rules established by the state
high school board; provided, such princi
pal shall be a graduate from the ad
vanced course of a state normal school, "
or the" academic or pedagogical depart
ment of some reputable college or state
university, or have a first grade state
certificate, or atate professional certifi
cate.
Third— Such school ehall have suitable
school buildings, a substantial library and
such other apparatus as is necessary for
doing efficient work.
Fourth— lt shall have a regular and or
derly course of study embracing all such
branches as may be required under rules
enacted by the state high school board.
Sec. 13. Said board shall cause each
grade school in the state, claiming aid
under the provisions of this act to be
visited at least once in each year, by the
graded school Inspector or an assistant
inspector, who shall carefully Inspect the
Instruction and discipline of the classes
and see that such school la complying
with the provisions of this act and" the
rules established by said board, and make
a written report on the same Immediate
ly; and no money shall be paid In any
case until such report shall have been re
ceived and examined, and the work of
such school approved by a vote of th«
high school board.
Sec. 14. The said board shall receive ap
plications from such schools for state aid
and shall apportion to each of said grad
ed schools which shall have complied with
the provisions of this act, and the rules of
the board relating to state graded schools
and whose applications shall have been
approved by such board, the sum of two
hundred (200) dollars In each year; pro
vided, however, that in case the amount
appropriated and available under this act
for the payment of aid to such schools
shall In any year be insufficient to appor
tion to each of such state graded schools
as are entitled thereto, the full amount of
two hundred (200) dollars, then in such
case such amount as is appropriated and
available, shall be apportioned pro rata
among all the schools entitled thereto
alL. P rovl<3e <J. further, no graded school
which shall be connected with or In the
same district with a state high school
ehall receive any aid under the provisions
of this act.
See. 15. When any state graded school
snail have attained such a degree of pro
ficiency as to satisfy the trustees thereof
that it has the qualifications necessary to
entitle It to be advanced to the class of
state high schools and to receive aid as
such, said trustees may make application
to the state high school board to have
such graded school raised to the class of
state high school, and If upon an exam
ination into the records and standing of
such school, the board Is satisfied that it
has attained a standard of curriculum,
teachers and daily work, complying with
all the requirements necessary "to entitle
It to a promotion, the said board may
ralso such state graded school, to a state
high school, entitling It to state aid as
such.
ARTICLE IV.
Sec. 18. Any common school district fa
this state, or any public school i n any
hamlet or village, or any township graded
school in this stnte. not entitled to Ptata
rH as a high school or graded p^hool
but fully complying with the conditions
of this act relating to stnto seml-gradei
schools, may receive such aid as is here
inafter provided for state s> mi-graded
schools.
Sec. IT. In order to he entitled to aid
as a state seml-gra.lcd school, such school
shall have first fully compiled with th«
following conditions, viz.:
First— lt shall have maintained for ths
school y.-ar next preceding thru for which
aid is granted, at least eight (8) months'
school.
Second— lt shall be well organized hav
ing at least two (2) departments under
tho supervision of proficient teachers at
least one of whom shall hold a flrst-°-rnde
certificate, cr a diploma that Is vand as
a certificate from the advanced course of
a normal school of this state or a diplo
ma from tho advanced course of a nor
mal school of another state which has
been approved by the superintendent of
public instruction, or a professional state
certificate; and all other departments of
such school shall be taught by t acheni
having at least a Becond grade certificate
Third— lt shall have a suitable schooi
building, outhouses or other necessary ac
commodations, a library and such other
apparatus as is necessary for doing effi
cient work.
Fourth— Such school shnll have a regu
lar and orderltfleourso of study and shall
comply with suvh rules as may bo estab
lished by the superintendent of public in
struction.
Sec IS. Applications from districts for
the aid herein provided, toi tho enso of
state soml-graded schools, shnll ho mad«
to tho superintendents of pennds In th«
counties in which such schools are lo
cated.
County superintendents sh^ll forward
to the state superintendent of public In
struction such applications as are en
dorsed and recommended by them. To
gether with the certificate of the super
intendent of the county wherein tho dis
trict making such application is situated,
to the effect that such dlsirlct has fully
compiled with all tho conditions men
tioned in section seventeen (17) of this
act.
Sec. 19. The said superintendent of
public ftistriictlon shall apportion to each
of. said schools which shall have fully
compiled with tho provisions of this act,
and such rulos of a general nature as
may be established by him rolntlnar to
senil-grndod schools, the, S u m o f one nun _
dred (ion) dollars In each year; provided,
however, that In .etcse the amount appro
'prlatod and avallnblo under this act for
the payment of aid to such schools, shall
in any year be insuffiefpnt to apportion
to each of such state semi-graded schools
as are entitled thereto, the full amount
of one hundred (lfX)) dollars, then In such
case such amount as Is appropriated and
available shall bo apportioned pro rata
among all the schools entitled thereto
Sec. 20. The said superintendent of
public Instruction shall keep a record
showing all schools applying for and re
ceiving state aid as state semi-graded
-chools In each year and a detailed ac
count of all moneys received by him and
disbursed for such purpose. ">
The said superintendent is also author
ized to establish such rules of a general
nature as shall be found necessary to se
cure uniformity and the best results
among schools receiving such state aid.
Sec. 21. "When any stato semi-graded
school In this state has attained such a
degree of proficiency aa to satisfy the « v .