Minutes of Village Election 1911
Minutes of Village Election
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(a)The lines following the letter (a) in this blank are left to write in the fact, that “the electors present
at the time and place named for opening the polls, elected the judges and clerk vice voce, because
the Council had neglected to make such appointment,” or “because the persons so appointed, or
one or more of them, neglected or refused to serve” (if such as the case).
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At the Annual Village Election of the Village of Elk River in the County of Sherburne and State of
Minnesota, held at G.A.R. Hall being the place where it was directed to be held by the Village
Council after giving due notice thereof as provided by law; on the 10 day of Jan 1911, and C.
Pollard, John Virgin, and F.M. Plank three qualified voters of said Village, to act as Judges of such
Election, and one qualified voter of said Village to act as Clerk of such Election, each of whom had
within twenty days before such time been designated and appointed by the Village Council to act as
Judges and Clerk respectively of such Election (a) ____________________
Who being present, at the hour of 10 o’clock P.M., each of them duly took and subscribed an oath
_________ to faithfully discharge the duties required of them at such election, and the said Judges
and Clerk being duly qualified, forthwith opened the polls by proclamation, and the election
proceeded by ballot without adjournment or intermission until closed.
The subjects voted on at such Election, as stated in the Notice thereof, were:
To elect
One Pres of Village Council
Three Trustees
One Village Recorder
One Treasurer
One Assessor
One Justice of the Peace
And also to vote on the question of license for the sale of intoxicating liquor
At four o’clock in the afternoon of said day the polls were closed, proclamation thereof having been
made by one of the Judges thirty minutes previous thereto. The Judges and Clerk then proceeded
forthwith to publicly count the votes cast, and the result thereof was duly proclaimed to the voters
by said Judges and Clerk, who recorded the same in the Village Minute Book.
STATEMENT OF RESULT OF CANVASS
The following is the true statement of the result of the counting and canvass of votes by ballot at the
Annual Village Election of the Village of Elk River County of Sherburne and State of Minnesota,
held June 10, 1911, as proclaimed to voters by the Judges and Clerk of Election:
Bruce F. Plumber received 146 votes for President of Council
Bruce L Plumber was declared elected President of Council
Geo E Page received 146 votes for Trustee
Geo Warden received 145 votes for Trustee
Ted Babcock received 146 votes for Trustee
Geo E Page was declared elected Trustee
Geo Warden was declared elected Trustee
Ted Babcock was declared elected Trustee
Fred Corey received 147 votes for Treasurer
Fred Corey was declared elected Treasurer
G.M. Crockett received 147 votes for Clerk
G.M. Crockett was declared elected Clerk
Fred Waterman received 146 votes for Assessor
Fred Waterman was declared elected Assessor
H.C. Hastings received 146 votes for Justice of the Peace
H.C. Hastings was declared elected Justice of the Peace
W.O. Seamans received 146 votes for Constable
O.J. Whitman received 1 vote for Constable
W.O. Seamans was declared elected Constable
159 ballots cast on license
77 ballots were cast for license
75 ballots were cast against license
F.M. Plank
JH Virgin
L Pollard
Judges of Election
Attest: O.J. Whitman Clerk of Election