Minutes of Village Election 1916
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 Phoenix 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 14 day of March 1916, and F.M.
Plank, Ed Keegan, and E.E. Scott 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 9 o’clock A.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
Pres of Council
Three Trustees
One Clerk
One Treasurer
One Assessor
One Justice of the Peace
At 9 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 March 14, 1916, as proclaimed to voters by the Judges and Clerk of Election:
Charles F. Firman received 87 votes for President of Council
Charles Firman was declared elected President of Council
F.M. Plank received 86 votes for Trustee
E.E. Scott received 87 votes for Trustee
Ed Keegan received 87 votes for Trustee
F.M Plank was declared elected Trustee
E.E. Scott was declared elected Trustee
Ed Keegan was declared elected Trustee
R.A. Calef received 87 votes for Treasurer
R.A. Calef was declared elected Treasurer
W.F. Chadbourne received 86 votes for Clerk
W.F. Chadbourne was declared elected Clerk
F.H. Ebner received 46 votes for Assessor
F.H. Ebner was declared elected Assessor
H.C. Hastings received 87 votes for Justice of the Peace
H.C. Hastings was declared elected Justice of the Peace
(no signatures)
Judges of Election
Attest: W.F. Chadbourne Clerk of Election