Minutes of Village Election 1918
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 I.O.O.F. 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 12 day of March 1918, and F.M.
Plank, Ed Keegan, and E.E. Scott three qualified voters of said Village, to act as Judges of such
Election, and two qualified voters 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
One President of Village Council
One Village Treasurer
One Trustee for one year
One Trustee for two years
One Trustee for three years
One Assessor
One Justice of the Peace
Also to vote on the question of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquor
At 5 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 12, 1918, as proclaimed to voters by the Judges and Clerk of Election:
Charles F. Firman received 209 votes for President of Council
Charles F. Firman was declared elected President of Council
F.M. Plank for 1 year term received 209 votes for Trustee
E.E. Scott for 2 year term received 209 votes for Trustee
E.J. Keegan for 3 year term received 209 votes for Trustee
F.M Plank for 1 year term was declared elected Trustee
E.E. Scott for 2 year term was declared elected Trustee
Ed Keegan for 3 year term was declared elected Trustee
L.K. Houlton received 209 votes for Treasurer
L.K. Houlton was declared elected Treasurer
W.F. Chadbourne received 209 votes for Clerk
W.F. Chadbourne was declared elected Clerk
Frank Ebner received 209 votes for Assessor
Frank Ebner was declared elected Assessor
H.C. Hastings received 209 votes for Justice of the Peace
H.C. Hastings was declared elected Justice of the Peace
95 ballots were case for licensing the sale of intoxicating liquor
139 ballots were cast against the sale of intoxicating liquor
(no signatures)
Judges of Election
Attest: W.F. Chadbourne Clerk of Election