Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-07-24

close and seal one of the poll books under
cover, directed to the clerk ofthe county com
| missioners' court of the county in which such
election is held; and the packet thus sealed
shall be conveyed by one of the Judges or
| clerks of the election, to be determined by LOT,
if they cannot otherwise agree, and delivered
to the said clerk of the county court at his Of
fee, within ten DAYS from the close of the
poIs aid the other poll book shall be deposit
ed with one of the remaining Judges of the
election, to be determined as aforesaid; there
TO remain for the use of those who NAV wish
to inspect the same. And fany Judge or clerk
the election, who may engage, or to whom
the lot may fall, to carry said poll book to the
clerk, shall neglect to perform such service ac-
cording to the true intent and meaning of this
act, be shall be liable to the penalty of one
hundred dollars, to be recovered by action of
debt in the name ofthe state, or of any person
who may sue for the same one half of said
fine to goto the use ofthe county, and the other
half to the person so suing.
Sec 81 an5bet 6,rtBer e,oc,ed That who
over chill by b,;her,, menace or other cor
r,nt means at+emnt 10 influence anv electoral
INC state in o;,ino b;e vote or ballot. or deter
him ron o,;y;ng he came At any ect;on With
i, die s+.+e b, v;rt,e of tl;s art ouch nerson
60 ofo,,d;na, shor he dieona,;6ed IN bold ex.
orc;se ~, en;o,, orv offce of +rst or nroft
within This state and any nerson convicted
+bcreof NJ, ne any other infamous crime IN this
s+o+e ebau he excluded from tbe nr;v;lere of
cIect;ng and heinz elected TO any Office what
ever
Sec %. .gnd he il further enacted. That on
the fifteenth dav after. the close of the election.
or sooner ;f all The returns he made. The clerk
of tbe county commissioners, court taking. to
|
county sbo1l nroceed 70 omen tbe said returns
and to make abstracts of the votes. in the fol-
lowing manner The abstracts of the votes for
rovernor Ee,,4enan+- rovernor. and represen-
| tot;ve IN conorees shall he m one sheet. and
| The abstracts of votes for senator and reprcsen-
tatives to the general assembly. shall be on an
| other and county officers nect;veiv. shall he
on a sheet senarate from The others And It
sho1I ba Tho dut,, of he so;d c1erl of tbe conn
~ commissioners, court to GRANT = certificate
of o1oct;nr n eacb of tbe nersons having the
b;rh oct n,,nober of votes for senator and renre-
sent.+;ves IN tbe General assembly and county
| ofI,cnre ,aenoc+;reI,; J,,o,ydeo, 5o,,e,,er That
where two or more counties are united into
one senatorial district that. in that case. the
CLERK of the court of the counties last estab
l;sbcd shall within five DAVIS after the com
narina of the nolls aforesaid. attend at the
Office of the clerk of the senior county. and
There cornnore the nolI for senator from such
! distr;c+ and after bovinoc comnared the same
thev shall make ont the Certificate of election
as IS bv this act reou;red in other cases. And
e tbe reou;s;te n,mher of senator's renresen-
tat;ves, and county officers. shall not be chosen,
NV reason of onv two or moro nersons having
| an eouo, nr,nber of vo+es for tbe game Office
| the said clerk of the county commissioners
| count shall ;ssue his nroclamat;on annoint;ner a
cer,o;n dav NOT lese tban f;fiee, DAYS from tbe
! ;eo,,po, or sncb nroclomaton for bold;nr a sne-
c;a1 nioot;a,, ~ en- such yaconc,, ~, vaconc;es
! And such sneciol election shall he conducted
:, H. ,nonnar orescr;beJ bv tb;s oct The said
abstrocts Of votes shall he denos;ted in the of.
Goo ne tbe cold cIerk who sboIl nrcy;ous 70 tbe
onen;rr Of The 6rst session Of the legislature
tbereaffer. transmit. bv express or otherwise,
a cow thereof certified under b;s official seal
n +bc ofF;re IF tbe secretarv of state. directed
| IN the speek or of +he house of representatives
Ard i sboll he the dutv of the secretary of state
At the onening of every stated session Of the
peneral assembly TO deliver the said abstracts of
1otes to the said sneaker of the house of re-
,resentat;ves when tbcv shall he canyassed in
the rnanner rrcscr;bed Inv the constitution of
tb;s stare pro1idad bozveper. That the returns
of al snecial elections of governor. lieutenant
oovnrnor or renrcsentati3e to congress. shall
he directed to the secretary Of state. and trans
,,,;+tad IN him bv evnress ~ otherwise within
twentv- Ave DAVIS from the dav of election. and
tbe secretarv attorney oeneral and auditor. or
oo, two Of tbem in tba nresence ,,f the cover
nn, on the tb;s;e,h J,T. after such ELECTION
a,J sooner e Oh +be ret,;,ns are received shall
,,roceed to canvass the votes and the governor
shau mani \ cert;fcate Of election To The ncr.
con Or nersors bav;no the highest nun.
ber IF votes. and he s5all also Issue pro.
clamaton dec,a,;np the election of such Der.