Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-01-09
BY AUTHORITY.

AN ACT to authorize the holding Of a Special Fec
tion an Gibson County. s.
SEcrIoS l.. Be it enacted by The General Assembly Of the
State Of Indiana, That ii shall be lawful for the qualified
electors Of Gibson county, to hold a special election at the
usual place Of holding elections in the different townships in
said county, on the second Monday Of February in the year
lS45, for The purpose Of electing one Clerk Of the Circuit
court, and one Recorder for said county, the sheriff, OF said
county having hrst given twenty days notice thereof, BY ad-
Vernsing the same in three Of the most public places incach
township IN said county, and Ell the door Of the Court house
OF said county.
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the several inspectors Of
elections in said county TO attend at the time and place of hold
ing said elections in their respective townships, for the purpose
Of tolding said election;and should any Inspector fail to attend,
the q~uaihed voters Of such township who may be present,
shall appoint an inspector, who shall in all things be goyeTn-
ed by the law now in force regulating the ddli,s Of the reg!
ular inspector; and the Inspector, in selecting judges aud
clerks Of such election, shall 5e governed by The law now
IN lofce regulating general elections
SEC. 3. The inspector, judges, and clerks Of said election,
before opening said election. shah take the same oath that Is
prescribed by law to be taken by the inspector, judges and
clerk Of a general election and if no person authorised tc
administer oaIhs be present. the inspector may administer
the oath 10 the judges and clerks, and one of the judges may
administer the said oath TO the Inspector and sad inspector
shall have power to administer all necessary oaths, which
may be required in the discharge Of their duty during the
progress Of such election. as
SEC. A 1t shall be the duty of the Auditor of said county
TO make out and deliver to the Sheriff Of said county, proper
poll books for each township in said county, and also proper
fOIms Of election IetuIns, and certificates for each tow nship
in said county and it shall be the duty Of the Sheriff 10
cause the same 10 be delivered to the several inspectors, at
leastfve days before the day of said election.
SEC. .. The Inspector, judges, and clerks Of said election
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election, receiving and counting the votes, shall be governed
by the law now in force in regard to general elections; aud
the inspectors shall have the power TO hllany vacancy that
may occur in the board Of judges, or clerks, at any time al
ter said election shall have been opened. !,
SEC. 6. As soon as all the VOTES are read offeand counted.
the board of judges shall make out 4 certificate under their
hands, stating the number Of votes received by each person
of such election, and designating the office for which such
person was voted TO ill which number shall be written in
words at full length and the said certificate, together with
the list Of votes contained in the poll bJok kept by one Of
the clerks, and one of the tally papers, shall be deposited
with the iuSnPrfOr- n n n of The ludges of said eiRcfIU0.
SEC. 4. The said inspector, or judges Of the said several
townships in said county to whom said poll books, %certhcate.
and tally papers have. been delivered as provided fI, IN the
last preceding section, shall constitute a 6naTd Of canvasSeis,
whose duty 1t shall be TO assemble at the Court house ia SAID
county, en- the second day after the holding of said election
and having appointed one Of their buy chairman, IN the
presence Of each other, aud Of the Clerk Of the Circuit court
OF said county, (Who shall er 4fciO act as clerk Of said
boaTd) between the hours of twelve at noon and1odr O'Clock
OF the afternoon OF said day, proceed 10 canvass and estimate
the certificate, poll books, and tally papers returned by each
member Of said boa. d;of canvasseIs.
SECS s. The said Board having convened, and compared
the several certificates, poll books and tally p1psr r, aud esti-
mated the true result, a full statement thereof shall be drawn
up by the Clerk, and shall contain the name Of each person
voted for, and the office for which he was voted TO fill the
number Of votes given in each township TO each Of such
persons, the number given TO each person in said county. and
also the aggregate number OF votes altogether as ascertainet
from said poll books; which statement shall be signed b.
each member of said board, and the same shall be with said
certificates. poll books, and tally papers forthwith by said
Clerk filed in his office, and the person having the highest
~numberOf votes given for each Office shall be by laid bead
Of canvasSeiS declared duly. elected to said Office, and so GER
tilted by the board in the above required statement.
SEC. 9. If two OF more persons shall have the highest and
an equal number of votes, for either Of The aforesaid ufhces,
a new election shall be had fr said Office, at the time ard
place in the several townships Of said county a the Sheriff
may direct and shall in all respects be governed 10y the pro-
visions Of this aei, and after the said board Of canvaSseTs has
declafed any person duly elected to either Of said offices, aud
the papers and certificates have been deb1sitcd with the
Clerk ss aforesaid, the clerk shall retain the same in his pos
session for five days, and if no contest be had thereon, shall
make out a certified statement Of such election under his
hand, and the seal Of said court, specify ing therein who had
been declared BY said board Of canvassers duly elected TO
said Offices, or either OF them, and said clerk shall by mail
forthwith transmit the same 10 the Secretary Of State, and a
commission shall issue iIom the Governor TO the person or
persons elected TO said Office or Offices, and The person 50
elected TO said Office or offices shall enter into and execute
bond in the same way and manner now provided by law. in
regard TO the election Of ,Clefk and Recorder, and shall duly
take the same oath now provided by law.
SEC. TO-. This act to take effect and be in force from and
sfteT a certified copy thereof shall have been published "a
the State Sentinel, and a copy thereof filed IN the Office OF
the Clerk of the CiIcuit court Of said eaUnty.
Az. STEPHENSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
JESSE ID. BRIGHT.
F- = i~-ls President # the Senate.
Annrnved December 81 1874.