The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-08-11

Pleas, Sheriffs, Coroners, County Auditors,
County Treasures. County Commission
ers, County Recorders, County Surveyors,
Prosecuting Attorneys, Senators and Rep
resentatives to the General Assembly,
Judge Of such County Court as are now,
or may hereafter be established in any
counties Of this State, and Representatives
,osCongress. shall be made on one sheet;
and being certified and signed, Gin the
same manner as in case of abstracts OF
votes for the officersnamed in the twentieth
section Of this act.) shall be deposited in
the said clerks office; and copy thereof,
certified as aforesaid, shall be Immediately
enclosed, endorsed, and forwarded to the
Secretary Of State. In making the alb
stracts Of votes aforesaid, the justices and
clerk shall not decide on the validity Of the
returns aforesaid, but shall be governed by
the number Of votes stated in the poll books;
but no paper shall be received as poll
book Of any township or other election
district, unless delivered at the clerks Of
fee by one Of the judges Of the election
held in such township, or election district
SEC. 22. That on the second Tuesday
of October, eighteen hundred and fitiy-two.
and ct every period Of two years thereaf-
ter, tho electors of each congressional dis
trict that now is or which shall hereafter
be laid off and established, shall vote for a
suitable person or persons to represent
this State in the congress Of the United
States, for the term Of two years. TO COM
mence on the fourth day of March next
thereafter. .rH
Sec. 49, That the clerk of the court of
common pleas in each county, to whose
office return Of votes shall be made un.
der the provisions of this act, shall, in ad-
dition to the copy required to be forward
ed to the Secretary Of State, by the twenty
first section of this act, make out, from
the returns in his office, separate ab-
stract of votes for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor Of
State, Treasurer of State, Attorney Gener-
al, members of the Board Of, Public Works,
Judges OF the Supreme Court, and Repre-
sentatves to Congress, which he shall seal
and direct to the Secretary of State, and
endorse on the outside or cover thereof,
the following words: "Abstract OF votes
for (the officers in this section named,
naming such,) returned to the clerks OIL
fee Of, Gnserting the name of the coun-
ty;)" and the clerk shall sign his name
thereto; and it shall be the duty of the
clerk to forward such abstract TO the Sec
retary of State, within twenty days after
such election.
Sec "a. That within ten days after the
first day of December, next after such
election. the Governor and Secretsry of
State, in the office of the Secretary Of
State, in the presence Of the Auditor of
State and Attorney General, shall open
the returns made 10 the Secretary of State.
for members of the Board of Public
Works, Judges of the supreme court, Rep
resentative to Congress; and if it shall
appear that returns have been received
from all the counties. agreeable to the pro-
visions Of this act, the Governor and Sec
retary Of State shall forthwith proceed to
ascertain the number of votes given 10 the
different persons for the Office of Board Of
Public Works, for the Office of Judge Of
the supreme court, and for Representatives
10 Congress in each congressional district.
Sec. 25. That if such return shall not
have been received from all the counties
as aforesaid, and abstracts shall have been
received by the Secretary of State. from
such delinquent counties, agreeable 10 the
provisions OF the twenty first section Of this
act, the Governor and Secretary of State,
shall be governed, so far as it relates TO
such delinquent counties, by the last men
toned abstracts; and the persons having
the highest number of votes for the respec-
tive Offices named in the twenty-fourth sec
ton of this act, shall be considered duly
elected.
Sec. 26. That if it shall appear. from
the returns and abstacts aforesaid, thai
any two or more persons, in any of the
congressional districts, have the highes
and an equal number Of votes for Repre-
sentatives to Congress, the Governor aDt
Secretary of State shall decide by 10
which Of said persons shall be duly elect
ed: and the Governor shall give TO each
person so duly elected Representative to
Congress, a certificate of his election;
which certificate shall be signed by the
Governor. and sealed with the Great Sea
of the State, and countersigned by the
Secretary of State.
SEC. 81. That if the General Assembly
shall not be in session on the first Mon
day in January next after an election fol
all or any part of the executive officers o
this State, the Governor and Secretary o
State, within five days thereafter, in the
Office of the Secretary Of State. in the
presence Of at least two Of the Judges of tht
supreme court, shall open the returns o
abstracts made to the Secretary Of Stats
for said offices, agreeably to the provisions
of the twenty-ihird section of this act; tina
il such returns shall not have been receiv
ed from all the counties, recourse shall b'
had, for such delinquent counties, to thu
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