The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-06-25

yiction thereof, before any court having cog |
nizance TO that amount, defined. in any sum
at the discetionof the court, not exceeding i
two hundred dollars.
Sec. 49, That all fines and penalties I'M
posed BY this act and not therein otherwise
provided for, shall be recovered, with costs
Of suit, in an action Of debt, for the use Of
the county,
Sec. so. That in all cases where the re-
turns from different counties, composing con
gressional districts, shall moi have been made,
or may not be made within the time required
BY law, or after the certificate Of election
shall have been forwarded TO the person hav-
| ing without those returns, the highest num-
Der of votes, the Secretary of State, in the
presence of the Governor, or, in his absence,
in the presence Of the Auditor and Treasurer
of State, when said returns shall be made,
shall open the same, and the Governor shall
certify the same TO the Speaker Of the House
of Representatives of the United States.
| Sec. 81. That the sherifIs Of the differ
Ient counties shall each receive for their ser
vices, performed under this ACT. the following
fees, to wit: For advertising the election, the
lsum OF fi(ts cents for each township within
his county; for delivering the abstracts OF
votes to the Secretary OF State, at his office,
the sum Of three dollars for every twenty-five
miles travelled 10 and from their respective
1seats Of Justice, on the nearest usual route TO
the seat Of government which fees shall be
allowed by the Auditor, on the certificate OF
The Secretary of Slate, and paid by the Treas
urer OF State.
Sec. SO. That every such clerk OF the
court, or probate judge, las the case may be,)
; shall receive for his services performed unler
this act, the following fees, 10 wit For max
ing out abstracts, for every hundred words
ten cents; for each certificate with the seal of
the court, attached TO abstract, fifty tents /;
which fees shall be allowed by the county An.
ditor, on the certificate Of such clerk or pro.
: bate judge, (as the case may be,) and paid BY
the county treasurer.
Sec. SO. That il shall be lawful for The
Il Judges of any election which may be helC
J under this act, when, in the opinion Of sale
y judges, it is imprOclicable 10 count out ont
! certify all the votes which have been giver
y on the first day, 10 place the box containing
/ the ballots, well secured by lock, and care
J. fully sealed up, under tie charge of one o
e said judges, and to postpone further count
le ing thereof until the next day, when TIN
e counting shall be resumed, and continued un
til completed. when the same shall be Ger
le tilted in the manner provided for in thi
g act.
s Sec. 81. That the ''act to regulate elec
- - tions," passed the eighteenth day Of Februa
y ry, one thousand eight hundred and thirty
" u one, and the act amendatory Of the act enti
70 tied San act 10 regulate eactions," passed o
VI the thirteenth day of March, one thousan
!; . eight hundred and thirty-seven and "an &C
81 prescribing the manner of contesting th
% elections for Governor" passed Decembt
~ twenty. third, one thousand eight hundre
:. and seven, be and the same are hereby repea
eU y ed; Provided that said repeal shall not j
L, 'S way or manner affect any right which ma
TX nc have accrued under any Of said acts.
~ JAMES G. JOHNSON,
~ Speaker Of the House OF Reprcsr rntttive
y JOEL W. WILSON,
~ President OF the Senate, pro TEN.
r May 3, 1852.