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

after be established in any counties of this
State, and Representatives to Congress, shall
be made on one sheet; and being certified
and signed, lin the same manner as in case
OF abstracts of votes Tor the officers named
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 lorwar-
ded TO the Secretary of State. In making
the abstracts 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 office
by one of the judges Of the election held in
such township, or election district.
Sec. %. That on the second Tuesday of
October, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. and
at every period Of two years thereafter, the
electors Of each congressional district that
now is or which shall hereafter be laid off
and established, shall vote for suitable per-
son or persons TO represent this State in the
Congress Of the United States, for the term
OF two years, to commence on the fourth
day of March next thereafter.
Sec %. That the Clerk of the Court Of
Common Pleas in each county, to whose
office return of votes shall be made under
the provisions of this act, shall, in addition
to the copy required TO be forwarded to the
Secretary Of State, by The twenty-frst Sec
tion of this act, make out, from the returns
in his office, a separate abstract of votes for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF
State, Auditor Of State, Treasurer OF State,
Attorney General, members of the Board OF
Public Works, Judges Of the Supreme Court,
and Representatives to Congress, which he
shall seal and direct 10 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, ma
ming such,) returned TO the clerks office of,
(inserting the name Of the county;)" and
the clerk shall sign his name thereto; and il
shall be the duty Of The clerk TO forward
such abstract to the Secretary of State, with
in twenty days after such election.
Sec. "a. That within ten days after the
first day OF December, next after such elec-
tlon, the Governor and Secre tary Of State, in
the office OF the Secretary of State, in the
presence OF the Auditor Of State and A.tor-
ney General, shall open the returns made to
the Secretary Of State, for members of the
Board OF Public Works, Judges Of the Su.
preme Court, and Representatives 10 Con.
gress; and If il shall appear that returns
have been received from all the counties
agreeable 10 the provisions Of this act. The
Governor and Secretary Of State shall forth.
with proceed 10 ascertoin the number OF votes
given 70 the dliieren: persons for the Office
OF Board OF Public Works, for the office o
Judge OF the Supreme Court, and for Repre-
sentatives 10 Congress in each Congressiona
district.
Sec. 25. That if such return shall no
have been received from all the counties a
aforesaid, and abstracts shall have beer re
ceiyed by the Secretary Of State, from sucl