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6F SuTe, Auditor u S.ale. Treasurer Of S,sie,
sad Attorney Genera (eiiher or az, as she
case may be.l and ihe name Of The eOuny "a
~hich said votes aFe eivea. III
Sec f1. That the president Of the senate /
shall, during the hrsI week Of The session Of the
General Assembly, open and P1blish The ab !
HFacIs Of votes by hin received. IN conformity |
wi,h ihe provisions Of the third SecIion Of the
third article OF the constitution Of this State
and the abstracts Of votes for Governor Lieu.
tenant Governor. Secretary Of SAFE, AudiIoT-Of
STATE, Treasurer Of S1s,e, Attorney General,
Judges Of The supreme eOuTI, Judges Of the
count Of commoO peas, memben Of lhe Board
Of Public Works, Probate Judges, Clerks Of the
courts Of common pleas, Sheriff.. CoFoneFs,
County AUDITORS, County Treasurers, COunIy
Commissioners, County Recorders. Counly Sur
veyOFs, Prosecuting Attorneys. Senators aOd
Representatives 70 The General Assembly, Judge
Of such county coun % are nov, Or may here.
alier be established 10 any cOunIiss OF Ibis S's'e,
and Representatives 10 Congress, shall be made
on one sheeii and being ceni6ed aud signed,
I'm the same manner as in case Of abstracts OF
voIes for The officers named 10 The twentieth
sccIion Of lhis Aci.) shall be deposited 10 The
said clerks Office and a copy 'heTeOl, certified
as Aforesaid, shall be immediately enclosed, en-
dOrsed, and forwarded 10 The Secretary Of State.
10 making The abstracts Of votes Aforesaid, The
Justices and clerk shall not decide on The valid
iIy Of The returns aforesaid bus shall be govern.
: ed by the number OF votes slAIed in the poll
: books but no paper shall be received as poll
book Of any lownshp or oiheT election district.
unless delivered al The clerks Office by one Of
The Judges Of the election held 10 such IoEnship,
or election district.
Sec. sa. That on the second Tuesday Of Oc-
Iober, eighteen hundred and hIiytwo, and at
every period Of Two years thereafter the elec'
tors Of each congressional district that now is
or which shall hereafter be laid OF aud esIab.
lshed, shall voIe for suitable person or per.
= sons TO represent Iais State in the Congress OF
. the United States, Tor The term OF IWo years, 10
commence on the fourth day Of March next
A thereafter. ...t.
Sec a3. That the clerk Of the court OF com.
mon pleas 10 each county, 10 whose office re-
: turn Of votes shall be made under The pTovis.
ions OF this act. shall, IN addition TO the copy
required TO be forwarded 10 the Secretary oI
State. by The IwenIy.hrH seclion Of this act,
make oul, from the returns ~ his office. q sep.
Governor, Secretary of State. Auditor Of State,
Treasurer Of State, Attorney General, members
Of the Board Of Public Works, Judges Of toe
Supreme Cour, and Representatives to Con-
gress, which he shall sea and direct to the Sec.
Telary Of State, and eddorss on The outside or
cover thereof, the following words "Abs1racI
Of votes for (Ihe officers in This section named,
= naming such,) returned 10 the clerks office OF,
(inseung The name Of the counly;)' and the
= clerk shall sign his name thereto f; aud !. shall
b. the duty Of The clerk 10 forward such abstract
10 ihs Secretary 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 Secretary of SAIe. 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 Stale
- Tor members Of the Board of Public Works
Judges of the Supreme Court, and Representa-
lives 10 Congress and il il shall appear tina
returns have been received from all The coun
ties, agreeable 10 the provisions Of this act, The
Governor and Secretary Of State shall forthwith
proceed to asceTain Ihs 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 Con
gress 10 each congressional district. ..
- Sec. rs. That il such return shall not have
been received from oil the counties as aforesaid
= and abstracts shall have been received by The
Secretary of State, from such delinquent coun.
- lies, sgreeably TO The provisions Of The twenty.
first section Of this act, the Governor and Sec.
TelaTy Of State shall be governed. so far ~ il
duI; k,, III
mentioned abstracts and The persons having
Ihe highest number Of votes for The respective
offices named 10 the IwenIylourh section o!
: this ac., shall be considered duly elected.
Sec. 26. That il il shall appear from the re-
turns and abstracts Aforesaid, that any two or
mora persons. in any of The congressional dis
Irlcls, nave tho highest and an equal number of
voIrs for Representative TO Congress. The Gov
ernor a0d Secretary of SsaIe shall decide bv lot
which Of said persons shall be duly elected !;
aud The Governor shall give To each person 50
duly elected Representative 10 Congress, Ger.
uhcuIe Of his election; which certificate shall
be signed by The Governor aud sealed with The
, great seal oi The Sa.e, and counIersgned by ihe
Secretary of State. ,H.l#.
Sec. 81. That if The General Assembly shall
not be in session un The first Monday iu Janua
ry uex. a(Ier an election for all or any part Of
= Ihe executive Officers nf this State, The Govern.
OF aud Secretary Of SIoIe, within five days
I thereafter, 10 the office Of The Secretary Of
/ State, in the presence of al least IWO OF the
. Judges Of Ihe supreme court, shall open the Te'
il uTDs of abstracts made TO The Secretary OF Stale
!. loT said offices, agreeably 10 ,he provisions OF
% Inc twenty third secuon OF this acI; thai If such
/ / FatuYns shall uoI have hapn racplvpd Iron nj
Al The counties. recourse shall be had, (or such de-
"a nquen1 counties, TO Iht returns Of the abstracts
"a made sgreeabIy TO the provisions oi The ,weuty'
/, hrsI sec,Inn OF this act; aud shall forthwith pro.
NJ coed 10 ascertain The number ol votes given 10
" the different persons Tor the several offices o
=. Governor, LieuIeuauI Governor, Secretary o