The Kanzas news., 1859-03-12

Doafo OF caavassers at the time hereinafter
provided. - 7't
Sec. Sc. The inspectors shall carefully
envelope and preserve all ballots rejected,
or defective, as well as all the other ballots.
and deliver the same, together with the 9TH
eF poll list, to the township or city clerk, as
the case may require, TO Be filed in his
Office. = ,@ia5a5@<
Sec. IS. On the Friday next following
the election, at two O'Clock in the afternoon,
the supervisors from each township, to
whom were committed the statement and
poll list, shall meet at the Office of the coun-
ty board of supervisors. and shall constitute
the county board of canvassers. The ehair-
man of the county board OF supervisors.
| if present, shall act as chairman: otherwise
one of their number shall be chosen chair-
msn, and the clerk of the county board of
supervisors shall sct as their clerk. After
organizing, they shall proceed to open said
returns, and make an estimate and state
ment of the vote, as follows They shall
make a separate statement, written out Ia
words at length, containing che whole NUM-
Der of votes given in such county for Ter
ritorial officers; the names of the persons
to flor whom such votes were given, and
the number of votes given TO tori esch;
another, of the votes given for members Of
the Council, when the county alone does not
constitute Council district; another, of the
votes given for the members of the HOUSE
of Representatives. when the county alone
does not constitute Representative district;
another, of the votes given for county Of
fcers; and another of the votes given for
members of the Council and Of the House
of Representatives, when the county CON
stitutes one or more Council or Representa-
tive districts. specifying the number of votes
for each person for member of the Council
and member of the House of Representa-
tiyes, in each such districts respectively.
Sec. 81. Each statement shall be certified
as correct, and signed by the said county
board of canvassers, and attested by their
clerk, and fled in the Office of the clerk of
the county board of supervisors, and shall
be recorded by him in suitable book, to be
provided and kept in his Office. .sia..asa
Sec. 55. The said board shall determine
the persons who have been, by the greatest
number of votes, elected TO the several
county Offices, and members of the Coun-
Gil and House of Representatives. when the
county constitutes one or more Council or
Representative districts; and such determi
nation shall be reduced to writing. signed
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by the clerk, and be annexed to the state
ment of votes given for such officers re-
spectively, and fled and recorded by said
clerk with the same. "a bs
Sec. 56. The said clerk shall immediate.
" make out, in pursuance of the determine
ton of such board of canvassers, a certifi-
cate of election for each person having the
greatest number of votes for any county of
fee. or for member of the Council or House
of Representatives, when the county con-
stitutes one or more Council or Representa-
tive districts, and deliver the same to such
person upon his making application therefor.
Sec. 81. OF the statement and certificate
of the votes given for Territorial officers,
the clerk of the board of supervisors shall
prepare three certified copies, under his sig
nature and seal Of Office; one Of which be
shall, within three days next after the coun-
ty canvass, send by mail, one to the Cover
nor, one to the Secretary of the Territory,
and one to the Territorial Treasurer. He
shall also transmit, by mail, to the Secreta-
ry of the Territory, within three days after
any general election, list of the names of
the persons voted for Teleeted in the eoun-
ty as members of the Council and House of
Representatives, and also list of all the
county officers elected in the county at such
election, with the nunbeF of votes receiY-
ed by each. r y.a z
Sec. So. If, on the day appointed for the
attendance, the same may be adjourned un-
til the next day. when the canvass shall
proceed. ~
Sec. So. The Governor, Secretary Of the
Territory and Territorial Treasurer, shall
H. Aoa-I <,f o1nuaes-
ers, two of whom shall be quorum for the
transaction of business. % HeZ Z
Sec. so. The Secretary Of the Territory
upon the receipt of the certified statements
of the votes given in the several counties,
directed to be sent to him by the clerks Of
the boards of supervisors, shall record the
same in suitable book, to be kept by him 6
for that purpose; and if from any county
no such statement be received by him, he
shall obtain the same from the Governor or
Territorial treasurer, if received by either
of them. and when obtained, record It in
like manner. z-5esz.r4 sis ssss5f 81 -sr.
Sec. 81. If from any county no such state
ment shall have been received, or obtained
by the Secretary of the Territory, within
thirty days next after any election, be may
dispatch special messenger to obtain such s
statement from the clerk of the board Of
supervisors Of such county, and such clerk
shall Immediately, on the demand OF such
messenger, make out and deliver 70, him
the statement required. which statement
the messenger shall deliver to the Secretary
of the Territory without delay, to be record
ed by him as aforesaid.
Sec. So. For the purpose of canvassing
the result of elections for Territorial officers
and members of the Council and House Of
Representatives., the Territorial esnyassers
shall meet at the Office of the secretary of
the Territory, on the hfth Monday next af-
Ter the election, and If an the returns ars
not then in. they shall adjourn until the.
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