Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-09
THE CRY ELscrIoS.-The following is the
between the Corporation Attor-

The CRY ELscrIoN.-The following is the
correspondence between the Corporation Attor-
ney and the Commissioners Of Election:
VI. Carlisle, Esq, Attorney for tks Corporation:
SIR As judges Of the election held on Monday
last, we are embarrassed by the distinction made
In the Charter between the certificates to be re-
turned in regard to the election Of Mayor and that
OF the members Of the two boards, respectively.
The Sd section Of the Charter Of 1920 provides
: that hs eorIDtissioHsrS hereinafter mentioned
shall make out duplicate certificates of the result
of the election Of Mayor, " and SHALL return one to
the Board of 4IdsrBIea and the other 10 the Board
Of Common Council, on the Monday ensuing the
election"
The 9Th section provides Immediately on the
closing OF the polls, the SAID commissioners for
each tcard, OF majority Of them shall count the
ballots and make out, under their hands and seals,
correct return Of the persons having the greatest
number Of legal votes, for members Of the Board
OF Aldermen and for members of the Board of
Common Council, respectively. together with the
number OF votes given TO each person voted for
The said returns shall be delivered to the Mayor
on the day succeeding the election, &c. du-
plicAte return shall together with a list of the
persons who voted at said election, also to be
made on the day succeeding the election to the
DAYS thereafter, notify the several persons re-
turned OF their election; and each Board shall
jude OF the legality Of election returns and quail
alton of It's own members.
No provision Is made in either of the charters
other than we have stated for the returns Of the
election Of Mayor, nor is there any (unless Ii be
found here) for Judging of the Legality of the cleo
ton, or returns quail locations Of the persons
voted for The certificates directed in the third
section seem 10 be the conclusion of the matter
and they are to be given by the Commissioners to
the two Boards respectively.
We desire to know, and on these points ask
your opinion:
1. Must all the commissioners from the several
wards unite In their certificates
p is IL sufrcient for the commissioners of the
several precincts to make their respective returns
OF tue mayors election to the Mayor, although
they may be addressed to the two Boards
3 III all the commi ssioners are to unite in their
eeruncates, does IL necessarily imply that thew
must ma ke their certificates on the returns of the
commissioners Of the several precincts
4 III not, have they power to correct manifest
errors In those returns, before they make their
omcial certificates for the two Boards For in
stance, II Ii shall clearly appear bV the returns
that the votes of persons nauraized since the 3Ist
OF Decemo Der last were received and counted and
tnat tnose returns have been so returned as to ne
Ioentlned, can the commissioners now reject them
from the count; and so as to persons coming of
age since that date, or negroes
cry respectfully, your obedient servants
JAMES KELLY, LIST ward, LIST precinct
WV H. PERKINS, LIST ward I'd precinct
Z: w. BoTELER, jr., Sd ward, I'd precinct
w: p SHEDD, ID ward, ID precinct
:. w. OWEN, I'd ward, LIST precinct
III BARRON, 7th ward, LIST precinct
Nj. KNIGHT, eth ward 2d precinct
ISAAC 9. BARTLETT, 5th ward, I'd precinct
&C. WALES, 5th ward, LIST precinct.
Jos 3 TUCKER, 9th ward, LIST precinct
WIN ). VESABLE. 9th ward I'd precinct
A. Med. DAVIS, 18th ward, I'd precinct
A RoTHwELL, 4th ward, 1st precinct
JAS. NJ TOWERS, Sd ward, LIST precinct