The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-10-10

(uhether congressional or otherwi.e) not
composed in part of the county named a,
the head of the ticket.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of each IN
spec,or Of elections. and the privilege Of
eacl. elector, 10 challenge any person offer
ing TO vote. ~hen be shall know or have
any reason 20 suspect or believe that such
person is not a qualified elector; and TO
every person challenged by any Inspector
or qualified elec,or, one Of the inspectors
shall administer an oalhsthat he will true
answer make to all questions touching hi.
residence and qualifications AS an elector al
an election, and the same questions, in
substance, shall be put and the same pro-
cee6ings had, as may be required at gener-
al elections in this state.
Sec. 8. The clerks shall keep correct poll
lists containing the names Of the voters and
their respective places OF residence in ibis
state, giving the name Of the town, ward,
city or election precinct, and county in
which they severalv have a residence,
which lists shall be certified by the inspec-
tors, or majority Of them, and clerks, to
be correct.
Sec. 10. After the polls are closed, ,rhe
Inspectors shall canvass the votes cast, and
shall make a statement Of the result in
wiring, which canvass and statement shall
be made 10y counties, so far as practicable,
IN accordance with the provisions of law
relating to the general elections in this
state, A copy of such statement, duly
certified to be correct by the inspectors, or
Il majority of them, shall be transmitted
10 the governor, together with one of the
poll lists, and like copy with tie other
poll list, shall be transmitted to the secrs.
,ary OF state.
Sec. 1. |. shall be the duty Of the state
board of canvassers to meet on or before
the 9th day of December next after any
general election, 10 canvass the votes re-
turned under this act, and they shall make
statements Of :he votes returned, and per-
form other duties relating to the canvass,
in accordance with existing provisions of
las, so IA. as practicable. The said board
shall also make statements Of the npmoer,
Of votes given and retained under this ae,,
for senators and members of the assembly,
and for the several county officers, giving
tie names Of the persons TO whom such
votes shpil have been given for either Of
said officers, aad the whole 3number os
votes given for each The state canva.sers
may commence the performance Of their
duties under this act as soon as any Of tie
returns herein provided to be made are rs-
ceived, and adjourn from time TO tiynehlr
completed.
Sec, II. Immediately v after the compile
tion Of said canvass, the secretary Of state
shall transmit TO the clerk of the board of
supervisors Of each county, a certified copy
Of the statement, showing the votes cast
for senators, members of assembly, and
county officers, for his county.
Sec. Is, Upon receiving such statement,
the clerk shall take TO his assistance two
justices of the peace, who, as a board Of
county canvassers, shall, from said state
ment and from the statement made in &C
eordsnee with section fifty eight of chapter
seven ofth revised statutes proceed to cfs,
.ermine the persons, ty the greatest num-
Der of votes, elected as members Of the
senate and assembly, to the several county
offices.
Sec. I4 In case a senatorial or assembly
district is composed Of more than one coun-
ty, tue secretary Of state shall transmit
statement, duly authenticated, showing the
number ofyOtos for senators and rnembera
Of the assembly in such district, and for
whom given, To the several clerks Of the
counties in such dirtricts in which the dis
,trict canvass may be required to be held by
law. lhe clerk of such county and the
county judge, slal thereupon determine
Itrem such statement and from the state
ment'made by the district canvassers, the
person or persons elected within such dis
,rct, and shall certify such determination,
which shall he filed with sa q clerk, who
shall transmit to the secre ary of state the
names OF the person or persons elected,
and also TO such person certificate Of his
elect, d.
Sec. Is. Tie clerk shall not issue cortih-
ca'es of election upon the determination
made in accordance with section sixty,
chapter seven, Of the revised statutes, TO
persons by such determination appearing
to be elected as members of the senate and
assembly, except in cases when no state
ment shall be received by the clerk from
the secretary of state on or before the 25th
day of December next after the election, in
which cases such certificates shall be issued
upon such determination.
Sec. I6. The determination made bv the
dlstrlc. canvassers in accordance with sec
ton seventy three of chapter seven OF tho
revised statutes, shall not be final, and no
certificate Of election shall be given there
on but in case the statement herein pros
viIed 10 be transmitted to the clerk by the
secretary Of state, by section fourteen OF
this act, shall not DO received by such clerk
on or before the 25lh day of December
next succeeding the election, such deter
m nation shall lie final, an! a certificate
shall be issued thereon.
Sc. II. Any person who shall vote at
any election hold und.r this act, who shall
not 90 qualified elector under the lava
Of this state, shall, on conviction thereof,
be nunished by imprisonment in tho coun-
" jail not more than one year, nor less
rhan six months; and any person who
shal vote more than once at any such cleo