The New York herald., 1863-11-21

TO Ins Beam o. srTEGyisons -. ...o
Whereas, Hon. John r. Devin Counsel % This Board.
,rn. naa rom he reaS S. q the 1arG in ~Ssh 4
Rssoyed. Sa NJ pegin te requested 20 communicate
70 his Board ss g. sr m he & oel90n no = : Ss legal duty OF
The quesoS involved In tho resolution Is IN the crcm
fact ceed 10 subnl, TO your Board my views Sl Gao
lAw ctng the as 10 enable your body which has
been constituted The tribunal to decide the questions OF
The Bosrl OF County csn'as.ers In the words OF
Judee willard, &C, m,qpissnay IN ne IAN, pe'
10 the election laws these words - H. upon pro-
ccednr tho votes t rhs clearly appear 10 he
ciereai merely 10 he statement So Now whc,hcr nj
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s s e Is hSs S moro po%s 6 sr
y G s D % me ps PGs' shs ess.a iss tqH rs @ f
powers and mm ad asa 80 n as the pr.sss SsS9
| return on she dis'Iie. eaayassers Noieng !.
on .ned IN me tta'ue 'ogee'n luz .mat ne
web CAR. the Cour,ol Alsss .re'sy decided chat NE
evidence side the several returns the incnton u the
he iccclye hH Vii taoy had rejected II - more
prohibited to me canyssscrs 20 summon an4 eaamne
%.i''o 5a Of voter Tar TO so@mon and eSanl6e
he eis,riet Sats.@r. Their aabniy aiissS 10 each
.ass ~. non po.Fe Pf1h.oso9. .,,.r on. ao
s9nigrd T. wh .ho,e e.s ny uPn,on P,.,, ~ la me
men or return OF me district eanyas,srs IN deiIdns he
der nsd.ral ln omission clerical ni.tkc
b. st be reached W eAsin1ns the laws whicb regulate
! ifs composition. -,
By t.e Revised s,tues ted that the result II the
found the lppctor On tne ty OF New YORK
the district cansss.oFl 10 "S'ement uf slch c~nyas.
Frststal securely attach ballot 20 ch'h Alnd unn "a
have been he ohees CHOSEN A. sneh eleoon any
| or e.. I0r or tAen
oppss aut and partly Wr ten on The PAPER 20 which
Il attached, zoe Whole number of all ne ballots iha1
received whch cotirspQnd W. NE ono - - anrd
m rdFhAl attach the Js sual bslns rcr tcd y, lhen
4 ss bang dele i've
rf.rr,liur thea threp tens be a statement OF how
balio,. the kud corresponding IN respect %
the te con, and TIC uetn or WI! 10 ho
have bee received II, IA the statement \
the dsc anrasseTs any one or more OF these fehs %
omit ed would omission, and IL The dlstrc %.
Ing these eMs state any OF ITEM ~ man
that prescribed IN this ct'nont sch
dine element would be clerical mistake villain
the meaning 1f that portion OF the hlteenh tec,on ~ ea
ter sir nve o. pst Of Revised sistoies, Whieb
| IL n these words D.,
IN npon ~ ocs edng the votes II shall clearly
appear that IN statement produed "a
them ceraiu mat erH omitted such sa'cmcnt VIII
should have been inserted that nsisscs whicA are
clerical merely eli'L they shal esuse Sc; , -,
the a,sttc rnyasses when tho sae nent ~ reurned
them to such ions "a he facts OF nc case re-
| aure,1 aud their ctuHsn y De cpfIssty rscI
| that L, stated IN conformity WIN the dTcetabs O' w
M 10 whether or not any matter be omitted in the ,aie
nent under consde ration when should have bsen lnsei
Guestous OF fact which the law directs your BOARD
decide using che evidence won which have above state
its acton must be based. 49,, . a.,
rnep ceary app 10 your Board that here i an ON
son that nisase mere clerical exists ia IT, within ~
ntyn ABOVE given by ~ omssion OF mistse u
. day OF your BoHtd SEND u back, by one OF is mum
10 dstfist 90 huv. Ia. Dfnsen supplied
| o. he mis- Al. CoTsclel by then
| Al which is tc.pecifuhy submitted -, 50 our,,,
Segsi adviser 20 ths Board OF Supervisors