The weekly union record., 1864-10-22
Counting and Receiving the Votes, De-
elaring the Result of Elections, and
Certificates of Election.

Arr. 2Iss-SEc. % As soon as the polls are
closed or the afternoon q the day Of election the
Judges shall open the ballot box and commence
coCltlug tie votes; ard il no case shall the ballot
box be removed from the roora in which any elec-
ton NAV b- held until 81 the ballots are counted
the counting of ballots shall in ali eases Be- public:
the ba lots shall be taken out carefully one By ore,
tv The IusDee -lr Gr one Of the judges. who shAl.
sou contained therein. and tie Office for which eve
fy such person : voted for- Each clerk shall write
down each cflce 70 be filed. and the name OF - n
person voted FER such Office. and shall keep tie
aemher of yores hy tailies a. they are read aloud
ly The Inspector or Judge The counting Of the
T9te= shall he continued without adjournment till
-. aIe counted
AEF.z zl+0-SEc. 3l.-Ift tso tickets shall be foand
folded together they shall both be rejected; and il
more persons are Designated on any ticket for any
Office than are T. be elected 10 snch o1ic-. such
part Il the ticket shall not be counted for any Of
ihem; but no ticket shall be lost fer want q form
il the Board q Judges can determine u their sAtS
faction tie pers0n voted FOR and the Office intended
STATUTE OF ls53.-PAGE 9j4.-
SECTION 3j. As soon as The votes are read oit
and counted, certificate shall be drawn lp on
each of the papers containing the poll Isis AZ j
tallies attached thereto stating the number o.
votes each person voted f9r has received and des-
ignating the Office 20 I'll which he was voted for
which number shall be written in words at fun
length. Each certificate shall be signed by the
Clerks, the Judges and Inspector, one Of sald Ger
tIfcates with the poll st and tally paper - which
it Is attached shall be retained by the Inspector
and preserved by him at least SIX months The
ballots shall be strung upon cord OF thread by
the Inspector during the counting OF the ballots,
in the order in which they are entered upon the
tallr list by the Clerks and said ballots together
with the other Of said certificates, with the poll
list and tally paper 70 which It Is attached shall
he sealed up by the Inspector in presence Of the
judges ana Clerks. and indOrsed Election Re
turns and he directed and delivered or sent by
the Inspector 10 the County Clerk OF tie County IN
which the election j held aud the said ballots
shall be kept for at least SIX mouths by the ssid
Clerk, aud any person be ot the opinion that the
vote OF any precinct shall not have been correctly
counted, he may appear on the day appointed for
the Board OF Supervisors l. open the returns and
demand recount Of the vote OF said precinct, and
the Board oil Supervisors shall proceed to recount
the vote Of the precinct that Is claimed 70 have
been incorrectly counted
ART. 2l42-SEc. 36-The said package shall be
delivered TO the county clerk by one OF the Judges
clerks Of Election IA person. OF may be sent by
private hand or mail II sent by private hand. the
person delivering il shall before the county clerk,
take aud subscribe an affidavit that the package
was delivered to him by one Of the judges, naming
him. that II has not been ont o his possession since
1t was e.cived and has undergone no alteration
while ia his possession. The affidavit shall be en-
dlrse3 the package. Il sent by mail it shall be
mailed by one OF the judges, and the postmaster
shall make Oh il an endorsement that he received
it from one OF the Judges-namng him.