Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-29
The Election Law.

We publish the following extracts from the
Territorial laws for the-convenience Of officers
of elections:
BEcr;ox /. Bet enacted BY the Leg;sin,ire
fsaessJiy Of the Territory Of Washsagssn, hat il
shall be the duty Of all inspectors of elections,
before dcpositiRg the ballot Of any voter in
the balloS box, 10 Number each and every bal
lot with the number to correspond with tho
number Of the vO:cr - registered by the clerks
Of election.
SEC. .. It shall be the duty of the Judges
and inspector of election in each precinct. nf-
ter the close of the polls, for the judges to
count the votes the inspector to string the
ballots at the time Of counting, and after al
the ballots have been counted and strung, it
shall be the duty Of the inspector to place
them in sealed envelope aud write thereon
ballots Of - precinct, - county, WASH
ipgton Territory, election held this - day
Of -, ls6--, and send said sealed envelope
TO the auditor Of the county where eaid clec-
ton il held, who shall keep said sealed cnvel-
ope to the auditor Of the county where saia
eletion is held, Who shall keep said sealed en-.
vclopc containing said ballots unopened fer
the period of six months to be used only ~
evidence in ease or cases Of contest when
called for, at the end Of which time il shall bc
the duty Of said county auditor to burn said
ballots in presence Of two other county Of
GERS.
.fssemJiy Of tie Territory Of Washington, That
section six, chapter seventh of the act To
which this is amcndatory, be and is hereby
amended by striking out the first five lines Of
said section except the last word 10 the y and
substituting the following: On the tenth day
after the day Of each election, Or as soon a.
he shall have received the returns from each
precinct Of the county, if he receive them
within that time, il shall be the duty Of the
county auditor to notify two county officers,
one OF whom shall be justice of the peace,
to be present ut the Office of said county audi
tor, on day named by said county auditor,
for the purpose Of canvassing the votes east at
said election in tho different precincts Of the
county, and it shall be the duty of the Justice
Of the peace present as one Of the canvnssers
Of said votes, to administer the following
oath or affirmation to the county auditor hav-
ing in his possession the election returns Of
said county: 81 do solemnly swear Tor af-
firm that the returns purpOrting to be tho
election returns Of the several precincts in this
county have been in no wise altered by additions
or crasures, and that they are the same as when
received them, SO help me God: " the said
oath or affirmation to be in writing. and signed
by the county auditor, and certified to by tho
aforesaid justice Of the peace, and placed on
file in said auditors office, among the papers
npperaining to said election, and then the
said auditor, with the assistance of the two
county officers aforesaid, shall proc, cd TO CONT
the vote of said county or precincts, n state
mcnt Of which shall Ne drawn up and signc.
by them. And it shall be deemed misle-
mcnnor in the county auditor if he shall neg
lect or refuse to return the total number Of
votes rs counted, if such votes can be with rea-
s0nable certainty ascertaincd.