Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-10-22

ton returns" and be directed and de-
livered, or sent by the chairman to the
county recorder of the county in
which the election is held.
SEC. %. The said package shall be
delivered to the county recorder by one
of the judges or clerks of election III
person or may be sent by plibate hand
or by mail. If sent by private hand,
the person delivering it shall, before
the county clerk, take ard subscribe
an affidavit that the package was deliv-
cred to him by one of the judges mann
ing him), that it has not been out of
his possession, since it was received
and has undergone no alteration while
in his possession. The affidavit shall
be endorsed on the package. If sent
by mail it shall be mailed by one Of the
judges; and the postmaster shall make
Oh it endorsement that he received it
from one of the judges, (naming him.
Sec. 80. No tally paper, poll list or
certificate, returned from any election,
shall be set aside or rejected for want
of form; nor on account of its not being
strictly in accordance with the direc-
tons of this act, if the same can be
satisfactorily understood.
Sec. 81. On the tenth day after the
day of election, or as soon as he shall
have received the returns from each
precinct of the county, if he receive
them within that time, the county
reco' der shall proceed to estimate the
vote of the county, a statement Of which
shall be drawn up and signed by him.
The statement shall contain the
names of the persons voted for; the office
to fill which each person was voted for;
the number of votes given at each
precinct to each Of such persons, and
the number of votes given to each in the
county; and the same shall be filed,
together with the returns from each
precinct, in his office.*
Sec. 80. The person having the
highest number Of votes given for each
office to be filed by the votes of a
single county, shall be declared
elected; and the county recorder shall
Immediately make out and deliver, or
send to him, certificate Of election,
signed by said recorder, and authenti-
Gated by the seal of his Office.
THE ELECTION OF COUNTY RECORDER.
SEC. 33. When county recorder is
to be elected the Judge of probate shall
examine the returns so soon as they
are filed, and issue to the person chosen
a certificate Of election, in the form
prescribed in the preceding section.
OF THE ELECTION OF TERRITORIAL OF
FICERS.
Sec. 81. When there are officers voted
for who are chosen by the qualified cleo
tors of the Territory, it shall be the
dutyof each county recorder, as soon as
the statement of the vote Of his county
is made out, as required in section
thirty-one Of this chapter. to copy
therefrom so much as relates to the
votes given for such officers, certify to
the correctness thereof, under his hand
and seal of his Office and transmit the
same to the secretary Of the Territory,
endorsing on the package the words
ELECTION returns" On the sixtieth
day after the day of election, Or so soon
as the returns shall have baen received
from all the counties Of the Territory,
if received within that time, the secre-
tary of the Territory shall compare
and estimate thu. vote and declare the
person elected, and make out and file
in his office statement thereof, a
certified copy Of which shall be trans
mitted to the person SO ascertained to
be elected, which shall be a sufficient
commission.
SEC. 30. No certificate shall be with
held on account of any defect or infor-
mality IN the return of any election, if
it can with reasonable certainty be
ascertained from such return what Of
fee is intended, and who is entitled to
such certificate; nor shall any commits
sion be withheld by the governor on
account Of any such defect or informah-
ty of any returns made to the Office CT
the secretary of the Territory.
OF THE DELEGATE.
SEC. SO. When elections are held for
delegates in congress, the county re-
corder Of each county shall make his
returns thereof in the manner pres
cribed in this chapter to the secretary CT
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