The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-06

OF mlsdemeanor. and shall be sentenced
for every such offence to pay fine not ex-
| ceeding five hundred dollars, or to under
| go an Imprisonment not more than one
| year, or both at the discretion of the
| court.
SEC. IL. AS soon as the polls shall close.
| the officers of election shall proceed 10
| count all the votes cast for each candidate
voted for, and make a full return of the
same In triplicate, with return sheet in
addition, in all OF which the vote received
by each candidate shall be given after his
or her name, first in words and aQain I'm
| hgure, and Shall be signed by all of said
officers and certified by overseers, If any.
or II { so certified, the overseers. and
any officer refusing to sign or certify n,
either of them, shall write upon each of
the returns his or their reasons for not
| signing or certifying them. The vote as
soon as counted. shall also be publicly
and fully declared from the window To
tne citizens present, and brief statement
showing the votes received by each candi-
date shall be made and signed bv the elec-
| tion officers as soon as the vote is counted
and the same shall he Immediately posted
| up ON the door of the election house for
information OF the public The triplicate
| returns shall be enclosed in ENVELOPES and
be sealed in the presence of the officers.
and one envelope, with the unsealed re-
turn sheet, given TO the Judge. which shall
contain one list of voters, tally-paper. and
oaths OF officers, and another of said en-
veioPes snail be given to the minority in
spector. All Judges living within twelve
miles OF the prothonotary's Office. or with
IN twenty-four miles, if their resiuence he
in town, village, or city upon the line of
railroad leading 10 the county seat. shall.
Deiore TWO O'clock post meridian of the
DAY after the election, and all other Judges
shall, before twelve o'clock meridian of
the second day after the election. deliver
said return, together with return sheet.
10 the prothonotary of the court of com
mon pleas OF the county, which said re-
turn sheet shall he filed and the day and
hour of filing marked thereon. and shall
be preserved by the prothonotary for pub
Tic inspection. At twelve o'clock on the
second day following any election, tho
prothonotary of the court of common
pleas shall present the said returns to the
said court In counties where there is no
resident president judge, the associate
Judges shall perform the duties imposed
upon the court of common pleas, which
snail convene for said purpose the re-
turns presented by the prothonotary shall
be opened by said court and computed bv
such of its officers, and such sworn assist
ants as the court shall appoint,in the pres
ence of the Judge or judges of said court.
ana the returns certified and certificates
OF election issued under the seal of the
court as is now required to be done by re-
turn Judges; and the vote as SO comm ed
and certified, shall he made a matter of
record in said court. The sessions of the
said court shall be open to the public. |
ana In case the return of any election dis. |
trict shall be missing when the returns
are presented, or i'm case of complaint Of
qualified elector under oath, charging nal |
pabie fraud or mistake, and Particularly
specifying the alleged freud or mistake or
Where fraud or mistake is apparent in the |
ieeirn, the court shall examine the re-
turn, and if in the judgment of the court |
1t shall be necessary to lust return said |
court shall issue summary process against |
the election officers and overseers. AZ anv
OF the election district complained of to
Drlhg them forthwith into court, with all
electlon papers i'll their possession: and If
palpable mistake or fraud shall be discoy
cred, II shall, upon such hearing as NAV
be deemed necessary to enlighten The
court be corrected by the court. and so
certined; put all allegations of palpable
maud or mistake shall be decided nv the
said court within three days after the dav
the returns are brought into court for COM
putation; and the said inquiry shall Le
directed OILY to palpable fraud or mistake.
ana snail not be deemed judicial adjudi-
Sti.Ipii 70 cohclude any contest now or
hereafter to be provided by law; and the
other OF said triplicate returns shall be
placed in the box and sealed up with tho
ballots. Nothingin this act shall reouiretbe
returns OF election of township or borough
ofhcers to be made to the court as directed
ton of township or borough officers shall
be enclosed in sealed cover, directed 10
the prothonotary of the court of common
pleas of the proper county, and shall. by
some one OF them, be delivered into this
Office within three days after everu such |
election and filed therein. In counties
where there are three or more Judges of
said court learned in the law, at least two
J judges shall sit to compute and certify re-
turns, uhless nnayoidably prevented. If
Sny OF the Judges shall himself be a can
uluate Tor any office at any election he
shall not sit with the court, or act in count-
ing the returns of such election and i'm
such cases the other judges, If any. shall
act and III in any county there shall he
no guuge quahnod 10 hold the said court,
under the provisions of this act, present
and able To act, then, and i'm every such
case, the register of Wills, the sheriff and
the county commissioners of the proper
county shall be and constitute a hoard
who. or majority of whom, shall have
and exercise all the powers and perform
all the duties vested m, or required 10 he
performed by the court of common pleas
OF such county. by and under the provis-
ions OF this section but none of the said
officers shall act as q member of such
BOARD when himself candidate for any
office at the election. the returns of which
the said board is required to count under
the provisions of this section. The returns
required by this act 10 be pl esented by the |
parliamentary of the courts of common
pleas OF the counties of Philadelphia and
Allegheny, respectively, siali he present
cd to such three or more of the Judges of
the several courts Of common pleas of
said counties, respectively, as the judges
OF said courts, or "A majority of them, may
designate 10 perform the duty of reeeiv-
ing, computing and certifying said re- ,
turns. When two or more counties are
for the election of any officer I
The courts of such counties shall each ap-
point return judge 10 meet at such time I
and place, as required by law, to compute
and certify the vote of such dis rict. All #,
officers provided for bv this act shall be !
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