The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-27

1 " VI n aihiHueihealoI. sdlu snail be sentenced
for every such offence to pay tine not ex-
eeeding five hundred dollars. or 20 UNDER
| go an Imprisonment not more than ono
year, or both at the discretion of the
court. ~ alif falf-Hut ttHH H7l - = -
| SEC. l3. As soon as the polls shall close.
tne otncers OF election shall proceed TO
count All the votes cast for each candidate
voted for, and make a full return of the
same in triplicate, with return sheet in
= 'ditioD, IL al OF which the vote received
by each caiididafa shall be given after his
or her name, irSt in words aud again in
ngure, aud shall be signed by all of said
officer and certified by overseers, If any,
or II n so certified, the overseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certify. o.
elther 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
the citizens present, and brief statement
showing the votes received by each eandi-
date shall be nude and sign d bv the elee-
tlon ofhcers as soon as the vote is counted
| and the same shall he Immediately posted
up on the door of the election hou tor
Information of the public. The triplicate
returns shall be enclosed in envelopes and
seated in the presence of the officers,
and one envelope, with the unsea,ed re-
turn sheet, given to the judge, which shall
contain one list of voters. tally-paper, and
NJ
velopes shall be given to the minority in
speeetor. All Judges living within twelve
miles of the prothonotary's office. or with
in twenty-four mil ls, ii their resiuence be
in town, village, or city upon the line of
railroad leading o the county seat, sha |,
pefore two o'clock p1st meridian of the
day after the election, and all other Judges
shall, before twelve O'Clock meridian of
the secon6 Gay a.stto: the election, deliver
salu return, together with return sheet,
to the prothonotary of the court of com
mon pleas OF the county, which said re-
turn sheet shall be filed and the day and
hour of filing marked thereon, and shall
he preserved by the prothonotary for pub
lie inspection. At twelve o'clock on th,
second day following any election. the
prothonotary of the court of mmon
pleas shall present the said returns to the
said court. In counties where there ls no
resident president Judge the associate
Judges shall perform the duties imposed
upon the court OF common pleas, which
shall convene for said purpose the re-
turns presented by the protiOnotary shall
be opened by said court and computed by
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,
and the returns certified and certificate,
OF election issued under the seal of the
court as is now required to be done by re-
turn judges ; and the vote a. so compu ed
and certified, shall he ma o matter of
record in said court. The sessions of the
said court shall he open to the public
Aud in case the return of any election dis
trict shall be missing when the returns
are presented, Or in case of complaint of a
qualified elector under oath, charging pal
pabie fraud or mistake, and particularly
specifying the alleged freud or mistake or
asWhere fraud or mistake is apparent i'm the
'sfeturn, the court shall examine the re-
turn. aud if in the judgment OF the court
it shall be necessary TO just return, said
court shall issue summary process against
the election officers and overseers. If any.
OF the election district complained of, to
bring them forthwith into court. with ali
election papers in their possession; and if
palpable mistake or fraud shall be discov-
ered 1t shall, upon such hearing as NAV
be deemed necessary TO enlighten the
court, be corrected by the court, and so
certified; but all allegations of palpable
fraud or mistake shall be decided bY the
said court within three days after the day
the returns are brought into court for rona-
putati N and the said inquiry shall lie
directed OILY 10 palpable fraud or mistake,
and shall not be deemed a judicial adjudf-
cation 10 conclude any contest now or
hereafter to be provided by law and the
other OF said triplicate returns shall be
piave1 i'm the box and sealed up with the
ballots. Sothingin this act shall req uirc the
returns OF election of township or borough
officers to be made to the court as directed
III thls ScttloH DuL all returns Ot the elcfs-
/. tlon OF township or borough officers shall
be enclosed an sealed cover, directed to
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 every such
election and filed therein. In counties
where there are three or more judges of
said court learned in the law, at least two
JUDGES shall sit to compute aud certify re-
turns, unless unavoidably prevented. If
any OF the Judges shalt himself be cam
didate for any office at any election, he
shall not sit with the court, or act in count
. ing the returns of such election and in
such cases the other jud es, if any, shall
act and If in any county there shall be
no judge qualified to hold the said court,
| under the provisions of this a l. -present
aud able 10 act, then, and in every such
case, the register of wills, tho sheriff and
the county commissioners of the proper
county shall be and constitute a hoard
who, or a majority of whom, shall have
and exercise all the powers aud perform
all the duties vested IN, or required to he
performed by tho court of common pleas
of such county by and under the prOvis-
ions of this section; but none of the said
l officers shall act as member of such
beard when himself candidate for any
office at the election, the returns of W ich
the said board is required to count under
the provisions of this section. The returns
required by this act to be pi esented by the
pruthonotary of the courts of common
pleas of the counties of Philadelphia and
Allegheny, respectively, shall be present
ed tD such three or more Of the judges of
the several courts of common pleas OF
said counties, respectively, ~ the judges
of said courts, or a majority of them, may
t designate To perform the duty OF receive
, ing, computing and certifying said re-
turns. When two or more counties are
connected for the election of amy officer,
he rourts of such counties shall each APP
point return iuGge 20 meet at such time
and place, as required by law, TO compute
and certify the vote Of such dis rict. All
officers provided for by this act shall be