The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-09-01

subscribe "a statement of the result of the
same, and cause the same certified to be de-
livered by a messenger appointed by them to
the secretary of state of this state within one
week after said election, who shall forthwith
file the same in his Office as an official paper
Z. And be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the governor to summon to attend
him, on the twenty-first day after such cleo
ton, four or more of the members of the
senate, who shall meet on the last named day
10 the senate chamber, in the city of Trenton,
at the hour of two o'clock p. NJ, and they,
with the governor, shall constitute board Of
state canvassers to canvass and estimate the
votes given for and against each of said am
endments, and the said board of state canvass
ers shall proceed to organize and determine
the result according to the provision of the act
entitled AN act to regulate elections APP
proved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and
forty-sx, SO far as they are applicable, and
shall determine and declare which of said pro-
posed amendments have been adopted, and
shall forthwith deliver IA statement of the re-
suit as to each amendment to the secretary of
state of this state, to be held in his Office as an
official paper, and any proposed amendment
which by said certificate and determination of
the board of state canyassers shall appear to
have received in its favor a majority of all the
votes cast in the state for and against said pro-
posed amendment shall, from lifetime of filing
said certificate, be and become an amendment
to and part of the constitution of this state,
and it shall be the duty of the governor of this
state forthwith, after such determination, to
issue proclamation declaring which of said
proposed amendments have been adopted by
the people.
s. And be 1t enacted, That this act, together
with the said proposed amendments, shall be
published in all the newspapers which were
authorized by law on the first day of january,
eighteen hundred and seventy-five, to publish
the laws of this state, and the same shall be
published in the said newspapers for four
weeks next preceding said election once in
each week, and no other publication shall be
made in said newspapers, but neglect OF failure
to publish as aforesaid shall not impair the
validity of such election, and the secretary of
state shall furnish copy of this law to each
of said newspapers.
0. A,sd be 1t enacted, That the same notice
of the election provided for by this act in the
townships and wards of the state shall be
given as is now required by law in-case of the
annual election for members of the legislature.
10. A'ad be ii enacted, That all officers of
elections who shall assist in conducting said
election shall receive the same compensation
and be paid in the same manner as is now
provided by law in case of the annual election.
II. And be 1t enacted, That no law respect
ing the registration of voters shall be applca-
BILE to the election provided for by this act.
1e. And be 1t enacted. That it shall be the
duty of the secretary of state to prepare and
have printed a sufficient number of the bal
lots provided for in this act in the form here
in provided for the use of the voters of the
state, and shall at least two weeks before the
time fixed herein for said election, transmit to
the clerk of each county, this state sutfi-
cient number for the use Of the voters of that
county, and it shall be the duty of the clerk of
each county, at least one week before said
election, to transmit to the judges of election
in each polling district of his county sniff
cient number for the use of the voters of such
polling district.
"a. And be 1T enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately. 80
"A nnroyed April 8. 1876,