The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-20

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OFFENDING shall upou conviction, be -ruihy
of misdemeanor. and shall be sentenced
tor every such offence 10 pay a fine not ex-
ceedng five hundred dollars. or IN under
90 an imprisonment not more than one
year, or both at the discretion of the
court.
SEC. 10. As soon as the polls shall close,
the officers 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 re urn sheet in
'dition, in all OF which the vote received
by each candidate shall be given after his
or her name, first in words and again i'm
figure, and shall be signed by all of said
officer and certified by overseers, if any,
or II n I sn certified, the overseers, and
any officer refusing to sign or certify, o.
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,
the citizens present, and brief statement
showing the votes received by each. candi.
date shall be made and sign d bv the cleo
tion officers 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 i'm envelopes and
sealed in the presence of the officers,
and one envelope, with the unsealed re-
contain one list of voters, taly-paper. and
Oaths of officers, and another of said en-
velopes shall be given to the minority in
| sIector. All judges livin. within twelve
miles of the prothonotary's office, or with
| in twenty-four mil s. If their reSiuence be
in town, village, or city upon the line of
railroad leading the county seat, sha /,
| before 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,
to the prothonotary of the court of COM
| mon pleas of the county, which said re-
! turn sheet shall lie filed and the day and
hour of filing marked thereon, and shall
be preserved by the prothonotary for pub
lie inspection. At twelve o'clock on the
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 IS no
resident president judge, the associate
judges shall perform the duties imposed
upon the court of common pleas, which
shall convene Tor said purpose; the re-
turns presented by the prothonotary 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 certificates
of election issued under the seal of the
court as is now required to he done by re.
turn judges; and the vote as so compu et
and certified, shall he ma matter o
record i'm said court. The sessions of thu
said court shall he open to the public
And in case the return of any election dis
trict shall be missing when the return,
are presented, or in case of complaint of
: qualified elector under oath, cha -ging pal
| pablo fraud-or mistake, and particular,
specifying the alleged fr"ud or mistake, %
where fraud or mistake is apparent in tn
return, the court shall examine the re
turn. and If in the judgment of the cour
1t shall be necessary to just return, sal,
court shall issue summary process agains
the election officers and overseers, if any
5 of the election district complained Of t
, bring them forthwith into court, with al
election papers in their possession ; and
? palpable mistake or fraud shall be discov
: cred, it shall, upon such hearing as ma,
he deemed necessary to enlighten tn
= court be corrected by the court and s
certified; hut all allegations of palpabl
= fraud or mistake shall be decided by th
D said court within three days after the da
e the returns are brought into court for com
l putati m; and the said inquiry shall l.
a directed oI.lv to palpable fraud or mistak,
: and shall not be deemed a judicial adiudi
\ cation to conclude any contest now @
q hereafter to be provided by law; and tn
: other of said triplicate returns shall h
u placed in the box aud sealed up with I'll
y ballots. Sothingin this act shall require I'll
Il returns OF election of township or boroug
/ officers to be made tn the court as directe
e in this section; but all returns of the Gle,
|. tion of township or borough officers sha
II be enclosed in a sealed cover, directed
81 the prothonotary of the court of cpmmn
V pleas OF tine proper county, and shall, b
! some one of them, be delivered into tn
office within three days after every sue
: election and filed therein. In COUNT,
II where there are three or more Judges
J. said court learned in the law at least tN
iudses shall sit to compute aud certify r.
3, turns, unless unavoidably prevented.
d any of the judges shall himself be a cal
Il didate for any office at any election,
u shall not sit with the court, or act in cOun
ing the returns of such election and
'e such cases the other jud ,es, if any, sha
n act and if in any county there shall
rs no Judge qualified To hold the said cour
under the provisions OF this n [, presol
i and abe To act, then, aud in every sut
4 ease, the register of wills, the sheriff Al
is the county commissioners of the prop
h county shall be and constitute boa
m who, or majority of whom, shall ha
as and exercise all the powers and perfor
v all the duties vested IN, or required To
4 performed by the court of common pie
h. of such county by and undor the provi
n ions of this section; but none of the sa
O. officers shall act as member of su,
r. board when himself candidate for al
< Office at the election, the returns of "
n the said board is required to count und
,b the provisions of this section. The retur
,h required by this act 10 be pI esented 10y {
tv pr,thunuiary of the courts of cOmm'
m pleas of tho counties of Philadelphia al
th | Allegheny, respectively, shall be preseI
or ed b. such three or moro of the judges
he the several courts of common pleas
f. ~aid counties, respectively, ~ the judg
TO of said courts, or majority of them, m
of designate to perform the duty OF recei
no ing, computing and certifying said
H. turns. When two or more counties Q
IN connected fer the election of any oflic
or he rourts OF such counties shall each q
,ut point a return judge To meet at such III
ed aud place, as required by law, 10 conpI
N and certify the vote of such dis rict.