New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-17
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the opening sections was due oyersght hence the
changes just mentioned. The amendatory act however
contained an entirely section (i), which reaiS AS
follows emitting the portions referring to the Issuing OF
certificates of election
On the 3jih day after the holding OF any general OF
specia election for any State officer, member OF the LIB
islature, representative IN Congress, " SOONER n
returns shall have been received IRON 1e rev retav
of state, Attorney General ana the tuntToir Vi ~
Accounts or any two of them together Win any Vtoi
member Of the Cabinet who may he designated ny tne
shall meet the Office OF the secretary OF ble, Pi ~
IN notice 10 he ysu by the Sc tary of state ana FORM
a board of state canvdsscrs and proceed TO ca vass .
returns said election, and determine ana decIIe WIZ
ahai nav. heen elected TO any such office, or as such
menoer as shown by such returns. III any such reus
shall be shown shall appear 10 ne so flcglisi'
or fraudulent that the shall be unable to determine
the true vote for amy such oicer member they sla
so cert " and shall not inclnde sucu returns III
Termination and declarations and the Secretary OF Sl.o
shall preserve and fe in his office ali such returns, 10
getncr VITA such other documents anu papers ~ is
nave been received by him by said board OF CANVASS
ers. 49,.
II will be observed that the section just quoted do
not refer in any to the canvasslng oil the
for electors 1t also differs from Section % OF the Ia" vi
1865 in providing for an additional member Vi '"o
board and in fixing the latest time OF meeting WV
weeks later than the latest time fixed by the act OF looo
II the returns Tor electors to be canvaSSed under Sec
tion % 1861 as the law 10 provide inc Boar"
can only declare the result certified 10 by the CouS
judges and clerks Of the Circuit Courts uuder
QS72) they have the power to revise the returns ioi
State officers members OF the Legislature, ana Oohs"
men, The time for meeting this year, under sectoh 20
woud be Nov o. and under Section uS72), Dec IL
The only provisions csewpere made In the TWO acts o
throwing ont fraudulent votes are contained III
sections 81 and % OF the law Of 1865. Section II
provides that as as the polls are hnai'
closed tne inspectors shall publicly canvass
the vote and continue the canvass until IL IL
comnleted II the number Of ballots exceeds the num-
her Of persons who shall voted may appear ny
the clerks list the ballot, shall be replaced In the oo~
and one Of the inspectors shall publicly draw OUT '"
dcsrov unopeued SO many of auch ballots shall DC
ronal 10 sucl excess" Section % declares that III
t mr. more baots snall b. found folded together so ~
tn nl,seu c nnpearance Of "a single ballot, theb shah
Ie id aside until the count OF tine aOts Is cOnpctcu'
and if, upOn comparison OF tue count anu INC aiP,
nnce Of such ballots majority of the board shal De Oh
tr nrnioD that The ballots thus folded tJgriher
voted by one prison. such ballots slhil ne u'suusu'
C.rtihc;ps of ne result Ice sent To the 'OuhY
INDIE and he clerk of the Circuit Court thr
latter agp receives the oiths OF tue inspectors uuu
clerks and the poll list when the canvass by thcsc o
GERS has been Completed certificates Ol the result hio
sent TO the secret ry vi ~ c aud the bovrrno'
w1eb the vote nf the state u canNassed by te otdte
Hoard as described above. Tue CIcmt tOuft 'leIh
issues certificates cleo ION To county nlccr
II two or more receive AN equal anu Tue hlshe,
number of votes any county Office the clefb shli
c1usc notice TO gwen them 10 appear Al MS ONCE ~
stated time within days aitcr the canvass, 10 h
terrnur nv lot which such persons shall le eni'u
IN snri office III such per,uns either Ci them sii
not attend the clerk srall invite some dsihcIrsten
ector 10 attend his proxy, and the persons OF tl',
uroxies" shall determine which OF the cdhdIia1es sh'
be entitled tie OniUc.