The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-16
The Florida Election Law.


The votes are first counted In public &C
tbs polls and then p1bisi5s can .bys
the County Board of Canyaasers. This
Comfy Board. however, etnsists not OF
eommissioners appointed bY the. Governor
but 81 the county Judge, the county clerk,
and Justice of the, peace The result OF
this canvass Id recorded lii bis Office by the
clerk, and copies sent, one 10 The Governor:
and one to the Secretary OF State. Section,
q. chapter 1883, regulates the canvass by
tie State Board OF the returns received Dy
the Secretary d. State. 1t Eeads as tolioWss:r
Con the thirty-fifth day sitter the holding
of any general or special election Tor any
State officer, member Of the Legislature or
Representative In Congress, Or sooner II the
returns shall have been received from Inc;
several counties wherein elections snail
have been held, the Secretary OF state,
.httorfey. General, and Controller OF Pubic
Accounts, or any two OF them. together
with any other member of the Cabinet who
may be- designated by them, shall meet 3sat
THE office of the; Secretary OF State, DUR
suafit to notice to be given by the Secretary
OF State, and form board OF State
canyassers, Il and proceed ito III canvass
the returns Of said elections and de-
termine and declare who shall shave been
elected to- any such office;f OF any sucn
member, as shown by such returns: ~ any
such returns, shall be .StoaoR or shdn appear.
to be $50 irre1alar, false, orJraudatte'.t thG1
the Board shall! be: unable to;.deferraane ;the
true u0te for any such officer or rnenaoeT,tisey
shall so certify, and shall. notanctade Suc@
return ,inttkeirE determination dfad 'dectara-
ton, and the Secretary .of State !shali pre-
serve and file in his office oil such returns,'
nh, Hnhf1rnpflfg
nsners as may have been received by him or.
by said Board of Canvassers. The: said
Board shall, make and sign certificate,
containing in words written mt full length
the whole number Of votes given: for each
office, the number Of votes given for each
person for each office, and for member OF
the Legislature, and therein declare the re-
suit, which certificate shall be recorded in
the office Of the Secretary Of State in asbook
to be kept for that purpose, and the Score
tary Of State shall cause a certified copy OF
such certificate to be published in one or
more newspapers printed at the seat OF gov
eminent" .....s.-a.. nt.sy..%
Words in italics apply to members Of the
Legislature and Governor, as we'll as to
State officers. Nothing is said as to the
votes for electors for the. offices of Presi-
dent and Vice. President, but as all the ofl-
GERS composing the Board OF State Canvass
ers are Republicans, it is probable that,
should the decision come before them, they
will go to any length allowed by public
opinion at the North. The election officials
in Florida are quite as Inscriptions, we be-
lieve, as those Of Louisiana or South Caro-
lima. .srs ~ RS = .,a
The above is the law Mr.. Cooke referred
to. It does not touch the electors for Pre-
sident. But even If 1t could be applied to
them, it requires the Board to meet q soon
er il the returns shall have been received"