Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-11-01
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SIC 10. AZ soon as tho polls shall close tho Of
heers Of the election shall proceed to count al
the votes east for each candidate voted for. anc
make out full return Of the same In triplicate
with return sheet in addition in all Of which
the votes received by each candidate shall Civ
en- after his or her name FIRST in words and ngair
In figures. and shall be signed by all Of said Of.
fleets, and certified by ovorseors If any, or if no
so certified the ovcrseers and any officer refusing
to sign or certify or either OF them, shall writ,
upon each Of the returns his or their reasons ioi
not signing or certifying them. The vote a. sool
as couned sAaH aiso Dc pnbiioy oad fully declarea
from he uindow 10 The oitissns present, and a
Lri.f statement Shooting the eotes rsceired BY eael
candidate shall Do made asd signed ty tls election
officers soon az he vote is counted, and he san,
shan be Immediately posted up on The door Of "a,
election house for igjormotion Of The puJiie. The
triplicate returns shah be enclosed In envelopes
and be sealed 10 tho presence Of the officers,
and one envelope with the unscsicd return sheet
given 10 the judge, which shall contain ono nst
of voters, tally paper, aud oaths Of officers, and
another Of said envelopes shah be givcn 10 the mi.
nority Inspector. An judges living With. t~elvs
miles OF the proihonotary's Office, or within
twenty -four miles, II their residence be In town,
village or city on the line Of railroad leading
TO the county scat, shall before two o'clock, post
other judges shall before twelve O'Clock meridian
Of the second duy after the election, deliver said
return, together with return sheet, TO tho pro.
fhonotary Of the court ol common pleas OF the
county, which Il return sheet shall be fled and
the day and hour Of filing marked thereon, and
shall bo preserved by tho prothonotary for public
inspection. At twelve o'clock on the said second
day following any election, the psothohotary Of
the court Of common pleas shall present the said
returns to the said court 10 counties where there
is no rysidcni president judge, the associate jadg-
es shall perform the duties Imposed upon the
court Of common pleas, which shall convene for
said purpose the returns presented BY the pro-
thonotary shall be opened by said court, and com
puted by such Of its officers, and such sworn as
sisants as the court shall appoint in the presence
Of tho Judge or judges Of said court, and the
rotnrns certify and certificates Of election issued
under the seal Of the court, as is now required 70
be done by the return judges, and the vote as 40
computed and certified shall be open 10 the public,
and In case tho return Of any election district
shall be missin when the returns arc presented,
or In case Of complaint o. qualified clcstor under
oath charging palpable fraud or mistake, and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, OF where fraud or mistake is apparent on
tho return, the court shall examine the return,
and II In tho judgment Of the court II shall 5e
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summary process against the election oihctrs
and overseers II any, Of the election district com
planned or to bring them forthwith into court,
with all election psrers 10 their possession, and
II paipabie mistake or fraud shall be discovered,
II shall, upon such hearing AZ may be deemed
necessary to enlghten the court, and bs corrected
by the court, aad 20 certified but allegations Of
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided BY the
ssid court within three days after The day the
returns are brought into court for computation,
and the said inquiry shall DO directed only to
palpable frapd Or mistake, and shall not be
deshed \ Judicial Jurisdiction 70 conclude any
contest now or hereafter 70 DO prosieed By law,
and the other Of said iripiicate returns shall be
placed in the box and sealed up with the ballots
Nothing In this act shall require the returns Of
election Of borough or township oiieen to Be
made 70 the courts ss directed In this section, bat
all the returns Of the election Of tovnship and
bcroush ca,cers shall IA encIcsod Ia sealed cover
directed 10 Tho proihonossry Of ths court Of com
men pleas Of fhs proper county, and shall by
lons ono Of them bs delivered Int hIr slnoc
within three days amer every such election and
hied therein. In counties where there are three
or more judgescf ssid court, learned IN the Law,