The Morning herald., 1876-12-14
FLORIDA.
THE BOARD or CANvAssERs SUBMIT Fob
PUBLICATION CERTIFIED COPIES OF TEE
MINUTES OF THDIR PROCEEDINGS,

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PUBLICATION CERTIFIED COPIES OF TEE
MINUTES or TA1IR PROCEEDINGS.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 12.-The Supreme
Court did not meet to-day for the hearing
OF the mandamus case, % the Democratic
counsel were not ready with their papers.
1t will meet to- morrow. The Congress.
sional committee met this morning,
and spent the day in discussisg its powers
under the resolution that called for its
appointment. It was decided to 70 into
an investigation of both State and national
elections. A call was made upon the
Secretary of State for copies of the re-
turns, which will bc furnished. After
adopting certain rules for the government
Of the committee, 1t adjourned until
to- morrow. The minutes of the Canvassing
Board during its executive session have
been furnished to the press for publication.
The copy Is official, und ID now given to
the public for the first time.
Certified copy of the minutes of the pro-
ceedings of State Board of Canvassers at
their final session, December s and 9, 1876.
WEDNEsDAY, December 5-1O A. M
The Board met in private session. 1t was
ordered that those counties which were nOt
contested should be first taken up and can
vsssed. The following counties were then
canvassed according to tho face of the
returns, namely: Brown, Bradford, CAL
houn, Dade, Escambis, Franklin, Gadsden,
Marion, Putnam, Polk, Santa Rosa, Sumter,
st. Johns, Suwaunnee, Taylor, Volusa,
Waoulia, Walton and Washington. Baker
county was taken up and canvassed accord
ing to the precinct returns by the unani-
nous vote Of the Board. In Clay county
twenty-ntne votes were added to and four
illegal votes taken from the Democratic
electoral and State vote, and eight votes
were aided to and two illegal votes taken
from the Republican votes, and with these
amendments of the return the county was
canyassed by unanimous vote. In Her.
nando county FIVE illegal votes were deduct
ed from the Democratic electoral vote !;
with this deduction the county was can
vassed BY unanimous vote. Nassau county
was canvassed according to the face OF
the returns by q unanimous vote, Lew
county was canvassed according to the face
OF the returns by unanimous vote. Or
ange county, seven illegal votes were de-
Quoted from the Democratic electoral and
State vote, and with their deduction the
county was canvassed by unanimous vote.
oNneAoSa SouAVy1 sAAUy AAc&0l VObcb were
deducted from the Republican vote, and
with this deduction the county was can
vassed by unanimous vote. Leon county,
two illegal votes, were deducted from the
Republican vote, and with this deduction
the county was canvassed by unanimous
vote. Manatee county, this entire county
was thrown out Of the canvass on account
of the entire absence of any and all legal
steps In preparation for the election and in
holding the same. The vote stood as fol-
lows: The Secretary of State and the Con :
troller for its rejection, and the Attorney
General (Dem) for retaining it. Duval
county This county was canvassed by com
pairing the county return with the several
precinct returns, on account of the former
not bearing the signature of the County
Judge.
The vote stools, Secretary of State and
Controller for canvassing the county, At
torney General for refusing it.
Hamilton county, eighty. three Democrat
ic votes and fifty-eight Republican, which
had been illegally tdded to the electoral
vote on the face of the return, were thrown
out.