New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-13
MINUTES OF THE CANVASS.

OFFICIAL RTCoRD-THE ATTORNEY-GENEBAL DOES
NOT SIGN IT THE BOARD UNANIMOUS ON MOST
OF THE PRECINCTS.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Dec. 12.-The minutes
OF the Canyassing Board during its executive sesSohS
have been furnished to the Associate Press for pup
lcation The copy is official and Is now gwen 10 'ne
public for the first time. IL is as follows:
Ceed conv of the minutes OF the proceedings OF the
state Board OF Canvasscs at their final sessions Dec
and 8, 1876: MT, ,,, mat Z, nrivate
session IL was ordered that those counties whlch hoe
not contested should he first taken up au 70
the face of tne returns viz: Breyard adiOrd Iain
pol saDfr Rosa sumter, ST. Johns Suwanoe, Taylor
Volusia wakulla Walton, and WASHING ton. ,,r,,I
AZ o'clock p M hSr poru re sUos and pro-
ceeded with the canvass Baker County was A Sv the
and canvassed according To the pTeeihc' re'"t ~ VIZ
unanimous vote Of the board -, . , , I'LL
CLAW County-29 votes were added to and nc
ga votes 1aG'n o c were added TO and Illegal votes
taken from the Republican votes, ana WIN tnese W.
mcnts Of the return the county WIS cah'aSSeu ny
unanimous vote. - ,.,..., from,
the Democratic electoral vote; with TINS deducton tne
county was canvassed by unanimous vote. 49,, ,oo 81,
Nassau County was canygssed according 10 the race Vi
the returns bv unanimous vote -, b.. -,
Levy County was canV"sscd ACCORDING W 'iie i"eo Va
the returns by unanimous vote $4,000, ,. q, -
Orange County had illegal votes dedhcteSn iTo. ,o
Democratic electoral and Stale vote and with thelr ue
ducon. the county was canyussed by unanimous SOa
In Jefferson County 60 Illegal votes "yie ~
frnn inc Republican vote and with this deduction tue
comfy was canyassed by unanimous vote -, 49,,
IN Leon County two Illegal votes we're denncien iI
tLe Republican vote. and, with THIS deduction, ue
county was canvassod by a unanimous vote. .
Manaice COunty-Ihs entire county Was tnIo"n gu.
Of the canvass or the entire absence OF any
and all legal steps Ia preparation Tor e eicctlon anu
holding the same The vote stood az louoTH' ino sh
refary Of state aud Controller for s rGccuoh ana tno
Attorney General for retaining IT. ., -. .o.,,,,r
Duyai Cnunty-This county caDyasscd by cCihpar-
ing the county return with the several prc'lhcl t't
on Of the former not bearing e Va ,
county Judge. Tho vote stood: secretary Oh oio ~
Controller for cauyaSsing the county, AuOrneS-Drheia
for refusing II. Hamilton Conn., -Eiglty-thIee po
cratic aud 1ftyeigh Republican yO'er Whlch nhu c
Illegally added to the electoral vote On TIE lace OF IL
'na rciDct No. q giving 323 votes for the Demo
cratic electors and is5 votes for The Spnnncan ssGloTs
ton OF the election law by hs lusp,Cos ~,
pleng the canvass without adlHuihmtnti Va $50" 's
persons 10 handle the ballots ana 20 assist
i'm tLe count III adOuIning over night hnd gong 70
another place and IN signing the tuins next un} which
nis nf when they aid not know. with these deductions
this county canyassed DY a unanimous NOte. 49,,
voIes 10 TIC Deinocltc Electoral aud state ticket and
50 votes to Republican ticket was thrown out OF tue
aws by the inspectors IN gdjOuruing before tho Cohe
ton Of the canvass, aud completing II next aay ~
different place and without public notice Tue vote Tor
ia rejection unanimous. the ATTORNEY -utheiA uc
Gliding, IN reply to question put 70 hi as 70 Tue ieg
thrown out. With this deduction The county was can
AIacIua County-seventeen Illegal electoral votes.
Republican and Is Democratic, at Waldo Precinct were
thrown out unanimously. vote was tasen on Io s
retary Of state and Controller voting 10 retain IL anu
the Atorney-Geueral voting to tlroE 1t out u was re-
tanned, and the county cahYassed win the Deioeheh-
JoeksSp CoanIy-Canpbelton Precinct giving for tho
Republican electoral and state tickets n votes ana Tor
the Democratic tickets 2gl votes was thrown out OF Tue
canvass ON account OF violation OF the election laws BY
the iasIccors IN removing baoboX from the elcc-
ton a their adjournment Tor dinner INTO h hu1h
ing stOIe aud leaving IL there useaed ana conoeAed
from tho public durn "A aid adjournment; In not count
ng the ballots at the close OF the pOs hd comparing
thcn with the number OF names on the pOllist and
because only II Republican ballots were counted our VI
the ballOt-buX, whereas lob persons swear lhhl thy
voted the full Republican ticket at that poll Tue vote
of Inc hoard was as ioows The Secretary OF State aud
Controller for rejecting IT, and the ior
Friendship Church Precinct, giving for the Republican
electoral and State tickets al votes and for the Demo
cratic electoral aud ticket las votes, thrown
ont the account of the violation OF the ec-
ton laws by the Inspectors In placing the DaOtOGX IN
such position be out OF sight of the voters and the
bubble; in placing supervisor at the WIN
dow 20 receive ballots, instead OF IN inspector IN not
making and completing the canvass at the polling
place and without adjournment aud In view OF the pup
lie but in bedroom two miles away aud IN not count
ing the ballots ana comparing them with tie number OF
names on the poll list As to this precinct the vote ot
the board as follows The Secretary Oh slae ana
controller for rejecting IT, and the Attorney General for
roaming it, With these deductions the county was
Tne list Of counties having now been gone through
with nj little after IL O'CLOCK Tuesday night the
board by unanimous vote declared the STATE canvass
concluded and directed the clerk To prepare c'fil-
cate Of the result On the suggestion OF the Attorney
General ho was requested Ia call IN some friend to look
over the clerks figures and verify the fOOtiugs. He IN.
troduced Mr. Pasco, who examined aud 1Onnd sad
footings correct. The certificate Of tho eiec-
tora vote having been prepared and verified
II was signed by two members OF tho boar.-the Score
tary OF State and Charlottesville Acknowledgement de-
setting forth his reasons, The board them o'clock
on the morning OF the 9Th OF December, adjourned 10
allow time the clerical labor OF preparing certificate
OF tie result the large tails wing been COM
peted and verified was signed on the SIN OF DcctnDer
ana dated the 9Th Of December the day the CANVASS was
wM. LEE APTHoRP,
Clerk OF Board Ol CauVassers.
SAM'L MCLIs,