Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-20
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS.
ACT JANUARY 30. 1874.

SEC 49, AS soon as the polls shall close, the
officers of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, and
make a full return OF the same in tripllcate,
with return sheet in addition, in all of which
the votes received by each candidate shall be
given after his name, first in words and again
in figures, and shall be signed by all the said Of
ficers and by Oyersecrs If any, or ii not so GER
titled, the overseers and any officer refusing to
sirn or certify or either OF them, shall write up
on each of the returns his or their reason Tor
not signing or certifying them. The vote, as
soon counted, shall also he publicly and ful-
ly declared from the window to the citizens
present, and brief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shall be made and
signed by the election officers as soon as the
votes are couuted and the SAME shall be imme-
diately posted upon the door OF the election
house for information Of the public. The tripli-
cate returns shall be enclosed In envelopes
and be sealed in the presence of the officers,
and one envelope, with the unsealed return
sheet given to the Judge, which shall contain
one list of voters, tally papers, and oath OF Off
GERS. and another of said envelopes shall be
given to the minority inspector. All judges NV
ing within twelve miles of the prothonotary d
office or within twentyfour miles, IL their resi-
dence be in town, city or village upon the llne
Of a railroad leading to the county seat. shall
before two o'clock past meridian OF the day al
ter the election, deliver said return, together
with return sheet. to the prothonotary OF the
return shall be fled and the day and the hour
of filing marked thereon and shall be preserved
by the prothonotary for public inspection. AT
twelve o'clock on the second day following any
election. the prOthonot airy OF the court OF COM
mon pleas shall present the said returns to the
said court In counties where there is resi-
dent president judge, the associate judge shall
perform the duties imposed upon the court OF
, common pleas which shall convene for said pur
nose: the return presented by the prothonotary
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such of it's officers and such sworn assistants as
the court shall appoint; in the presence OF the
Judge or judges of said court, the returns certl-
| fed and certificates Of election issued under the
seal of the court as is now required to be done
| bv return Judges; and the vote as 30 computed
! and certified shall be made matter of record III
| laid court The sessions of said court shall be
| opened to the public. And In case the returns
! OF an election district shall be missing when the
returns are presented. or in any case OF COM
! plant of qualified elector under oath. charging
palpabe fraud or mistake, and particularly spec
| ifying the alleged fraud or mistake, or where
fraud or mistake is apparent on the return, the
| court shall examine The return and II, IN the
Judgment of the court. it shall be necessary to a
lust return, SAID court shall issue summary pro-
cess against the election officers and overseeis,
| in any OF the election districts complained or 10
bring them forthwith into court, with all elec-
ton papers in their possession; and II palpabie
mistake or fraud shall he discovered, 1t shall,
upon such hearing as may be deemed necessary J
to enlighten the court, be corrected by the court
and 40 certified but all allegations of palpable
fraud or mistake shall be decided by the SAID
court within three days after the day the re-
turns are brought into court for computation;
and the said inquiry shall be directed only 10
nain,hIe frand or mistake. and shall not be
deemed judicial adjudication to conclude any
contest now or hereafter to be provided by law
and the other Of said triplcate returns shall Dc
placed in a box and sealed up with the ballots
II any of the said judges shall himself oe a can
didate for any Office at any election, he shall no
sit with the court or act in counting the returns
of such election, and in such cases the olhel
Judges if any, shall act.
Given under nv hand at Butler, this 1st da,
, of October. 1890 and in the l05tn year OF thu
Independence of the United States.
; VIM. III. HOFFMAN, Sheriff.