Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-06

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Anaves. The psssld'nE omSess ets ~
Determine whether the cAi!os ousseu "s.s
distinguishing mark or inquire. 10 Inc. :.
rejected the voter may procure = osi'o' y
he choorsa 10 wn'cn no exception can ~
taken. hat II she oai'o.s nsve o'e.'"s u'sn.
ine marks OF nsures. ~ 40 pst. " sns
duty OF tne o"ce,s W Wv sowa !" Ill.,
Any IePo!. ~ hss,a. e nH r 49,. /,
snou;I ;eJe. ~ s"s .Dh;S;,;a ~ ~ .,s,n,s
:. W'.".u 'ns s,t:t;.. ~. r.;s",;nn ~ = hi.
. .e :.s'!.J psos.:nss in,o ,hs h.lio, nm.
TO- - .. IL :" hs co,,n,sn- The oovernor and
sn 49, .nn,h;nv ~ Io Win the
S..s,;n, Tha;. 5n,v - 10 c,unt me vote
ass". .Si..s n The fact Of i~mproprietv net
f.r,h in The returns. They are no where q
constituted tribunal With iudiciul authority
~ deiermine what shall constitute u dis.in.
puished mark or figure. Nor can they
legally refuse to open and count the votes
returned (54 Maine GO2.) When a ballot
has been once received into the ballot boz
neither the selectmen nor governor and
council can refuse to count it.
Question 10. II the names Of persons
appearing in the returns without any num-
Der of votes being stated or carried out
against them. either in words or figures, il
it the duty Of the governor and council to
treat those persons ~ having the same num-
Der Of votes rs another person received for
the same Office, and whore name is placed
fret, If they find dots under the figures or
words set against the other PERSONS name.
Answer. II ditto marks or dots are
placed under the figures or words of the
first candidates. votes the returns should be
counted where it appears BY the letter or
figures in the first line and BY ditto marks
or BY dots in the following lines thu the
same class of candidates received the same
votes. There can be no ground for rejection.
The word ditto and it's abbreviation do"
and dots or marks that stand for tho word
ditto. are Of common use and have a perfect.
" we'll defined meanisR known to persons
generally. That meaning should not be
disreearded. We the question in the
affirmative.
Ouestion IL. Have tho governor and
conncil m. LEGAL RIGHT n decide THAT hind
If violence thev will receive and What ,hs
mods NJ nrocosa;n. h.fora ,hom ah.ii ha IN
anaSI. ,,,sn, ~ j.e..n;ns ~ .an,;as.a w
of ,hs ra,nr,s rso";reI bv ~. ]s.,;"la nd
sac,;on of ,ha cons,;,n,;on .hons n,an.
,;onad Nv ~
Anawor w. .osrua ,ho, ~. ,o,,,.,
,ess nj tho rat"rns r.ferrad ~ ,s,s,ss s,thss
~ Tho a;on.,nrss nf,ha aesos.s s;"n,,, y -
ms aitsrs,ion of ,hs ,s,nrns tn "ns.,no.
.na "o,noiI hs.a M nowar,, 49,, ~ W.
,ns,s NV s;,hs. ..o,ad "n,.o. Js. n,;ae,;e.
IN w,,,,no 10 n.asan,aS ~ ,ho,,, aa,,;n ..",S
~. ,hn 20 p,.s. "S w su sm. s0..'uk 'o..n
ona " : ,has 60 y. sun o.aSe,s' W, sonle
, ~ ~ ~. e ha.a - 49,. y seau. ". =. soa' .na 10
Thsn no,;" ss, ,ha.sn ,s. shn',a ~ vi" ";s. s'k'e ~:
,ha n. ro. ;. s.e.e". su ou oe k'ssn ~ vi
,;n, 49, ~. ssa,s ~ s nn.a 49, au!.u..a
oi1 eha, I ha onso,n . s s. ~ .as sTa Iouu y
s.;Ssnca hu 5ha as,.h,;ahaS .,,ia. 20 so ~. -
Ssnca n s ~ de w;.h ~ su,.s VI S ~.
stsfe witnease. shnn,d hs d,iv swnr, ~
thew NAV he nnnish.hle for Tho cr;ms =
%ne1iurv ifthev v%ilfnliv and co,rnn,Iv ,es,;E
falsely. The governor and council have M
right TO reject the returns for such csns
without giving the parties iuteresied therei,
. a fair opportunity to be heard. The eenu
ineness of the returns in these particuIar
are to be presumed, and this presump,iol
remains until overcome BY the evidence prt
duced as before.
/ Question 10. If the governor and csur
Gil nave before them TWO Isis Of votes #
turned from he's SAM town differing mate
rally from each other 10 the number {
votes returned as cast tor the same persons
but Identical in all other respects, both hs,
ing been duly received at The secretary's o.
nee, ana they have no evidence to enabl
tnem 70 oeterm'ne which Is the true an
senu'ne le'urn' are .ney required 10 Urea
e''nel .. 'ne,n az vallo.
Answer: wren .xo ilsts OF votes are re
,u.. so " .he omce o! Tue secretary OF state
~ IL he,h ,e Ia = auy s..y, .o"n OF plantat.on
anu oo.n are uu'y cerl'eea tue returns hr"l
S.Ls a. ~. oluce VI Tue secretary mus
W Tue oas1 VI Tue ACTON OF the goVerno'
auu eosni'l' ~ usiecive, OF not a true
cppy y. Tue iecoIu II caa De corrected d
-. ~ ue'eee: onty III accoloance Will
-. p'oST1shto n VI 'ne statute relstinl
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