Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-06

sheet given to the Judge, which shall contain
one list Of voters, tally papers, and oath OF OIL
GERS, and another of said envelopes shall be
given to the minority inspector, All judges liy-
ing within twelve miles Of the prothonotary's
Office or within twenty-four miles, IL their resi-
dence be in town, city or village upon the limo
OF n railroad leading to the county seat, shall
before two o'clock past meridian OF the day af-
ter the election, deliver said return. tog ether
with return sheet to the prothonotary OF the
court Of common pleas of the county. which said
return shall be filed, and the day and the hour
OF filing marked thereon and sl.a be preserved
by the prothonotary for public inspection. At
twelve o'clock on the second dav following any
election. tho prothonoiary OF the court of COM
mon pleas shall present the said returns TO the
siid court In counties where there is no resi-
dent president Judge, the associate judge shall
perform the duties imposed upon the court OF
common pleas. which shall convene Tor said pur-
pose; the return presented by the prothohotary
shall be opened by said court and computed by
such of it's officers and such sworn assistants AZ
tho court shall appoint; in the presence Of the
Judge or judges of said court, the returns certi-
lied and certificates Of election issued under the
seal of the court NJ IL now required to be done
by return judges and the vote as 40 computed
and certified shall be made matter OF record IN
laid court. The sessions of said court shall DO
opened to the public. And in case tho returns
OF an election district shall bo missing when the
returns are presented or in any case OF com
plant OF qualified elcctor under oath. charging
palpable fraud mistake, and particularly spec
flying tho alleged fraud or mistake, or where
fraud or mistake il apparent Oil the return, the
court shall examine the return and IL, in the
Judgment OF the court. ii shall he necessary to
lust return, SAID court shall issue summary pro-
cess against tho election officers and overeeers,
in any OF the election districts complained OF. TO
bring them forthwith into court with all cleo
ton papers in their possession; and II palpable
mistake or fraud shall be discovered, 10 shall,
upon such hearing as may be deemed necessary
to enlighten tho court, be corre3ted by the court
and 30 certified but all allegations of palpablc
fraud or mistake shall be decided by the said
court within threo days aftor tho day tho rc-
turns brought into court for computation;
and tho said inquiry shall be directed only to
palpablo fraud or mistake, and shall not be
deemed judicial nd Indication to conclude any
contest now or hereafter to be provided by law.
and the other OF said triplicate returns shall bo
placed in n box and sealed up with tho ballots.
If any of the said judges shall himself DO can
didate for any office at any election, he shall not
sit with the court, or act in counting tho returns
OF such election, and in such cases the other
judges IL any, shall act.
Given under my hand at Butler, this lat day
of October. 1880. and in tho 105th year OF the
Independence of the United States.
WM ii. HOFFMAN, Sheriff.