The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-28
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f i,e IN tiye canvassing lizard Il the
twelfth ls aiive district, complains the
sjuitiss ~ PsmbinA, represented ~ III
q. Birl. county auditor, Walsh county,
" p. O. Faulkner. county auditor, Ram
~ county BY Ia. Percival, regisierdceds
and ex-onicio county clerk, and Cavileer
county, by WI. Mooney, deputy regis
ter Of deeds and ex-oiflcio county, clerk,
in accordance with the call of J. H.
Bird, county auditor of Pembina county,
at Penlbina ON Thursday. Nov. 24th, 1884
at ! o'clock, p. m.
On motion E. o. Faulkner was made
cllairsl an Of aaid canvassing board aud
john A. Percivsl secretary.
Auditor Bird asked for more time to
complete the returns of Pembina county
and on motion the board adjourned un-
Ill Friday, Nov. 2l, at 2 o'clock, p. m.
Attest. JOHN A. PrRc1vAL, Clerk.
FRIDAY. NOV. 81.
Board met pursuant to adjournme nt,
members all present.
On motion of Mr.. Bird the board took a
recess until 8 o'clock, .p M. to give Penn
bina county. board itime to finish their
canvass.
Board met at S o'clock, p. M, present
full board.
Auditor Bird submitted return of the
vote Of Pembina county and requested a
canvass of the same. Before proceeding
to do SOFA protest signed by F. q. N.Y.
rick, chairman, and Vim. jackson and
Chas. Mcleod, members of the Pembina
county board of commissioners, was pre-
scented, certifying that the canvassing
board of Psmbina county consisted of
the entire board of county commission
era and the county auditor, six in all,
that the returns submitted by Pembina
county were not signed by q majority Of
the canvassing board, that q majority of
the board of county commissioners had
rot signed said 60 called returns, and
that the protestees objected to the legis-
lative board receiving said returns, on
the ground that the votes therein shown
were not legal, that the abstract was
not certified to according to law, all OF
which was admitted by Auditor Bird.
It was then moved by Mr. Bird that the
board proceed with the count of Pembi.
mas vste. On motion Of Mr.. Mooney
board adjourned until $50, a. MI satur.
day, Nov. 2od, 1854,
SATURDAY, Nov. q.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
with the motion Of Auditor Bird before
the meeting.
| 1t was moved in amendment by John
A. Percival Of Ramsey county and sec.
onded by w. j.. Mooney that the re.
turns submitted by Auditor Bird be
thrown out on the ground that they are
incomplete.
lat. Because from q protest submitted
to this board it appears that the canvass.
Ing board Of Pembina county consisted
Of six members.
I'd. That the truth of this factl has
been admitted by each and all the men,
beers of board ..wk0 have signed abstract
submitted.
Sd. That clause one of chapter
seventy-one of the session laws
1881 requires that county clerk shall take
to his assistance majority Of the board
of county commissioners il competant
to act. Further Clause IS, Chapter q,
page 80 Of the revised code provides that
q majority Of ssid canvaseing board shall
decide all matters Of enlargement, &c.
4. That The abstract submitted by the
Pelnbina county board being signed only
by the county auditor and two members
Of the, board of commissioners is not
either . majority of .tl,ei hoard Of can
vassersor a.:insjority Of the board Of
county commissioners. The question
being put on the amendment, it was
carried Faulkner. Perciyal and Mooney
voting aye, and Bird nay.
The original motion q amended was
then put and carried On same vote.
Auditor Bird then rose to a points of
order, that Mr.. Mooney was not qualified
to act on the legislative canvassing board
on the ground that az district clerk of
Cavileer county he was disqualified to
perform the duties of county clerk b,s
provided in Chapt. 81, revised code.
The point wasDot allowed, the chair.
man deciding that the objection should
have been made at the first meeting.
Auditor Bird then protested to the
throwing out sof the count of Pembina
county.
The board then proceeded with the
count of Walsh. Ramsey and Cavileer
counties with the following result:
For the council Frank A. Wilson re-
ceived 1850 votes; Judson LaMoure
2072; P. ]. Mclaughlin 25O6: J. G. Mills
psugh 1877.
And it appearing that Judson La.
Moure and P. ]. Mclaughlin mad maj
ority of the votes for the council certiti-
Gates were Issued to them signed by the
four members OF the board.
The canvass of the vote for the House
of Representatives was then made with
the following result:
H. H. Ruger received 1850 votes; p.
McHugh 25s7; Douald Stewart 24s7; H.
Stong 1928; w. Kldder 1879; John Becl,-
tel 1913; D. d. Garvey l179.
On motion certificates of election were
issued TO H. II. Ruyer, p. McIiugh,
Donald Stewart and H. stong.
The clerk was requested to furnish
the press with copy of the proceedings
of the board. On motion adjourned.