Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-03-12

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same AS prescribed in the general
election law for other elections. In
spectors and judges to conduct the
elections under this act shall be ap-
pointed by the board of county
commissioners at the time they or.
der such election, and they shall
possess the same qualifications as
prescribed under the general elec.
ton law of the territory in other
elections, and vacancies in such cleo
ton boards may be filled as under
the general election law, and clerks
shall be appointed for such election
as provided in the general election
law of the territory. Officers of the
election shall qualify as under the
general election law, and they shall
perform the same duties and possess
the same powers in conducting said
election, as similar officers possess
and perform under the general cleo
ton law of the territory in conduct
ing an election under said general
law. The votes shall be counted
and the result declared as provided
in other elections under the general
election law. The manner of count
ing and keeping record of the
votes cast. certifying and preserv-
in@ the result of such election, shall
as far as practicable, be the same as
in other elections under the general
election law, and the certificates
showing the result of the election
under this act shall be sign ID by
the clerks, the judges, and inspect
ors as provided in other elections
under the general election law, and
the certificates, ballots, poll-lists, tai
ly-papers and oaths of inspectors,
judges, and clerks, shall be sealed
up and be sent to the auditor of the
county, or delivered to him as in
other elections under the general
election law of the territory. The
same penalties and punishment for
perjury, or for unlawfully certifying
to returns, or doing or performing
any act or thing made unlawful
touching other elections under the
general laws of the territory, shall
apply and be in force touching this
act, unless otherwise provided for
in this act. The auditor of the
county shall furnish the poll-books,
certificates, and blanks necessary to
conduct an election under this act,
and the expenses of canvassing and
making returns and conducting
elections hereunder, shall be paid
in the same manner as under the
general election law.
Sec. 7. That those who favor the
prohibition of the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor in the election precincts,
where elections under this act are
held, shall have written or printed
on their ballots, the words " For
Prohibition" and those who favor
the sale of Intoxicating liquor in
such election precincts shall have
written or printed on their ballots
tho words Against Prohibition"
Sec. 8. Each incorporated city
and town in this territory for the
purposes of this act, shall be deem.
ed to be but one election precinct,
but if any outlying territory ada
cent to said city or town is not in
cluded in any other election pre-
cinct, save that in which said city
or town is situated in whole or in
part, the electors residing in such
outlying and adjacent territory shall
be deemed for the purposes Of this
act, electors of such city or town,
and such city or town, and such out
lying and adjacent territory shall
constitute an election precinct for
tho purposes of this act. For the
convenience of electors mentioned
in this section, two or more polling
places for any election held under
this act, may be established by the
board of county commissioners at
the time of calling an election un-
der this act, and at the same time
inspectors and judges of election
for such polling-places shall be ap-
pointed by said board of county
commissioners.
Sec. 9. On the tenth day after
any election, under this act, or as
soon as the auditor of the comfy
shall have received the returns
from the election precincts in which
an election has been held under
this act, if he receives all such elec.
ton returns within that time he
shall notify two county officers, one
of whom shall be the Judge of Pro-
bate, to be present at the Office of
said auditor on day named by him
not more than twenty days after
such notice, for the purpose of
canvassing the votes cast at the
election in the election precincts of
the county where elections under
this act have been held, and it shall
be the duty of the judge of probate
present as one of the canvassers OF
said election returns to administer
the following oath, or affirmation,
to the county auditor having in his
possession the said election returns:
Il do solmenly swear for aflirm)tha
the returns purporting to be the
election returns at the Local Option
election of the several election pre-.
cincts in this county, where elec'
tions were held under the Local
Option act, have been in nowise al
tered, and that they are the same
as when | received them, so help
me God" The said oath to be in
writing, signed by said auditor and
fled by the person administering