Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-10-25

ACT JANUARY so. 1874.

SEC. 13, As soon as the POLLS shall cloee. 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 came IN
triplicate with a return sheet in addition, IN
all of which the votes received by each can
didate shall be given after his name first
in words then in figures. and shall be sign
ed by all the said officers and by overreers, II
any, or il not no certified, the oyerseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certify, OF
either OF them, shall write upon each OF
the returns his or their reason for not signing
or certifying them. The vote. soon a.
counted. shall also be publicly and fully de-
clared from the window to the citizens pre-
sent. and n brief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shall be made
and signed by the election oilers rs soon
as the votes are counted; and the same shall
be Immediately posted upon the door OF the
election house for information OF the public.
The triplicate returns shall bc enclosed In
enyelopes and be sealed In the presence OF
the officers and one envelope, with the unseal-
ed return sheet given To the Judge, which
shall contain one list OF voters tally papers aud
oath OF officers, and another oil said envelopes
shall be given to the minority inspector. All
Judges living within twelve miles of the
Pruthonotary's office, or within twenty-iour
miles, IL their residence he la a town, city
or village upon the line of railroad leading
to the county seat, shall before two O'Clock
past meridian OF the day after the election
and all other Judges shall, before twelve
O'Clock meridian Of the second day after the
election. deliver said return, together with
return sheet, to the prothonotaiy OF the
court of common pleas OF the county, when
said return shall be filed, and the day and the
hour D! filing marked thereon an shaII nc
preserved by the pTotEonotary ior Puuhe
inspection. At twelve O'Clock ON the seconu
day following any election, the pro,honotarN
OF the court of common pleas shail present
the said returns 10 The said court. In coun-
ties where there Is no resident PRESIDENT
judge. the associate judge shall perform the
duties imposed upon the court OF common
nIeas which shall convene for said purpose
the return preseLted by the prothoL otary
shall be opened by said court and computed
by such OF its officers and such sworn assis-
tants as the court shall appoint; in the pres
ence OF the judge or judges of said court. on
the return certified ana GER
tihcates of election issued under
the seal OF the court as Is now required to
be done by return judges; and the vote as SO
computed aud certified shall be made matter
OF record in said court. The sessions OF said
court shal. be opened 10 the public, aud ~
case the returns of ali election district shall lie
missing when the returns presented. or IN
any case of complaint OF a quail tied elector
under oath, charging palpable fraud or mis-.
take. and particularly specifying the alleged
fraud or mistake, where fraud or mistake
is apparent on the return. the court, shall ex
amino the return ard il, In the Judgment OF
the court, IL shall be necessary to just re
turn, sail court shall issue summary process
against tho election officers and overreerr
in any of the election districts complained of.
TO bring them forthwith into court, with all
election papers in their possession; and IL pal.
pable mistake or fraud shall be discovered, IL