Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-10-18

the returns his or their reason Tor not signing
P or certifying them. The vote. eoon a.
counted shall alec Pc puhhcly snl fully de-
clared from the window to tlie citixers pre-
sent. and brief ~taiufient shUwing tile votes
received by eAch candidate shall he made
ana signed by tue eiecion ciirr, 81 soon
as the votes are c1uu-cl; ani tie same STALL
Doe immediately u1stUd Unou flc door OF Tie
election house for Information ~ thH public.
Thc uipliclie returns shall De- enclosed In
envelopes aud he sclici ia thc gre-cncr of
the officers .eud one envelope. with the uuscsi-
Cd ret-u sncet givcr % the Judge, which
s.aii contain one li-t ui voters tally papers and
o1lh oi olie. VI, ,ani another of sNd envelopes
shall bg given tp THE minority Inspector Ali
JltEes living within twelve miles OF the
ffuiuCnCiaTys office, ur WUlin tweuty-four
miles. IL tlpir Lfsdcucr re 90 town. ciIy
or village upou tie line oi e railroad leading
to tie county @+ai shall before txo O'Clock
past neridiIn ol che day after the election
and al other Juires shall, before twelve
O'Clock meridian of the second day after the
election. deliver said return. together with
rciarn sheet, t0 the prothcnclaiy 0f the
court Of common pleas ot the county. which
said return shall De fled, and the day and the
hour 0i fling marked thereon shall be
preserved by the prothoDoiary for public
inspection 1t twelve O'Clock on the second
day following any election, the prolh0n0rarY
ol the court of common pleas shall present
tie said returns o. The said court. In coun-
ties where there j. no resident president
Judge. tie associate judge shall perform irt
duties imposed upou the cugrt Oi common
pleas, which shall convene for said purpose.
The return presented by the pr0thor oiary
shall De- opened hy said court anl compufsi
hy such oi is officers ard such sworn assis-
tauts A. the court shall Al Point; in the pres
cuce Of the judge or judges Of said cour. ON
tue return certified and GER
tihcafes of election issued uudeT
tEc seal of the cogr. as j. now rcquiTed to
DE done hy reigm judges; aud the vote 80
computed aud eer-iGed shall 20 made matter
OF record in said court The sessions OF said
court sln.. De opened 90 the public. anr In
case tEe returns of an election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented. or in
any ease oi complaint OF qualified eiector
under oath. charging paipahle frald or mis-
take. and particularly specifying the alleged
fraud or mistake or where fraud or mistake
is apparent on the return. the court. shall e.
anime The return and II. IN the judgment os
the court il shall bo necessary to just re
turn. saiI court shall issue summary process
against the elect on officers and overseerg.
in any Of the election districts complained OF.
20 bring them forthwith into court. with all
election papers iu their possession. and II pal
pabie mistake or fraud shall be discovered II
shali upon such hearing as may be deemed
nccess ary to Cnlighten the court. be corrected
by the court and certified: hut all aliega-
tious Of palpable fraud or mistake -liall DO
decided by the said court within three days
after the day the returns are brought into
court for computation. and the said inquiry
shall be directed only % palpatie fraud or mis-
take. and shall not be deemed Judicial adju-
dicatiou 10 conclude any contest nov or here
after to be provided by law. aud the other OF
said triplicate returns shall be he placed in n
box and sealcd up with the uailOis. III any
Of the said judges shall himself lie a candidate
for ANY office OF any election las shall not sit
with the court. or act IN counting the returns
Of such election. aud in such cGses the other
judges IL any. shall act
Given Under my hand At my office n; Butler,
his 20fh day of MAY. IN the year Of our
Lord. 1859. aud IN the Ilfth year OF the indie
1cudence of the United States @. North
America.
OLIVER o. HEDIC.
sheriff of Butler County.
Oct. II, ISs9