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securely sealed.
Sec. s.. After the canvass shall
have been completed, the judges oil
election shall add up and determine
the number OF votes cast for each
person for tine several offices, which
result shall he placed ON the lists
made by the Judges acting rs clerks
OF the election, and all the judges
shall thereupOn GRITTY the same,
and Immediately forward all the
Lists, securely sealed, together with
the ballot box, to the Clerk OF the
Probate Court, by n qualified voter
os the county, who shall, before
taking the same, take and subscribe
an oath to the effect that he viii
deliver the same to said clerk. with
out unnecessary delay, and that he
will use his utmost ability 10 pre-
vent any interference whatever
herewith, by any person whomso-
ever.
Sec. "a. On receipt Of the ballot
boxes and returns Of election, the
Clerk Of the Probate Court, In the
presence Of the probate judge or nj
least one member Of the county
court, who is not publicly known as
n candidate voted for at such cleo
ton, shall break the seal OF the re-
turns, and all candidates may be
present as provided in section 81 Of
this act, and said clerk AMI member,
or members, Of the county court
shall carefully examine the returns,
and ifnO irregularity or discrepancy
appear therein, affecting the result
Of the election Of any candidate,
they shall accept said returns as cor
rect; but If any irregularity appear
anu the right Of any person voted
for, for any Office, is in any way
affected thereby, or il there shall be
any dis agreement in the returns as
TO the number Of votes cast for any
territorial officer, or any officer who
il elected by the votes 81 more than
one county, then the clerk and said
members Of the county court shall
open the ballots from said pTeciECt
and canvass the same, 80 Tar rs to
determine the rights Of the person
whose office may be affected. They
may also cause to appear before them
any persons whom they deem pop
er, aud take their testimony under
oath in relation % said election in
said precinct.
See. IS. After the completion Of
tue canvass, said clerk and men,
her or members Of the county court
shall declare the result thereof, and
the clerk Of the probate court shall
Immediately make out and trans
NIT n certificate Of election 10 each
pers0n elected to any precinct or
county Office; PrOrided, That when
ever = tie shall occur between two
or more persons fer the same Office,
the clerk Of the probate court shall
notify each Of them thereof, and the
same shall be decided by lot in the
presence and under the direction u
the county court The notice here
10 provided for shall state the tine
and place anu tue manner in which
tine Tie Is TO be decided. II any OF
the persons notified fail TO appear by
self or agent, such person shall be
deemed 10 have waived all rights to
the Oflice, and the clerk shall there
upon issue the election certificate to
the person appearing; If nOEe Of
them appear by self or agent, the
Office shall be deemed vacant, aud
may be filed as in case Of other Va
clEcies.
Sec. IS. Immediately after the
inspection Of the ballots in any bal
lot box, the ballots shall be returned
into the box, which shall lie locked
and securely sealed and the ballots
shall be preserved for twenty days
after the result Of the election las
been declared, during which time
notices Of contest may be filed with
the Clerk of the Probate Court; and
Immediately after the expiration Of
the twenty days, il 10 notice Of
contest DC filed, requiring further
delay, the Clerk Of the Probate
Court shall, in toe presence OF At
least one Of the members Of tie
county court, and such candidates
voted fer as may he present, open
each Of tie ballot boxes and destroy
all ballots contained therein; Tut II
notice Of contest lie fled, the ballots
shall not he destroyed until The con-
test il decided.
See. 81. The Clerk q the Probate
Court shall, as soon as possible after
the result. Of the election has been
50 determined, make cut n general
abstract thereof in duplicate, anu
certify to the correctness thereof
one Of which he shall file, and one
% which he shall post up in his
Office; and he shall forward, 10 the
Secretary Of the Territory, a GER
titled coy OF the NAMES Of
the persons voted for and the
numter Of votes each has IL
ceived for other than county or pre-
cinct offices. The envelope contain
ing such certified copy shall lie
plainly marked, ELECTION returns
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In the name of the county rs the
case may be.)
See IS. As soon as all the returns
are received by the Secretary Of the
Territory he shall, in the, presence
Of the Governor, and such candidates
as choose 20 be present in person or
by representative uuseal and canvass
tie same and, make an abstract
thereof, and the Secretary shall,
within ten days thereafter, make cut
and transmit a certificate OF election
to each person who appears from
said returns 10 have been elected.
In elections for delegate to Congress
the person having the greatest num-
her OF votes shall he declared hy the
Governor 10 be duly elected and a
certificate thereof shall be given by
him accordingly.
Sec. 50. The precinct registrars
and boards Of revision shall receive
such compensation for their services
required by this net o. the county
court shall determine, and the
judges Of election shall receive for
their services thirty cents per hour
for all services rendered in conduct
ing elections and canvassing votes,
and Each Of said officers Is hereby
to administer oath when
ever necessary to carry into effect the
provisions OF this act. The persons
to act IS judges OF elec-
ton, registration officers or
m, mbers OF the board Of re-
vision shall hold their offices
during the pleasure Of the county
court, and said court shall FIN Iy
all vacancies occurring
in any Of said offices, EXCEPT as
herein otherwise provided.
See. A.. Any omission or irregu-
larity Of any precinct registrar or
other officer, pertaining 20 registra-
ton or election matters, shall not
invalidate any election or authorize
the rejection Of any legal votes east,
except to the extent that such oniis
sion Or irregularity shall have pre-
vented n fair vote, or affected the
final result.
Sec. FL Any person who shall
falsely make any return, or falsely
make any certificate Of election re-
turns, or who shall in any manner
procure or assist in the making of
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