Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-17

;hol OF officers and another Of said envelopes
shall be given TO the minority inspector All
ridges living within twelve niles oi t4c
ProihOnOtary's o.iiee or within twcuiy-four
miles, their residence DE- in town, city
or village upon Tie line OF railroad leading
70 the county seat. shah before tNo O'Clock
ps.st meridian OF the day after the election
sd sn other Judges shan, before twelve
O'Clock meridian OF the second day sftor the
election, deliver said ~ -rn. together win
return sheet, - lEe proth2noiaiy oi the
court or cUmmoa pleas O.! tht solIty, which
said return shall be Hief, and tAe Cay and the
hour OF filing marked thercsa An shall be
preserved by the prothono;Sry Tor pUoAc
inspection. At twelve O'Clock on the -econd
day following any election, tie prCthouotary
OF the court OF common pleas shall present
tie said rct-rHs 70 the said court. n ecUu-
ties where there Is 10 resident president
Judge, the asscci1'ej jad-e shan perform the
duties imposed upon the conT- OF common
pleas. wh,ca snail convene for said purpose
the return prescribed by the prota0rotafy
shall be- opened by said court and computed
by such Of is officers and such sworn assis-
tauts IS the court shal. appoint; iu tho pres
euce of the Judge OF judges Of said coEri, on
she rctlsn certified ara GER
tiacates Of election issued under
the seal OF the court SIS .s now required 10
be done by return judges; and ths vote as so
computed and certified saa.i be maIea matter
OF record in said court. The sessions oil said
court shaG DC opened 10 the public, and in
case the returns Of an election district 1haI be
missing when tho returns sre presented, or N
any case Of complaint OF 3 quahned elector
under oath, charging pAlpable fraud or nls-
take and particularly specifying the alleged
fraud or mistake, or where fraud or Illssako
il apparent on the return, the court, SEAL ex
anime the return and II, IN the judgment Of
the court Il ehan be necessary 70 q Just re-
turn. saii court shall issus summary process
against the election officers and oyersesrs
Ia snv Of the election districts complained o.,
to bring them forthwith into court, wish e.,
election papers in their possessions sud II pail
pab!e mistake or fraud shall be uncovered y
shall. upon such hearing AZ Msy be deemed
uscessary to eElighten the court. be corrected
bv the court ana so certified: but sli sltsgs-
tons Of palpabie fraud or mistake shaii be
decided by the said court within three dcy,
after the day the returns are brought INTO
court for computation, and tao sald inquiry
shsi ba directed orly to p-lpEr-e trang or ms
| take. ana shall rot bs deemed Judicial adjr-
dication to ccnclu1e any contest now or here
after to DO provided bT law AL the ether ci
| sid tEiplica:e returns Sian be lie placed ia a
| box aad sealed up with tie ballots. II any
| Of the said Judges shall himself be candidate
| for any Office OF any election. he shsu not sit
| with the court, or act in counting the returns
| Of such election, and iii such cases the oihcr
| Judges, if sny, shall act.
| Given under my hand 81 my Office 81 Butler,
this 10th day Of Oct, in the yeAr OF our
| Lord. 1890. and il the i15th year Of tue Inde-
pendence OF the United states Of North
OLIVER c. BEDIC,
Sheriff Of Butler County.