Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-23

rights n the rars-n whose Office NAV
be Affected. They may also cause 10
] appear before them any persons whom
they may deem proper, and take their
testimony in relation 20 said election
In said precinct"
This section. last quoted, i the
| section Of the act which defines the
duties aul clnfers the powers eNer-
cisei hy this Board Of Canvassers
a. such: anu whatever uuties are
. imposed upon the Board, and what
ever powers are given, are 70 he
found ga this section. IL will he
seen that the statute coutempiates
that the officers 0f the election have
performed their duty 10y forwarding
all the lists which they have
made in counting and cauvas-ing
the votes east, together with the
ballot boxes in which the votes are
. preserved, sealed W; and that, being
thus In possession 81 all the rec0nis,
I 80 10 speak, made by the officers Of
the election, together with the halo
I boxes containing the ballots east,
they are 10 prooe,si, in the language
+ 10 the act. first. Ito break the seal
T gfthe returns aud carefully examine
. tine same, and il no irregulsrity
T ~ discrepancy appear therein
. Affect the result Of the
election u any candidate. they
. shall accept sAIi returns a correct. -
. Ia other words, IL the returns. which
. 100 slu the Lists" keep; by the ON cer-
l. election, are upon their face fair.
smooth, aud no irregularIty or dis
sIrTuury appear therein. the duty
Dt tae uIlnd extends no farther
than o. canvass those sliSt-. " aud
loot zap and announce the result:
ilt if, by reason u any discrepancy
yg irrrSIlariiy appearing thereon,
au luirlligihlg result cannot be-
rachel satisfactory o. the IllrI.
ami ii sch irr-gulIr.ty or Ii-crep-
Iuss Affect the right 81 any Is-r-ln
voted for. ~ any Office, q; j. then
tile .u,y 10 the hl1ui q open the
ballot box irIm the precinct where
--sh sEuiariiy or discrepancy
may spI=ar, aui canvass the vote.
tIuuI therein. - lar a. % determine
tae right % the person Whose right
90 the Office may he affected. The
statute aids. They may alsi
cIu-- @ appear before them any
pgr-1u- whom they deem proper.
and take their testimony in relation
tH-liI election IN sad Precinct" /
have shown that when the returns
iwm ANY precinct, or precincts, are
Opened - the bIIui. aud no irrrsu-
Hrlty 90 discrepancy appear therein.
iIu iT'y 81 the. % All an j. hy simply
rtuvL--.ug thH-e returns. I have
shown thai y an! irrrsulIrity OF
3ts.g,Iaury appear in any precinct
affecting tIe right 81 any person O.
su Office. Do Is then the duty u the
nHIrl o. - t. the iuilJt box aud
canvass the ballots.
Nos the question arises What i
tga u.'-f 10 this last clause. allow
ius tIr hIH-i % send Tor Ier-1u-
whom they may deem proper. AMI
tEs- fIair testimony ia relation d
-Ei election. Il certainly can
Gt tH thai the legI stature
iu.Hui'.i ly this 20 open up before
H- Hl4rl every possible question
-T1tm -.lt i- made % concern the
n.sg'lrify uf au eir ton: but the
.urIE-- quoted must necessarily
H. .HgTuel ry tine context which
has pr--clrl %. And he!ug thus
Confined. tire Vcu1f which the iu1ari /
H' A. ilEs, 0r the witness, or the tee
.EH..r that it may cause o. appear .
rs.Hrr Them, wsuli be- confined I
alone iu tHeir operation o. an ex- 4
..HHL'IHu no f!-h '-igrcsullrity Or .
sl-.lfg lry' I- might agpct- upon i
tle .E-r OF tlr returns, or n might .
HuE.i- fhe board 10 arrive AZ an ex- F.
g'EuEf.su ~ any irrc.uilrity or /
si-srHl iEny that might arise GTou .
.1n returns, H~ mentioned in the
f.u 20 rirt ~ the statute. am
-.-sls. h-u-i iu these conclusions
j. IH. u. iIt- the legislature ha-
.l.."l uI m .lr % procedure Tor
lHE wI.rr scope 90 Investigation
than that which have in.
ls abel, AM ny tire further cluSif-
t5I'ilu That rIuTl--ins boards are
ua1ti.y rDmlY-l q llym-u. not
.r.rui Zoo tIg law, ami thlt q 0.
u.t 'Is policy 1I tir i-sisiatur. Q,
ea'11-- tp Ir-m in such natter,
F.TE ru.lr GEL power ami especial
.F .- lui- -I when We COME O. rs.
hest 'r1r .'- Esu.I--iug boards are
.-lNi.y made up very largely Of par
.i.iu-. Matters which 70 y the
legality % illcsaii.y 0f au election
t-" l'n as may ts investigated AMI
.#frr1riu-' a. cIIr- ~ Justice.
300 Peg AMI Hy virtue ~ 4 regular
unisnf procedure instituted hy the
ez,~.t ;urc f0r that FIVlsc. 81
ru..uie that, - fir n tIc power. Z
.Hsr HHErl are concerned, they
i-r .luiiuel. first, o. a d-;err,inS- I
som ~ what g. q .siuTn. a defined Q
T. -..- --I.Ile, tu Hs ma 4. hy the ,
'.i.-- holding the election:
ir.i. second, whether or not.
l -Gsh returns there
.gl.a-- amy regularity or dis :
'rspluey affecting the sifht ~ any :
tl s.sa'e 30 -lii election. and
assi 90 Hn. g g. the iutt u a.. q
rHn-' On n.Hu tee lliiu. box. or InI- n
..HAs-r lnUu the precinct. ~ yrt- =
.l'ii-, where such iru--ul1Tity or
/! i-rrrl1 apls.Ir. and canvass the :
; l.f--, ana determine from them the j
- l1ss rs-uli: an Q, f.urlh. thar the q
Hs.4 ~ lake -Irh testimony II 5
..E lur-Iu whom they may deem {
Hia.F O. have HrHJsIf b.iIT. ts.m. :
' explain ny EIrH testimony any =
H1.irr asi-iu- Upon such .'irrr-f!- a
ttHF a'la Hl-rrrTIury 80 as aIIvt. q
mentioned. BEYOND thi- I % not q
.-.,.re this a14ul h7- ans p.rsr &
.ls.sv,- tn -, auI wI;hin the r
% al 30 -
I..r powers may be- sad T. bs, both a
2'u.-'.ral aui, % slsH. extent.
H...'tr ns, as some have pat Il. q
mi iu.ieial. u
Keeping steadily fu mini the :
1ii-iTIr'iru NJ the - itutc a, abavs &c
@ s1. ] Eiil now ssc,s O. make an q
iIiI-li.1u % the c.gS. 81 q gIlirher Z
Ht Irr- MO-. ntu ii'a'Us flr Treasurer e
.s : DO Like '.ruE'y, arising uI1n 81
Dee reform ron. !'1il .. S,.ruuI Pre-. j.
.u.t uf salt Lake cts. O0
!ur ia .ses Y! that election have u
irHurIri o. the Utah Commission u
li they have placed before tbi- q
.,-i. e return from Poll 3 81 aid Il
-r.iuHi two psIs-rs which nrr - :
Dee l..I.7giu1 effect. One Uf them ~
40 aHfaHa-. %
Abstract Il vo;es-we. the I'm. :
sr-i surzi jIlses of election u Pom @
Su.oul Precinct, Sal. Lake Couu- 90
P, Jub Territory, DO certify that n
be- following j. n full, true and VI
-0..' -'t'-mau. - al the vat,-- Al
-a So Go. election held ia IS
y. inrt on Monday, Au- =
o., -.G. l-9'. for Commissioners J.
] 1-s-e lIu'ir lands. and for cpun. n.
ami Trgriuat uilirer-. aud the n
in'-s- nf votes rcreissl by each
'E-sa vta,! fur. We also certify IN
3t said election was conducted ac- y
riding .1 the rules adopted hy the J'
.IH Commission, aud that the %.
rs1us r'=.tel 20 the several offices M
10 u1'. o. Ga, best ~ our Lr,xl- r.
so aHl lrs!ief, disqualified from m
ltiuS 'lli ae uuicT the Acts Of IN
rurrI.-- e.