Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-09
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS.
- IANuARY 30. ls7l.

SEC. 10. AS soon az the POLLS shall close, 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 same 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 oyerseeTE, II
any. or If not 80 certified, the overseers 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 ~
Counted. shall also be publicly and fully de
clared from the window TO the citizens pre-
sent aud s. brief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shall bc made
and signed by the election offers as soon
"a the votes are counted; and the same shall
hc Immediately posted upon the door Of the
election house for Information OF the public.
The triplicate returns shall be enclosed in
envelopes and be sealed in the presence of
the officers and one envelope, with the uuseal-
ed return sheet given to the Judge, which
shall contain one list OF voters tally papers and
thoa OF officers, and another OF said envelopes
shall be given 10 the minority inspector. AL
Judges living within twelve miles Of the
Pruthonotary's Office, or within tweuty-four
miles, il their residence be in town, city
or village upon the line of a railroad leading
80 the county scat shall before two O'Clock
past meridian OF the day after the election
and su other Judges shall, before twelve
o'clock meridian OF the second day after the
election, deliver said return, together with
return sheet To the prOthonotaTy of the
court of common pleas OF the county, which
said return shall be filed, and the day aud the
h0ar OF filing marked thereon ana shall be
preserved by the prothonotory for public
inspection. At twelve O'Clock on the second
day following any election, the prothonotary
OF the court of common pleas shall present
the said returns 10 the said court. Ia eoun-
tics where there is no resident president
Judge, the associate judge shall perform the
duties imposed upon the court OF common
pleas, which shall convene for said purpose
the return presented BY the proth0Lotary
shall be opened by said court and computed
10y such of It's officers and such sworn assis-
tants as the court shall appoint; in the pres
euce Of the Judge or Judges OF said court, on
tho return certified and GER
tiacates of election issued under
the seal of the cOur: as Is now required TO
be done by return judges; and the vote as so
computed and certified shall be made a matter
OF record in said court. The sessions of said
court shal! be opened To the public, aud in
case the returns of an election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented, or in
any case OF complaint OF qualified elector
under oath, charging papable fraud or mis-
take. and particularly specifying the alleged
fraud or mistake, or where fraud or mistake
l. apparent on the return, the court, shall ex
anime the return and IT., in the Judgment Of
the court it shall be necessary to Just re-
turn said court shall issue summary process
against the election officers and oyerseers.
IN any Of the election districts complained OF,
to bring them forthwith into court with all
election papers in their possession; and if pal.
pablo mistake or fraud shall be discovered, il
shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary TO enlighten the court. be corrected
by the court and 80 certified; but all alega-
tions OF palpable fraud or mistake shall be
decided by the said court within three days
after the day the returns brought into
court for computation, and the said Enquiry
shall be directed only to papabe fraud or mis-
take, and shall not be deemed Judicial adju-
dlcation to conclude any contest now or here
after to bo provided by law. and the other OF
said uiplcate returna shall be he placed in
box and sealed Up with tho ballots. Ii any
OF tho said judges shall himself be candidate
for any office Of any election, ha shall not sit
with the court, or act j. counting tho returns
OF such election, and a. such CAGES the other
iudges, il auy, shall act.
Given under my hand at my Office at Butler,
this 10Th day OF Oct, in tho year OF our
Lord, 1891, and in the IlGth year OF the lnce-