The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-07

possible 20 determine HE voters choice
iurauy Office To he filed, his ballot shall
not be counted for such office. No ballot
withoutthe official iudOis ment shall
except as herein otherwise provided,
1e allowed to be deposited in the ballot
OK, and none but ballots provided in
accordance with The provisions OF this
act shall be counted. Ballots NOT
marked or improperly OF effectively
marked shall be Endorsed as defective,
but shall be preserved with the
other ballots. If any ballot ap
leers 10 have been obtained other
wise than as provided IN this
act, the iudge of elections shall
transmit such ballot to the district at
torney without delay together with
Whateyer information he may have
tending to tue detection of the person
VINO Deposited the anne.
Sec. 20. After the polls are closed
the election officers only shall remain
in the voting room, within the guard.
rail, and shall there at On e proceed to
count the votes. such counting shall
not be adjourned or postponed until 10
shall have been fully completed. a
record shall first be- made of the num-
Der Of The last ballot cast. The officers
in charge of the voting checklist
shall in the presence of the other of.
hcers and watchers count in a distinct
and audible voice the names checked
ON the said lis,, aud announce The
whole number thereof, and the lists Ol
voters, the stubs of ballots used and al
| unused ballots shall then be sealed NJ
as required by section IS OF this act.
| The ballot box shall then be opened
by the Judge, the ballots shall betaken
therefrom by the Inspector designated
by the judge and audibly counted unt
by one by the judge, and when the
count is completed the whole number
Of ballots cast shall be announced, and
the counting Of the number of vote.
received by each person voted Tor shall
then proceed. All ballots after being
removed from the box shall be kepI
within the unoUsLructed view of those
present in tine voting room, but out o
thsir reach until they are placed in tn,
ballot box, as required 10y law. A full
return shall be made in the manner
now provided by law of all votes cast
and The total vote as Dol as counted
shall be publicly announced.
1t shall Le the duty of police
officers, cOnstables and deputy cOnsta-
bles, now required by law to be pres
ent ut the polls, to remain within tn,
voting room, but outside the guatd
rail, while the votes are being counted
and to preserve order therein. n,
person except The said peace officers
when necessary for the preservation O
the peace, or persons acting by thei
authority for the same emo, shall ente
the space within the guRrdrail or com
munlcate with any election officer il
any way after the polls are closed anC
until the counting of the votes haI
been completed.
Sec. 80. Whenever in any contested
election the tribunal trying the cas-
shall decide that the ballots used il
one or more election districts were 10y
reason of the omission, addition
misplaclng, mispelliug or misstate
ment of one or more titles of offices 0
names OF residences of candidates o
parties or policies represented by them
so defective as to the Office in contes
as to be calculated TO nlislead tn
voters in regard to any of the candi
dates nominated for the said Office
and that the defective condition Of tn
said ballots may have affected the re
suit of the entire election for the sal,
Office, the said tribunal shall declar
the election to be invalid as regard
the said Office, and shall report thei
decision to the governor of the CON
monwealth.
The governor on receiving the repoI
of the said decision shall without della
cause Il writ or wTits of election for tn