Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-16
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS
ACT JANUARY 90. 1874.

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SEC. I3, As soon as the polls shall close, the
| officers Of tho election shall proceed to count
| all the votes cart for each candidate voted
| for, and make n 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, fret
| in words then IN figures. and shall be sign
ed by all the said officers and by OVER GERS, II
| any or il not so certified, tho 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 az
counted shall also bo publicly and fully de
cared from the window to the citizens pre-
| sent and brief statement showing tho votes
| received by each candidate shall be made
and signed by the election offers soon
| rs the votes are counted; and the same shall
be immediately posted upon the door of the
election house for Information OF the public.
| The isiplcate returns shall be enclosed Ia
envelopes aud be sealed In the presence OF
The officers aud one envelope, with tho uBseal-
| ed return sheet given TO the Judge, which
shall contain one list OF voters tally papers and
| thOa OF oiliccrs,gud another OF sald envelopes
shall be given to the minority inspector. All
judges living within twelve miles OF the
PrathOnotary's Office or within twenty four
miles, IL their residence te In a town, city
or village upon the line of railroad leading
to the county seat, shall before two O'Clock
past meridian OF the day after the election
and ali other Judges shall, before twelve
O'Clock meridian Of the second day after the
election, deliver said return, together with
return sheet, 70 the prothonotaIy of the
court OF common pleas OF the county, which
said return shall be fled, and the dag and the
hour OF illing marked thereon am shall be
preserved by the prothonotary for public
inspection. At twelve o'clock on the second
day following any election, the prothonotary
a. az al aha
the said returns To the said court. In couu-
ties 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 prothorotary
shall be opened by said court and computed
by such of its officers and such sworn assis.
tants as the court shall appoint; in the pres
euce OF the judge or judges OF said court, on
the return certified and GER
tifcates of election Issued under
the seal of the court "A Is now required to
be done by return judges; aud 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, and in
cage the returns OF nh election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented, or in
any case of complaint OF qualified olector
under oath, charging palpable fraud or mis-
take. and particularly specifying the alleged
II apparent on the return. tho court, shall ex
amino the return and II, III the judgment OF
the court, il shall be necessary TO a lust re-
turn, saii court shall issue summary process
against tho election officers aud overseers,
in any Of the election districts complained Of
TO bring them forthwith into court, with ali
election papers in their possession; aud il pal.
pable mistake or fraud shall be discovered, Il
shall, upon such hearing may DO deemed
necessary to eniig hten the court. be corrected
by tho court and 80 certified; but all allega-
,ione OF palpablo fraud or mistake shall be
decided by the said court within three dAys
after tho day the returns are brought into
court for computation, and the said inquiry
shall DO directed onl TO palpable fraud or mis-.
take, and shall not DO deemed n Judicial sdju-
dcation 10 conclude any contest now or here
after to be provided by law. and the other OF
said triplicate returns shall DO bo placed IN
box and sealed up with the ballots. II any
Of the said judges shall himself be candidate |
for any Office or any election, ho shall not sit |
with the oour., 1r &C: in counting tho returns |
OF such election and in rush cases tho other 4
Judges, II any, shall act.
Given under my hand at my Office at Butler, /
this 10Th day Of Oct, IN tho year OF our |
Lord, 1871, and In the Il6th year OF the Inde-