Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-30
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS.
ACT JANUARY so, 1874.

SEc. 13. As soon as the polls shall close. the
officers OF the election shall proceed 10 count
ell the votes cast fer each candidate voted
for and make full return OF the same in
tripcste, with 8 return sheet in addition, in
all of which the votes received by each can
didate shall be given after his name irst
in words then III figures. and shall be Sign
ed by all tho said officers and by oyer,eera, Il
any, or il not SO certified the oversaers and
any officer refusing to sign Or certify. OF
either OF them, shall write upon each OF
the returns his or their IeasoD Tor not signing
or certifying them. Tie vote. saon ls
counted shall also be publicly aud fully ae
ciarsd from the window 10 tine citizens pre-
sent, and brief statement showing the voter
received by each candidate shall he made
and signed by the election offers IS soon
as the votes are counted; and the same shall
be Immediately posted upon the door of The
election house for information OF the public
The triplicate returns shall be enclosed in
envelopes aDd be sealed in the presence of
the officers and one envelope, with the unseal-
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 DC given 10 the minority inspector. All
Judges i1ing within twelve miles oi the
Prothonotary's Office, or within tweuty-four
miles, if their residence &c In town, city
or village lpon the line o! q railroad leading
to the county seat, shall before Two O'Clock
past meridian OF the day after the election
and all other Judges shall, before twelve
o'clock meridian of the second dag after the
election. deliver said return, together with
return sheet, tn the prOthoIotaIy Of ihe
court of common pleas OF the county, which
said return shall be flied, lnd The dag and the
hour of filing marked thereon and shall be
preserved by the prothonotary for public
inspection. At twelve O'Clock on the second
day following any election, the Iroth0uo;ary
of the court Of common pleas shal! present
the said returns to the said cOUst. Ia 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 Tor said purpose
the return presented by the prothorotary
shall be opened by said court and computed
by such of its officers and such sworr! assis-
tants as the court snail APPOINT; in the pres
eice OF the judge or judges Of said CONT, on
the return certified ana GER
titicetes of election Issued under
the seal OF the court as is now required 10
be done by return judges; and the vote rs so
computed and certified stall be maLea matter
of record i'll said court. The sessions of said
court shall, be opened to the public, and in
case the returns of an election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented. or in
any case of complaint OF 4 qualified eiector
under oath, charging palpable fraud or mis-
take. and particularly specifying the slicged
fraud or mistake, or where fraud c. mistake
is apparent on the return. the court. shall ex
anime the return aud IL, in the Judgment of
the court it shsll be necessary 70 4 lust re-
turn said court shall issue summary process
against the election officers and oycrscels,
in any OF the election districts complained Of,
to bring them forthwith into CONT, with all
election papers in their Possession; and If pal
rable mistake or fraud shall be discovered, it
ehall, upon such hearing as may lee deemed
to enEghten the court. be corrected
by the court and so certified; but al silesa-
tions of palpable fraud mistake shall be
decided by the said court within three dsvs
after the day the returns are brought into
court for computation, and the said inquiry
shall be directed on to palpable fraud Or mis-
take, and shall not te deemed Il Judicial adju-
dication to conclude any contest now or here
after to be provided by law. and the other OF
said triplicate returns shall be be placed in
box and sealed up with tho ballots. II aoy
of the said judges shall hi ig.seif lie candidate
for any office of any election. ha shall not sit
with the court, or act in COUNTING tine returns
OF such election, and in such cases the other
judges, If any, shall ac-.
Given under my hand .. my oiice at Butler,
tLis 10th day Of Oei., II the year OF our
Lord, 1881, and III the I16th year OF the lnde-