Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1891-03-12
NEW ELECTION LAW.
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duties. Such ballot box, poll-books
and blank certificates, tally-shects
and envelopes shall be delivered by
said Commissioners to the Sheriff, or
in the event of his being a candidate
at such election, then the same shall
be delivered to the person appointed
to perform the duties of said Sheriff
as provided for in section 3. 1t shall
be the duty of said Sheriff or person
appointed in his stead, as in this act
provided, to deliver the same to the
judges Of election when they have as
scmblcd at the voting place for tho
purpose of holding an election. The
said ballot box, poll-books, tally
sheets, envelopes and certificates shall
be paid for by the several counties
of the State.
See. 10. After the closing of the
polls, the judges of election shall
proceed to count the ballots deposit
ed in the ballot box, but if for any
reason they shall deem it proper to
do so, they may adjourn the count
for any reasonable period, but be.
yond the day succeeding that on
which the election was held. Pend
ing the making of the count, any
Judge snail have the right to remain
with the ballot-box, but during the
time for which the count is adj
journed, safe place of deposit may
be agreed upon by all the judges.
See. II. After the examinations
of the ballots shall be completed, the
number of votes cast for each person
shall be enumerated under the in
spection of the judges, who shall
prepare and sign in duplicate GER
tificate showing the number Of votes
given for each person, and the office
for which such votes were given,
which certificates shall be attested by
the clerks. And after making such
certificate, the judges, before they
dispense, shall put under cover one of
SAID tallv-sheets, certificates and poll
books, and seal the same and direct
it to the Board of County Election
Commissioners. And the said GER
titicates and the ballots, sealed in
separate packages, shall be conveyed
by one of the judges, to be deter
mined by lot, if they cannot other
wise agree, to the County Election
Commissioners, within three days af-
ter the close of the polls; and the
other certificate, tally-sheet and poll
book shall be retained by the judges,
free for the inspection of all persons.
1t shall be the duty of the judges Of
election of the several precincts, af
ter the ballots shall have been in
spected and counted, to securely en-
velopc all such ballot, and send the
same together with the certificate,
tally-sheets and poll-bosk as afore-
said to the County Election Ccmmis-
siSners, to be kept as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. II. If any Judge of election,
on whom the lot may fall to carry
such ballots, certificates, tally-shcets
and poll-books to the Election Com
missioners, shall neglect or refuse to
perform the service according to the
provisions of this act, he shall forfeit
the sum of 5000, to be recovered by
Indictment, or by action of debt, in
the name OF the State for the use Of
the county.
Sec. IS. If any judge of election
in any precinct, whose duty it may
be, should fail to deliver to the Coun-
tv Election Commissioners the certif-
icate, tally-sheets, poll-book within
three days, on the fourth the said
Commissioners shall dispatch mes
senger to bring up the same, or the
duplicate certificate, tally-sheets.
poll-book and ballots, in which case
the return shall not be compared un-
til the seventh day, and all expense
incurred by sending the messenger
shall be paid by the defaulting judge
Of election.
Sec. IA. As soon as the returns
from all the precincts are seceived
but in no event later than the seventh
dav after the election, the County
Election Commissioners shall, from
the certificates and ballots received
from the several precincts, proceed
to ascertain and declare the result OF
said election, and shall, within fifteen
days after the day of said election,
deliver certificate Of his election to
any person having the highest num-
her of legal votes for member OF the