Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-08

be countersigned by the Secretary of State, and the Governor
shall [ cause it to be delivered to the person 4H elected 1;, :.
examining and making a statement of the votes, and in determin-
ing ne and and Certifying prtiga the persons chosen as Electors %t rs of f. President
sued by them in the canvass for State officers, and the Secretary
ofthe State shall likewise file and record such statement and the de-
termination. In canvassing the returns for Presidential Electors,
the persons having the greatest number Of votes are to be de-
sas'f found to oh have Sri the he greatest nesd sn and ia an equal equaI" lumber %eDs Of vo gesSt the
election Of one of them shall be determined by lot, to be drawn
Secretary Of State shall prepare three lists of the names of such
Electors elected at any election, procure thereto the signature of
liver such certificates thus signed and sealed to said Electors on
or ) 31 to F t%s see COZ dr M9ndey in January a aryt; next after sh.i such 6h election election;
by the Secretary of State for each person elected, in substance as
to the office of::.:.:::H Of said State for the term Of. years from
the residue q the term ending on the. day f:"::.G' B U.s..
G GHFe at Bismarck this this day Of 4 49,.
rotary of State and the seal of the State affixed, and be attested
by at least one nsr of the o til e cnrnssns: ro : ron n
canvassing and ascertaining the result of the votes taken at any
proposition submitted t to a vote Of the people by the Iegisiativ ve
Assembly, the State Board of Canvassers shall proceed to examine
such statements, and to ascertain and determine the result and
shall certify under their hands a statement of the whole numbero of
votes given for, and the whole number of votes given against such
amendment or proposition, and they shall thereupon determine
whether such amendment or proposition has been approved and
ratified by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and shall
make and subscribe on such statement a certificate of such determ-
nation.
cord in his Office such certified statements and determination; and
if it shall appear that such amendment or proposition has been
approved, ratlhedO or adopted as aforesaid, he shall also make a
record thereof, and cause such record to be bound in the volume
containing the original enrolled law passed at the next succeeding
S 16. WHAT RETURNS SHALL BE cANvAssED.] The Board of
ton, shall canvass only the regular returns made by the county
board = Of GenvasserS' as s. provided owl led NTH this s act
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved June 3, 1892.
DETERMINATION OF CONTESTS IN ELECTION OF PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTORS.
[s.RNo O. Special
AN ACT for the Final Determination of Contests Concerning the Election
of Electors of President and ice-President of the United States.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature Assembly of the State of North Dakota:
s l. PROCLAMATION OF RESULT OF CANVASS OF VOTE The Gov
ernor shall, within ten days after the completion of the canvass by
the State Board of Canvassers of the votes cast for Presidential
Electors, as certified by the auditors Of the respective counties in
the State, declare by proclamation to be printed in some news
paper printed and published at the seat Of government, the names
Of the several persons who have received not less than one-ffth Of
all the votes cast, and the number of votes received by each per-
son, and the several persons who have received the highest num-
contested and notice Of such contest given to the Governor within
taken to be elected, and the Governor shall thereupon transmit to
each person SO chosen a certificate of his election.
trial Of the contested elections for Presidential Electors shall
consist Of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who shall be
court, not interested, being nearest the capital of the IS Sta ue.Nf #
the Chief Justice should, for any cause, be unable to attend at
bench, shall preside in place Of the Chief Justice, and - any ques.
ton arising pgg a to the the membership IN e of the court shall be de-
ton: The Secretary Of State shall be the clerk Of the court, or,
s6 ii be- so the Clerk r "" Gac2 no %e a1i sne Of f' the CO court sae b saPPs@ ent eo%rt
upon the discharge of his duties, shall take an oath before the
Secretary of State, or some officer qualified to administer oaths,
that he will support the Constitution of the United States and
that of the State of North Dakota, and that without fear, favor.
affection Or hope of reward, he will, to the best of his KNOWLEDGE
and ability, administer justice according to law and the facts in
the case.
S 3. CONTESTANT MAY APPLY TO COURT Any person who by
the proclamation Of the Governor, as hereinbefore provided, ap-
pears to have received not less than one-ffth of the votes cast in
an election for Electors of President and VicePresident of tho
United States may apply to the court provided for in this act for
S T. APPLICATION TO STATE GROUNDS OF CONTEST. Such ap-
plicaion shall be made by petition in writing to be filed with the
clerk Of said court, within ten days from the date of the proclama-
ton provided for in Section l Of this act, who shall forthwith con-
vene the court. The petition shall set forth the names of the per-
son or persons whose election is contested and the grounds for
such contest The petitioner shalt upon filing such petition and
before any proceedings are had theron, file a bond to the State in
such sum and with such sureies aFthe court shall order, to pay all
costs incurred in the prosecution of such petition, in case he shall
not prevail in the same.
5 {: NOTICE TO PARTY CONTESTED, HOW GWEN Upon the fl
ing Of said petition and the giving Of the said bond the said court