Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-05-06

and determination so made by said board,
end shall forthwith make out and Trans
nit to each of the persons thereby de-
clared 10 be elected, q certificate OF cleo,
ton, certified by him under his official
seal; he shall also forthwith cause q copy
of such certified statements and determi-
nations to be published III a newspaper
printed at the seat of government.
: SEC. II. He shall prepare a certlhcate
under his official seal. atteSted by him as
secretary of state, and addressed to the
house of representatives in that congress
for which any person shall nave Deen
chosen, of the due election of such person
so chosen as representative of this state in
congress-, and shall transmit the same to
the said house of representatives at its first
meeting; and, if any of the persons so
chosen at such election. shall have been
elected to supply a vacancy in the ONCE or
representative in congress, it shall! be SO
stated by the secretary OF state IN such
certificate.
SEC. IL. The board shall proceed in ex-
aiming and making a statement Of the
votes, and in determining and certifying
the persons chosen as electors of president
and vice president in the manner pre-
scribed by law to be pursued by them IN
the canvass for state officers, and the sec
retary of state shall likewise file and re-
cord such statement and the determine
ton. .
SEC. 10. The secretary OF state shall,
without delay, cause a copy, under his
hand and seal, of the determination OF said
board, to be transmitted and delivered and
delivered to each of the persons so de-
clared to be elected electors and whenever
necessary, may employ special messengers
for THAT purpose.
SEC. IA. For the purpose of %canvassing
and ascertaining the result of the votes
taken at any election upon any prcb0sed
amendment to the constitution or propo-
sition submitted to a vote of the people by
the legislative 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 humber of
votes given for, and the whole number OF
votes given against such amendment or
proposition, and they shall 'thereup0n de-
termine whether such amendment or pro-
position 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 determine
ton.
SEC. Is. The secretary of state shall
record in his office such certified state
ments and determinations; ard If it shall
has been approved, ratified or adopted as
aforesaid, he shall also make a record
thereof, and cause such record to be bound
in the volume containing the original en-
rolled laws passed at the next succeeding
session Of the legislative, assembly, and
cause such record to be published with
such laws.
SEC. Is. The board of state canvassers,
i'll canvassing to ascertain the result OF
any election, shall canvass only the regu-
lar returns made by the county board of
canvassers, as provided in this act.
SEC. II. All acts or parts of acts in con-
tlict with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
The TRIBUNE suggests that the various
papers of the state publish this act in
full, and by united effort, it will be pos
sible for those whose duty it should be
to act Officially in this matter, to become
entirely familiar with their duties. By
this NEAR the necessity of an extra $685.
sion of the legislature can be avoided.