Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-05-11

] OF representative district, then the
persons having the highest number for
| senator or representative shall be declared
by said board duly elected.
be entered with the clerk Of said court
| within twenty days after the day Of cleo
Sec. 1853. The county auditor shall make
out for every county officer elected, and
also for each Of the senators and repre-
sentatives elected to the legislature, it. such
sentative district, a certificate Of such cleo
| ton and shall deliver the same to the per-
| son entitled thereto, upon demand, with
The cousty auditor shall also make out
3aS any candidate or elector Of his county
a certified copy of any statement Of votes,
as made by the county ,canyassing board,
for.
Sec. 1859. The county auditor Of each
torial or representative district shall make
out from the returns in his office a state
| ment OF the votes for members OF the senate
! and house Of representatives, which he
| shall seal and direct to the county auditor
| OF the senior county in each senatorial OF
representative district respectively.
If there be two more counties in such
| district OF the same age then the returns
shall be directed to the auditor Of the
county polling the greatest number Of votes
| at the last preceding general election; and
said auditor shall forward such statement
| to the proper auditor within fifteen days
! Sec 10. When two or more counties are
comprised in one senatorial district, the
| auditor Of the senior county, or Of the coun-
| " to which the returns are to be made,
shall, on the twentieth day after election,
with such other county auditors Of the dis
! trlct as choose to attend at his office, call
to MS assistance Isl az ho two justices and the
sioners Of his county. and then and there
open the returns Of the votes given in the
Comprising such senatorial i districts. .'''''
Said auditor Of the county to which the
returns are made shall Immediately make
out certificates Of election for the persons
having the highest number of votes in such
| senatorial district for the members of the
! legislature, which certificates shall be de-
livered to the persons entitled thereto.
Sec. III; II on proceeding to canvass the
! votes it shall appear to said senatorial dis
trict board OF canvassers, or a majority
thereof, that in any statement produced
ment that should have been inserted, or
that any mistakes that are clerical merely
exist, they shall cause the said statement
to be sent by one of their number, or by q
messenger whom they shall depute for that
purpose, to the county Oh district cam
vassers Of the county, town or district from
have the same corrected, and the persons
| so deputed shall Immediately proceed and
| give notice to the said county, town or
! district canvassers.
Said county, town or district canvassers
shall forthwith assemble together and make
such corrections, as the facts of the case
|
any decision before made by them, but shall
| only cause their canvass to be correctly
| stated.
| Said senatorial district board Of canvas
| sers are authorized to adjourn from day
! to day for the purpose Of revising such
! statements, such adjournments not to exceed
Sec. l72. Every auditor, chairman of the
! board Of county commissioners and justices
| Of the peace shall receive for services per-
formed under this act the following fees:
For each mile necessarily Travelled in going
| to and from the place where the official
| canvass is made ten cents; for making the
| eight cents; for every certificate with seal
attached to statements, thirty, cents.
Said fees shall be allowed by the board
of county commissioners of the proper coun-
| ty and paid by the county treasurer upon
| the warrant Of the county auditor.
! Sec; 173. The secretary Of state. shall
Of the supreme court, and two disinterested
! judges Of the district court of the state,
who shall constitute the state canvassing
| board.
The secretary Of state shall appoint a
be held in his office the third Tuesday
and within thirty days after special cleo
| ton.
II majority Of said board shall be I'M
pointed, he shall select from the disinter:-
ested judges Of the supreme court, and
notify to attend as many as may be neces-
|
| Upon being notified, said Judges shall at
tend without delay, and with the officers
attending shall form the board. Members
for each days attendance and ten>cents
for each mile necessarily Travelled in going
to and from the place where the state Off
| cial canvass is made to be paid in like
manner as are presidential electors.
| Sec. ia The state canvassing board,
when formed shall, upon the certified
copies of the statements made by the coun-
| q
| statement of the whole number of votes
| given at such election for the various state
names of the persons for whom such votes
| have been given for any state office, and
the whole number of votes given to each,
distinguishing the several counties in which
Said board shall certify such statement
to be correct. and shall subscribe to the
Sec. 175. At the same time said can
| vassing board shall open the returns made
| to the secretary of state for members Of
congress, and for electors of president and
! shall forthwith proceed to make a state
ment Of the number of votes given for the
offices, and the person or persons having
| the highest number of votes for each Office
shall be considered duly elected.
But If 1T appears that more than the
! number of persons to be elected as electors
Of president and vice president have the
! highest and an equal number Of votes, the
secretary OF state, in the presence of the
officers present shall decide by lot which of
the persons shall be elected as such elect
ors, and to each person duly elected the
| governor shall give certificate of election
and countersigned by the secretary of state,
| and shall transmit the said certificate to
each person SO elected, and shall cause the
newspapers printed at the seat of govern
! ment, Immediately after the said canvass
| is completed.
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votes received by candidates for representa-
! tives in congress who receive the highest
number of votes, a special election shall
| be called, as hereinafter provided, for the
| tives in congress-, in the district or districts
| in which said tie vote occurred.
| Sec 176. The presidential electors chosen
day directed by the congress of the United
States meet at the seat of government OF
this state, and then and there perform
duties a f a% e Se efed BY a hs e0nst
Sec. III. Every elector of president and
vice president of the United States shall,
before the hour of twelve on the day next
preceding the day fixed by law for con-
| gress to elect president and vice presi-
dent, give notice to the governor that he is
at the seat Of government and is ready at
| the proper time to fulfill the duties of an
elector.
| And the governor shall forthwith deliver
| to the electors, present certificate of all
the names Of the ELECTORS. and if any elect
ors named therein fail to appear before nine
O'Clock on the morning Of the day for the
election Of president and vice president of
! the United States, the electors then present
! shall Immediately proceed to elect by ballot
| in the presence Of the governor, persons to
| fill such vacancies.
Sec ITS. # more than the number of per-
sons required to fill such vacancies as afore-
| said have the highest and an equal number
| Of votes, the governor, in the presence of
the. electors attending, shall decide by lot