St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04

by said board duly elected
In case of an appeal, notice thereof shall
be entered with the clerk of said court
within twenty days after the day of cleo"
ton.
Sec 16S. The county auditor shall mako
out for every county officer elected. and
also for each of the senator's and repre-
sentatiyes elected to the legislature, If such
county constitutes senatorial or repre-
sentative district, certificate of such cleo
ton and shall deliver the same to the per-
son entitled thegeto, upon demand, with
out fee.
The county auditor shall also make out
for any candidate or elector of his county
a certified copy of any statement of votes,
as made by the county canvaSSing board,
ON being paid or rendered one dollar there
for.
Sec 169 The county auditor of each
county which does not constitute sena-
torial or representative district shall make
out from the returns in his office 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 or
representative district respectively.
If there be two or 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
after the election.
Sec. 10. When two or more counties are
comprised in one senatorial district, the
auditor of the senior county, or OF the coun-
ty to which the returns are TO be made,
shall, on the twentieth day after election,
with such other county auditors OF the dis
trict as choose to attend ut his Office, call
to his assistance two justices and the
chairman of the board of county commits
sioners Of his county, and then and there
open the returns of the votes given in the
several counties, or portions of counties,
comprising such senatorial districts.
Said auditor of the county TO which the
opn a6
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. If on proceeding to canvass the
votes it shall appear to said senatorial dis
trict board OF canvassers. or majority
thereof, that in any statement produced
certain matters are omitted in such state
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 Il
messenger whom they shall depute for That
purpose, to the county or district can
vaSSerS of the county, town or district from
which such statements were received, to
have the same corrected, and the persons
so deputed shall Immediately proceed and
give notice to the said county, town or
district canvassers.
| shall forthwith assemble together and make
| such corrections as the facts of the case
may require; but shall not change or alter
| 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
| ten days.
Sec. 172. 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
| statements, for every one hundred words
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 snail
| call to his assistance two or more judges
| of the supreme court, and two disinterested
! Judges of the district court of the state,
! who shall constitute the state canYassing
| board.
The secretary of state shall appoint a
| meeting of the state canvassing board 10
| be held in his office the third Tuesday
| of December after each general election,
and within thirty days after special cleo
| ton.
If a majority of said board shall be I'M
| able, or shall fail to attend on the day APP
| pointed, he shall select from the disinter-
|
notify to attend, as many as may besneces-
sary to constitute the required number
| Upon being notified, said judges shall at
| tend without delay, and with the officers
| attending shall form the board. Members
| of said board shall receive three dollars
| for each days attendance and ten cents
! for each mile necessarily Travelled IN gong
| to and from the place where the state OH
| 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-
| ty canvasSing boards, proceed to make a
statement of the whole number of votes
| given at such election for the various state
officers, which statement shall contain the
| 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
| they are given.
Said board shall certify such statement
to be correct and shall subscribe 10 the
same with their proper names.
| Sec. 175. At the same time said can
wasting board shall open the returns made
| to the secretary of state for members OF
congress, and for electors of president and
| vice president of the United States, and
| shall forthwith proceed to make state
| ment Of the number of votes given for the
| different persons voted for for the said
offices, and the person or persons having
| the highest number of votes for each office
| shall be considered duly elected.
But if it 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
| signed by him, sealed by the great seal
and countersigned by the secretary of state
and shall transmit the said certificate to
| each person so elected, and shall cause the
election of electors to be published in the
newspapers printed at the seat of govern
ment, Immediately after the said canvass
| is completed.
If there shall be a tie in the number OF
| votes received by candidates for representa-
tiveS in congress who receive the hlgheSl
| number Of votes, special election shall
| be called. as hereinafter provided, for the
election of u representative or representa-
| tiVes in congress, in the district or districts
in which said tie vote, occurred.
Sec. 176. The presidential electors chosen
| as aforesaid shall at twelve o'clock on the
day directed by the congress Of the United
| States, meet at the seat of government OF
this state, and then and there perform
| the duties enjoined on them by the consti-
| tuition and laws Of the United States.
Sec. 1T. 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 a president and vice presl-
| 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 al
! electOr.
And the governor shall forthwith deliver
to the electors present a 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
III the presence of the governor, persons to
| fill such vacancies
| Sec. IFS. If 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
which of said persons shall be elected
| otherwise, those. to the number required,
having the greatest number of votes shall
be considered elected to fill such vacancies.
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