The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11

atorial or 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. 16S. The county auditor shall make
out for every county officer elected, and
also for each of the senators and repre-
sentatlves 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 thereto, upon demand, with
tsz any candidate or elector of his county
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 a Sena-
toriai 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
sa e seal and direct to the county auditor
OF the senior county in each senatorial or
district respectively.
II there be two or more counties In such
district OF the same age, then the returns
shall be directed to the auditor of the
at the last preceding general election; and
said auditor shall forward such statement
to the proper auditor within fifteen days
Sec. ITO. 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
trict as choose to attend at his office, call
to his assistance two justices and the
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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
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
livered to the persons entitled thereto.
Sec. III. If on proceeding to canvass the
votes 1t shall appear to said senatorial dis
trict board Of canvassers, or a majority
thereof, that in any statement produced
certain matters are omitted in such state
ment that should have been inserted, or
exist, they shall cause the said statement
to be sent by one of their number, or by a
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.
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.
sers are authorized to adjourn from day
to day for the purpose OF revising such
statements, such adjournments not to exceed
ten days.
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
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 shall
call to his assistance two or more judges
Of the supreme court, and two diSinterested
judges Of the district court of the state,
board
The secretary Of state shall appoint a
meeting Of the state canvaSsinS board to
be held in his. office the third Tuesday
of December after each general election,
and within thirty days after special cleo
ton.
If majority of said board shall be I'M
able, or shall fail to attend on the day ap-
pointed he shall select from the disinter-
ested judges of the supreme court, and
notify to attend, as many as may be neces-
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 going
to and from the place where the state Off
manner as are presidential electors.
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 to 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
vice president of the United States, and
shall forthwith proceed to make a state
ment of the number of votes given for the
different persons voted for for the said
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
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 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 tie in the number Of
votes received by candidates for representa-
tives in congress who receive the highest
number of votes, special election shall
be called, as hereinafter provided, for the
election of a 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 III Every elector Of president and
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 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
in the presence Of the governor, persons to
fill such vacancies.
Sec. ITS. 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;
having the greatest number of votes shall
be considered elected to fill such vacancies.