Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

And, in case said county contains a SEN
| atorial or representative district, then the
! persons having the highest number for
senator OF representative shall be declared
In case of an appeal, notice thereon snail
be entered with the clerk of said court
within twenty days after the cay OF cleo
ton.
Sec. 1853. The county auditor shall make
out for every county officer elected, ana
also for each of the senators and repre-
sentatives elected to the legislature, II such
county constitutes q senat1iia- os repre-
sentative district, a certificate Of Such cleo
| ton and shall deliver the same tG the Ler-
son entitled thereto, upo2 dasnanu, With
out fee.
The county auditor shall ALSO make out
for any candidate or elector OF his county
as made by the county canvassing board,
on being paid or rendered one dollar thefe-
for.
Sec. 169. The county auditor of each
county which does not constitute q sena-
torial or representative district shall make
out from the returns in his Office a STATE
and house Of representatives., which he
shall seal and direct to the county auditor
of the senior county i'll each senatorial OF
representative district respectively
If there be two or more counties III 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.
comprised i'll 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 at his Office, call
to his assistance two justices and the
sioners of his county. and then. and there
open the returns OF the votes given IN the
several counties, or portions OF ccuntles'
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
senatorial district for the members of the
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 u 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 sa.d stateInelis
to be sent by one OF their number, or by q
messenger whom they SHAH depute 1of tila'
purpose, to the county OF district can
vassers of the county. town OF 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 canyasSerS.
Said county, town or district canyassers
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
such adjOurnmentS not to exceed
Sec. l72. Every auditor, chairman Of the
board of county commissioners ana JUSTICES
formed under this act the following fees:
For each mile necessarily Travelled in going
to and from the place where the o1ncial
canvass is made, ten cents; Tor making me
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 colln-
ty and paid by the county treasurer upon
the warrant Of the county auditor. n
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 canvassing
board.
The secretary of state shall appoint a
meeting Of the state canvasslns board 10
Of December after each general election.
and within thirty days after a special eiec-
ton.
able. or shall fail to attend OH the day APP
pointed. he Shall select from the disinter-
estcd judges of the supreme court. anu
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: Member rs
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 De palu III like
| manner as are presidential electors.
Sec. ia. The state canyassing board,
when formed, shall, upon the certified
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
nave been given for any state office, and
the whole number Of votes given to each,
distinguishing the several counties i'll which
they are given.
Said board shall certify such statement
to be correct, and shall subscribe to the
same with their proper names cold oon
vassing 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 a 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
the persons shall be elected as such elect
ors, and to each person duly elected the
governor shall give Il certificate OF election
Signed by him, sealed by the great seal
and counfersigned by the secretary. Of state,
and shall transmit the said certificate to
each person 50 elected, and shall cause the
| election Of electors to be published i'll 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-
tiyes in congress who receive the highest
number of votes. a special election shall
be called. as hereinafter provided, for the
election Of a representative or representa-
tiyes in congress, in the district OF districts
in which said tie vote occurred.
Sec. JIG. 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
tuition and laws of the United States.
Sec. III. Every %elector of president and
vice president of the United States shall,
| preceding the day fixed by law for con-
gress to elect a president and vice presi-
| dent, give notice to the governor that he is
at the seat of government and is ready at
lthe nroper 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. It's. If more than the number of per-
o-c ,,nu1,ipad IN fill Srch vacancies as 1fOrn-
| said have the highest and an equal number
! of votes. the governor, in the presence of
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