The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-04

cate and return SSIRTIeS OF such cert;s
tboir OF county c~anvasserU0 Oy the
vi Snelr nanas, and one of the IS under
oe tnmedlately delivered 70 ann shall
70 ms T4o Sounty, whose duty + u sGertf
10 atEend at the meetings 9f ~ snail BE-
Vassers, and who shall fortbL sad can.
proclamation and read nTath make
through at the court hons 1e Eams
G1e said sheriff shall immeJ;o u0or; and
after seal up said COW in aVely there
reoi.t SganShl5 the same by mail i1lGpe
cGeglsTereo letter, OR otherVisaaS t IN a
secretary OF State, at the ~ 70 the
haIelgh, so that he shall eoIg;to at
same within twelve DAYS 8ftoO I'VE the
OF SAID election; and one Of So; Vne day
together with the original n~o a copies
turns, shall De delivered to fffbo tho ~
the Superior Court, who s y%o CLERK Of
the said copy in the "FIac43iaa4u record
ana a;U NE me the originals of said c 0OOk'
ms office. And one copy shat, T1py IN
llvered to tie register of deoJ, Ge de
registered IN his Office. The ~ % be
tne superior Court shall, immS oGsK Of
after the same shall have benn JoSE:lately
to him, send a copy of the c oetSered
of the board of COUNTY ooU1eruncate
sealed with the seal of his of FiuVassers
Secretary of State at Raleio5 70 the
ne may receive the same within ~ Una mat
days after said election. And we've
OF falling to make such returns Ease
the time herein prescribed, such s %tS!a
clerk or other officer whose JuIH
shall be so to do, shall forfeit o MY II
to the State the sum of five 5Pay
dollars, to be recovered bv the Httea
ney General, in the Superior Con nsv y
the county of Wake. 00uF'l LOT
Sec. 2746. The Secretary NJ o..
within three days after the eTr;S 0Sate
OF the time hereinbefore provided tol
the delivery to him of said certifcottoss
and returns, shall deliver the sans V .
the board Of State canvassers wSoS v
duty it shall be to then attend in ~
presence of such other persons a. m SuU
choose to be present, in the hall y
the House Of Representatives. in eSs
capitol, open the certificates oDS
returns and proceed to canvass tbs
same and ascertain and detarmin"
the result: Provided. that # So
return from any county shall mt
by that time, have been received Nv
the Secretary of State from the sheriff
or clerk of the Superior Court, then
the board of State canvassers shall
order and compel a duplicate return
from the clerk Of the Superior Court
or register of deeds, or both, in such
a manner as they may think best, and
for the purpose may adjourn from dsy
to day not to exceed ten days. The
board of State canvassers in c~anvasiug
said returns shall merely add up the
returns, as certified by the county
canvassers, but it shall be their duty
to disregard any such apparent cIeri
cal error, or any such technical in.
fOrmality as may not render it reason.
ably uncertain who was the person in.
tended to be designated as voted fOr,
and what was the number Of votes
actually received by any candidate.
AT the conclusion of the canvass, the
board shall make an abstract of all the
votes cast, and shall deliver the same
to the Secretary of State, together with
the original returns from the several
counties, to be filed in his Office. The
Secretary of State shall copy said ab
stracts in the Election Book, directed
in this chapter to be kept in his Office
and shall, under his hand and the seal
of his Office, certify to the Governor
the names of as many persons reCeIV'
ing the highest number OF votes tt
Electors of President and Vice.Pral'
dent as the State may be entitled tom
the Electoral College. The Governor
shall thereupon Immediately issue DIS
proclamation and cause the same 70
published in such daily newspapers
may be published in the city o.
Raleigh, wherein he shall set tong
the names of the persons duly eleCsa
as Electors, and warn each OF tnem y
attend at the capitol In the Guy "
Raleigh, at noon on the Tuesday pV
ceding the first "Wednesday OF DeGG%
Der next after his election, az W9Ga
time said Electors shall meet, ana Y
case of the absence or inellglOlly =
any Elector chosen, Oh If the PEOPn
number of Electors shall for any GaI%
be deficient, those present shall i0L ~
with elect from the citizens Oh W
State 30 many persons as Will SuPpy
the deficiency, and the Pe[sot FIR
chosen shall be Electors to VoIe ~ H.
President and Vice President y.
United States. And the Governors 4
on or before the first "Wednesday tbs
Dacemher make out three lists OF y.
names of the said eleven PersoDs sai
elected and appointed HeCGo Ia,ai 10
and cause the same to be deIVS q Con,
them, as directed by the ac'"
gress. o1octad and
appointed as Electors OF Presl50st Stats
Vice President of the Ualtea We'd
shall assemble on the SAID n arsDitCI d
nesday in December at Inc onfd there
the civ of Raleigh, and then a .bo Ststs
give their votes on behalf Oh 5ont add
of North Carolina for F r9S States
Vice-President of the UnlDo IN 81
and proceed in relation Inert TsaIHStitutiOg
things conformably to tne tbe oct d
of the United States ana
Cong ess in that behalf. 10 d
SEC 2748. whenever the on 4 Do
President and Vice PreslqSs aeome vs.