The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-01-20
THE ORDER.
Clinton j. j.; White Ii the Circuit for Court
John Albert Boyd. Cecil County.

John Albert Boyd. Cecil County.
The court being of tie opinion that the
petitioner is entitled to have copies of such
ballots in the Fourth aud Fifth districts as
he may desire, and the counsel of the res
pective parties, in view of such opinion
having agreed that there shall be recount
of all the ballots cast in each of the election
districts III the county.
1t is therefore, ordered this 18th day oi
January 1891, that the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county produce before the
examiner the ballot boxes, eleven III
number now in his custody and which
were delivered 10 him by the return judges
of the election held in Cecil county. Nov.
9. 1898, and IN which the ballots which
were cast at the election held on the Ith
day of November 1898, are deposited, ana
also the envelope containing the rejected
ballots cast at said election in the Fifth
district and that said clerk shall permit
said boxes to DO opened aud said ballots
shall be recounted as between The said
Clinton j. White and John Albert Boyd
only.
The said recount shail be made in the
presence of the said clerk, the examiner,
the Swo parties 10 this proceeding, their
counsel and the four persons herein after
named, to make and record the result OF
such recount and no other person shall be
allowed TO be present. The clerk of the
court shall he present during the Whole OF
said recount.
The said recount 20 be made by George
A. Blake and Manly Drennen, and the
record or tally thereof to be made and
certified by VIM. j. Smith and Peter II.
Cieaver, who shall each before he proceeds
80 lii IKE said recount aud record tally
thereof, ma Ike oath before a Justice OF tho
Peace that be will fairly, Sruly and implr-
italy make and record the result OF such
recount of said blllots, and the tally list
and certificates of the result Of said recount
shall be made aud signed by said VIM. D..
Smith and Peter II. Cleayer and filed with
the examiner, aud be by him returned to
the court together with the other testimony
taken before MIN.
And il is further ordered that no ballot
shall be counted to which either party or
his counsel shall object, and that all ballots
not counted by the judges of election to
which objection Is made at the recount,
shall be put in separate package and so
marked ~ to be identified and that all bal
lots counted by the judges of election to
which objection is made on the recount
shall be put in senarate package ana so
marked as to be identified and shall be
separate from the ballots in reference 10 the
counting of which no objection is made
Said ballots so objected to shall be mum
bered and marked by the said Wm. j..
Smith and Peter H. Cleaver SO as to !Gen-
tify the same.
Provided that if an appeal is taken from
the inal decision of this Court 10 the Court
OF Appeals either party shall be entitled TO
have copies of such ballots as he may
desire to use in the Court of Appeals All
of the ballots shall be returned to the
box from which they have been TAKEN the
~ ba clark and the nAriieS
their counsel. When a ballot box is
opened there shall be no adjournment OF the
Court until all of The ballots in said box
have been counted, recorded and put back
into the ballot box.
After the ballots have been counted,
recorded ana returned to the ballot box as
| aforesaid the same shall be forthwith
| locked and the Clerk and said George a.
Blake and Manly Drennen shall write their
| names on a slip of paper OF sufficient length
| for the following purpose: Said strip shall
| be posted over the key hole ct the ballot box
| in such manner that the signatures shat
| extend across the opening OF the lld, ana 50
| that when the key is inserted it will teal
The paper so pasted over the key hole. Such
paper shalt be securely fastened to the ooN
| with sealing wax or obher adhesive
| material. aud said ballot boxes shall b.
| returned to said clerk subject 20 the further
| order OF this Court.
The duties required by this order as &c
the count and record OF said ballots shaI
be completed and the certificate OF saiC
| recount flied with the examiner on or bsfor'
| the LIST Day of February next.
| The Contestee shall take such testimony
as he may desire before the Examiner wh'
shall return all of tie testimony taken u
the Court on or before tbs lon day o
| February next. Jos. a. w lChES,
| FREDERICK STUMP.