The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-01-03
No. 2-AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN ACTS THEREIN
NAMED RELATING TO ELECTIONS

No. 2.-AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN ACTS THEREIN
NAMED RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
1t IS hereby enacted By the General assembly of the State Of
Vermont:
Section "a of number of the Laws of 1892 is
amended to read as follows
days before election the board of civil authority
each town. the bali of villages
whose duty to sign the warrant IN each city, shall determine
the number and situation of the polling places each
village and shall appoint four ballot clerks for each polling place
within their jurisdiction Two of such clerks shall be appointed
from the party casting the largest number of and two from
the party casting the next number of votes at the last cleo
ton The four clerks appointed shall have charge the ballots
such election and furnish them the voters hereinafter
vded and with the board of civil authority shall canvass and
count the votes cast at such election No candidate any office
be voted for election whose upon the county
pointed ballot clerk permitted to inside the guada dur
the voting except for the purpose OF voting AT five o'clock
y assisted by the deputy and ballot clerks shall
votes given for State officers and for Congress- and
make list of the persons voted for and the number of
each which shall be signed by the presiding officer and by
the town clerk present and recorded in the town clerks Office
Sec q Section A. No. Co. of the Laws of 1884 is amended
to read as follows viz
Certificates of for State officers each esed by the pre-
siding officer and town clerk present at said meeting and
fcae of votes for representative to Congress shall sevey be
closed and sealed the presiding officer and the outside of
each package shall be written the the package eneo
ing the certificates of for shall be Ce
cate Of Uos Govemor and the package enclosing the
Lieutenant GOUemor and the package enclosing the certificate
of votes for State treasurer Certificate State Treasurer
of State Certificate Of votes for Secretary of STATE and on the
package enclosing the certificate of for State auditor Ce
certificate of for representative Congress- Certificate of
votes for Representative 10 Congress-
SEC. g. Section 81 Revised Laws is amended read fol-
lows, viz:
Duplicate certificate Of the votes shall be made and
supebed directed above and those officers shall be
enclosed by the presiding officer single package and sealed and
supercbed with the of the town and the words Certificate
Of for State OrS and the presiding officer SHALL within
days such freemens meeting the same py mail
to the Secretary of State at Montpelier.
Sec Section of No. 60 of the laws of 1884, is amended TO
read follows, viz:
The presiding officer SHALL after the as may be-
and county officers representative Congress- and
general assembly, together with duplicate certificates of the
therefor and the clerk shall keep the securely
for wears after said election but if called for deliver them
committee appointed by the General Assembly the
same person authorized receive them such purposes
and during such time he or is entitled to them.
Approved November q, 1894