The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
Public General Laws.

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with the names of the candidates and 40
i the number of votes given LOT eacn, ~
tabular form. and shall cause copy OF
such statement 10 be forthwith published
| In one or more of the newspapers y nLteu
provided such official statement be so
published without charge
n. In the canvass of votes py me can
yassing board for the city or cOnssy eer
| In provided said board shall, unless otner-
| wise provided in the Constl.utlou VI tnls
| state. declare who is elected 10 any CITY
or county office, or to any once xoteu LOT
only within the territory OF such city OF
| county.
rs. If, upon proceeding to canvass the
votes. it shall clearly appear TO me can
vassing board for the city or county mat
tain matters are omitted which should
have been inserted, or that any mistakes
which are merely clerical exist, they shal II
Immediately issue a subpoena TO the
judges and clerks who made said return,
and said judges and clerks snail forthw1th
attend and shall make such corrections
as the facts of the case require, out Such
changes shall not alter any decision be-
fore made by them, but shall only cause
the canvass to be correctly stated. And
the said board of canvassers are author
lied to adjourn from day to day for the
purpose of obtaining and receiving such
corrected statements, such adjournment
not to extend beyond three days.
10. Whenever it shall pc made to appear
by affidavit that errors have occurred in
the determination of the board of can
vaSsers of any county or city IN the state,
the circuit court of the county or the
Superior Court of Baltimore city may,
by order. require said board to correct
such errors or show cause why such cor
rections should not be made; and in the
such correction, or show cause as afore-
said, said court may compel said board,
by writ of mandamus. TO correct such
errors; and II said board of canvassers
shall have made its determination and
dissolved said court may compel it to
reconvene for the purpose of making such
corrections. For the purpose of making
such corrections as the court shall order
the meeting of the board of canvassers
shall be deemed a continuation of its
regular session, and the statements AMI
certificates shall be made and filed as the
court shall direct, and, so far as the same
shall vary from the original statements
tificates made under the order of court
shall stand in lieu thereof. and shall, in
all cases, have the same effect as If such
corrected statements had been part of
the original statement required by law.
The practice in said cases shall be as in
mandarlus proceedings. and the court
shall determine the time for the speedy
hearing thereof in Its discretion. and for
the purpose of service of papers and
other proceedings, the board of canvass
ers. as organized and existing at. the time
of making the original canvass, shall be
deemed continuing board. There shall
be the same right of appeal as in other
mandamus cases, but such appeal shall
be taken within five days from The date
of the decision complained of, and shall be
heard and decided by the Court of Appeals
as soon after the transmission Of the rec
ord as possible, and the testimony taken
in such cases shall be sent up to the Court
of Appeals as part of the record.
so. The Secretary of State, Comptroller.
Treasurer, clerk of the Court of APP
stitute A the bOard of state sa se
three of whom shall be a quorum
The Secretary of State shall appoint
the meeting of the said board, to
after any state election. If a majority do
not attend, those present shall adjourn
until the next day, at which time they
shall proceed, without further delay, to
formed, shall, from the certified copies
of the statements made by the boards Of
city and county canvassers; proceed to
make a statement of the whole number
of votes given at such election for the
several candidates for the offices named
in said statements, and thereupon proceed
to determine and declare what PRISONS
have been by the greatest number of
votes elected to such offices, and each Of
them; they shall make and subscribe on
proper statement a certificate Of such
determination, and shall deliver the same
to the Secretary of State. If any one of
the canvasSerS shall dissent from the de-
cision OF the board, he shall state at large,
in writing, the reasons for such dissent
If any of the acts or proceedings of the
board shall appear to any one of the can
vassers to be Illegal or irregular, such
canvasser shall protest against the same
in writing, setting forth distinctly the
grounds of his protest; the canvasser so
dissenting or protesting shall deliver his
dissent or protest, signed with his proper
name, to the Secretary of State, who shall
file the same in his office, and he shall also
keep on file in his office the copies of the
statements made by the board of city and
county canvassers. The board shall have
power to adjourn from day to day during
a period not exceeding five days.
81. The Secretary of State shall record
in his office. in a book to be kept by him
for that purpose. each certified state
ment and determination which shall be
delivered to him by the board of state
canvassers. and every dissent or protest
which shall have been delivered to him
by a canvasser. He shall, without delay,
transmit a copy. under seal of his office,
of such certified determination to each
person thereby declared to be elected,
and like copy to the Governor. and he
shall cause copy of such certified state
ments and determinations to be published
in one newspaper in the city of Annapolis
and one in the city of Baltimore. In con-
formity with the statements and deter
limitations made as aforesaid by the board
of state canvassers, the Governor shall
issue commissions to the different persons
elected, as now provided by the Consti-
tuition and laws of this state.