The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
cANvAss1NG BOARDS.

70. 1t shall be the duty of the said county
commissioners, clerks of court and mayor
respectively. to keep safely under lock
and key the said original statements or
returns until the board of canvassers for
the county or city, as the case may be-
shall have assembled and been organized
according to law, as hereinafter provided.
Whereupon the clerks OF court, county
commissioners and mayor shall immedi-
ately deliver or transmit to such board of
canvassers the said statements or returns
in the sealed envelopes.
73. The supervisors of elections shall
constitute board Of canvassers for their
county or city, as the case may be-
"A. On the Thursday next following
every election, between the hours of
twelve o'clock noon and one O'Clock in
the afternoon. the board of county can
vassers shall meet at the usual place for
holding the circuit court for the county
and the board of canvassers for Baltf-
more city shall meet at the usual place
for holding the Superior Court, and shall.
respectively, elect a chairman and secre-
tary from their number. Each member
OF the board shall take an oath, which
shall be administered and recorded by
the clerk of said court, to truly canvass
add up and declare the votes as required
by law. AT their first meeting a majority
of the whole board shall be a quorum If
majority shall not attend on the Thurs
day aforesaid, the canvassers present
shall adjourn to the next day, when they
snail meet again between the same hours
and the canvassers then attending, all
though less than majority of the whole
number, shall organize themselves as
board and shall perform the duties re-
CURED by law. and all questions arising
in the course of their proceedings shall
be determined by Majority of the can
yassers SO attending. All the sessions.
deliberations and proceedings of the board
snail be public, and candidates and their
counsel shall have the right to attend
and to inspect the original statements
ana returns. and all other documents and
records.
rs. The board of canvassers shall. upon
being duly organized, open all the orig
inal statements and returns delivered or
transmitted to them, and shall canvass
and add up the votes and make abstracts
or statements thereof in the following
All votes for governor shall be written
out in words at length on one sheet. and
In like manner all votes for other state
ofhcers on another sheet; all votes for
presidential electors on another sheet;
all votes for representatives In Congress
on another sheet; all votes for Judges of
courts on another sheet; all votes for
clerk of the Court of Appeals on another
sheet; all votes for senators and delegates
TO the General Assembly on another sheet;
al votes for county or city officers on
officers on a separate and appropriate
sheet: all votes for and against any prop
ositton which may be submitted to a yote
OF the people on another sheet
70. The said board OF canvassers shall
thsn transmit the said statements made
by them, atested by the signature of
their chairman and secretary. to the clerk
OF the circuit court for the county or TO
the clerk Of the Superior Court OF Balti-
more city, as the case may be, who shall
enter the same of record. In case of all
elections of presidential electors, repre-
sentatives In Congress, senators and dele
gates TO the General Assembly and of
other state officers, except governor or
states attorney, the said clerk shall pre-
pare three certified copies, under his seal
of office. of the said statements and GER
uheates. Within five days after the ad-
1ournment Of the board of canvassers the
said clerk shall deposit the said certified
copies IN the nearest postofiice, addressed,
respectively, to the governor, to the sec
rotary OF state and to the treasurer. The
statement OF the votes for governor, after
being. recorded. shall be transmitted by
the clerk TO the secretary of state as pro-
vided in the Constitution. The SAID clerk
snail make out and deliver to each per-
son having the highest number Of votes
Tor the several county and city offices a
eertincate OF election on his application.
The said canvassing board shall also make
q statement OF the whole number Of votes
given IN each precinct and county or city.