Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1896-05-15
Public General Laws.


with the names Of the candidates ans
Inc number Of votes elyeu for each, u
tabular form and shall cause "a copy 4
such statement 20 be forthwith pUhlisheb
IN one or more Of the newspapers prlutep
in the county Or in the city Of Baltimore
published without charge,
u, In the canvass Of votes by the cauA
Nhssing BOARD Tor the city or county here
ln provided said board shall unless utheH
wise provided in he Constitution Of thE
state. declare who Is elected to any cl4
ct county office, OF 60 any office voted "a
only within the territory Of such city 4
county
rs IT, upon proceeding 10 canvass thk
votes, it shall clearly appear to the cahs
Fas5iug board for The city or c1uuiy that,
ln any statement produced 70 them cfr-
tain matters are omitted which should
have been inserted, or that any mistakes
which are merely clerical exist, they shah
Immediately ISSUE @ subpoena to the
judges and clerks who made said return.
aud said judges and clerks shalt forthwith
attend snd shall make such corrections
as the facts Of the case require, but such
changes shall mol alter amy decision be-
fore made by them. but shall only cause
The canvass TO be correctly stated. And
the said board Of eRngassers are author-
lied to adjourn from day TO day for tile
purpose OF obtaining and receiving such
corrected statements such adjournment
not 10 extend beyond three days.
%, Whenever it shall ne made 70 appear
by affidavit that errors have occurred in
The dvterminAiiQu Of the board Of cam
vgssers Of any county on city i'm 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
reetions should not be made; and in the
event OF the failure Of said board to make
such correction or show cause as afore-
said, said court may compel said board,
by Wrlt Of iuandamus, to correct such
errors and II said board of canyassers
shall have made its determination and
dissolved. said court may compel il to
rsconYeue 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 eanvassers
shAli De deemed continuation Of It's
regular session. and the statements and
certificates shall be made and filed as the
court shall direct, and SO far as the same
shall vary from the original statements
and certificates, the statements and cen
tiiicates made under the order of cou 80
shall stand In lieu thereof and shah,
all cases have the same enect as II smcH
corrected statements had been part Of
the original statement required by law.
The practice IN said cases shall be as In
! nanaamus proceedings, ana me 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
mandnmus cases but such appeal shall
be taken within five days from lhe date
Of the decision complained Of. aud shall be
1 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 10 the Court
Of Appeals as part Of the record.
So The Secretary Of State, Comptroller
peals and Attorney General shall con-
stitute the board of state canvasserst
| three of whom shall be q quorum
The Secretary Of State shall appoint
the meeting of the said board, to
| be held at his office within thirty days
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
canvass the votes, The board, when thus
formed, shall, from the certified copies
Of the statements made by the boards Of
city and county canyassers, 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 Eubscgtbe on
a proper statement a certificate Of such
determination, and shall deliver the same
to the Secretary Of State. II 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 dissents
II any Of the acts or proceedings Of the
board shall appear to any one of the can
vassers TO be Illegal or irregular, such
canyasser shall protest against the same
in writing, setting forth distinctly the
grounds of his protest; the canVasser SO
I 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 canvRssers. 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
caBVassers- 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 a ike copy to the Governor, and he
shall cause q 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 coma
foFmity with the statements and deter-'
limitations made as aforesaid by the board
Of state eanYassers. the Governor shall
issue commissions to the different persons
elected as now provided by the Constf-
tuition and laws Of this state.