Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-11-07
REDA CANVASS OF RE.
TURNS AND RECOUNr.

We give below Section 1854 OF the Gen.
eral Statutes Of Nevada. II will be seen
that by this section the District Judge ID
required to canvass he returns for County
Commissioner and members Of the Legis.
lature and declare the result. As the Dis.
trict Judge Of this District lie absent, and
expects to remain absent until February,
IL will be necessary to get one Of the other
District Judges 10 canvass the vote for
Commissioners and members Of the Leg
islsture.
This section also suthorises q recount OF
the vote upon the demand OF any candi.
date where the majority against him does
net exceed ten.
The Board OF County Commissioners
shall act as Q Board OF Csnvassers, and
declare election returns, and cause Q GER
tifcste OF election to be given BY their
Clerks to any person who shall be elected
to any legislative, county, or township
Office within their county provided, that
when the election shall be held for Legis-
lators or County Commissioner, the Dis
trict Judge or judges. shall canvass and
declare the election returns for such Leg
i~slstors or Commissioner for which pur-
pose all election returns shall be sealed
aud delivered according TO law. to the
County Clerk. and by him opened in the
presence Of the District Judge or Judges,
who shall declare the result as TO Legisls-
tors or County Commissioner and the
CLERK shall give to such persons elected ss
Legislators OF County Commissioners 9
certificate OF his election, and the Board
Of County Commissioner shall then can
vsss the returns as to other Offices ; and,
provided further, that when said Board OF
County Commissioners shall have can
vassed the vote for Legislators. county.
and township officers, and il shall appear
from such canvass that any Legislator,
county, or township officer voted for ct
such election has received o majority Of
ten votes, or less, in such case, upon ap.
plica,ion OF the defeated candidate for
such office, setting forth, under oath. that
he has reason 10 believe, and does believe,
that a mistake or mistakes have occurred
on the part Of the Inspector Of Election In
any election precinct or precincts In said
county sufficient TO change the result Of
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cerned. it shall then be the Guty Of said
Board OF County Commissioner to i'm
mediately proceed to recount the ballots
for said office OF any or all the precincts In
said county wherein any mistake or mis-
takes are alleged to have occurred, and
shall continue such count from day TO
day Sundays e~xceptedl until the votes Of
sll the election precincts wherein any
such mistake OF mistakes are alleged TO
have occurred shall have been counted,
and when said count is completed shall
declare the result, and issue the certificate
Of election to the party entitled thereto. ss
determined by their said count, but they
shall in no case be allowed to throw out
any ballot upon any alleged legal defect,
IL from the face OF such ballot it can, up
inspection. be ascertained for whom
the elector intended TO cast his ballot
and, provided further, that nothing
herein contained shall prevent either
party to said proceeding to contest the
right to said Office in the courts, In the
manner now prescribed by law.