The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-12

the election county applicable except as here
The provisions of the general upon point in que
ton are found IN Rev L. Sec. which reads
IF more voted for ballot than
If ballot representative larger number of votes are
any mark symbol whereby NAV be idn
any symbol contrary to the provision hereof
IF two more ballots found in the ballot
geter to make clearly evident that than put
IF ballot way contrary to the provisions hereof
But ballot rejected containing less number
Each ballot which shall be hed to be invalid as aforesaid shall
The only of this section that might possibly applicable
the SECOND OF v %a h & with reference
sight and Wholly nappeabe to s n as 1e'a an by over
ject which apply else srplusage may applied
now for as applied to the system of voting adds nothing
The first paragraph is the chiefly sought applied
paragraph was framed and inserted originally with reference
then held and for which there separate
paed at that time There W no OF caso oST sn Ma 1
where officers are
for for class OF officers be
should applied conditions with reference
which was not enacted and its application which the
trainers of the and would multiplying
and would probability similarly votes at
b sss d iops en5 question not the same would be
merely question of construction how applicable
law should pp to such n @ on At far r as g appea SG
this paragraph is applied literally to ballots for county officers and n
the precisely which apply
for and representatives that ballot should
there county election that is if too
classes OF officers are voted for SO as to leave e m OF M
classes voted for than the of all offices
supervisors but fail officers
aggregate might properly be voted for the
ballot would be bad Such construction would be absurd More
would be conformity many
sh be voted tor IT, on the other hand this paragraph could be
a Of So officers Fee e the eont parts devoted to the
vision in the county act that the arrangement OF the ballot should be
qu the of the candidates each arranged alpha
ca BY a1 themselves and would not require the names OF Gand
then the portion for each class of officers the county ballot
would be by vote in it for too many name the statute
provides merely that such ballot be rejected yet
are difficulties IN the way OF such construction for that would
and in another another paragraph the
class IN the hrst paph and mean the whole in the third paragraph
tor mo5eoFff under the last ParasFap would require the
portions on which too many names Were voted leaving the ballot good
Construction OF the Ms paTaTap WINCH 'i ' p
ucton that would favor the petitioner would be the clause
applying whole invaidaing
erred it would be Necessary read other words
INTO the provision SO as to make read somewhat follows: IF
here are offices Of that class be filled then the sgo of such ballot
words order applied
proce result that could no have been nndqd bv the egt
which created the conditions and would be
large numbers be
done the absence clear indication
ended 1t there that the
namely that OF Dcoach Rogers 80 n C. 357 In that the
of
the itself recognized the
differently although much the substance,
whole be
hat the strongly the other direction
there
several classes
whatever unless
passed with ballots officers and
still applicable and ballots