Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13

HSeG III the county auQlIOTS OMCSS ~
the court house at 10 o'clock on the
eighth day after any primary election,
and shall proceed, after taking the
usual oath Of Office, to open and pub
licly canvass the primary election re-
turns made to the county auditor.
Any three members of said board
shall constitute quorum and are
authorized to make the canvass there
in provided and to certify to the re-
suits thereof.
Sec. %. The canvassing board shall
make and prepare a. statement, the
same to be signed by said board and
filed in the Office Of the county auditor,
as follows:
First: a statement containing the
names of all candidates voted for at
the primary election, with the number
Of votes received by each and for
what office, said statement to be made
as to each political party or principle
separately.
Second a statement of the names
OF the persons or candidates of each
political party who are nominated, to-
wit: those persons or candidates of
such political party or principle who
received the highest number of votes
for the respective office, and where
there is more than one person to be
elected to a given office at the ensuing
general gen election there shall be in
cluded in said statement of nominal
5 ton the names Of SO many candidates
OF such party receiving the next high
est l number of votes for that office as
there are persons to be elected to such
ONCE :, nee at said ensuing general election.
Said statement shall in like manner
De made separately as to each political
party. ..$ &
Third: A statement Of the whole
nj number Of electors registered and the
number Of ballots cast, men and
women separately, at such primary
election. III
Fourth: A separate statement shan
be made Of the votes cast for United
States senator, member Of congress
state officers, judges Of the supreme
and district courts and members Of
the legislative assembly, which shall
Il
pc transmitted to the secretary Of
state as provided in this act.
Fifth: st shall be the duty Of the
county auditor upon the completion
OF the canvass to mail or deliver in
person to each candidate so nominated
for any county or district Office 4
2 notice of such fact and that his name
will be put upon the official ballot. ex-
scept as otherwise provided. He shall
also also cause q copy of the findings Of
said board to be published in a news
paper PAL 's' attthe county seat, if such there
be.
sec, e. It shall be the duty Of the
county auditor of each county unf1er
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his official seal, excepting as provided
in section rs Of this act, to return to
the secretary Of state on or before tbe
third Tuesday Of August following any
primary election, certified abstract
under separate political designation or
principle, of the number Of votes cast
IN his county for every candidate for.
nomination for United States senator
member mem Of congress, state officers
Judges OF the supreme and district
courts and members Of the legislative
assembly. He shall seal up such all
stracts and without delay transmit
the them 2 to the secretary Of state by.
registered mail. AZ
#N Sec. rs. When two or more conn.
ties are embraced in one legislative
district flllss'sE the respective county
auditors shall attend at the Office If
the county auditor OF. the senior county
OF such district, within fiffiteen DAYS
OF q primary election, and in coniunc.
ton with the auditor Of the senior
county shall compare the votes cast
y IN the several counties comprising
such district and such auditors shan
Immediately make out certificates 81
nomination for the persons Of each
political party or principle having the
highest number Of votes In such dis
5tr1ct for members of the legislative as
fsembly, as provided in section "a Of
this act, which certificates Of nomina.
ton shall be forwarded without DELAY
to the secretary Of state by registered
mail BY the county auditor Of the
senior county, who shall give notice
in writing to all the members of the
legislative assembly nominated in sucf,
district.
Sec. rs. For the purpose Of can
wasting and ascertaining the result Of
any primary election the state board
7of canvassers shall meet at the ONCE
OF the secretary Of state on the first
Tuesday in Septemhar nayt f,1I,,,r,., y,