Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-24

county committee of the two political
parties that cast sthe highest votes for
{ governor at the preceding general
II election. .3
i, The members of said board shall
4 meet in the county auditors Office in
Il the court house at 10 o'clock on the
. eighth day after any primary election,
4 and shall proceed, after taking the
usual oath of Office, to open and pub
licly canvass the primary election re-
q turns made to the county auditor.
Any three members of said board
shall constitute a quorum and are
& authorized to make the canvass there
4 In provided and to certify to the re-
suits thereof. 5.3
Sec. 49, 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:
s. First: A statement containing the
names of all candidates voted for at
1 the primary election, with the number
OF votes received by each and for
i what office, said statement to be made
as to each political party or principle
Il separately.
i Second A statement Of the names
of the persons or candidates of each
I. political party who are nominated, to-
4 wit: those persons or candidates of
such political party or principle who
i received the highest number of votes
4 for the respective Office, and where
4 there is more than one person to be
i elected to a given office at the ensuing
II general election there shall be in.
4 Guided in said statement Of nominal
ton the names Of SO many candidates
4 OF such party receiving the next high
4 est number. Of votes for that Office as
there are persons to be elected to such
i o 'fE at said ensuing general election.
Said statement shall in like manner
be made separately as to each political
party.
Third: A statement Of the whole
number of electors registered and the
number Of ballots cast, men and
women separately, at such primary
4 election. ss sg
Fourth: A separate statement SHAH
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
l8be transmitted to the secretary Of
state as provided in this act.
Fifth St shall be the duty Of Inc
county auditor upon the completion
OF the canvass to mail or deliver In
person to each candidate so nominated
Tor any county or district Office a
notice Of such fact and that his name
viii be put upon the official ballot, ex-
cept as otherwise provided. He shall.
also cause copy Of the findings of
said board to be published In news
paper at the county seat, if such there
i be. S
4 Sec. "a. It shall be the duty Of the
county auditor Of each county. under
MS official seal, excepting as provided
4 in section Is of this act, to return to
the secretary of state on or before the
third Tuesday Of August following any
/ primary election, certified abstract
under separate political designation or
4 principle, Of the number Of votes cast
1 IN his county for every candidate for
nomination for United States senator
member ms Of congress, state officers,
judges Of the supreme and district
courts and members Of the legislative
assembly. He shall seal up such ab-
stracts and without delay transmit
them to the secretary Of state BY
Registered mail.
1 Sec. 25. When two or more conn.
ties are embraced in one legislative
/ district the respective county
auditors shall attend at the office Of
/ the county auditor Of the senior county
of such district. within fiffiteen days
OF primary election, and in coniunc-
ton with the auditor Of the senior
county shall compare the votes cast
in the several counties comprising
such district and such auditors shall
Immediately make out certificates OF
nomination for the persons Of each
political party or principle having the
4 highest number Of votes In such dis
trict for members Of the legislative as
sembly, as provided In section "a Of
! ! this act, which tifificates Of nomina-
ton shall be forwarded without delay
to the secretary Of state BY registered
fmail BY the county auditor OF the
senior county. who shall give notice
1 IN writing to all the members Of the
legislative assembly nominated in such
district
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