Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13

AN. ACT 10 amend sections s4, 81, "a and
94a, and repeating sections SO, ~. W
81, 90, sac, ard SAD Of the statutes, re-
latlng to canvass of election returns by
co2n5y, district, and state boards OF can
V8Sscrs.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly 90
section tf /. sectIons s4 81. 81 and ga
Of the statutes are amended to read Sec
ton 81 /. They shall then determine the
persons who have been, by the great
number of votes given for each otiiee ana
ty offices and members of the senate ana
assembly. when the county constitutes one
or more senate or assembly districts
Their determination shall be re
duced to writing. setting forth the "hote
number of votes elected TO the several coub-
the number of votes received By each eah-
didate provided, however, that the names
Of persons not regularly nominated, sFeeelg
ing q comparatively small number or votes,
may be omitted and their votes designated
as scattering votes Each determination
shall be certified by them as correct
and be ANNEXED TO the statement OF votes
given for such Offices respectively, ana nted
and recorded with the same.
9. Such determination shall be published
in one or more newspapers or the county
which the cGnyassers shall designate II
the canFassers decide to have SAID pup
leation in more than one newspaper Ia
said county. they shall designate at Ieast
one processing the political falth on lpe
party which received the highest number
of votes at the last general election IN sara
iticRl faith of the party when received
the next highest number Of votes at the
last general election. The papers so desig-
nate" srt sha 81 be paid BY the o0ua TRe county
clerk shall forthwith transmit to the sec
rotary of state certified copy OF each state
the votes given for electors of president
and vice-president, state officers, represeh-
tatives in congress, state senator, ana mem
Der Of assembly, where the senate ana as
spmbly district embraces more than one
county The names of persons not reg
uIariy nominated receiving comparatively
small number of votes may be omitted from
the returns Of the county clerk ana the3f
votes returned as scattering votes.
2. He shall also transmit ey mai dot 70
after any general election. list OF the
names of persons elected in the county as
members Of the senate and assembly 49,.
and county officers at such eiee-
Section Sd. l. Upon receipt
of the certified statements from the county
counties the secretary of state
shall record the results of such election
by counties and file and carefully preserve
?. If any county clerk shall
fail or neglect TO forward any such state
ment the secretary OF state may require
ceived or obtained within thirty days after
an election the secretary of state may dis
patch a special messenger to obtain the
same Tne per uletu Anu eApCnsSS VI SuNL
messenger shall be paid and the amount
thereof collected from the county in tho
manner provided by section 1915 OF me
statutes Whenever it shall appear upon
me face of any such statement that an
error has been made In reporting or COM
putting the vote of any candidate, the sec
retarv of state may return the same 10
the county clerk for correction.
of state canvassers shall meet at the office
of the secretary Of state on OR before the
of December sue
ceeding a general election and within forty
five days after & special election.
for the purpose OF canvassing the returns
and determining the results Of such cleo
tions
.. Such board shall examine such GER
tilted statements of the county eanVRSSers,
and if It shall appear that any material atInl
of votes given for any person, or that the
cauvassers In any county have omitted TO
any poll therein, the beard may dispatch
z messenger to the clerk Of such county
with their requirement in writing to him
to certify the facts concerning such mistake
or the reason why such votes were not
canvassed and the clerk to whom any such
requirement is delivered shall forthwith
make true and full answer thereto, under
ess hand and the county seal, and deliver
the same to such messenger, who shall de-
liver It with all convenient dispatch to the
secretary of state.
3. The said board may adjourn as may
be necessary not more than ten days IN
all,
turns so received the board shall proceed
to examine and make statement or the
whole number of votes given at any sIch
election for each elector of president and
yce-president, IN every year in which there
is & presidential election; statement for
each OF the offices OF governor, lieutenant
secretary OF state e4sqpef of Of
insurance. or any other state officer if any
there shall be; q statement or
gress IN each congressional district; state
ueut of the votes given for state senator Ia
each senatorial district embracing more than
one county; and a statement of the votes
given for member of assembly in each as
sembly district embracing more than one
county.
the names of the persons TO whom such
votes shall have been given for either OF
the said Offices, the whole NUM-
Der OF votes given to each and distinguish
ing tae several districts and counties in
which they were given. Provided, however,
hat the names of persons not regularly
number of votes may be omitted and their
votes designated therein as scattering votes.
g. Said board Shall certify such
statement to be correct and shall
thcreupon determine what persons have
been, by the greatest number OF votes, duly
elected to such Offices either of them,
a aiant SH = certificate Of their de-
termination aud deliver the same to the
secretary of state.
Z. Whenever a proposed constitutional
| amendment or other question shall have
been submitted to vote of the people at
aDy such election, the votes cast for or
against such amendment question shall
be canvaSsed, certified, and recorded at the
time and IN the manner hereinbefore pro-
| vided Said board shall at the same time
prepare and certify a statement of the
| whole number OF votes given for and against
| such amendment question, and shall
| thereupon determine whether or not such
amendment or question has been approved,
| ratified. or adopted by a majority Of the
| electors voting thereon.
s II it shall appear that such amend
| meut or question has been approved. rati-
fed, or adopted, the secretary of state shall
| make record thereof and cause such rec
| ord TO be bound in the volume containing
| the original enrolled laws passed at the
| next succeeding session of the legislature,
| and cause such record TO be published with
the laws thereof.
section . Sections Sc 50, 90, 81 90,
94c aud cad OF the statutes are hereby re-
| peGled.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and