The border vidette., 1911-09-02

the returns of said election by the canvasSing board named in section hereof, the said board shall proceed to examine and make statements of the whole number of votes given or cast at said election for each candidate voted for thereat, including each state, county and precinct officer voted for thereat, for members of the legislature, for represent ative in congress and for candid ateS for United States senator, which statement shall show the names of the persons voted for and the whole number given to each, distinguishing the several counties and precincts in which said votes were given or cast; and the said board shall deter mine the persons who shall have received the greatest number of votes for each state, county, precinct office, for members of the legislature, representative in congress, and candidate for United States senator, voted for at said election, and such find ingS, statements and determina- tiOnS, shall be reduced to writing and signed by signed by said canvassing board and immedia- tely certified to the governor as correct; and the governor shall thereupOn transmit to each per son who so received the greatest number of votes a certificate of his election, sealed with the great seal and atteSted by the Secre- tary of the territory and he shall send by registered mail to each of the candidates for United States senator voted for in said election, a statement of the re- suit of the vote, giving the total number of votes cast for each and every candidate, which stater ment shall be sealed and attested as required here in for certific- ates of election. ....
 If any two or more candidates shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for any office, said canvaSSing board shall proceed to determine by lot, in the presence of the can didates, which of the two or more candidates shall be elected. Reasonable notice shall be given when such election shall be determined, and if such candid ates, or either of them, fail to appear either in person or by attorney, in accordance with such notice, then the board of canvassers shall proceed to de- termine such election in the absence of the candidates.
 The secretary of the territory shall record in his office in a book of public record to be kept by him for that purpose, each certified statement of determina- tiOn as made by such board of canVaSSerS.
 Sec 10. The canvass, certi- fication, and returns for said provided in said enabling act and the supplementary provi- ;. sions of this ordinance, shall be made as nearly as may be in accordance with the election laws of the territory of Arizona.
 Sec. II. Whenever the secre- .. tary of the territory has a duty imposed upon him by the laws of the territory or this ordinance, relating to or connected with the primary or the election herein provided for, but which duty is not imposed by the enabling act, and the said secretary of terri tory shall, for three days after said duty shall become incum- bent upon him, refuse, or neglect to perform such duty, then . George W. P. Hunt, as presi- dent of this convention, shall perform duty, and his act shall , have the same legal elect as if the secretary of the territory had performed such act.
 Sec. 12. In the case of failure or inability of George w. Hunt, as president of this convention, to perform the duties as provid- ed in this ordinance, such duties shall devolve upon and be per formed by Morris Goldwater, the vice president of this con vention, in like manner, and his acts shall be Of the same effect as if performed by George w. P. Hunt.