Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

AN ACT to create section sc of the
statutes. providing remedy TOT re- e.
count of ballots and correction or
errors, and irregularities by inspect
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The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. There is added to the stat
ute a new section to read: Section IS.
1. Whenever any candidate, voted for
at any primary or election, SHALL on or
before the last day of the meeting of the
board of county canvasseTs, file with
the county clerk verified petition
setting forth that he was a candidate
for q specified office at said primary
or election, and that he is informed and
believes that mistake or fraud has
been committed in specified precincts
in the counting or return of the votes
cast for the office for which he was a
candidate, or specifying any other de-
feet, irregularIy or nlegality in the
conduct of said primary or election,
ascertain and determine the facts a1leg
ed in said petition and make correc-
ton accordingly and recount the bal
lots in every precinct so specified in
accordance Herewith Such petition
shall first be served as in case of sum-
mons in court of record, upon all OPP
posing candidates, if an election, and
the opposing candidates of the same
party, If primary. Such petition and
proof of service thereof shall be filed
with the county clerk, together with
precinct
in which recount of the ballots is de-
manded in said petition. The affiant
and all opposing candidates shall be
entitled to be present in person and by
counsel and observe the proceedings.
2 Each member of said board of
canVasSerS, for the purposes mentioned
in this act, shall have power to admin
lister oaths, certify to official acts and
issue subpoenas, and the provisions of
section 1797-13 with regard to com
pell ,ng the attendance of witnesses,
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such board, except that the fees of
witnesses shall be paid by the county.
3. Within five days after the de-
termination of said board, any candi-
date aggrieved thereby, may appeal
therefrom to the circuit court of said
county, by serving a notice in writing
to that effect upon such other candt-
dates who appeared before said board.
Such notice shall be filed with the
clerk of the circuit court, together with
an undertaking by the appellant, with
said court or the judge thereof, condi-
toned for the payment of all costs
taxed against said appellant. The cir
cult judge shall forthwith Issue an or
der directing the county clerk of said
county to transmit to the clerk of said
court forthwith all ballots, papers and
records affecting such appeal and fix,
ing time and place for hearing there
on, in open court or at chambers. or
before referee, not later than five
days from the making of such order.
county clerk and all such other candi-
dates who have appeared before said
board. A reference may be ordered up
on any or all questions. At the time
and place so fixed the matter shall be
5ummarily heard and determined and
tons.
4. Nothing in this act shall be con-
5trued to abrogate any right or remedy |
NAT any candidate may now have af- |
seeting the trying of title to office
Section 2. This act shall take effect |
Ind be in force from and after its mass /
lge and publication
Approved June IA, 1911 Cow law |