The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-04-13


has other effective remedy at law to
test his rights to the aforesaid office.
Dated this nth day of April, 1922.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) CHARLES j. BOURIL.
The City Clerk made the following
statements:
The bag said to contain the ballots
of the Municipal Election of the
Fourth Ward is in the same condition
as it was when received by the City
Clerk A card was attached, on which
the following appeared: Joseph NJ.
Vida, Emanuel M. Oberland, and
Wenzcl kazda, Inspectors of Election"
The mouth of the sack which purports
to contain the ballots of the Fourth
Ward is drawn together with a cord
! and there is a wire bound around the
mouth of the sack and the ends there
of were sealed with a lead seal on
which appear the impression of seal
bearing the initials IN. f." The mouth
of the sack is not sealed with wax, but
from all outward appearances it seems
to be securely fastened.
Motion made and carried on roll call
instructing the City Clerk to open the
sack containing the official and school
ballots by breaking the seal All mem
bers voting Aye except Bourl voting
present. Ayes l3-Present, l.
The canvass sack containing the ball
lots of the Fourth ward was opened.
Two bundles or packages were found
to be contained in the sack. One
bundle purports to contain the
official school ballots. They are
folded and rolled into bundle and
are tied with a string and the string is
securely knottcd, and the knot is sealed
with sealing wax which bears the i'm
preston of the election inspectors
seal. The seal is intact and the string
is SO tied that no ballots could have
been withdrawn or added without leav-
ing physical evidence thereof and there
is no evidence of any ballots having
been withdrawn or added. The other
bundle contains what purports to con-
tain the official city ballots which are
folded and are tied with a cord and
knotted. The knot is sealed with seal
ing wax, which bears the imprint of
the inspectors seal. The bundle is also
sealed on the side opposite the knot,
| scaled with sealing wax at the point
where the strings cross each other and
from the appearance of the bundle
containing the city ballots no ballots
could have been withdrawn or added
without leaving physical evidence
thereof and there is no such evidence.
That the envelope for defective and
challenged ballots was opened and
found to he empty
The Board then proceeded to can
yass the ballots and found that the
sack contained 400 Official City Bal
lots, of which 229 were without ques-
tion cast for Edwin p. Hansen and 23C
were cast without question for Chas
~, Bouri,
Ten 90 other ballots were found
eight (s) of which were counted fol
neither candidate, for the reason thai
on six COY of them no mark whatever
appeared and two had q cross opposite
each name on the ticket; the two re
naming ballots were then considered
After having been viewed by each
member of the Board of Canvassers it
was moved and seconded that one GER
tain ballot of the remaining two be
counted in favor of Edwin p. Hansen,
Members voting Ayc-NogeI, Klus-
meyer, Thorson, Wcrgin, Thompson,
Drumm and Slaalson. Members yot-
ing Nay Reyolinsky, Fricle, Me
uaber, and Kazda Members voting
Present Hanson, Bouril and Mahnke.
Ayes r Nays Present 3.
The Mayor then suggested that
every member present should vote Aye
or Nay on the above motion.
On second roll call all members yot-
ed Aye except Revolinsky, Fricke, Me
nabcr, Kazda voting Nay with Bouril
voting present. Ayes 9-Nays A.
Present /. Mayor declared motion
carried.
After having been viewed by each
member of the Board Of Canvassers,
motion made and seconded that the
other ballot Of the said remaining two
be counted in favor of Edwin p. Han
sen.
On roll call on the above motion all
members voted Aye except Reyoinsky y,
Hanson, Thorison, Fricke, Nienaber
and Kazda voting Nay with Bouril
voting present. Ayes Mays 6-Pres-
emit /.
Mayor voted, Aye, and declared mo-
ton carried.
Motion made and carried on roll
call insDrucling the City Clerk to
break the seal ON School Ballots to see
whether or not they may contain some
City Official Ballots. On motion on
roll call, all members voted Aye ex-
cept Bourl voting present. Ayes 10
Present L.
The package containing school bal