The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-24


Section 81. The canvass being
completed, the result shall be
publicly proclaimed, Duplicate
certificates of the result of such
election shall be drawn up by the
| inspectors or clerk at each cleo
| ton district, which shall contain
! in words written at full length the
name of each person voted for
each office. and the number of
votes cast for each person voted
| for such office, and if any ques-
tion shall be submitted to an cleo
tion, such certificates shall also
contain the number of votes cast
for and against such question,
which certificate shall be signed
by the inspectors and clerks. and
one of such certificates shall be,
by one of the inspectors delivered
without delay, securely sealed, to
the chairman of the Board of
Election Commissioners and the
other to the City Clerk and the
poll list and oaths of inspectors
and clerks together with ell ballot
boxes, ballots, ballot stubs, men,
oranda and papers of all kinds
used by the inspectors and clerks
| in conducting such election, shall
be transmitted sealed UP, By
THE inspectors. with certificate Of
the result of the election, to the
chairman of the Board of Elec-
ton Commissioners, to be filed in
the office Of said Election Conn
missioners.
Section 90. On the day follow
ing any election, it shall be the
duty of the said Election Com
missioners to meet at their Of
flee and publicly proceed to can
vass the vote returns; such cam
vass shall be made solely, exclu-
sively and entirely from the re-
turns of the certificates of the
inspectors i'm each election ward.
as signed and filed by them, and
in no case shall the Board of Elec-
ton Commissioners change or
vary in any manner the number
of votes cast for the candidates,
respectively at any polling place,
as shown by the returns of the
inspectors of such polling place.
They shall compile the results of
the election, as shown by the
returns of said inspectors. and
then make up and sign duplicate
certificates containing in words
and figures, written at full length
the whols number Of votes for
each office, the names of the per-
sons for whom such votes were
given for such office, and the
number of votes given for and
against any public measure or
measures which may have been
submitted at such election. One
of such certificates shall be fur
nished to the City Clerk and the
same shall be recorded by him in
a book to be kept by him for that
purpose, which book shall be fur
nished by the Election Commits
sioners and shall be labeled "Re-
cord of Election Returns. Should
any member or members of the
Board of Election Commissioners,
or the said City Clerk, wilfully
violate any of the requirements
of this section, he shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor. and
on conviction shall be fined in a
sum not to exceed five hundred
dollars, or be committed to the
county jail for a term not TO ex-
coed six months.
Section SO. In case any city
officer shall be elected in any
election, the chairman of the
Board of Election Commissioners
shall give to the person who shall
be elected a certificate Of his
election, and the city clerk shall
give to any person desiring copy
of such returns from the record,
upon payment to him the custom
airy fees for copying and certify
ing papers in the office Of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The person who shall receive
the highest number of votes cast
for one office shall be elected to
such office. In case two or more
persons shall receive an equal
number of votes for the same of
flee, the City Council elected nj
such election shall choose betweers
such persons receiving an equal
number Of votes. but in all cases
such persons so chosen shall be
qualified to hold the said office.
The City Council shall fill MI va
caneies in the city offices between
the elections.
Section -, The Board Of
Election Commissioners i hereby
required TO cause to BE- prepared
all proper blanks and FORMS TO be
used in the election and the re-
turns and certificates. conform
able 20 the provisions If this chap
ter. and shall also procure ssaf-
ficient number Of copies II the
iaw regulating elections In the said
f.str. nf Enn Vet "a a1Inr1Irr fhn