Laws Relating to Elections. Chapter 11, Revised Laws (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...Wednesday of January next, were elected to said office. Dated at the day of in the year one thousand nine hundred and k?of cerufl-Sections one to four, inclusive, of chapter three, this section and 9 catoofeiec section two hundred and seventy-six of this chapter shall be 10 1874;3-6, 84. printed on every such form. The officer transmitting the certificate 11 188518 ' shall make a return of his doings. 12 TotesTorre re-Section 261. City and town clerks shall, within fifteen days 1 ecntativeto after an election for representative in the general court, transmit to 2 189M23, 155. the secretary of the commonwealth an attested copy of the record 3 m, 58; ms. of votes cast for all candidates for said office in each voting pre-4 cinct and in each town not divided into voting precincts. 5 nnbcVof Section 262. The whole number of ballots cast at elections 1 ballots. shall be stated in words at length in the records of votes and in all 2 1874 376 5 35 p.'s. 8, 19.' copies thereof, but if not so stated, the record or copy shall not be 3 m, ti?; I loo invalid if the true result can be ascertained therefrom. 1898,548, 259. 4 recrements Section 263. A violation by a public officer or election officer 1 Eol to invaii-of laws relative to providing ballot boxes, blank forms and other 2 3 apparatus or to the care and preservation thereof, or to the manner date title of 4 of canvassing and counting votes, shall not invalidate any record or lgTsT1" 5 copy of a record or certificate made by a city, precinct or town ltif 6 clerk, or affect the title of a person declared to be elected to office. 1 Section 264. The city or town clerk shall, within fifteen days Return of 2 after an election of state, city or town officers, certify to the secre-names checke...