of Banking Law, or amendments thereto. required to be taken and canvassed, and statements thereof to be certified, recorded and transmitted. (82.) SEC. 58. Whenever any banking law for banking purposes, or amendments thereof, shall have been passed by the Legislature, approved by the Governor, and submitted to the Const. Art. 15. people, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution, if the Soc. 2. vote thereon shall be required to be taken at a general election, the votes of the electors for and against such banking law, or amendent thereof, shall be taken, canvassed, certified and recorded, and certified copies of the statements thereof shall be made and transmitted by the several county clerks to the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer, at the same time and in the same manner as the votes for State officers are by law required to be taken and canvassed, and statements thereof to be certified, recorded and transmitted. (83.) SEC. 59. In each election district for the election of a Senator or Representative in the State Legislature, the limits of which shall be greater than those of a county, there shall be a board of district canvassers, and the clerks of the several counties within the district, the Judge of Probate, and the Sheriff of the county in which the meetings of the board are to be held, shall constitute such board. (84.) SEC. 60. Any three of said canvassers shall be a quorum for the transaction of the business of said board; and in case there shall not be three of the members of such board present at any such meeting, the Register of Deeds or the County Treasurer of the county where any such meeting is appointed to be held, or both of them, may act as members of such board; and, with the other members in attendance, shall constitute a board of not less than three in number. (85.) SEC. 61. The board shall meet in the district for the election of a Representative in the State Legislature, on the Tuesday next after the day on which the county canvass is appointed to be made, and in districts for the election of Senators, on the third Tuesday after the county canvass, at the office of the clerk of the county in such district having the greatest number of inhabitants, according to the last preceding census, unless otherwise provided by law. (86.) SEC. 62. If either of the county clerks shall be unable to attend such canvass on the day appointed therefor, he shall, on or before that day, cause to be delivered at the office of the clerk of the county in which such meeting is to be held, the original statement of votes given in his county for the officer to be elected in such district, which statement shall be laid before said board. canvassers. (87.) SEC. 63. The canvassers shall then proceed to exam-Proceeding of ine the statement of the votes given in the several counties in the district, and ascertain and determine what persons have been elected, and to what offices, and shall draw up a statement thereof in words at length, which statement shall contain the whole number of votes given in the district for each office, and the names of the persons to whom such votes were given; and such statement shall be certified to be correct, and to be subscribed by the said canvassers, or a majority of them. mine persons liver certificate to County Clerk. (88.) SEC. 64. The canvassers shall then determine the Board to deterpersons elected to the several offices within the district, as ected, and deshall appear by such statement, and shall certify such determination under their hands, and annex the same to their said statement, and deliver the same to the clerk of the county in which their meeting shall be held, who shall file the same in his office; and said board shall cause a copy of such statement and certificate to be forthwith published in some newspaper printed in the district. Clerk in relation (89.) SEC. 65. The county clerk, by whom the said statement Duty of County and certificate thereto annexed shall be filed, shall, without to statement. delay, transmit by mail to the Secretary of State, a copy of such statement and certificate of determination, certified by him under his hand and seal of office, and he shall also, without delay, prepare and certify as many copies of such certificate of determination as there are persons stated therein to have been elected, and cause one of said copies to be delivered to each person so determined to be elected. Sec. 4. (90.) SEC. 66. The Secretary of State, the State Treasurer State canvassera and the Commissioner of the State Land Office shall constitute the board of State canvassers, any two of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of business; and if only one of said Const. Art. 8, officers shall attend on the day appointed for a meeting of the board, the Auditor General, on being notified by the officer so attending, shall, without delay, attend with such officer, and with him shall form the board. State to record (91.) SEC. 67. The Secretary of State, on the receipt of the secretary of certified copies of the statement of votes given in the several statements, counties, directed by law to be sent to him by the county clerks, shall record the same in a suitable book to be kept by him for that purpose; (c) and if from any county clerk no such statement shall have been received by the Secretary of State, on or before the second Monday of December next after a general election, and on or before the thirtieth day after a When to call on special election, he shall call upon the Governor and State State Treasurer Treasurer, and receive from them, or either of them, the for statement. statement from such county [clerk], if the Governor or State Governor and When to call on County Clerk for statement. Fecretary to appoint meeting of Board, etc. State canvassers. Treasurer shall have received such statement. (92.) SEC. 68. If, from any county clerk, no such statement shall have been received by the Secretary of State, the Governor nor the State Treasurer, within the times limited, the Secretary of State shall forthwith send a special messenger to obtain such statements and certificates from such county clerk; and such clerk shall immediately, on demand being made by such messenger at his office, make out and deliver to him the statements and certificates required. (93.) SEC. 69. For the purpose of canvassing and ascertaining the result of elections, other than for Electors of President and Vice President, the Secretary of State shall appoint a meeting of the State canvassers to be held at his office, on or before the fifteenth day of December next after a general election, and within forty days after a special election, and shall notify the other members of the board of the same. Duty of Board of (94.) SEC. 70. The said board of canvassers, when formed as aforesaid, shall examine the statements received by the Secretary of State, of the votes given in the several counties, and make a statement of the whole number of votes given for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Auditor General, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of the State Land Office, and members of the State Board of Education, which statement shall show the names of the persons to whom such votes shall have been given for either of the said offices, and the whole number of votes given to each of such persons. Ibid. (95.) SEC. 71. The said board shall also proceed to examine the statements received by the Secretary of State, of the votes given in the several counties, and make a statement of the whole number of votes given for the office of Representative in Congress in each Congressional district; which statement shall show the names of the persons to whom such votes shall (c) See section 131. have been given for said office, and the whole number of votes given to each person in each respective district. State can1288€ PR (96.) SEC. 72. The said canvassers shall certify each state- Duty of Board o ment made by them to be correct, and subscribe their names thereto; and they shall thereupon determine what persons have been, by the greatest number of votes, duly elected to each respective office, and make and subscribe on each statement a certificate of such determination, and deliver the same to the Secretary of State. State to record termination and persons elected. (97.) SEC. 73. The Secretary of State shall record in his secretary office, in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, each certi- certificate of defied statement and determination, so made and delivered to him deliver copy to by the board of State canvassers; and shall, without delay, make out and cause to be delivered to each of the persons thereby declared to be elected, a copy of such determination, certified by him under his seal of office. of President, etc.; canvassed (98.) SEC. 74. For the purpose of canvassing and ascertaining Votes for electors the votes given for electors of President and Vice President of when and how the United States, the board of State canvassers shall meet on the Wednesday next after the third Monday of November, or on such other day before that time as the Secretary of State shall appoint; and the powers, duties and proceedings of said board, and of the Secretary of State, in sending for, examining, ascertaining, determining, certifying and recording the votes and results of the election of such electors, shall be in all respects, as near as may be, as hereinbefore provided in relation to sending for, examining, ascertaining, determining, certifying and recording the votes and results of the election of State officers. cate of deter delivered to per (99.) SEC. 75. The Secretary of State shall, without delay, copy of certifi cause a copy of the certified determination of the board of mination to be State canvassers, declaring the persons elected as such electors, sons elected. to be transmitted and delivered by special message or otherwise, to each of the persons so declared to be elected, which copies shall be certified under his hand and seal of office. on amendment to Banking Law. (100.) Sec. 76. For the purpose of canvassing and ascer- Canvass of votes taining the result of the vote taken at a general election, upon Constitution and any proposed amendment to the Constitution, or approval of any banking law, or amendment thereof, the Secretary of State shall appoint a meeting of the State board of State canvassers, to be held at his office, on or before the twentieth day of December next after such election; at which meeting the said Secretary shall lay before the board the statements received . Board to ascer; tain and deter by him of the votes given in the several counties for and against such amendment to the Constitution, or for and against the approval of such banking law, or amendment thereof, as the case may be. (101.) SEc. 77. The board shall then proceed to examine mine the result. such statements, and to ascertain and determine the result, and shall make and certify under their hands, a statement of the whole number of votes given for, and the whole number of votes given against, such amendment of the Constitution, or for or against the approval of such banking law, or amendment thereof, as the case may be; and they shall thereupon determine whether such amendment to the Constitution, or such banking law, or amendment thereof, as the case may be, has been approved and ratified by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and shall make and subscribe on such statement a certificate of such determination, and deliver the same to the Secretary of State. Determination to be recorded by State, and pub (102.) SEC. 78. The Secretary of State shall record in his Secretary office, in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, such cerHished with Laws. tified statement and determination; and if it shall appear that such amendment to the Constitution, or such banking law, or amendment thereof, has been approved and ratified, as aforesaid, he shall also record such determination in the book in which the original act of the Legislature is recorded, and shall cause any amendment to the Constitution to be published with the laws enacted by the Legislature at the next succeeding session thereof. Publication of determination of (103.) SEC. 79. The Secretary of State shall cause a copy State canvassers. of such determination and certificate of election to be published for two successive weeks in a newspaper published at the Seat of Government, immediately after receiving the same from the board of State canvassers. Adjournment of Election of members of Board of Education. (104.) SEC. 80. The said board of State canvassers shall have power to adjourn from day to day, for a term not exceeding five days. (105.) SEC. 81. At the general election to be held in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, there shall be elected three members of the State Board of Education; one for two years, one for four years, and one for six years; and at each succeeding general election, there shall be elected one member of said board, who shall hold his office for six years, and until his successor is elected and qualified; and the ballots for the members of the State Board of Education shall designate which |