Author: Massachusetts

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 936

ISBN-13: 9781230103884

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...such statement g 15to the board of aldermen of such city and the board of aldermen, or a 1 g5is9';'zsie'.' 1. committee thereof, shall, within ten days thereafter, recount the ballots 1' M"""'3' and declare the result, and their record of such recount shall stand as--dctermlnathe true result of the vote cast in such city upon the said question. tg;, ', ', SECTION 211. R. If, within the two days next succeeding the-In towns. day on which the declaration is made of the result of the vote in a '1" ', ', "_" I'_"'' town upon the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicat-1'-'"5-39-299ing liquors therein, ten or more qualified voters in such town shall file with the town clerk a written statement that they have reason to believe that an error was made in ascertaining or declaring the result of the count of the ballots cast upon said question, the clerk shall forthwith transmit such statement to the moderator of the meeting. The moderator shall thereupon and within the three days next suc---determtnaceeding the day of such declaration, publicly recount such ballots and ';, ', "a; '_' declare the result of such vote. If the recount does not agree with the original count, the moderator shall forthwith make and sign a certificate of the result of such recount. and file the same with the town clerk. The town clerk shall record the certificate in his book---town clerk of records of town meetings, directly following his record of the -'Z, (, ' ' _d M meeting at which such ballots were cast; and the record of the recount shall stand as the true result of the...