 They are required by the act to attend at the clerk's office, and calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes given at any election ; and certify the same to be a true canvass. This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power...  Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York - Page 2de New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1836Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Esek Cowen, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1836 - 828 pages
...duties of the canvassers are ministerial. They are required by the act to attend at the clerk's office, and calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes...election ; and certify the same to be a true canvass. This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power to controvert the votes of the... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1871 - 692 pages
...Comstock, one thousand four hundred and sixty-nine; giving Mr. Keep a majority of onc.hundred and sixty-two votes over Mr. Riggs; and that the said board of county...of Virgil, the result would have been a majority of eight votes in favor of Mr. Riggs over Mr. Keep, the sitting member, and would have entitled him to... | |
 | Frederick Charles Brightly - 1871 - 840 pages
...of the canvassers are ministerial ; they are required by the act, to attend at the clerk's office, and calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes...election, and certify the same to be a true canvass ; this is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial ; they have no power to controvert the votes of... | |
 | John Forrest Dillon - 1873 - 476 pages
...objection cannot prevail. They are required by the act to attend at the clerk1s office, and caleulate and ascertain the whole number of votes given at any...election, and certify the same to be a true canvass. This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power to controvert the votes of the... | |
 | James Lambert High - 1874 - 726 pages
...canvassers are ministerial. They are required by the act to attend at tin. clerk1s office, and caleulate and ascertain the whole number of votes given at any...election, and certify the same to be a true canvass. This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power to controvert the votes of the... | |
 | George Washington McCrary - 1880 - 558 pages
...that DUTIES OF ELECTION OFFICERS the duties of the canvassers were "to attend at the proper office and calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes...election and certify the same to be a true canvass ; this is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial ; they have no power to controvert the votes of... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Elections - 1883 - 544 pages
...York it has been held that the duties of the canvassers were " to attend tit the proper office und calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes given at any election and certify t he same to be a true canvass." This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power... | |
 | California. Supreme Court - 1906 - 834 pages
...duties of the Canvassers are ministerial. They are required by the Act to attend at the Clerk's office, and calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes...election, and certify the same to be a true canvass. This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power to controvert the votes of the... | |
 | John Forrest Dillon - 1890 - 922 pages
...202. ] This objection cannot prevail. They are required by the act to attend at the clerk's office, and calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes...election, and certify the same to be a true canvass. This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power to controvert the votes of the... | |
 | 1906 - 2256 pages
...duties of the Canvassers are ministerial. They are required by the Act to attend at the Clerk's office, and calculate and ascertain the whole number of votes...election, and certify the same to be a true canvass. This is not a judicial act, but merely ministerial. They have no power to controvert the votes of the... | |
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