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Rh DEEDS, MORTGAGES, BONDS, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, &c.-Continued.

no letter of attorney deemed revoked, unless, 273.

scroll or device used as seal, of same force as seal, 278.

conveyances heretofore made, 278.

mortgage, how discharged, 278.

certificate of discharge to be recorded, 273.

if mortgagee refuses to discharge mortgage - penalty, 273.

DIRECT TAX.

memorial relative to, 512.

ELECTIONS.

act prescribing the manner of conducting, 274.

general election, when held, and for what purposes, 274.

county commissioners to appoint judges, &c., 276.

judges to appoint clerks, 275.

judges and clerks to act, how long, 275.

clerks of counties to make out election notices-to contain what, 275.

sheriff to put them up, when and where, 276.

if judges are not sworn, others, how chosen, 276.

judges and clerks to take, what oath, 276.

judges may administer oath, when, 276.

polls open, how long, &c., 276.

clerks of election to furnish poll books and stationery, 277.

of the form of ballot, 277.

names of all voted for on one ballot, 277.

certain officers may be voted for, where, 277.

if person offering to vote is challenged, 277.

form of oath, 277.

if oath falsely taken-penalty, 278.

if person vote illegally - penalty, 278.

ballot-box to be kept by judges, 278.

of form of ballot-box, and safe-keeping of same, 278.

ballot, how received, 278.

clerks to keep poll list, 278.

poll lists must be made to correspond, 279.

of keeping ballot-box and key after balloting, 279.

duty of judge to challenge suspected voter, 279.

for the preservation of order at elections, 279.

canvass to be made immediately and in public, 280.

canvass, how commenced and conducted, 280.

if ballots exceed number on poll lists, 280.

form of poll books, and when made out, 280.

disposition of poll books, 281.

if judge or clerk fails in safe transmission of poll book-penalty, 281.

general county canvass, how made, 281.

certificates made out and delivered, when, 282.

clerk of county to make out certificate of compensation due judges and clerks, 282.

how to be paid, 282.

in case of tie vote, to be decided by lot, 282.

clerk of county to transmit copy of abstracts to secretary of territory 282.

if returns not received by secretary when, he shall despatch messenger, 283.

persons elected may resign, and governor may order new election, 288.

other vacancies, how filled, 288.

when two or more counties are united in one district, how canvass conducted, 284.

when vacancy in council or house, 284.

compensation of officers of election, 284.

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