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turn of the same, under their hands, to be addressed
and transmitted to the president of the commission- ers, who shall convene the said commissioners on	When to con- vene.
the second day after the said election to receive the
returns of the same.
SEC. 31. And be it enacted, That the said presi-
dent shall then open the said returns in the presence	Open returns.
of the commissioners, and the said commissioners
shall forthwith cause to be issued by their clerk cer-
tificates of election to the five persons appearing
from the said returns to have received the highest
number of votes, with the seal of the commissioners
attached; and said certificates shall be recorded
among the record of proceedings of the said commis-
sioners.
SEC. 32. And be it enacted) That if at any election
for commissioners it shall appear from returns of the
judges of said election that any two or more persons
voted for as commissioners have received the same
number of votes, so that there is no choice for the	Failure to
entire number required, but a vacancy in one or more	elect.
seats, if there shall be as many as three duly elected
and having qualified as commissioners, upon enter-
ing upon the duties of their office shall immediately
proclaim a new election to supply the vacancy caused
thereby.
SEC. 33. And be it enacted, That if it shall not
appear that three of the persons voted for have been	Proclaim
duly elected, said commissioners shall forthwith pro-	new election.
claim a new election to supply the vacancies occa-
sioned by the failure to elect.
SEC. 34. And be it enacted, That every judge of
election, before he proceeds to take or receive any
vote, shall take an oath that he will permit every	Shall take
qualified person to vote at the election now to be	oath.
held, and none other ; every clerk, before he enters
any vote on the polls, shall take an oath that he will
well and faithfully, without favor, affection or par-
tiality, execute the office of the clerk of election
now to be held ; the several judges may administer	How admin-
the oath to each other, or take the same before a	istered
justice of the peace resident of said town, and the
clerk may either be sworn by one of judges or before