 The person having the highest number of votes for either of said offices, shall be declared duly elected thereto; but if two or more have an equal and the highest number of votes for the same office, the Legislature shall, by joint vote, choose one of...  The History and Government of West Virginia - Page 373by Richard Ellsworth Fast, Hu Maxwell - 1901 - 511 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alabama - 1903 - 658 pages
...votes for either of said offices shall be declared duly elected; but if two or more shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for the same office, the Legislature, by joint vote, without delay, shall choose one of said persons for said office. SEC. 102. — In all elections where... | |
 | California, Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder - 1853 - 1108 pages
...intoxicating liquors arc vended. Aldermen and assistants. Moo tings of aldermen. Tie votes. SEC. 7. When two or more persons have an equal, and the highest number of votes for the office of mayor, the common council shall decide the election by joint ballot. Assessors. SEC. 8. At... | |
 | Frank Soulé, John H. Gihon, Jim Nisbet - 1855 - 860 pages
...for State officers shall apply, so far m practicable, to elections under this charter. Sec. 7. When two or more persons have an equal, and the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor, the Common Council shall decide the election by Joint ballot Sec, 8. At the first... | |
 | West Virginia - 1866 - 910 pages
...its own members. the Executive Committee at the City of Wheeling, in case there be no such clerk. XX. If two or more persons have an equal and the highest number of votes, the person authorized to give the certificate or notice of election, shall decide by lot... | |
 | Nevada. Constitutional Convention - 1866 - 972 pages
...for their respective offices shall be declared elected, but in case any two or more have an equal, and the highest number of votes for the same office, the Legislature shall, by Joint vote of both. Houses, elect one of said persons to fill said office. SEC. 5. The Governor... | |
 | Nevada - 1866 - 340 pages
...votes for the respective offices shall be declared elected; but in case any two or more have an equal and the highest number of votes for the same office, the Legislature shall, by joint vote of both houses, elect one of said persons to fill said • office. ficers of the... | |
 | New York (State) - 1867 - 254 pages
...for the respective offices, shall be declared elected ; but in case any two or more have an equal, and the highest number of votes for the same office, the Legislature shall, by joint vote of both Houses, elect one of said persons to fill said office. Nev., 384. —... | |
 | West Virginia - 1884 - 994 pages
...the highest number of votes for either of said offices shall be declared duly elected thereto ; but if two or more persons have an equal and the highest...number of votes for the same office, the legislature shall, by a joint vote of the two houses, choose one of said persons for said office. Of the certificates... | |
 | Minnesota - 1888 - 1058 pages
...person having the greatest number of votes for any office shall be declared duly elected: provided, that if two or more persons have an equal and the highest number of votes for any office, the judges of election shall at once publicly, by lot, determine who of such... | |
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