In re the Objections to the Independent Certificate Filed Purporting to Nominate Baillee for Mayor

Although the objector insists that the statute requires 800 electors to make a valid certificate for the. independent nomination for mayor, it may be assumed for the purposes of this case that 500 only are requisite as claimed by the counsel for the respondent. The certificate in question bears 548 names of persons on 63 separate sheets who appear to have taken the oath prescribed by law. Of these 23 are names of persons who are not registered so as to entitle them to vote at the ensuing election, and 7 are duplications or names of persons who have signed twice.

It is urged by the objector…