Ex Rel. Blake v. County Commissioners

This is a proceeding in mandamus, brought under section 25 of the general election law (Statutes 1917, p. 358), which, among other things, provides as follows:

“On the tenth day (or if that day shall fall on Sunday, then on the Monday following), after the close of any election, or sooner, if all the returns be received, the board of county commissioners shall proceed to open said returns and make abstracts of the votes * * * And it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to cause a certificate of election to be made out by the respective clerks of said board of county…