Chap. 0164 An Act relative to the declaration of the results of elections in cities and the issue of certificates to persons elected.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Section 1. Section thirty-two of chapter two hundred and ninety-nine of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four relative to the declaration by boards of aldermen of the results of elections in cities is amended by adding thereto the following words : - Upon the expiration of the time allowed for filing such request for a recount of ballots, if no such request has been filed, or after the ballots have been examined in accordance with such request and such returns as are found erroneous have been amended, as provided in the preceding section, the board of aldermen shall forthwith declare the result of the election, and the city clerk shall thereupon issue certificates of their election to the persons appearing from such returns to be elected.
Section 2.   This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 27, 18S8.