The next annual town meeting was ordered to be held at (naming the place.)
At five o'clock the polls were closed, proclamation thereof being made by the moderator. The judges then proceeded to publicly canvass the votes, and the persons having the greatest number of votes for the respective offices voted for were declared elected.
STATEMENT OF RESULT OF CANVASS. (To be read publicly.)
The following is a statement of the result of the canvass of votes by ballot for the election of officers at the annual town meeting in the of __________, county of __________, and state of __________, March _____, 18_____, as publicly canvassed by the judges at said meeting:
H.B. had _____ votes for chairman of supervisors.
J.L. had _____ votes for chairman of supervisors.
H.B. was declared elected chairman of supervisors.
(In this way give a statement of the votes cast for each officer.)
On motion the meeting adjourned without day.
J.H.T., C.O.C., Judges