Canvass by municipal council.
Section 26
SEC. 26. Canvass by municipal council.— Immediately after the clection the municipal council shall meet in special session and shall proceed to act as a municipal board of canvassers. The secretary shall produce before it the statements filed with him and the council shall canvass the votes east for each municipal office in the same manner as hereinbefore provided for the provincial board, and to end shall have the same powers. The municipal hoard of canvass shall not have the power to recount the votes or to inspect any of them, but shall proceed upon the statements rendered, as corrected, if corrections are necessary. Its determinations shall be reduced to writing in triplicate, signed by the members, or a majority of them, and one copy shall be tiled in the municipal secretary's office, one with the provincial treasurer and one with the Executive Secretary immediately on completion of the canvass. In case the canvass results in a tied for any municipal office the tied candidates shall draw lots in the presence of the board of canvassers, and the successful candidate shall be declared elected.