19:19-5.Ā  Statements obtained
If such adjournment is occasioned by the fact that at the time fixed for theĀ  meeting of the board the statements from every election district have not beenĀ  filed with the clerk of the county, such clerk shall forthwith, by a specialĀ  messenger, or otherwise, at the expense of the county, obtain the statement orĀ  statements that shall be lacking, in time to be produced to the board at itsĀ  next meeting, and for this purpose the statements directed to be filed with theĀ  clerk of any municipality wherein such election was held, or those directed toĀ  be filed with the county clerk, or a copy certified by the secretary of stateĀ  of the statements transmitted to him, shall be sufficient. The clerk of theĀ  board shall lay before it, at its subsequent meeting, all the statements andĀ  certified copies that he shall have obtained as above directed.
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