Sec. 15. The Recorder, immediately after making out the abstracts of Votes given at any general election, shall make out his Certificate, under Seal of the Corporation, certifying the names of the Persons duly elected Mayor, <​and​> Aldermen, and the time and place of said election, and shall transmit the same by Mail, to the Secretary of State; and upon the receipt of their respective Commissions shall require of each the Oath of Office, now required by law of Justices of the peace, shall Certify the same upon their respective Commissions, and deliver the same to each Person entitled thereto.

Sec. 16. When any Candidate shall desire to contest the validity of any Election, or the right of any Person declared duly elected to hold and exercise the office of Mayor, Alderman, or Counsellor, such Candidate shall give notice of his intention, in writing, to the Person whose election he intends to contest, or leave a notice thereof at his usual place of residence, within ten days after the day of election; expressing the points on which the same will be contested, the name of one Alderman of the city, who will attend at the Trial of such contest, the time, and the place, when and where said Trial will be held, which time shall not exceed thirty days from the day of the election. And the Person whose election is contested, shall, within five days after receiving said notice, select another Alderman to attend said Trial: Provided however, that should the party whose election is contested, refuse or neglect to select an Alderman as aforesaid, the Alderman chosen by the person contesting the election as aforesaid, shall make such selection; and the two Aldermen so selected shall make choice of a third Alderman; and if they cannot agree upon a third Alderman to act with them, they shall make such selection by lot; and the three Aldermen thus selected, or either of them, shall have power, and they are hereby authorized and [p. 138]