The defendant's duty is not an open question. The arithmetical error could have been corrected by the moderator in a supplementary public declaration before the close of the meeting, but could not be corrected by the clerk in his record and return without such correctional action taken by the moderator. Bell v. Pike, 53 N.H. 473, 481; Opinion of the Justices,53 N.H. 640, 643; Hill v. Goodwin, 56 N.H. 441.
Petition granted.
DOE, C. J., and BINGHAM, J., did not sit: the others concurred.