Such packages shall be sealed by said commissioners and redeposited with said county clerks, and it shall be the duty of said county clerks to again place said packages of ballots in some secure place pending the further order of the court. It shall also be the duty of said commissioners to make a statement, duly signed by them, to be included within each such package, as to the character and condition of the ballot boxes when opened by them as herein provided, and of the condition of the ballots within such boxes. Each county clerk shall thereupon notify the several officers of election within the county that such ballot boxes have been released and direct such officers of election to appear and secure said boxes.