Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1891-03-12

| Secretary of State, Auditor OF state,
! Treasurer of State and Attorney
General. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the Secretary of State to safely
keep the returns addressed to the
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tiyes until the same shall be required,
for the purpose of ascertaining and
declaring the result of the election,
as prescribed in section 3, article 6,
of the Constitution.
| Sec. 10. At any time before the
County Election Commissioners shall
finally complete the canvass OF the re-
turns and make declaration of the
result thereof, any candidate voted
for who may be dissatisfied with the
returns from any precinct may have
recount of the votes cast therein,
by presenting to the County Elec-
ton Commissioners a petition show
ing reasonable grounds for believing
that the return, as made by the
| Judges of election, does not give a
correct statement of the vote as ac-
! tuallv cast, as the same is shown by
the ballots returned with the certiiii-
cate of the Judge. Upon the prayer
of such petitions being granted, the
Commissioners shall open the packa-
yes containing said ballots and pro-
coed to recount the same in the man
ner prescribed by law for the count
to be made by the judges in the first
| instance, and the result as found up
on such recount, if the same differs
from that certified by the judges,
shall be included in the canvass as
the vote for the particular precinct
for which said recount was ordered
and made. After the recount is
completed, the ballots shall again be
sealed and kept as herein provided.
Sec. l6. The County Election
Commissioners shall retain the custo-
dy of and safely keep all ballots and
certificates returned to them from
the several precincts, for a period of
six months. after which time the
same shall be destroyed, unless the
| Commissioners shall be sooner noti
fled in writing that the election of
some persons voted for at such cleo
ton and declared to have been cleo
ted, has been contested, or that
criminal prosecution has been begun
against any officer Of election, or per-
son voting thereat, for any fraud IN
said election, before a tribunal of
competent jurisdiction, in which
event, so many of said ballots and
certificates as may relate to matters
involved in said contest, or any pros
ecution, shall be preserved for use as
evidence in such contest or prosecu-
ton. During the time such ballots
may be retained, the package CON
tanning the same shall not opened
by any one, unless directed TO do by
some competent tribunal before which
an election contest or prosecution is
pending, in which such ballots are to
be used as evidence. Amy person
violating the provisions Of this sec
ton. or who shall disclose how any
clector may have voted, unless COM
PEELED to do so in proceeding pend
ing as aforesaid, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
500 nor more than 81 900.
Sec. II. If there shall be fail
ure to receive at the seat Of govern
ment the copy Of the returns from
any county, intended either for the
Secretary of State or the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives, for two
DAYS after tho same is due, the Sec
rotary of State shall dispatch mes
senger to the county from which said
returns have not been received, with
directions to bring up such returns
or copies thereof. If such failure
shall happen by neglect of the Coun-
tv Election Commissioners they shall
forfeit to the State the sum Of 500,
together with the expense OF such
messenger, 10 be recovered by action
of debt before any court having ju-
rlsdiction thereof.
Sec. Is. Every male citizen of
the United States, or male person
who has declared his intention of be-
coming a citizen Of the same, of the
age of u years, who has resided II
months in this State, and in the
county six months, and in the voting
precinct, or ward one month next
proceeding any election, and who
shall have established his pos
session OF these qualifications in the
manner prescribed by law, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections by
the people. No idiot or insane per-
son shall be entitled to the privileges
OF an elector, nor shall any soldier or
marine in the military or naval SER
vice of the United States acquire
residence that shall entitle him to