Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-21
LAW GOVERNING CONTESTS.
Course to BE Pursued by the
General Assembly.


First, on the third day after the
Organization of the general assem-
bly,, which meets next after the
election, the senate shall select, by
lot, three of it's members, and the
house of representatives shall Sc
lect by lot, eight of its members,
and the eleven so selected, shall
constitute a board, seven of whom
shall have power to act.
Second, in making the selection
by lot, the name of each member
present shall be written on a sep
arate piece of paper, every such
piece being as nearly similar to the
other as may be. Each piece shall
be rolled up, so the name thereon
cannot be seen or any particular
piece be ascertained by feeling.
The whole, so prepared, shall be
placed by the clerk in a box, on his
table, and after 1t has been well
shaken and the papers therein
well intermixed, the clerk shall
draw out one paper, which shall be
opened and read aloud by the pre-
siding officer, and so on until the
required number is obtained. The
persons whose names are so drawn
shall be members of the board.
"Third-The members of the board
so chosen by the two houses shall
be sworn by the speaker of the
house of Representatives to try the
contested election and give true
Judgment thereon, according to
the evidence unless dissolved be-
fore rendering Judgment.
"Fourth-The board shall, with
in ~ hours after its election, meet,
appoint its chairman and assign a
day for hearing the contest, and
adjourn from day to day as it's bus
mess may require.
"Fifth-If any person so selected
shall swear that he cannot, with
out great personal inconvenience,
serve on the board, or that he feels
an undue bias for or against either
of the parties, he may be excused
by the house from which he was
chosen from serving on the board,
and if it appears that person elect
ted is related to either party, or is
liable to any proper objection on
the score of its Partially, he shall
be excused.
"Sixth-Any deficiency IN the
proper number so created shall be
supplied by another draw from the
box.
"Seventh-The board shall have
the power to send for persons, pa
pers and records, to issue attach
ments therefor, signed by its chair
man or clerk, and issue comm S
sions for taking proof.
Eighth--When it shall appear tina
the candidates receiving the highes
number of votes given have receiv
ed an equal number the right to thu
Office shall be determined by lot
under the direction of the board
When the person returned is foun'
not to have been legally qualified t
receive his Office at the time OF hi
election, a new election shall be or
dered tofill the vacancy, provided, tn
the first two years of his term shaI
not have expired. Where anothe
than the person returned shaI
. be found TO have received tn
- highest number of legal vote
= given, such other shall be ao
= judged to be the person elected an
:. entitled to the office.
! Ninth-No decision shall be mad
but by the vote of six members. I'll
decision of the board shall not /
II final nor conclusive. Such decisio
S shall not be reported to the tw
Of houses of the general assembly, fC
y the further action of the general a
N sembly shall then determine sue
s. contest
c. "Tenth-If a new election is r
quired it shall be Immediately o
: dered by proclamation of the spea
err of the house of representatives
as take place within six weeks ther
s, s. after, and on day not sooner thu
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