The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-06-14

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manner as is prescribed by genera
law.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted
That any person desiring to submit
his name to the voters in a primar,
election shall, not later than Is day,
next preceding the holding Of sucl
primary election, apprise the com
mittee or governing authority Of
the political party holding sucl
primary OF the fact that he is can
didate, and upon complying Will
the conditions prescribed by the
committee or governing authority
for the regulation of candidates.
shall be declare1 to be a candidate
~ the committee or governing au-
'hority of such political party; and
any person who has not given such
notice to the committee or govern.
ing authority, or who has not com
piled with the conditions prescribed
by the committee or governing au.
thority for the government of can
didates, shall not have his name
printed on the ballots used in such
primary election; but any person
desiring to vote for another than
the persons whose names are print
ed on such ballots shall have the
right to do so by writing the name
of the person tor whom he desires
to vote IN the space on the ballot
set apart for the names of the can
didates for such Office as he NAV
desire such person so voted for to
hold.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted,
That within such time as is provid-
ed by law IN the case of State cleo
tons and in the same manner, the
election returns in all primary
elections shall be deposited with
the committee or governing au-
thority of the political party under
whose direction and control such
primary election was held, at such
place as the committee or govern
ing authority shall designate at
which to receive such returns, and
any person who shall change or in
anywise alter such returns, shall be
punished IN the same form and
manner as is provided by general
law for the punishment of any per-
son who changes or in anywise
alters the returns of regular State
election.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted,
That the duly authorized and con-
stituted committee or governing
in the county or district
n which primary election may be
leld hereunder. is hereby empow-
cred to count the votes received by
Ill candidates in such primary cleo
ions, and to declare the candidate
,r candidates, in cases where can
lidates for more than one Office are
o be nominated, receiving the high
st number of votes the nominee of
uch political party for the Office
or which he was voted for at such
election. In all cases of a |
lie vote or contest the committee or
governing authority of the political
'arty holding such primary election
hall have the power to hear and |
etermine such contest and decide |
1ho shall be entitled to the nomi-
alton. In case there be more than
wo candidates for nomination to
ny Office voted for in said primary,
nd no one candidate receives a
lajority of the votes cast at said
rimary election, then the commit
&c or governing authority of the
Official party holding such pri-
larry election can, if it sees fit, or
er for the two candidates receiv-
lg the highest number of votes
IN off to determine the party can
idate for said office Provided,
owever, if this section of the law
to be taken advantage of, it must
= made known when the primary
ection is callet The proceedings
such cases shall be in such form
I'D manner as the committee or
overning authority shall deter
inc upon Before entering upon
lie discharge Of the duties set forth
this Act the committee or gov f,
ming authority shall be sworn by
me officer authorized by law to
minister an oath to faithfully
i'd honestly discharge the duties
rein imposed, and the failure up
! the part of any member of the i
or governing authority {
discharge such duties faithfully I
d honestly, shall be deemed a Z
sdemeanor, and the persons so {
tending shall, upon indictment $
d conviction in the circuit or
minal court of the county or dis {
ct, he fined not less than one (
ndred (Sl00) dollars nor more '
an five hundred (S5O0) dollars, n
d be imprisoned in the county =
] not less than sixty days nor i
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