The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-21

secreay shall receive compensation Tor their ryces h
four (S4oo dollars per day and in addition heFto their
actual and Necessary travelling expenses and hotel bills
Section g. The State election board shall pos
sle after they are appointed and qualified appoint county
election Board each organized county this State consist
Of three members mere than OF whom shall belong
the same political party The chairman Of the managing committee
Of each the political parties having cast the largest num-
Der OF votes the preceding general election held in such
eonuy anytime beoze said ppQlhnen are nisde sub
the State election board the names q notess than ilys
members ri their respective political parties and in making az
pointments preference shall BE given the submitted
The members OF said board shall c and tec
after until their oi ~ qualified Each
member Of the county election board Sa be qualified electo
tile county for which he is appointed Each member OF the
county election board shall take and subscribe the oath required
By the constitution or State officers Which shall be fled the
office Tie county clerk They shall select OF their number
a. Chairman another secretary and shall keep record Of
all proceedings which when completed, shall be deposited in the
office OF The county clerk
The members Of the county election board shall receive
three dollars per day for the time that they actually engaged
in the performance Of their duties provided however that in no
shall they be allowed pay for more than twenty days tor
each regular primary or general election held BY them under tic
provisions Of this Act and than days pay for
special primary OF other special election held BY them ndcr the
provisions OF this Act and the secretary OF hc board shall IN
addition to said per diem be allowed hundred dollars per
auuum compensation for keeping the records Of the beard
Section O. Ii shall be the duty OF the county clrs
ton boards 10 create alter. divide discontinue voting fcetS
as in their Judgment best and proper and 70 dessnac sc
polling places therein and the secretary OF he beard shall keep
in bound book complete record oi the boundary o. n ere
cnc the name OF the voting place therein the number o vctcs
cast and the date thereof
All boundary lines outside Of cities and incorporate towns
shall follow section lines nearly pactcabc bit no pre-
cnct line shall boundary line OF any congresona cs
latiye or county commissioners district Of any nunicrr
township
Before any election shall be had and PRACTICAL
after the registration Of the qualified electors OF the entire state
shall be completed as proyned BY this all wards and town
ships shall be divided that each voting precinct shall contain
two hundred electors may be and in event shall
precinct contain more than hundred and fifty electors
Each precinct of township or ward shall be numbered
consecuyv and all wards cities and towns shall be desg
mated as first second Ii than two hundred and
fifty electors shall be registered precinct at fine the
county election board shall proceed within sixty days thereafter
TO divide such precinct that each precinct created shall
hundred nearly may be- provided that
no precinct shall contain than I44 square miles of area
The county election board shall give notice OF the creation
alteration division dscontnuanc Of voting precincts by pun
fishing their action three issues OF weekly in SIX Issues
OF daily newspaper of general circulation in the county Up2l
the failure of county election board establish and divide
precincts herein provided the may be done by the State
election board upon the verified petition Of ten electors OF the
precincts affected provided aso that any qualified ccctor may
apply to the district for writ OF mandanus to compel
the performance the duty OF the county election board here
in provided provided further that when special election
called in territory tho boundaries OF which do not conform to
the precincts lines established by tic cony election board
Such county election board shall establish special precincts within
such territory conform the line thereof and shall designate
polling places therein and where the regularly appointed precinct
officers are disqualified bv OF non-rcsencc within the
Limits such special precinct they shall appoint special precinct
officers for the purpose OF such special election.
Section 10 The county election board shall ipont an IN
spector elections in each voting precinct who shall be qa
fled eector OF his precinct and person OF good understanding
who can write egb The precinct inspector shall take the oath
required the constitution of other officers which shall be tl!cd
in the office Of the county election board
Section H. The precinct election board shall consist OF the
precinct inspector and judges Of election Said judges OF
election shall possess the qualifications as the precinct
inspector and shall be selected from each OF the two political
parties which cast largest number OF votes III AID precinct at
the last preceding general election Said judges OF election shall
be appointed on or before the day fixed or the beginning OF the
registration OF their voting precincts and shall serve
m the votes cast the election for which they appointed
have been counted and certified provided in this Act The
precinct committeeman OF each OF the two political parties having
cast the largest number OF in said precinct the last pre-
fafnr enid M A.