The Van Buren press., 1912-06-15
FOR ACT NO. 3.
AGAINST ACT NO, 3.

Be It Enacted by the PeC~le Of the
state of Arkansas
SECTION l. That section 21G3 OF
Kirby's Digest be amended so as to read
as follows
tary of State and Attorney General shall
constitute State Board Of Election Com
missioners whose duty II shall be to
meet I'm the office Of the Governor I'm
the state Capitol on the second Monday
I'm July next preceding any general cleo
tion for State and County officers to APP
point three qualified electors as commits
sioners I'm each county to select election
judges for each voting precinct and TO
perform the other duties herein pre-
scribed Their meetings shall be public
and every adjournment shall designate
the time and place Of their next meet
ing until their duties are completed No
person who is a candidate for any Of
flee 10 be voted for at such election, or
IN deputy or clerk or empluye Of any
officer or person who Is a candidate for
election shall act as County Commis-
sloner. The appointment Of the County
Commissioners shall be In writing, un-
der the hands Of the state Board and
the said state Board shall Immediately
mail to each County Commissioner. at
the county seat, notice Of his ap-
pointment, and In addition thereto, shall
mail 10 the clerk Of the Circuit Court
In such county a certificate OF the Hp-
~
upon the receipt OF such certificate, Il
shall be the duty Of such Circuit Clerk
90 cause 20 be served upon each OF said
commissioners, by the sheriff. a notice
requiring said commissioners 10 appear
before said clerk on or before the day
fixed for entering upon their duties,
and take and subscribe the oath pre-
scribed by Section twenty Of Article
nineteen OF the Constitution, which said
oath shall be endorsed on the certificate
nh 80 FIf DuI FI.tHsN 10
shall bc filed I'm said office AS record.
The State Board OF Election Commits
sionprH shall select the County Election
Commissioners from lists Of qualified
electors certified 10 II by .he ohulrmen
of the State committees ~ the two poe
liticAl parties whose candidates for gov
crnor received the highest and next
highest number OF votes IN the last pro-
cedlng general election. rhe chairman
OF ehch Of said parties shall certify the
each county a"l the said state Board
OF Commissioners shall appoint two por-
sons from one Of said lists ana one from
the other Of said lists for County llce-
ton Commissioners IN Cugh county In
The event the chairman Of party shall
fan to certify The names uH required
by this Act for any county the state
Board Hhnll appoint some member Of
that party OF its own selection for com,
missioner Said lists shall Doe filed I'm
triplicDto I'm the office OF the Secretary
Of state ten days before tho first meet
INK OF tho state Board " Election Com
miHhionors, ana the Secretary of state
shall keep one Of each OF said triplouto
lists on file I'm hlp office ana shall de-
liver the others 20 tho other mumhorr
of the state Board, In the event Of the
death. resignation or refusal 40 accept
or serve OF amy person ccrtlticl or np'
pointed, another selection shall be made
from the llFt Of The party from who's,
list such person was selected The state
chairman shall promptly certify namcl
uf otter persons 90 take the places ol
those on their lists who fail ur refuse
to accept or serve when certified or np
pointed
SECTION 2. That Section g7Gi of
krhya Digest be amended so os 20 rcu,
~ follows,
SECTION 27Gl Tho snid commission
cra shall hold office until their success
ofH are appointed ana qualified Sal,
commissioners shall meet M the uuut
house AZ Nine O'Clock in the forenoon
IN the seeosd Monday IA August pfiuI
60 the general election, ANA shall OF
gahze themselves into a board of cleo
ton commissioners by electing one mem
Der chairman ana another CLERK piacl
commissioner shall have one vote, an,
two shall constitute quorum, ana th'
concutrinS votes OF any two shall de
eide oil questions before thom, Provide,
That no proceedings with less than thro
members shall be had nt any meeting
uhtil Two OF said members shall hAV
remained actually present IN the plac
or meeting continuously for one hou
and have hnd the third member publicly
called three times once az the heginnin
OF said hour ana two other times nt IN
trrvnlH oi not less than twenty mnutot
Their meetings shall be public, an
every adjournment shall designate IA
lime aud place OF their newt meetih
until their duties are completed
SECTION 4, That Section 2TGh q
kirbylt Digest be amended 40 M 10 rea
M follows
SECTION area, they shall. upo
their organization ~ aforesaid, nro
eeed foIthwi,h 10 appoint three ludu,
~ election for each voting precinct /
.he county, which sppolntI~ents shall i