The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-03-27

and said contest shall have prece-
dence over all other business and
causes then pending in the court Of
appeals, and shall be heard and dis
posed Of by the court OF appeals as
speedily as the exigencies in the case
will admit.
II on the trial of such contest the
issue is finally decided in favor OF
the contestee this fact shall be certi-
fed to the secretary Of state and to
the county court clerk of the county
In which the cause is finally deter
mined. II said contest is finally de-
cided in favor OF the contestant. this
fact shall be certified to the secretary
of state and to the clerk of the cir
cult court of the county in which the
contest originated; and II the contest
waws OF a nomination that is required
to be certified to the secretary or
state, then the secretary Of state will
place the name of the successful con-
testant on the ticket in the place OF
the name OF the contestee to be voted
for by his political party at the sue
ceeding November election. If the
nomination Is one that is required
to be certified to the county clerk,
the county court clerk or clerks OF
the county or counties in which such
candidate is to be voted for, shall
place the name of the successful con-
testant on the ballot of his political
party in lieu Of the name Of the con-
testee, to be voted for at the sue
ceeding November election; provided,
however. that when the contests pro
vided for in this act shall be for NOM
ination to offices for the state-at-
large, the notice of the contest shall
be filed and the contest tried in the
Franklin circuit court; but shall
otherwise be subject to the provis-
ions of this act
Sec. 20. Election Supple and Elk
penses--All the supplies tor holding
said primary elections, and all the eX-
penses of such primary elections shall
be furnished and paid for in lie same
manner and by the same authority as
the like supplies and expenses of the
general elections. Oaicers shall re-
ceive the same fees for services rem
dered in the holding of the primary
nominating election as are paid for
the same or similar services in hold
ing the general election, and payable
in the same manner and by the same
authority. Sec. 30 provides for fees
for services of county clerks.
Sec. 81. Forgery OF Signatures
Any person who shall forge any name
OF a signer to a nomination paper
shall be guilty or forgery and, on con-
viction, be punished accordingly.
Sec. 80. Suppression Of Nomination
Papers-Any person who, being in
possession OF nomination papers en-
titled to be filed under this act. shall
wrongfully either alter mutilate or
suppress, neglect or fail to cause the
same to be filed at the proper time
in the proper Office, shall be guilty
OF a misdemeanor. and on conviction
be punished by imprisonment in the
county Jail not to exceed six months,
or by a fine not TO exceed $500, or
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Penalties.
Sec. 80. County Clerk - Penalty
n
ty clerk shall be under the same du-
ties and subject to the same penal
ties for failure to perform same, wi h
reference to printing the ballots :
primary election held under this a t
as now is with reference to the No
vember elections. Any county clerk
who shall knowingly cause to be
! fntn ~ hol
the name Of any candidate who has
net hled the nomination paper re-
quired by this act. or who shall know
ingly fail to cause the name of any
with to be printed upon the ballot,
candidate who has complied there
or who shall knowingly cause to be
printed upon the ballot for the regu-
lar election the name of any political
party embraced in this act who was
not nominated in the manner pro-
vided in this act, shall forfeit his
Office and be guilty OF a felony. and
upon conviction be confined In the
penitentiary for not less than one
year nor more than three years.
Sec. "a Secretary of State-Pen-
alties Against for Wrongful Acts
Any secretary of state who shall
knowingly certify to the county
clerk of any county the name OF any
candidate who has not filed the nomi-
nation paper provided for by this act,
or who shall knowingly fail to certify
the name of any candidate for whom
the proper nominating paper has
been fled with him as herein pro
vided, or who shall knowingly certify
to any county clerk the name of any
candidate Of any political party EN-.
braced in this act, to be printed on
the ballots for the November election.
who was not nominated in the man
ner provided in this act. shall forfeit
his ONCE and be guilty Of a felony,
and upon conviction be confined in
the penitentiary for not less than one
year or more than three years.
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