The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03

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EIopCSeu ny Initiative 1StAI'oAA'
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
| MENT.
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Providing that grand JurIes, In inves-
| tigatlng elections, may open ballot
| boxes, compel the production Of reeistra.
tion lists, voting fists and tally sheets;
rurned in such Investigations; prescribing
| the manner OF selection and the qualifica-
| tions Of election officials; requiring po-
| icemen to be stationed In and near
polling places In certain cities and pre-
scrbing the manner OF voting therein.
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Proposed amendment to the Gonstit ~
| legal voters thereof, for their approval or
rejection: at the regular general election
70 be held on Tuesday. the hfth day of
November, A. D. 1912, and empowering
grand juries to investigate offenses COM
,nitted in elections. to return indictments
| thereon. and proVidinS Tor the trlai upon
such indictments in the courts; also pro
| lions the duties of Officers and voters
with reference thereto, and the lualiiica-
ions and selection of judges and clerks
cities of $4,000 inhabitants or more.
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't IN ,I;.,.,,,ri hmt whara c,i,nn has
seen eommitted > in any election secrecy
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snli DC placeu III ta o way vi ion ," nf tha
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IN when II IS snust 10 ope', uaiu. nGNe S
III seargii u cri!ae silai &c tent 10y ~
= Sianu NY - Nov y, r,nrai chnran
ter such grand Jury shali IL nave nave, power ,ser
~ ctHi.p.i tlie .Ii u. 80 al
lists, VOTING nSts, .aiy snee.s ,, any t;,, a!
documentary t'ite''Ie od,ot;en ~ haiiot
noXes, 70 upe'i me shnnsna a"u itnasans and
oa'.s' .iso 80 suop n,',1"n,. az. .1
take thelr testimony, also 10 compare any
par y; siie ea iuetioe oia.' wii th VI piant
Vn,tars NAV state under oath what their
ballots We're AZ voted. The fury. grand
nr netit. shall decide under the law and
all The lets whether or not ballots have
been w,lfuIly and knowingly hammered
c count or false ballots placed in their
stend I-non any indictment returned
Sneedv nuhlic trial shall be had. and the
ballots and documentary and oral evil
other comnefent evidence. NAV be intro
duced in the trial under the rules of law.
A grand Jury. for the investigation of
elections as above provided. shall be
called in each county and in any city
win q royernment indenendent Of the
co,,nty nv the several Judges throughOllt
iurtes' within thirty days after each gem
eraI election. or il a judicial circuit or
Gstr;ct ia comnosed of several counties
then at the next term of the court there
place of regular annual grand jury,
now proyided FOR by law to investigate
elections and for other purposes, and
When convened shall nossess ali the now
ment of offenders for felonies and mis-
demeanors possessed by regular grand
Jury, It is hereby made the imperative
duty of the Judge OF the court to- Specific
ally charge such grand Jury to investi-
gale the nrecedinr general election. or
he NAV charge them to Investigate Of
Tenders in other elections not barred
Saa.ia,, II au,,ata,t ,,arsons ,,,ho no
Hec'i , II, tope,en. PERSONS VIM an
eGiee me P Pro o. tne Jaw ses st,
officials, ana INDIVIDUALS OF the very hish.
est moran cna i,i 10 De iounu smal n,+ pc
nr rse ,,t,,5e 81 bwsinsSs mnr mr"fes
slonal calilngs however exalted, small eX-
use tne ci,i%ehs unless serious lhJur!
Woua resu W., thsv anu de1,amG n
AZ iu my oe and nerks Of eectinns in in
citles ABOVE 22.Ooe hnaoitan5s snaIi noid
tneir oHlces !or specinta terni' . anu
sha!i De examined th3rougniy as 10 thelr
or or other oHicer charged with the Sc
lection OF election oHlclais VINO snail 1al /
to make dll1gent search for men OF go"
men Of Of good o character, and kEnoowingl:
select persons OF :, bad reputation ; as elt'
ton OFFICIALS shail pc deemed guliIy OF
lnisdemeanor In al cities OF %, wv m
ma pitants or more Two competent JUDGES
and one competent clerk OF hlsh nora
character shall be chosen for each pre-
cinct from the city at large, and Wh"
40 not reside In the precinct lot winch
they are chosen. These with the tW'
Judges and one clerk chosen from the
precinct. shall constitute the judges ami
clerks for such precinct, and all judges
and clerks shall be equally dlvided IN
each precinct between the two polltlcal
parties having the largest numDer oil
votes IN the state as shown by the last
general election. In every precinct IN
such cities there shall be statl0ned w"
policemen. one outside and one INSIDE
he booth, who shall protect all election
officials. challengers, watchers; voters
Ind others, and who. for willfui failure
@. do SO, shall be adjudged guilty OF a
Wherever registration Is
'equired the person who registers shali
ign his name on the registration pook,
Ind when he comes to vote he shall again
ign his name opposite his number on
he poll book, and the election officers
nay compare the signatures. II tne
'oter cannot sign his name then ne snall
make his mark In the usual way on the
egistration book. duly attested In writ
vy fvyn witnesses |