The Harrison times., 1912-06-08

: missioners, and the Secretary OF state
! shall keep one Of each of said tripllcatD
! lists ON file in his office and shall Do
/ liver the others 10 the other memberb
| Of the State Board. In the event or tho
| death, resignation or refusal to accepA
! or serve Of any person certHled or ap'
! pointed, another selection shall be mado
] from the list Of the party from whose
J list such person was selected. Tho state
| chairman shall promptly certify name9
| OF other persons to take the places or
| those on their lists who fail or refuso
TO accept or serve when certified or ao'
! pointed.
SECTION 2. That Section 276i OF
| Kirbys Digest be amended 80 as to read
! as follows:
! SECTION 27G4 The said commission.
| er9 shah hold office until their succesJs
| ors are appointed ana qualified. Said
commissioners shall meet at the court
| house at Nine O'Clock in the forenoon
| on the second Monday In August prioP
| TO the general election, and shall Or
! ganiZo themselves into a board Of eleO'
| tiOn commissioners by eleCtng one mem
| Der chairman and another clerk Eacl
| commissioner shall have one vote, and
! two shall constitute a quorum, and tho
concurrinG votes OF any two shall DO.
! eide all questions before them, Provided
| that no proceedings with less than three
! members shall be had AZ any meeting
| until two Of said members shall have
remained actually present In the place
| OF meeting continuously for one houf
| and have had the third member publicly
| called three times, once az the beginning
Of said hour and two other times at In
| tervalg OF not less than twenty minutes.
! Their meetings shall be public, ana
| every adjournment shall designate the
| time ana place of their next meeting
! until their duties are completed.
| SECTION g. That Section 27G5 OF
| Kirbys Digest be amended 80 as to read
as follOWg
SECTION 27G5. They shall, upon
! their organization as aforesaid, pro-
| cecd forthwith TO appoint three Judges
| Of election for each voting precinct IN
the county which appointments shall be
| served on or delivered 10 the persons
| appointed by the sheriff OF tho county.
! and the clerk OF tho board shall mako y
! record OF such appointment and shah
| file the same, attoStcd by the chairman
and tho clerk OF the BOARD, with tho
, county clerk An Of said County Com
! mssiOncrs shall not be members Of tho
same political party said judges shan
| be selected from lists or persons certl.
! fled TO tho board at its first meeting
by the Chairmen OF the County commit-
tees Of the two parties casting the high
est and next highest number Of votes
IN said county In tho last general cleo.
! tion FOR state and County officers, said
lists TO contain the names OF not lesb
! than three qualified persons from each
| township and voting precinct In sald
| county not moro than two persons to
be appointed from one list for judges hl
any precinct, II any judge so appointed
| shall die or resign before tho election,
| said board shall iii the vacancy from
| the list OF the party nominating the pcs.
! son dying or resgning,
SECTION 4, Any authorized political
party may, through it's State chairman
| or through its County chairman IN such
! counties where II has County commit
| tees, designate one person TO act ~
| watcher at each voting precinct whorS
/ no election judge OF tnat party has been
appointed Said watchers to serve with-
out compensation. Tho names OF tho
/ persons 40 designated shall be filed
, with tho County Board or Election Com-
! mssonors az least flyo days before tho
election In which they are to act and
! the County board shall send the names
! Of the PERSONS so named az watchers TO
! the election Judges with tho poll books,
| tally sheets, ballots ana other supplies,
and such persons shall be sworn In tho
| Rame manner as the Judges are, and
shall ho permitted TO freely observe nll
acts OF tho Judges and clerks from tho
opening Of the polls until tho complies
tion ana C0rilficatiOn OF tho returns,
but shall not In any way be permitted
20 ntcrofor with or perform any OF
! their dutlop, nor snail they b0 permitted
TO assist in tho making out OF any ticket
for u voter, but AZ the request OF any
| voter requiring assistance any watcher
! OtNIElhliU ny llllI NlNll It NllOWtu 10 ho
present AT tho filling out OF his tickol
by the Judge assisting him,
SECTION b, That section 2S0i OF
Klrby's Digest be amended 30 ~ 10
read ag follows
SECTION 2SO4. The Judges Of clco-
ton OF each party shall appoint ono
clerk at each precinct
SECTION g. THAT section 2si0 oe
Klrby.S DgcHt bo amended no as to read
SECTION 2slO Any cloctor who shalt
tell tho Judges that no can not read on
| write, or thaL by reason OF any phyal'
| cal disability no w unable 20 mark his
ballot may have the assistance OF ono
/ of tho ludEug 10 ho selected by him, In
the preparation Of hlg ballot, who, In
| tho presence OF the olOctOr shall pro-
pare his ballot for him as he Wishes TO
| vote N,
lty party shall have his choice OF work
In the duties prescribed I'm Section 1927
! OF KiTbyH Digest 1nc counting OF tho
ballots shall begin immediately upon
the closing OF tho polls. and shall b1
continued without interruption untll ihs
RECTION \ That Section 2sal OF
| KrhyH digest De hereby repealed,
SECTION o. That Section 2S39 OF
HrhyH DlgoBt DO amended no os TO read
sEtFiON 2s3a. Tho said ccrtlflea,s
| and tho ballots scaled IN Hopnrato pack
| ages, shall ho conveyed ny ono of iha
udgcs. tu be- determined by lot. II they
| cannot otherwise ngroo, 10 tho County
| Election tumnigalonerg within twenty,
| four hours after tho close OF tho polls.
| and The other certificate, tallyAhoeN
| and poll books shah bo retained by tho
| Judges, FREQ for tho inspection OF all
| persons. II shall be tho duty OF tho
| Judges ~ election or the several pre-.
| cinotA after tho ballots snail hnyO boon
| inspected ana counted, 60 securely on.
| yolOpo an moh ballots and send ihn
same, together win the certificate tally
| sheets ana pOll books 0A aforesaid, 10
| the County Election COmmlaAl0nora, 10
| be- kopt HH hereinafter provided
| SECTION TO- That section 2S1G of
| tlrbyH niruHt DO amended 20 M 10 read
gEC'riON 2s30 ~ soon az tho "a,
turns from Ull tho precincts are roohiy,
| edi bat In no oynnt later than tho second
| ton tummlHsunera shall from tho eef'
tiHphtp ana ballots received from lha
several pfrolnuts proceed ~ hscefiah
and declare the result OF said election,
uud SHALL wilhln nflccn days after tho
day of rpid election, deliver u certificate
of hl8 election tO any person having mo
! highest numhrr ~ legal voters for mom'
hrr of Tho lluuHo Ot Representatives, or
any county or township Olhcer ana tho
Hnld commissioners shall also illn IA tho
| office VI tho ulurk OF the County tduu
| u certificate Hpltiug forth IA dutnu thb
| rrnult uf said election The commits,
eluurW OF election HhnlL Within twh