The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
FOR ACT NO. 3.
AGAINST ACT NO. 3.

Be IT Enacted by the Pec~e OF the
State Of Arkansas;
SECTION /. That section 2163 Of
Kirbys Digest be amended so as 20 read
as follows:
SECTION 2763. The Governor Score.
tary of State and Attorney General shall
constitute State Board OF Election Com
missioners whose duty II shall be TO
meet In the office OF the Governor In
the State Capitol on the second Monday
In July next preceding any general cleo
ton for State and County officers TO app
point three qualified electors as commits
Sioners In each county to select election
judges for each voting precinct and 10
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 ~ a candidate for any Of
flee 10 he voted for at such election, or
IL deputy or clerk or employe Of any
officer or person who Is a candidate for
election shall act as County Commits
Hioner. The appointment OF the County
Commissioners shall he 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 APP
pointment and In addition thereto, shall
mail to the clerk Of the Circuit Court
In such county certificate Of the app
pointment OF such commissioners, and
upon the receipt OF such certificate, II
shall be the duty Of such Circuit clerk
20 cause TO be served upon each OF said
commissioners, by the sheriff "A notice
recurring said commissioners 20 appear
before said clerk, on or before the day
fixed for entering upon their duties,
and take and subscribe the oath pre-
scrIbed bV Section twenty OF Article
nineteen Of the Constitution, which said
oath shall be endorsed on the certificate,
and when 80 endorsed, said certificate
shall be filed IN said office ms a record,
The State Board OF Election Commits.
rioners shall select the County Election
Commissioners from lists OF qualified
electors certified 20 II by the chalrmcn
OF the State committees OF the two poe
Nticul parties whose candidates Tor gov
ornor received the highest and next
highest number Of votes IN the last pre-
Ceding general election The chairman
Of each Of said parties shall certify tho
names OF at least three persons from
each county aSd the said State Board
OF Commissioners shall appoint two per
sons from one OF said lists and one from
the other OF said lists for County Elec-
ton Commissioners In each county In
the event the chairman OF party shall
fail 60 certify the names us required
by this Act for any county the state
BOARD shall appoint some member Of
that party Of It's own selection for com.
missioner Said lists shall ho filed In
trlplicntc In the office of the Secretary
ing Of the State Roard OF Election Com
mlssiOners, ana the Secretary OF state
shall Keep one OF each OF said trlphchtc
lists on file I'm HIS office ana shan de-
liver the others 70 the other members
Of tho State Board In the event OF the
death, resignation or refusal 90 accept
or serve Of any person certified or Upa
pointed, another selection shall DE wNdC
from the list of the party from whose
list such person was selected. The state
chairman shall promptly certify names
~ other persons a. take the places of
those on their lists who fan or refuse
60 accept or serve when certified or app
SECTION 2. THAT Section 21Gl OF
kirhyh Digest be amended no us 10 read
nv follows,
SECTION 27Gt Tho said commission.
ora shall hold office until their success.
ora are appointed ana qualified Said
commissioners shall meet a. the court
house ht Nine O'Clock IN the forenoon
on the second Monday IN August prior
20 the general election. ana shall or
Eanide themselves into a board Of nlrr,
ton commissioners by electinH one mem.
Der chairman and another clerk Eacl
commissioner shall have one vote. ant
two shall constitute n quorum, and Ia,
cOncurrinR votes OF any two shall de-
eide all questions before them, Provided
that no proceedings with less than tire,
members shall be had az any meeting
until two OF said members shall nav,
remained actually present IA the place
of meeting continuously for one huul
nnd have had the third member puhllcl,
called three times, once at the beginning
OF said hour ana two other times nt In
tefNhlh OF not less than twenty minutes
Their meetings shall be public, an,
ever, Adjournment Ad' designate ~
time and place OF their neNt meetlnl
uhul ,,, Snslf duties r are completed asa,
kirby't Digest be amended 40 ma TO fea,
M follows