The Harrison times., 1912-06-01

ing OF the State Board Of Election COM
missIoners and the Secretary OF state
shall keep one Of each Of said tripllcat0
lists on file in his office and shall do
liver the others to the other members
Of the state Board. In the event OF thD
death, resignation or refusal TO accep'
or serve OF any person certified or aQ
pointed, another selection shall be mado
from the list OF the party from whose
list such person was selected. Ihe Stat1
chairman shall promptly certify nameY
OF other persons TO take the places OK
those on their lists who fail or refuse
TO accept or serve when certified or az"
pointed,
SECTION 2, That Section 1854 OF
Nirby.s Digest DO amended 80 as to read
as follows
SECTION 27GA The said commission.
ers shall hold office until their success
ors are appointed ana qualified Said
commissioners shall meet at the COuTs
house az Nine O'Clock in the forenoon
on the second Monday In August prloS
to the general election, ana shall Or'
ganizc themselves into a board OF cleo
ton commissioners by electng one meul'
Der chairman and another clerk Each
commissioner shall have one vote, and
two shan constitute 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 hayO
remained actually present In the place
OF meeting continuously for one houP
and have had tho third member publicly
called three times once at the beginning
OF said hour and two other times az in'
tcrvals 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 arc completed,
SECTION g. That Section 27G5 of
Nirby's Digest be amended 30 as 10 read
as follows.
SECTION 27C5. They shall upon
their organization as aforesaid prot
coed forthwith to appoint three Judges
Of election for each voting precinct In
tho county which appointments shall be-
served ON or delivered 10 the person9
appointed by the sheriff Of the CountU
and the clerk Of the board shan mako a
record Of such appointment aud shHl
flo the same, attcstcd by the chairman
ana the clerk Of tho board with th9
county clerk. All Of said County COM
mlssionors shall not De members Of Tho
same political party said Judges shail
be selected from lists or persons CCrtl'
fled 20 the board at ltg first meeting
by the nhalrmcn OF tho County commit
tees OF The two parties casting the high
est ana noNt highest number OF Yote9
IN said county IN the last general cleo.
tlon for State and County officers said
lists 70 contain the names OF not less
than three qualified persons from oacn
township ana voting precinct In Bnid
county not moro than two persons 10
be appointed from ono list for Judges IN
any precinct II any Judge 80 appointed
shall die or resign bororo tho election,
said board shall fill the vacancy from
the list or the party nominating the pow
son dying or rcsignlng
SECTION T. Any authorized POLITICAL
party may, through It's state chairman
or through itq County chairman In such
counties whore II has County commits
tees, designate one person 10 act AZ
watcher at each voting precinct whOr0
no election fudge OF that party has bcon
I appointed. said Watchers to serve with1
out compensation, Tho names Of tho
persons 40 designated shall DO filed
, with the County Board or Election Como
misslonCrH at least five days before tho
election In which they are 10 act, Nnh
the County board shall sond the namoS
OF tho persons 30 named az Watchers to-
tho election Judges with tho poll boOltYl
tally sheets ballots ana other supplieBI
and such persons shall be sworn In tho
samo manner az the Judges are and
shall be permitted to freely observe all
acts OF tho Judges ana clerks from tho
opening OF tho polls until tho compiler
ton ana rCriitlcauon OF tho roturnBy
but shall not in any way be permitted
70 intcrcior WIN or perform any OF
their dutiop, nor shan they bo permitted
TO assist ln tho making out Of any tlck0b
FOR voter but at the rctmeyt OF any
voter requiring assistance any watchoP
| designated by him shall be allowed TO DO
prcscnt a. tho filling out OF his tlokot
by tho Judge assisting him
SECTION b, THAT section 2s0A of
Kirbys Digest bo amended 40 as 10
SECTION 1904. Tho Judges OF clrn-,
ton Of each party shall appoint ono
clerk az each precinct
SECTION q, That section $3.50 ol
lSlrhy'H DlPcrt Do amended no az 10 read
sECTiON 2SlO Any clcctor who shat
tell the judges that he can not read OF
writc, or that by reason Of any phyHi'
cal disability ne ia unable TO mark his
ballot may have the assistance OF ono
of the Judges, 20 ho selected by him. iR
tho preparation Of hla hnllot, who, In
the presence ot tho olocior Hhall prNT
pare bis ballot for him az he wishes to'
SECTION T. Tho judge Of tho minor,
ity party shall have hig choice OF work
In Tho duilcH prescribed In Section 2s2l
Of ltirbyH Digest Tho counting OF tho
ballots shall begin immediately upon
the closing uf tho polls, ana shall bs
continued without Interruption until IND
count is completed
alGCrION T. That Fiction 9Sal oE
Sirhy'a Digest bo horoby repealed
SECTION Q. That Section 2S33 og
ltirhyH Digest be amended no os TO rood
sEC'riuN aS33. Tho said ecrtfsat5
ana the ballots scaled m separate pack
ages rhull bo conveyed by ono OF thd
judges 10 bo determined by lot II thQy
cannot uiNtlWlNo agree 70 mo county
Election Commissioners within twontya
four hours after tho close or tho p0llgI
aud tho other certificate, tnllyHhoota
ana poll books Hhnll be retained by iha
Judges free for tho inspection OF all
persons N shall be- mo duty OF tha
Judges Of election OF the several pro-
clnctH, after Tho ballots snail hayO bo0R
inspected ana counted 10 securely on4
yrlUpo an wrh ballots and send tho
same together with the certificate tally
Hhooig ANA pOll books na aforesaid, 10
tho county Election CommlHHlonofa 10
be- Kept uu hereinafter provided
SECTION 40. Thot Section 2s3G o1
krhy'H Digorl Do amended no pa 10 read
uH fullnWtI
SECTION gg96 As soon as tho ra,
turns from Jil Tho nr6cInrtH are receive
od, but In mo- event later than Tho second
day after iho election, the County Elcn,
lluu commissioners shall from tho Cpr'
tinrnto ana ballots received from tha
several pruyuul1 proceed TO ascertain
ana DECLARE Tho result OF said election,
ana SHALL within nrtocn days after tho
day uf said election deliver a certificate
ur hlH election 10 any person having thA
highest number of legal voters ror momf
her ~ iNo House Of Representatives, nV
any county ur township officer and TIM
said commissioners shall also Ole IN no
pllluo NJ tho ylutlt Of the County COurt
uuriUuuln setting forth n detail ihh
result Of said election The commlu,
aIouow ~ election shall, within two