The Van Buren press., 1912-07-06

Be It Enacted by the Pe&le Of the
State OF Arkansas:
SECTION /. That rection 27G3 Of
Kirby's Digest be amended so as TO read
as follows;
SECTION 27G8. The Governor, secrc.
tary OF state and Attorney General shall
constitute q 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
I'm July next preceding any general cleo
ton for State and County officers TO APP
point three qualified electors as commits
sioners IN each county 60 select election
judges for each voting precinct and TO
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 Is "A candidate FOR any Of
flee TO he voted for at such election, or
IL a deputy or clerk or employe Of any
officer or person who Is a candidate for
election shall act as County tummiSs
soner The appointment of the County
Commissioners shall be 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 a notice of his APP
pointment and, In addition thereto. shall
mail tu the clerk OF the Circuit Court
In such county certificate Of the ap-
pointment OF such commissioners, and
upon the receipt OF such certificate n
shall be the duty OF such Circuit clerk
20 cause 10 ho served upon each OF said
commissioners, by the sheriff notice
requiring said commissioners TO appear
before said clerk on or before the day
fixed Tor entering upon their duties,
and take and subscribe the oath pre-.
scrbed by Section twenty OF Article
nineteen OF the Constitution, which said
oath shall be endorsed on the certificate,
and. when so endorsed, said certificate
shall be filed In said office as q record.
The State Board OF Election Comms-
sloners shall select the County Election
Commissioners from lists OF qualified
OF the State committees Of the two po-
litical parties whose candidates for gov
ornor received the highest and next
highest number OF votes IN the last pre-
cedlng general election The chairman
OF onch Of said parties shall certify the
names " at lgPst three persons from
each county. aSd the said state Board
Of Commissioners shall appoint two per-
sons from one OF said lists ana one from
the other Of said lists for County Elcos
ton Commissioners I'm zach county IN
the event the chairman OF party shall
fail 90 certify the names UH required
10y this Act for any county the state
Board shall appoint some member of
that party OF its own selection for COM
missioner Said lists shall be- filed iu
trplicnte IN the office of the Secretary
" state ten duys before the first meet.
ing OF the State ponrd OF Election Com'
mssionors ana the secretary of state
snail keep ono of each of said trlpllcltr
lists on file N, his office ana shall de.
liver the others 60 the other members
Of the State Board In the cyont OF the
death, resignation on "ofuHnl tp accept
or serve OF any person certified or apa
pointed another selection shall ho mndc
from the llst OF the party from whose
list such person was selected The state
chairman shall promptly certify names
of oU.rr persons 90 take the places ul
those on thclr lists who fpll or refuse
60 accept or serve when certified or up'
SECTION g Thot Section 2i6l Of
kirhyA Digest be amended no me- TO read
AH follows
SECTION g7GI The saId commission.
ers shall hold office until their Huccosa
ors are appointed auG qualified Said
commissioners shan meet al the court
house Nt Nine O'Clock Ia the forenoon
on the second Monday lu August prior
"a the general election. ana shall or
ganiHe themselves into a board Of elpe.
ton commissioners by plpoting one mem
her chairman and another clerk EHrl
commissioner shall have one vote. and
two shall constitute n quorum, and The
concurring votes OF any two shall do
eide al questions before them Provided
that no proceedings with less than three
menbofs shall be had NJ any meeting
until two OF said members snail nave
remained actually present In the place
of meeting continuously FOR one houl
ana have had the third member publicly
called three times, once NJ the beginning
of said hour and two other times ut IN
torvalA ~ not less than twenty minutes
Their meetings shall be- public and
every adjournment shall designate the
time and place OF their next meeting
until theif duties are competed
SECTION y, That Section 276b "
kifby's Dlgett be amended 20 ne 20 read
SECTION siG6, They shall upor
their organization aA aforesaid pro.
ceed forthwith Ca appoint three Judge,
~ election for ea, voting precinct N
the county, which appointments phall b,