Evening journal., 1913-01-06

device shall not be used By more
than one party, and tho party first
certifying a name. title ngure or de-
vice to the Clerks OF the Peace shall
have the prior right 20 use the same.
Such figure or device may be the fe-
ure of a star, an eagle, n plow, or
some such appropriate symbol. bur
the coat OF arms or seal OF the Stale.
or OF the United States. or The flag OF
the United states shall not be used
as such figure or device
IN case OF death, resignation OF re-
nova! OF any candidate subsequent
70 nomination a supplemental cefu-
flcate OF nomination may be fled by
the proper officers Of the State. coun-
ty, district or hundred committees.
In case OF a division in any party
and claim by two or more factions
80 the same party name or title, fig
ure or device. IL the division occurs
at State convention or extends
throughout the State, the Clerks OF
the Peace of the several counties shall
within ten days after any one of them
has received the certificates of the
contending factions. assemble IN the
Office of the Clerk of the Peace at
Dover and determine which faction
The name, title or figure properly be-
longs TO, giving the preference to the
convention held at the time and place
designated in the call OF the regular
ly constituted party authorities; aud
If within five DAYS thereafter the
other faction shall present no other
party name or title, figure or device
and certify the same 10 the Clerks of
the Peace. the latter shall again I'm
mediately assembly and select some
suitable title, figure or device for
said faction and the same shall be
placed above the list of their candi-
dates on the ballots If the certifi-
cate of the contending factions shall
not be received by the Clerks Of the
Peace in time for them TO assemble
az Dover before publishing the de-
vice and list of candidates In the
newspapers, then and in that case
each Clerk OF the Peace shall deter
mine for himself which faction shall
be entitled TO the name. title, figure
or device and shall select a name.
title or figure or device for the other
faction. Provided that In case of di-
vision IN any party extending only
throughout county district or hum
dred. the Clerk of the Peace of the
county IN which such division occurs
upon the receipt OF certificates from
the contending factions shall determine
which faction is entitled 10 the party
name, figure or device and TO have
their nominations printed I'm the pro
per party column, and should the
other faction fail to do so the Clerk
OF the Peace shall select for them
n name or title. figure or device.
Section 5.-The Clerk of the Peace
of the several counties shall cause to
be preserved in their respective Of
fees all certificates OF nominations
filed under the provisions of this act
for six months after the date of the
filing thereof
Section 6-Certihcates OF nomina-
tions herein directed to be filed with
the Clerks of the Peace shall be fled
not less than twenty days before the
day fixed by law for the election of
the persons in nomination.
Section 7.-At least ten days before
an election to fill any public office the
Clerk of the Peace of each county
shall cause to be published in at least
two newspapers within mis- county the
nominations TO offices certified to him
as directed In Section 4. He shall
make no less than two publications
in each OF such newspapers before
election. Such publications shall be
made in two newspapers representing
the two principal. political parties
Provided. that In an cities where q
daily newspaper is published such
notice shall also be. published in two
daily papers representing such poll
tical parties, if such there be. The
lists of nominations published by the
Clerk of the Peace shall be arranged
as far as practicable in the order and
form ir@Which they will be printed up
on the ballots, and shall designate the
devices under which the lists Of can
didates OF each party viii be printed
The Clerk Of the Peace shall not in
clude In the publication TO be made
according to this section the name OF
any candidate whose certificate OF
nomination shall have been filed IN
his Office who shall have notified him
in writing duly signed and acknow-
lodged that he viii not accept the
nomination. The names Of such can
didates shall not be included In the
names of the candidates to be printed
on the ballot as hereinafter provided
Section S-The Clerk OF the Peace
In each county shall cause the names
OF all candidates 10 be voted for in his
county and the several hundreds or
districts in the same to be printed in
parallel columns I'm one ballot, all
nominations OF any part being placed
under the title and device Of such
party as designated by its authorized
agent or agents in the certificate OF
certificates. or If none be designated
under some suitable title and device
10 be selected by the Clerk of the
Peace. The ballots shall be OF uniform
sire and Of the same quality and color
and paper and sufficiently thick that
the printing cannot be distinguished
from the back The arrangement oi
the ballot shall In general conform a.
nearly as possible 70 the plan herein
after given. and the device named anC
chosen and the list OF candidates O
the Democratic party shall be PLACED
in the first column on the Eel; han,
side Of said ballot. of the Republic
an party in the second column and o
any other party IN such order as tn
Clerk Of the Peace shall decide.