The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-30


act Only as a ministerial official with
no power to go behind the reurns. II
the returns from any precinct nave
not been received by him within the
time prescribed, or If any Of the re-
turns are defective he shall at once
| summon the judges and clerks who
| failed to make the returns, or those
| whose returns are so defective, to
| bring in the returns not delivered by
10 o'clock of the second day after the
election and appear before tie city
| clerk; and any defects shall be cor.
| rected by them. The two candidates
! receiving the highest number of votes
| for mayor shall be the candidates, and
| the only candidates whose names shall
| be placed on the ballot for mayor at
the next succeeding municipal cleo
| ton; and the names of twice the num-
Der of commissioners to be elected
| who have received the highest num-
her of votes for commissioner, or all
such candidates, If less than twice
that number, shall be the candidates,
and the only candidates, whose names
shall be placed upon the ballot for the
commissioners at such municipal cleo
ton, provided, that if there be only
two candidates for mayor voted on in
the primary election, thea in that
event. the name of the candidate re-
in said primary only shall be placed
on the ballot for election.
Any candidate declared defeated at
such primary election may contest
same by filing a contest proceeding i'll
the county court of the county within
three days after the result has been
declared and tnereupon it shall be
the duty Of the judge of the county
to convene his court, If not in session
and hear and determine the contest
within three days after notice TO the
coltestee; and the proceedings shall
be summarily conducted and disposed
of.
All electors OF cities under this act,
who by the laws governing cities of
the first class are entitled to vote for
the election of officers at any general
municipal election in such cities, shall
be qualified to vote at all elections un-
der this act; and the ballots at such
municipal elections shall be in the
same general form as for such primary
elections in so far as possible; and in
all elections in such city the election
precincts, voting places, method of
conducting elections, canvassing the
votes and announcing the results,
shall be the same as provided by the
general election laws of the state in
so far as the same are applicable and
not inconsistent with the provisions
OF this act.
Section vi Any person who shall
perform any service in the interest OF
any candidate for any office provided
in this act in consideration of any
money, promise of employment or 9th
er valuable thing, or any candidate
who shall pay or make promises to pay
such consideration shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and upon conviction
by any court of competent jurisdiction
be punished by a fine not less than
twenty five dollars, nor more than
three hundred dollars or by impris-
onment in the county Jail not ex-
cecding thirty days, or both.
Section VII. ANY person offering a
bribe, either in money or other consid-
Grafton to any elector for the purpose
of influencing his vote at any cleo.
ton provided for ia this act, or any
elector entitled to vote at any such
election receiving or accepting any
such bribe or other consideration any
| person making a false answer relative
| to his qualifications to vote at any
such election, any person voting, or
offering to vote at such election
knowing he is not entitled ovote at
such election, and any person know
| ingly procuring, aiding or abetting in
| violation of this section shall be
| deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
| upon conviction Shall be fined not less
| than one hundred dollars or more than
| five hundred dollars, and be impris,
oned in the county jail not less than
ten nor more than ninety days.
Section VIII. Upon all questions
| coming before the Commission, the
mayor and each of the Commissioners
shall have the right to vote. Three
| members OF the board of commission
ers shall constitute a quorum and the
affirmative vote of three members
shall e necessary to adopt any mo
ton. resolution or ordinance, or pass
any measure, unless greater numbe
is provided for in this act. Every mo
| ton, resolution or ordinance shall b.