The Little River news., 1916-08-19

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 more fhan one cognty, The complaint
 shaB eN answered Within 10 days:
 lE ihn complaint is sufficiently def i nife 10 nake prima facie case lne which # is filed is in session or is to
 convene within 30 days, call special ] term EShfrh shall possess the powers of < court convened in regular term, anas ShsN proceed at once to hear me l ca se II the case comes in regular 1 tsr5m ii shah be given precedence ana 1 he speedily determined The Juose ] may sdjourB other courts in ofdeF to hear suck cases. and may call another i judge in exchange to sit in other 1 cCurtS er Vacata the bench in other courts and cause a special Juase to pc e3arta3 te hold the same; and the seS sion of the special term to hear such cases shall not interfere with the va. iiHity of other courts proceeding at the &svne tln1p ir2 said circuit
 T;f> cause shall be tried by the cir cui1 judge in open court. without a jury: an appeal raaT b" taken rom the Judgment, provided, however. that inc aSpcal Ahlii not operate as su- p~vsees eas. by judicial order or other. wise. and the judgment of the Circuit Court sbaN. until reve" ed be obeyed i hy polttlcai committee and their or fcsrs and all election Ulcers; further provided, II shall b" the duty of the ] Supreme Court ,o advance the hearing 1 of any Su,h appeal.
 The Circuit Court. or, when neces-
  l shFt)l. by mandanlus to the officers or 1 political parties and election of offi- ! cers, or both, or the secretary of state: 1 erfurce the proper certification and 1 proper ballot in accordance with the l judgment of the court. and shall pun l fsh the failure of any such officers to l obey the mandamus by Imprisonment l in the couatY Jail.
 1 Sec. fs. Should 10 reputable citi-
 zens of any county file complaint
 with the circuit judge within 20 days ! after primary election. alleging that l Illegal or fraudulent votes were cast
 or fraudulent returns or certificatlon l made or the corrupt practices act vfo-
 lated. the circuit judge shall if in his 1 opinion there is good ground to oe- lieve the charges to be true. coQvene . I special term at once, unless the reg
 uiar term Is in session or will con
 vene within 30 days. If the charges ! come in regular term, the judge
 shall specially charge the Grand Jury l as to them Should special term be ] called it shaU in all respects be as If l convened by law, and the circuit Judge l shalt CauSe to be summoned grand ana 1 petit jurors either on lists selected by ! the jury commissioners or by the sher- l if, or by disinterested persons select l cd by him for that purpose. according l to his opinion as to the best method l 10 select unbiased jurors. Should in dictments be returned. either at a spe- l cial regular term. for violating the primary election laws. the defendants | l term land the court may adjourn terms l of other courts in order that thsl may | be triedN. unless for good cause shown | or In the interests of justice a contin- 1 uanCe or change of venue be granted. l No change Of venue shall be granted l in such cases except after hearing | and finding by the court tn the de- l fendant can not obtain a fair and i'm | partial trial in the district of the
 county where said indictment is pend Ing.
 l Sec 14 Should il be proved to the l satisfaction Of the trial judge. in a case instituted under z 'tion 12. or ! prosecution as contemplated by Section l 13. that successful candidate has
 been guilty of violating any provision l Of the corrupt practices act. or any l otrer violation of the laws regulating
 pr'','''' elections. the Circuit Court " such finding a part of | th' t~nt. irrespective of the de-
 ter1oio.sfan of the issues in the. suit | instituted under s ton 12. or the yer dict of the jury in q criminal proseeu- l tion: and the jud@ment to that effect 1 shaN operate to ieprive the canf ate
 Of the nomination and right to have l his name on the ballot. and the 1 cancy snail be filled by a special pri-
 mary or otherwise, as may be deter l mined by the party organization. See. 15. Should a proceeding under l Section 1s. or criminal prosecution undcr Section i3. be not determined I finally until after the election. and the
 
 ed to the office as the nominee of the party. and it is determined that he | was not entitled to the nomination. or l the Judgment contains finding that I he violated the laws, as provided in l Section tt. then such judgment shall operate as an custer from office, and | the vacancy in 1t shall be filled as provided by law for filling vacancies in 1 such office in case of death reSgna- | tion.
 Sec. ls. No person shall be allowed l to vote at any primary election held l under the laws of this state. who shall not exhibit poll tax receipt. or other | evidence that he has paid his poll tax within the time prescribed by law to entitle him to vote at the succeeding general state election. Such other ev- ! idence shall be:
 (a> A copy of such receipt duly cer- l tifed by the clerk of the County Court | of the county where such tax was l paid
 (b) Or, such persons n; ne shall ap- l pear upon the list required to be cer-
 ,ified to the judges of election by Sec l tion three tS) of Act 320 of the Acts
 of 1909
 1 Or. if any person offering to vote | shall have attained the age of 21 years
 since the time of assessing taxes next l preceding such election. which period ! or a a-seSsnent is here declared to mean l be,Noen the second Monday in May i and 'he second Monday in September I of each year, and possesses the other
 necessary qualifications. and shall sub init evidence by written affidavit, sat 1 isfactory to the Judges of election. es- tablishinS that fact, he shall be per | rlitted to vote.
 1 All such original and certified copie5 , of poll tax receipts and written afhda- l wits shall be filed with the judges of { election and returned by them with 1 their other returns of election and the | said judges of election shall. in addi- | ton to their regular list of voters | make an additional list upon their poll l hooks of all such persons permitted by them 10 vote, whose names do not ap-
 pear on the certified list of poll tax | payers. and such poll books have g | separate page for the purpose of re- l cording names of sTch persons. 1 II shall be the duty of each elector. l at the time of payment of his poll tax, | to state, and 1t shall be the duty of | trc collector to record and certify in 1 his receipt evidencing the payment Of | such poll tax. the color, residence. | poetoffice address (rural route. town or | street address), voting precinct, and l school district of such person at the l tir,e of the payment of such tax. end | all poll tax receipts not containing
 such requirements shall be void and shall not be recognized by the judges of election; provided. however. 1t shall not be necessary to state or have cer- tifed the street address of any such