The Little River news., 1916-08-12

The auditor of state sh-ii have the | poll tax receipts required by la" to pc
 Furnished by him to the collectors so
 ments of this act.
 In any contest arising upon any election heId under this act, it shai oe
 ground of rejection of any oai 1aS | cast by an elector, whose name ,at ! does not appear upon the certified il7t of poll tax payers; or (b) who mas not filed with the judges of election ! his original or certified copy or ppl. ba 1 tax receipt or written affidavit of the | attainment of his majority; or tc) II II
 such original or certified copy, or spcn poll tax receipt or written affidavit has
 not been returned by the 1uuSeS U Ul
 election; or (d) the name of such per
 son listed separately and certlheo as required by this act. Sec. IT. That all laws or rule o1 political organizations holding primary elections providing for contest before political conventions or commlttetS other than the proceedings herein provided shall be of no further force Sec. IS. That this act shall govern, so far as applica ble, primaries in cities towns and townships when primaries are held for the nomination of city, town or township officers. Sec. 19 That the primary election shall be conducted in conformity with
 this act, and the general election laws of the state, and they shall be to all intents and purposes legal elections. Penalties for violations of the same shall be as herein provided and not as provided for violations of the general election laws. This act does not re- peal Section 2S97 of Kirbys Digest or Sections l, 3, 5, s. '. 8 and 10 of Act
 Sec. 90. That all violations of this act shall be misdemeanors and shall be punished by fine of not less than one hundred dollars (s10O0O) nor more than five hundred dollars tS500.O0), and by Imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than twelve CPD months. That the following shall be deemed misdemeanors for the violation of this act, to-wit:
 (a) Knowingly cast a vote when the voter is not qualified elector IS pro vided herein.
 tb) Knowingly receiving of vote when the voter Is not a qualified cleo tor as herein provided
 Co Casting a vote in primary Of a party to which the voter does not ad- here or affiliate: provided, this does not apply to anyone in good faith abandon ing previous political affiliations.
 (d) The wrongful and fraudulent cer- tf1cation of any vote or return.
 (e) A wrongful or fraudulent sum- mary of the vote posted or filed with the county clerk.
 (f) The destruction, abstraction or taking away of ballots. lists of voters.
  Of false certificates.
 (g) The failure of the judges and clerks to make or deliver the lists and certificates herein required of them. (h) The willful tearing down or de- struction of the summary of votes posted at the election precinct by the judges and clerks.
 CD Giving or receiving money or anything of value to influence vote. G) The willful violation of any other provision of this act.
 Sec; 2l. That should any e,ector file complaint against the county clerk all leging that he had failed to comply with the duties herein required of him. said coinplatnt shall be summarily | tried by the circuit judge. and should he find that said clerk had wrongfully failed to comply with the duties here in required Of him, he shall al once be removed from office.
 Sec. 22. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. The above proposed Act was filed in the o"'ce of the Secretary of State on June 26, 19i6
 Each elector may vote for against the abov proposed Act.
 Witness my official signature this 25th day of July, 1915
 fSeall EARLE W. HODGES, Secretary of State.