Sharp County record., 1916-08-04

by the committee.
Sec. g. The judges and clerks OF the
election shall make a duplicate reg
lister of the names of each and all the
electors in the order in which they
present their ballots, placing opposite
each name its number in the mannef
prescribed in Sections 2811 to 2Sl6' IN
elusive, of Kirby's Digest. The Notlng
precincts shall be designated by the
Election Commissioners appointed for
the last general election. but the
County Central Committee may, when
the vote to be cast in the precinct
shall exceed one hundred QOO) votes
designate one or more additional ooxes
for said precinct, and judges ana
clerks shall be appointed for each box
In said precinct.
The Judges and clerks shall begin
the counting of the ballots immediate
" upon the close of the polls, and con-
tinue the same TO completion; proVid-
ed if any of said judges or clerks
shall become sick or be incapacltated
from any other cause, the remaining
judges or clerks shall make and con-
tinue said count until the same is
completed.
Each ballot shall be signed by the
voter at the bottom thereof at place
which shall be provided for his sigma
ture; and if the voter is unable TO
subscribe his name, the same shall be
| signed Dy one Oh lHe JuuSC anu a.
tested by all of said judges.
At the closing of the polls. the dupli,,
cate register of voters shall be signed
by the judges and attested by the
,lerks. One of said registers of voters,
the returns, poll books and ballots
rhall be delivered by them to the
chairman or secretary Of the County
| Central Committee. or the person or
Icommittee DESIGNATED by the County
Central Committee at the meeting
held for the selection Of judges to re-
| ceive said returns, as soon as posslple
after the count is completed, and the
other register of voters, together with
one Of the certificates required under
| Section 10 of this act shallobe filed by
| hem at the time they deliver the re-
| turns to the County Central Commit
| ee, in the office of the county clerk of
| The county and where there Is more
| than one court district In the county
| hen in the county clerks office of the
| district where the County Central
Committee holds its meetings.
Sec. 10. The county clerk shall fur-
nish the judges and clerks of election
with blank certificates upon which to
certify the vote cast for each candi-
late voted upon, and the Judges and
Jerks, when they complete the count
shall make out such certificates In
triplicate, signed hv the Judges and
NttpStp0 DIV tne CLERKS, anu llIlHlthldlt-
" post one copy thereof in conspic-
uous place at the voting precinct,
which shall remain so posted for 10
| successive days thereafter, deliver one
copy to the county clerk, who shall
| Ale the same, and return the other
copy with the ballots and one copy Of
| the poll books and register of voters
| 70 the County Central Committee. The
.xnense Of preparing said certificates
| md filing same shall be borne from
| he general revenue Of the county.
Sec II. The County Central Com
| oittee shall convene at noon of the
Friday following the primary on Tues
| lay. and the returns one OF the lists
| " voters and the ballots OF each vot-
| ng precinct are required to be de-
| ivered to said committee as hereto
fore provided on or before said time.
| II the returns and ballots Of any
precinct are not then delivered, the
| committee shall send anv peace officer
FOR the returns and ballots and the
peace officer so selected Is authorized
70 take the same, forcihly II necessary,
from anyone in whose possession they
may be, and immediately bring the
same to said committee IF all returns
| and ballots are not before the commit
tee by Friday noon, II may adjourn un-
| til II receives them, not later than Sat-
urday noon, Tho committee shall can
vass the returns, and when demanded
| examine the ballots; may hear testi-
mony, II offered, OF fraudulent prac-
tices and Illegal votes, and NAV cast
out illegal votes, fraudulent returns,
and fnd the true and legal vote cest
for each candidate, and shall certify
the result not later than Monday fol-
lowing the primary,
| Said committee shall certify the
nomination OF all countv and township
officers, and sho,l further certify the
| vote OF ~ cand!datef Cor circuit and
| district offices 10 TIE Cirruit and Dis
| trict Committees NncludinP congress
sional districtsN and shall certify the
vote FOR cNrdId0tcs for United states
Senate and for al s'otc ofIlces 10 the
state Ccrtrol Committee
| The state Central Committee and
| District ana Circuit Committees, or
| other committees or conventions az are
or NAV be authorized bv law. shall re-
ceve the returns from COUNTY Central
| Committees and canvass and certifv
| the result thereof as now provided hv
| law, and said committees, or their Of
acers shall when ordered hv . Circuit
Court as hereinafter provided annul
| the certecatIons made and maize cer-
| tiNcatlons IN accord1ncnf with the
| iudement OF the Circuit Court,
| The County Central Committee. I'M
| medatelv upon having canvassed the
returns nnd whore demanded examined
the ballots, and upon having certified
| the resulta OF the urinary az herein
REQUIRED shall, and II Ia hereby made
obligatory upon u and its chairman
| and secretarv. 10 hle IN the off1ce of
| tho county clerk OF said county, and
In the district OF said county where
| there IL more than one district where
| tho meetings Of the Central Commit
toe are held Ill the returns, all poll
| hoohs, ana all ballots, together with
III the poll tax receipts, all eertlheatef
OF paVment Of poll taxes, attidavlts end
| other documents received from the
iudqes OF election 10 he preserved hv
snid county clerk, for the period Of six
| months, subject 10 the orders OF anv
court of competent jurisdiction, or n
n eontcet Ia pending, until aaid contest
II determined and the failure OF .ie
| county clerk 10 40 preserve the said
returns, poll books, ballots and doeu.
ments accompanying same, shall be q
| misfanie'nur and punished by fne and
imprisonment ns Ia provided for other
miehemennors under this act
The County Central Committee ahal
deliver the ballots 90 the county clerk
| In the ballot boxes Of the reApeet tive
voting preolncts locked and sealed and
sball take the recent Of the elerl,
therefor and the clerk shall not un.
lock- eald ballot boxes or hrcAk The
seal thereof except unon order and n.
rection Of the court havInr iurladlc.
tion over contests oe provided IN thl'