Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-25

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in the Central Committee shall b. .I|.B
BY the committee.
Sec. ?, The Judges and rTnrra mf fhs
election shall make 20 HunT.u.r. r.r-
islrr OF the names OF each nnU an the
electors in tho order fn vn..r NJ
present their ballots. rIHuInm nrr...It.
each namo Go number n tn. r..rrrr
prescribed ln Sections aEIf fa a.rr r,
elusive, OF kIrhEa Digest. nH. milne
precincts shall be- dyaIEuatrd by the
Election Commissioner appointed Tor
the last general election. htt he
County Central Committee NAV yybg.
the vote 20 be cast in tho prsrInrt
shall exceed one hundred uOOl votes.
aeslsna,o one OF more additional boxes
Tor said precinct and Judges and
clerks shall be appointed for ,aeh hnT
In said precinct
Tho Judges and clerks shall begin
the counting OF the ballots Immediate.
ly upon the close Of the polls. and CON
tinuc the same 10 complexion pr,ytd-
ed, n any OF said Judges or clerk.
shall become sick or be incaparItntrd
from any other cause. the remaining
iudges or clerks shall make and con.
tinue said count until the same
completed.
Each ballot shall be signed nv IN.
voter at the bottom thereof al a plaes
which shall be provided for his sigma
ture; and " the voter g. unable 10
subscribe his name the same shall be
signed by one Of the Judges and at
tested by all OF said Judges.
AZ the closing Of the polls, the dupli.
cate register Of voters shall be signed
BY the Judges and attested BY the
clerks. One OF said registers OF voteTs,
the returns, poll hooks and ballots
shall be delivered by them 10 the
chairman or secretary OF the County
Central Committee. or the person or
committee designated BY the County
Central Committee at the meeting
held for the selection OF judges 20 re-
eeive said returns, as soon as possible
after the count is completed, and tho
other register Of voters. together with
one OF the certificates required under
Section 10 OF this act shall be filed BY
them At the time they deliver the re-
turns 60 the County Central Commit
tee, In the once Of the county clerk OF
The county. and whore there T. more
than one court district IN the county,
then In the county clerks ONCE ~ the
district whore the County Central
Committee holds its meetings
Sec. 10 The county clerk shall fur
nish the Judges and clerks 81 election
with blank certificates upon which 70
certify tho vote cast for each candi-
date voted upon. and the Judges and
clerks, when they complete ihe count
shall make out such certificates IN
tripllcate, signed bv the Judges and
attested by the clerks, and Immediate
ly post one copy thereof In conspic-
uous place AZ the voting precinct.
successive days thereafter deliver one
copy TO the county clerk, who shall
fle the same. and return the other
copy with the ballots and one copy Of
the poll books and register of voters
Go the County Central Committee. The
sxpense ~ preparing said certificates
and hlinw same shall be borne from
the general revenue ~ the county.
Sec, II. The County Central Com
nnittee shall convene NJ noon Of the
Friday following the primary on Tues
day, and the return one OF the lists
OF voters and the ballots Of each vot-
lnr precinct are required 20 be de-
iivered 20 said committee as hereto
fore provided on or before said time.
II the returns and ballots OF any
precinct are not then delivered tho
committee shall send Rnv peace oficer
for the returns and ballots. and the
peace oflcer 50 selected is authorized
20 take the same forclbly n necessary,
from anyone In whose possession they
may be- and Immediately bring the
same 20 said committee. II all returns
and ballots are not before the commit
tee by Friday noon n NAV adjourn un-
tii n receives them. not later than SAT-
urday noon. The committee shall can
vases fhe r"furng and when dama ndsd
examine the ballots; may hear testl-
monv. n offered. of fraudulent prac-
tices and Illegal votes. and may cast
out Illegal votes fraudulent returns.
and ind The true and legal vote cast
for each candidate, and shall certify
The result not later than Monday fol-
said committee shall certify the
nomination of nli county and township
officers. and shall further certify the
vote Of all candidates for circuit and
district Offices 10 the Circuit and Dis
trict Committees Nncludlnr congress
sional districtsl. and shall certify the
vote for candidates for United States
Senate and for all state Offices TO the
state Central Committee.
The State Central Committee and
District and Circuit Committees. or
other committees or conventions NJ are
or NAV he authorized by law. shall re-
ceive the returns from County Central
Committees and canvass and certify
the result thereof as now provided hy
law. and said committees. or their Of
hcers shall. when ordered bv n Circuit
Court as hereinafter provided; annul
tho rHrtihcations made and make GER
tihcafiNns IN accordance with the
judvmcnt OF tho Circuit Court.
THO County Central Committee. I'm
mediatelv upon having canvassed the
returns and where demanded examined
the h0llots, and upon having certified
The rogultg ~ tho primary ne herein
reoulr"d. shall. and n is hereby made
OBLIGATORY upon n and ITS chairman
and secretary. 20 file in the ONCE OF
the county clerk Of said county. and
IN tho district Of said county whore
there r. more than one district where
Tho meetings Of the Central Coslmit-
tee are held, MI the returns. all poll
hooirs and MI ballots. tn~ether with
all the poll tax receipts all certificates
OF pavrnent Of poll taxes, affidnvits and
other documents received from the
1ud~eq OF election 70 he preserved hv
Faid county clerk, for the period of six
months. subject 10 the orders Of anv
court Of competent Jurisdiction. or n
n contest iq ncndlng, until said contest
g. determined and the failure Of tho
county clerly 70 so Droserve the said
returns. DOLL books. ballots and docu-
Tncr'r accompanying same. shall be n
Tnisdorncanor and Dunishod hv fine and
imprisonment as ig provided for other
rni-dnrennors undor this nct
Tho County Central Committee shall
deliver tho ballots 10 the county clerk
fn tho hnII0t boxes Of the respective
yotfor precincts locked and sealed. and
shall take tho receipt Of the clerk
therefor. and the clerk shall not un-
lock said ballot boxes or break the
seal thereof exccDt upon order and d.
rectIon Of the court having iurisdic-
fIon over contests as provided In this
act and he shall keen said ballot boxes
In n vault n there r. n vault Of sum
Client capacity In the court house: 9TH
erv-ise In n room under his control.
under lock and key. AZ the end OF
six months, n no contest Is pending
involving the Inspection OF said ball
lots the county clerk shall, in the
nragapce Of the chairman and Secre-