The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-11


 ed, if any of said judges or cIetxs shall become sick Tor be incapaoitateo from any other cause. the remainins judges or. clerks. shall make ana % con- !. tinue said count until the same 's completed.
 Each ballot shall be signed by the voter at the bottom thereof at a plaoo which shall be provided for his sigha
 subscribe his name, the same shall pc signed by one of the judges and at- tested by all of said judges. .,
 At the closing of the polls: the dupn, cate register of voters shall De sisHSsa tSa clerks One of said registers of voters. the returns, poll books and ballots shall be delivered by them to the eanrfn centrai committee 9r ssee.a or the committee designated by the County Central Committee at the meeting held for the selection of judges to re- after the count is completed, and the other register of voters. together with one of the certificates required under Section 10 of this act shall be n!ed py turns to the County Central Commit tee. in the office of the county clerk or the county, and where there Is more than one court district in the county, district where the County Central Committee holds it's 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, date voted upon. and the judges ana clerks. when they. complete the count, shall make out such certihcates ln attested by the clerks and immediate 1y post one copy thereof in conspic- uous place at the voting precinct. which shall remain so posted Tor lV 1alf copy to the county clerk, who shall file the same. and return the other copy with the ballots and one copy or the poll books and register Of voters expense of preparing said certificates and filing same shall be borne from the general revenue of the county.
 Sec. il. The County Central Com mittee shall convene at noon of the Friday following the primary on Tues day, and the returns. one of the lists of voters and the ballots of each vot- ing precinct are required to be de- Ifvered to said committee as hereto fore provided on or before said time.
 If the returns and ballots of any precinct are not then delivered. the committee shall send any peace ofncer for the returns and ballots, and the peace officer so selected is authorized to take the same. forcibly If 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. 1t may adjourn un- til it receives them not later than Sat- urday noon. The committee shall can- vass the returns. and when demanded examine the ballots: may hear testi- nony, if offered. of fraudulent prac- tices and illeeal votes. and may cast out Illegal votes. fraudulent returns. and find the true and legal vote cast for each candidate. and shall certify 1,o y,0t 1ofa than MOndaV fol- lowing the primary.
 Said committee shall certify the nomination of all county and township officers. and shall further certify the vote of all candidates for circuit and district offices to the Circuit and Dis trict Committees including congress siona1 districtsl and shall certify the vote for candidates for United States State Central Committee.
 The State Central Committee and District and Circuit Committees, or other committees or conventions a are or may be authorized by law. shall re- ceive the returns from County Central Committees and canvass and certify the result thereof as now provided by law and said committees. or their of icers. shall. when ordered bv Circuit Court as hereinafter provided. annul the certifcations made and make cer- tifications in accordance with the iudement of the Circuit Court
 The County Central Committee. i'm mediate1y upon having canvassed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots and upon having certified the results of the primary as herein required, shall. and 1t Is hereby made obligatory upon it and It's chairman end secretary. to Gle in the office of the county clerk of said county. and in the district of said county where there is more than one district where She meetings Of the Central Commit i tee are held, all the returns. all poll | books, and all ballots. together with | all the poll tax receipts. all certificates | of payment Of poN taxes, aff1davits and | other documents received from the | judges of election to he preserved by | said county clerk. for the period of six
 months. subject to the orders of any | court Of competent Jurisdiction, or if | contest is pending. until said contest | fs determined and the failure of the
 county clerk to so preserve the said returns. poll books. ballots and docu-
 ments accompanying same. shall be a misdemeanor and punished by fine and | Imprisonment as is provided for other | misdernea nors under this act
 l The County Central Committee shall l deliver the ballots to the county clerk
 In the ballot boxes of the respective voting precincts locked and sealed. and
 therefor and the clerk shall not un- 1 lock said ballot boxes or break the 1 seal thereof except upon order and di- 1 rection of the court having iurisdic- |
 act, and he shall keep said ballot boxes | in a vault If there Is vault of suffi- l cient capacity in the court house; oth- | ervise in a room under his control. six months. if no contest is pending 1 involving the inspection of said bal
 lots. the county clerk shall. in the presence of the chairman and secre-
 tary of the County Central Commit
 tee or a committee of not less than | three persons appointed by the Coun-
 ty Central Committee for that purpose. l open said ballot boxes. and without ex-
 amining the ballots burn the same, and
 take from the chairman and secretary
 of the County Central Committee. or
 the witnesses designated by the Coun- | ty Central Committee. a certificate 1 showing the-facts In connection with
 the burning of the bAllots. and file the
 same as permanent record in his of- Ace and he shall thereupon return to l the County Central Committee the bal l lot boxes.
 Sec 12 A right of action is hereby l conferred on any candidate to contest l the certfcation of nomination or the | certifcation of vote as made by the
 County Central Committed
 | The action shall be brought in the Circuit Court If for the office of rep l resentative or a county or townsoip
 office, in the Circuit Court of the coun- | ty; and if for circuit or district of
 fee, within any county in the circuit
 or district wherein any of the wrong.
 ful acts occurred; and If for United | States senator or state office, in the Pulaski Circuit Court.
 The complaint shall be supported by the affidavits of at least 10 reputable 1 citizens, and shall be filed within 1f
 days of the certifcation complained of
 if the complaint is against the certih-
 cation in one county, and within 2t | days if against the certification ir L2ore than one county The complaint
 shall be answered within 10 days~