The Springdale news., 1916-08-04


 by the committee
 Sec. g. The judges and clerks of the election shall make a duplicate reg ister 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 manner prescribed in Sections 2S11 to 2S16. in- elusive, of Kirbys Digest. The voting 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 100) votes. designate one CT more additional boxes Tor said precinct, and judges and clerks shall be appointed for each box
 The judges and clerks shall begin the counting of the ballots immediate ly upon the close of the polls. and con ed, if any of said judges or clerks shall become sick or be incapacftated from any other cause. the remaining Judges or clerks shall make and con tinue said count until the same is completed.
 1 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 1 signed by one of the judges and at tested by all of said judges.
 At the closing of the polls: the duplf,
  by the judges and attested by the clerks. One of said registers of voters. the returns. poll books and ballots shall be delivered by them to 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 fI.e selection of judges to re- ceive said returns as soon a : possible 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 he filed by them at the time they deliver the re- turns to the County Central Commit tee. in the office of the county clerk of the county. and where there is more than one court district in the county. then in the county clerks office of the 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 and clerks. when they complete the count. shall make out such certificates in trplicate signed bv the judges and attested by the clerks, and immediate lv post one copy thereof in conspfe- uous place at the voting precinct. which shall remain so posted for f0 successive days thereafter, deliver one copy to the county clerk, who shall file the same. and return the other copy with the ballots and one copy of the poll books and reUister of voters to the County Central Committee The expense of pre3aring said certificates and filing same shall be borne from the general revenue of the county. See. II. The County Central Com n1ittee 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 lvered te said committee a hereto fore provided on or before said time
 IT the returns and ballots Of any precinct are not then delivered. the l committee shall send any peace officer for the returns and ballots and the peace officer SO selected is authorized 10 take the same. forcib1v if necessary, i 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 i tee by Friday noon, 1T n1ev adjourn m iii it receives them. not later than Sat urday noon. The committee shall can vass the returns. and when dema nded examine the ballots: may hear testi- r1onv if offered. Of fraudulent prac- tices and illegal votes. and may cast out if1e@af votes. fra1a0lent returns. ond find the true and legal vote east for each candiaate. and shall certify the result not later than Monday fol- lowing the primary.
 Said committee shall certify the nomination of all eovntv and township officers and sha11 further certify the vote of all earaidates for circuit md district offices 10 IF" Cirouit and Dis triet Committees Gncluding congress sfonal districtel and shall certify the vote for candidates for Urited States eenate and for all state offices to the State Central Comrnittee
 The State Central Committee and District and Circuit Committees or other committees or conventions a are or may be authorized bv law. shall ceive the returns from County Centre1 Committees and canvass and certify the result thereof now provided hv law. and said committees or their of i Ecers. shall. when ordered hv Circuit Court as herefnaftHr provided annul the eertifications mad" and make cer- ti1ea tions in aeeoraa nee with the iuaement Of the Gi~ertt Court
 The County Central Committed i'm media telv upon having canvassed the returns and where deroanded examined the ballots. and unon having certified the results Of the nrinaary as herein r"enir"d. shall and it is herehv made ohlfGatorv upon f and its chairman and secretary. te file in the office of the county clerk of said count. and i in the district of said county where there is more thar one district where tbe naeetines Of tha eantraf For,,,,f4- +ae are hold all the returns all ro11 heo1zs and aIl ballots tooefhar u.iih All the poll tax reeeipts. all certificates of paNrnenf of noil taxes. af1daVitS and
 
 iud~es of election to he preserved hv sosa county clerk. for the period of six months. subject to the orders of any court of competent jurisdictfon. or ff a contest is nending. until said contest Is determined. and the failure of the county clerk to so nraserve inc said returns. poll books, ballSts and eocu-
 nents accorpanvinC same. shall be 9 roisdereano nor and nunished hv fine and imprisonment as is pravided for other mi misdemAanors under this act
 The County Central Committee shall deliver the ballots to the county clerk in the ballot boxes of the respective voting precincts locked and sealed and shall take the receint of the clerk therefor and the clerk shall not un- lock said hallot hnxes or break the seal thereof excent upon order and di- rNction of the court havir~ iurisdic- tion over contests as provided in this act and he shall keen said ballot hovas Tn a vault. If there is a vault Of suff- cient canacitv in the court house. oth- erwise in room under his control under lock and kev. At the end of six months if no contest is pending involving the inspection of said hal- [ lots. the county clerk shall in the nresence of the chairman and secre-