The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-03

{ days If against the certihcation in
 more than one county. The complaint ! shall be answered within 10 days.
 If the complaint Is sufficiently deh-
 mite to make a prima facie case, the Judge shall, unless the Circuit Court in i which 1t is filed is in session or is to
 convene within 90 days. call a special
 term. which shall possess the powers
 of a court convened in regular term
 and shall proceed at once to hear the case. If the case comes in regular
 term if shall be given precedence and be speedily determined The judg' may adjourn other courts in order lo | hear such cases, and may call another Judge in exchange to sit In other courts. or vacate the bench in other courts and cause a special judge to be elected 10 hold the same; and the ses- | sion of the special term to hear such
 cases shall not interfere with the va 1 Hdity of other courts proceeding at
 the same time in said circuit
 The cause shall be tried by the cir i cult judge in open court without a jury; an appeal may be taken from 1 the Judgment. provided. however, that 1 the appeal shall not operate as su- . persedeas, by judicial order or other . wise and the Judgment of the Circuit l Court shall, until reversed, be obcyed l by political committees and their of- i fcers and all election officers; further l provided, it shall be the duty of the ] Supreme Court to advance the hearing i of any such appeal.
 The Circuit Court, or. when neces- 1 sary, the circuit judge, in vacation.
 shall. by mandamus to the officers of
 political parties and election of off
 cers or both. or the secretary of state.
 enforce the proper certfcation and ! proper ballot in accordance with the
 Judgment of the court. and shall pun
 i-h the failure of any such officers to
 obey the mandamus by imprisonment l fin the county jail.
 See. 1s. Should 10 reputable citi-
 Zens of any county file a complaint 1 with the circuit judge within 20 days 1 after primary election, alleging that ! Illegal or fraudulent votes were cast, ] or fraudulent returns or certiicatton made. or the corrupt practices act Vto-
 lated. the circuit judge shall, If in his l opinion there is good ground to be- 1 lieVe the charges to be true, convene special term at once unless the reg 1 ular term Is in session or will con
 vene within 90 days. If the charges 1 come in regular term, the judge ] shall specially charge the Grand Jury Bs to them. Should a special term be
 called. it shall in all respects be as if | convened by law. and the circuit Judge ! shall cause to be summoned grand and petit jurors. either on lists selected by the Jury commissioners or hy the sher- | fir, or by disinterested persons select ed by him for that purpose, according to his opinion as to the best method
 to select unbiased jurors. Should i'm dictments be returned either at a spe- l cial or regular term, for violating the
 primary election laws. the defendants | term (and the court may adjourn terms of other courts in order that they may be triedD. unless for good cause shown or in the interests of justice contin- uance or change of venue he granted. No change of venue shall be granted
 in such cases except after a hearing
 and finding by the court that the de fendant can not obtain fair and i'm partial trial in the district of the
 county where said indictment Is pend ing.
 Sec 14 Should it be proved to the
 satisfaction of the trial judge. in case instituted under Section l2. or prosecution as contemplated by Section i3 that a successful candidate has been guilty Of violating any provision
 of the corrupt practices act. or any l other violation of the laws regulating primary elections. the Circuit Court shall enter such finding as a part of l the judgment, irrespective of the de- : termination Of the issues in the suit
 instituted under Section 12. or the yer
 dict of the jury In criminal prosecu- 1 ton. and the judgment to that effect 1 shall operate to deprive the candidate 1 of the nomination and right 10 have | his name on the ballot. and the va l canCY shall be filed by a special pri- 1 mary or otherwise. as may be deter
 mined bY the party organization, Sec. l5, Should a proceeding under | Section t2. or criminal prosecution
 under Section 13 he not determined | finally until after the election, and the
 defendant in such proceeding Is elect l cd to the oRce as the nominee Of the
 party. and it is determined that he
 was not entitled to the nomination, or
 the judgment contains a finding that l he violated the laws. as provided in
 Section 14, then such Judgment shall
 operate as an custer from office. and
 the vacancy in it shall be filled as
 provided by law for filling vacancies in 1 such ofrce in case of death or resigra- 1 ton
 Sec. l6. No person shall be allowed r,-itt a1n bold
 under the laws of this state. who shall
 not exhibit s poll tax receipt, or other
 evidouce that he has paid his poll tax | within the time prescribed by law to | cntitle him to vote at the succeeding
 general state election, Such other ev-
 ldence shall be:
 .tap A copy ot such receipt duly cer- l fired bN the clerk of the County Court | of the county where such tax was
 pa
 Chl or. such persons name shall ap- : pear upon the list required to be cer-
 tined 10 the judges of election "y Sec l tior three t2l of Act 320 nf the Acts
 of 1000
 or if any person offering 10 vote ! shclI have attained the age of 2l years
 since inc time of assessing taxes next
 preceding such election. which period . of assessment ts here deClored to mean . between inc second Monday in Nav
 aud the second Monday in September ! of each year. and possesSes the other 1 necessary. aus }tfca tions. and shall suh- i mil evidence hy written affidavit. sat 1 tSfactory to the judges of election. es-
 tahnshing that fact. he shall he per . nlittrd t0 vote.
 All such original and certified copies ! Of poll faN receipts and written afnda ! wits shall he fl"d with the judges of | election and returned by them with
 their other returns oF election and the
 said judges of election shall. in addi-
 ton to their regular list of voters mako an additional list upon their poll | books of all such persons permitted hy ! thcu to vote. whose names do not ap-
 pear on th" certifed list of poll tax
 pa,cr- and such poll hooks have a { separate pare for the purrose of re-
 cordnc names of such persons. It sHaN he fhe duty uf each clector,
 at the time or paymcut of his poll tax.
 to -tatc. md it shall hc the duty of 1 the collector tn record and certify Tn ! his receipt rvideucinG th" payment of
 s,ch pol tnN. the color. residence.
 postotIlcc address Crural route town or
 street sddross). voting precinct, and
 school district of such person at the
 time of tn" payment of such tax. and
 su poll tax receipts not containing