The Little River news., 1916-08-26

 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state of Arkansas at the next general election, to be held on Tues day. November T. 1916. for adoption or rejection.
 FOR ACT NO. 1.
 AGAINST ACT NO. I.
 "An Act to Regulate Primary Elec- iicns and for other purposes.
 Be It Enacted by the People of tho
 State of Arkansas:
 Section 1. All organized political parties selecting their candidates for office through primary elections shall be subject to the provisions of this act. except in case of vacancies as herein after provided. and each party snail pay the expense of its susv own .bnrmiss Primairs provided. and all primary elections for the nomination of county, district and state officers shall be held on the same day.
 Provided, however. nominations by petition of electors may continue 10 be made as provided in Section 2777 or Kirby's Digest.
 Sec. 2 The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May. preceding the general election. Special primary cleo lions may be called to fill vacancies. and this law shall govern the same as
 Sec. 3. There shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to the county convention, and the members of the County. Central Committee to which each election precinct or city ward is entitled. and 1t shall be the duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons, er2m,ttaemnn nem,na'eT Thepe @ shall be placed on the ballot as candi- dates for delegates and committeeman only such names as have been nom1 mated for such position ny pc,.t,on ,antoos of Of the precinct or ward. filed with the secretary of the County Central Com ynittee on or before its meeting held as .pg e1eeSs of the primary election: provided. If candidates Tor such positions have not been nominat- ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided then the the Couniy ,t;ye een- rn- the selection of judges and clerks. shall select candidates for delegates and committeeman for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no nomlna- lions have boen made.
 Sec 4. The judges ana clerks or election shall be selected by the Coun fv Central Committee at an open ann vubiic meeting of the committee. held not earlier than one week before the primary election, ten days written no tiee of the time and place of which shall be given each member by the -chairman. vice chairman or secretary of the committee. and in addition thereto said chairman: vice cha1rman of secretary shall publish notice or the time and place of holding said meet Ing in some newspapetr In Iat, or apd eeae'a Where Shcre is more than one court district In the county. said notice shall be published in newspaper or genera, circulation in both districts, or ;n newsrapers of general circulation In each district: and if there Is no news papcr of general circulation m any county. or In any district or any coun5 ad district of T county shall he given 1by printed handhills. which the said chairman. vice chairman or secretary shall cause to be posted at pun,Ic 9y. one of which shall be at the place rrovided for posting public notices at the court house or other place et which the said County Central Com.
 The committee shall appoint an all 4ernate for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk Wn1 ;,dr sha,. ar seers cssrt nprointed. should such judge or clerk Yaii to serve. and if neither the judge Dr clerk. nor his alternate. shall serve: -5udees and clerks shall be filled by the .e1octors assembled at the voting pre- circt at s:so a. m.
 Sec. 5. It shall he the duty of the and have printed the ballots for the nrimary election, and the order In which the names Of the respective candidates. including persons nomtnat- 4he county convention. shall arpear on the ballots shall be deterv~ined by lot. at the public meeting of the committed <.eid to appoint judges and clerks. and
 thA toe my other person. shall print. or cause Ha S. r-irtcd .balIcts with =" ccmcs S0 eMe candfdates appearing thereon m cay other or different order from thst 2eaermined as hereinbefore provided: -or either of them shall knowingly fail -Ao comply with. or knowingly violate any other provision of this section he sr they shall be guilty of a misde- asksd by fne and Imprisonment as 4,ersln provided for in cases of mis- Aemeanor under this act.
 Sec. 6. Any. elector who shall tel AAs fudge that he can not read or write ar that by reason of any physical dis aSillty he is unable to mark his ballot. vnAy have the assistance of the judges T ens prsparatiotr of s. h!s oeios wno ,he sn presence of each other shall prepare -lsls ballot for him as he wishes to vote. Gut before any such elector shall be re- -&s wishes to vote. all of the electors. lucauding those in the booths. shall be roquired to withdraw from the polling rsesn. Said ballot shall be prepared In %As following manner: One of the Juoges. in the presence of the other 916Ees. shall read to the elector the -saMss of the respective candidates as Ahey appear upon the ballot. and the aaeetcr shall then state for which cam G0ate he wishes to vote. whereupon 0no of the judges. in the presence of afl, shall strike from the ballot all the candidates for that particular of1ce except; the one for which the elector votes: and If he does not wish to vote Ter any candidate for that particular nl0ce. shall scratch the names of all lhe candidates for that particular once SH of said ballot.
 No judge or clerk shall express any -ore8erence for any candidate or in any &nnNner whatsoever attempt to inhu- 0aco any elector for whom he shall wOte. and any judge or clerk viola ting A0y provision of this section shall be aesyasA guilty. Of . misdemeanor and Ahsai be punished as hereinafter pro-
 Sse. '. Each political party holding . Vrimary election shalI. on the first Nanday after the primary. hold . eoNaty convention ~composed of the AAsrstss elected at such primary cleo Zen In each township and ward as h srsan provided for.
 0ee. C Tho county convention shaIl >AT-NAft(rnA AArA cn t6a rneuJt op iselA