The Huttig news., 1916-08-26


 1 The auditor of state shall have the poll tax receipts required by law to be furnished by him to the collectors so printed as to conform to the require | ments of this act.
 | In any contest arising upon any | election held under this act. il shall be ground of rejection of any hallo' l cast by an elector, whose name ia, | does not appear upon the certified lls I of poll tax payers. or (b) who ha 1 not filed with the judges of eleetiol his original or certified copy of pol tax receipt. or written affidavit ot the attainment of his majority; or (c) II | such original or certified copy of such poll tax receipt or written affidavit has | not been returned by the judges Of | election; or (d) the name of such per son listed separately and certified as required by this act.
 Sec. r. That all laws or rules of 1 political organizations holding primary elections providing for contest before political conventions or committees other than the proceedings herein I provided shall be of no further force | or effect
 Sec 1s That this act shall govern. so far as applicable primaries in cities i towns and townships when primaries are held for the nomination of city, 1 town or township officers. Sec. 19. That the primary election l shall be cor4ucted in conformity with 1 this act. and the general election laws l 1 tntents and purposes legal elections 1 Penalties for violations of the same shall be as herein provided and not as provided for violations Of the general election laws. This act does not re- peal Section 2S97 of Kirbvis Digest or Sections 1. 3, 5. (. [. and 10 of Act 1 165 of 1909
 Sec. 20. That all violations of this act shall be misdemeanors and shall be punished by fine of not less than one hundred dollars (s1o0o0) nor more sthan five hundred dollars S5o0o0) and by Imprisonment in the county i jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than twelve G2) months. That the following shall he deemed misdemeanors for the violation of this l act, to-wit:
 (a) Knowingly cast vote when the voter is not a qualified elector as pro 1 vided herein.
 (b) Knowingly receiving of vote when the voter Is not a qualified cleo tor as herein provided. fc9 Casting a vote in a primary of a 1 party to which the voter does not ad- here or affiliate; provided. this does not | apply to anyone in good faith abandon 1 Ing previous political affiliations
 tb The wrongful and fraudulent cer- tifcation of any vote or return. Gel A wrongful or fraudulent sum mary of the vote posted or filed with the county clerk.
 f) The destruction. abstraction or taking away of ballots. lists of voters, returns or certificates or the making of false certificates.
 fg) The failure of the judges and clerks to make or deliver the lists and certificates herein required of them. fh) The willful tearing down or de- struction of the summary of votes posted at the election precinct by the | Judges and clerks
 CD Giving or receiving money or anyth ing of value to influence 8 vote. d) The willfnl violati of any other provision of this act.
 Sec 21. That should any elector file complaint against the county clerk all teging that he had failed to comply with the duties herein required of him. sefd complaint shall he summarily tried by the circuit judge. and should he find that satd clerk had wrongfully | failed to comply with the duties here In required of him, he shall at once be removed from office.
 Sec. 9, That all laws and parts of | laws in conflict herewith be. and the same are hereby repealed
 The above proposed Act was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on June 26. fa1e
 Each elector nav vote for or against the hove proposed Act. | Witness my official signature this | 25th day of July. 1o1s 1 [SeaD EARLE w. HODGES. Secretary of State