Sharp County record., 1916-08-25

members NA ALlt utlNSd
in the Central Committee shall be hHed
by the committee.
Sec. 9. The Judges and clerks Of the
election shall make a duplicate reg
ister of the names Of each ana all lhe
electors in the order in Whlch they
present their ballots, placing opposite
each name its number in tN manner
prescribed in Sections 2Sll to 2Sl6. in
elusive. Of Kirby's 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 tlO0) votes
designate one or more additional ooHes
for said precinct, and judges ana
clerks shall be appointed for each oox
in said precinct.
The Judges and clerks shall begin
the counting of the ballots immediate
ly upon the close of the polls, and con-
tinue the same to completion; proYld-
ed. If any of said judges or clerks
shall become sick or be incapacitated
from any other cause, the remaining
Judges or clerks shall make and con-
tinue said count until the same IS
completed.
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
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 be signed
hv 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 the selection OF judges to re-
ceive said returns, as soon as possible
after the count is completed, and the
other register Of voters, together with
1ne of the certificates required under
Section 10 of this act shall be filed by
them al the time they deliver the re-
turns to the County Central Commit
.ee. i'm 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 its 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-
1ate voted upon, and the judges and
Jerks, when they complete the count
shall make out such certificates In
trlplicate. signed by the judges and
attested by the clerks, and Immediate
" post one copy thereof in a conspic-
uous place at the voting precinct
which shall remain so posted for 10
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 register ct voters
to the County Central Committee. The
expense OF preparing said certificates
and filing same shall be borne from
the general revenue OF the county.
Sec. II. The County Central Com
nittee 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-
ilvered to said committee as hereto
fore provided on or before said time.
II the returns and ballots OF any
precinct are not then delivered. the
committee shall send any peace officer
for the returns and ballots, and the
peace officer so selected is authorized
TO take the same, forcibly II necessary
from anyone in whose possession they
may be, and immediately bring the
same to, said committee. II all returns
and ballots are not before the commit
tee by Friday noon. II may adjourn un-
M Il receives them, not later than Sat-
urday noon. The committee shall cam
vass the returns. and when demanded
examine the ballots; may hear testi-
mony, II offered, OF fraudulent prac-
tices and Illegal votes and may cast
out Illegal votes, fraudulent returns,
and find the true and legal vote cast
for each candidate and shall certify
the result not later than Monday fol-
lowing the primary,
Said committee shall certify the
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officers. and shall further certify the
vote Of all candidates for circuit and
district offices TO the Circuit and Dis
triCt Committees 0ncluding congress
sional diatrIcts) and shall certify the
vote for candidates for United states
Senate and for nll state Offices to the
Stoto Central Committee.
The state Central Committee and
District and Circuit Committees, or
other committees or conventions ms arc
or NAV he authorized by law, shall re-
celvo 'ho returns from County Central
Committees and canvass md certify
tho result thereof ne now provided nv
law, and said committees or their Of
ncers, shall. when ordered hv n Circuit
Court ~ hereinafter provided annul
tho ccrtlncations made and make cer-
tincntlons IN accordance with the
judgement OF the Circuit Court
Tho County Central Committee, I'M
mcdlnfplN Nnon having cAnNAhFed tho
rnturne md whore demanded examined
the ballots, and upon having certified
the results Of tho primary ne herein
required, shall and Il ia hereby mado
OBLIGATORY upon n and Ne chairman
and secretary 20 nle IN tho ONCE OF
the county clerk OF anld county, and
In the district Of said county whore
there II more than one district whore
the meetings OF the Central Commit
tee nre hold. MI the returns all poll
books, and all ballots together with
all tho poll tnN receipts al certificates
~ payment Of poll taxes, affidaylts and
other documents received from the
JUDGES Of election 10 he preserved Nv
said county clerk, for the period 6f siS
months, subject 20 the orders Of anv
court Of competent Jurisdiction, or n
? contest is pending. until said contest
ls determined md the failure Of tho
county clerk 10 20 preserve tho said
returns, poll books, ballots and doeu.
menta accompanying anne, shall be
mladomeNnor and punished nv hne and
imprisonment as is provided for other
m'sdpmaAnorH nnder this act
Tho County Central Committee shall
deliver the ballots TO tho county clerk
In the bnllot boxes Of the respective
voting precincts locked nnd sealed, ana
shall take tho receipt of the clerk
therefor, ana the clerk shalt not on.
lock said ballot boxes or break the
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