The Springdale news., 1916-08-18

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election shall make a duplicate reg
lister 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 mann er
prescribed in Sections 2S11 10 2S16. in
elusive. of Kirby's Digest. The voting
precincts shall be designated by the
Election Commissioners appointed for
County Central Committee may. when
the vote 10 be cast in the precinct
shall exceed one hundred (lo0) votes.
designate one or more additional boxes
for said precinct and judges and
clerks shall be appointed for each box
In said precinct.
The judges and clerks shall begin
the counting of the ballots mmediate-
ly upon the close of the polls. and con-
tinue the same to completion; proyfd-
ed, If any of said judges or clerks
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 a place
which shall be provided for his sigma
ture; and II 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 dupli-
cate register OF voters shall be signed
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
Central Committee. or the person or
committee DESIGNATED by the County
/ Central Committee at the meeting
held for the selection of judges to re-
ceiye said returns, as soon as 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 be filed by
f - sy1n rharr doll "a
turns to the County Central Commit
i tee in the office of the county clerk of
+ the county, and whore there Is more
/ than one court district in the county.
f 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-
/ date voted upon. and the judges and
clerks, when they complete the count.
shall make out such certificates In
triplicate signed by the Judges and
attested by the clerks. and immediate
/ " post one copy thereof in eenspfe-
uous place at the voting precinct;
which shall remain so posted for 10
i 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 copv of
the poll books ard re1ister Of voters
j to the County Central Committee The
+ expense of preparing said certificates
and fling same shall be borne from
the general revenue Of the county.
Sec. IL The COUNTY Central Com
roittee shall convene at noon Of the
f FRIDAY following the primary on Tues
day. and the returns one Of the lists
Of voters and the ha lots Of each vot-
+ ing precinct are required to he de-
! livered to said committee as hereto
fore provided on or before said time.
IF the returns and ballots Of any
OF - laTi ha
committee shall send anv peace officer
for the refurns and ballots and the
neace officer so selected Is authorized
20 take the same fereiblv If necessary.
from anyane in whose nossesz}on they
may he. and Immediately bring the
same TO said committee IF all returns
and ballots are not before tho commit
tee by Friday noon IT my adjourn IN
I'll II receives them not later fhan Sat
+ urdav noon The conmiftee shall car
vaes the returns and when dema nded
examine the ballots. may hear tesfi-
r7onV. n otfered=af fraudulent prac-
tees and Illegal votes and NAV 60 =
ot,t ILLEGAL votes Fraudulent returns
aod find tbe +ytfe=and LEGAL vote 90 -
for each candidate aua shall certify
the result not later than Monday FOL
lowing the primary.
Said committee shall certify the
nomination Of II county and township
officers and shan further certify the
vote Of all candidates for circuit and
dfsfrfct Offices to tie circuit and Dis
trict Committees fncfudine congress
sforar dis+ric+sN and shall certify the
vote for candidates for United States
canate and for all state Offices 10 the
ctate Central Committed
The State Central Carnr7fttee and
District ard Circuit Committees or
other committees ar conventions pc are
or may he authorized nv law shall re-
rAfva the returns from County Central
Committees and eapvass and certify
The result thereof a now provided nv
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