Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-11

The auditor OF state shall have the
poll tax receipts required by law 20 %
Furnished by him 60 the collectors 90
printed a. 90 conform 60 the require
In any contest arising upon any
. election hold unuuF tniE oct 70 FhaN te
ground OF rejection oF amy bAlot
cast hN nn rlrHfnrr whose name lhl
does not appear upou the cgriilel llsl
or poll laN p8Yrri or ,hl Who hna
not nlrd with tho iudEcH OF election
his uTlElUN ur certified copy ul poll
tax receipt or written unlduNit of ilg
attainment ~ hia maiorlty3 or tcl n
such original or certified copy OF such
not been returned hv tho Judges of
elections or tdl the name % such per-
son listed separately and certified a.
required by this act,
Sec, ~ That all laws or rules of
political organizations holding primary
elections providing for contest before
political conventions or committees
other than the proceedings hcrcin
provided shall be Of no further force
Sec, IS That this act shah govern. 80
far as applicable, primaries In cities,
towns and townships when primaries
are held for the nomination OF city,
town or township officers,
Sec. 10, That the primary election
shall be conducted In conformity with
this act, and the general election laws
OF the state. and they shall be TO all
intents and purposes legal elections,
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 sssT OF Kirby's Digest or
Sections Z >. 5, 6. 7. and 10 Of Act
Sec. 90 That all violations Of this
act shall be misdomeanors and shall be
punished by nne of not less than one
hundred dollars tlOOO0) nor more
than Ave hundred dollars tsa00.oOl
and by imprisonment In the county
Jail for not less than thirty t30l days
nor more than twelve ugl months,
That the following shall be deemed
mlsdemeanors for the violation Of this
act. to-wit.
tal Knowingly cast a vote when the
voter l. not a qualified clector as pro-
vided herein.
OBJ knowingly receiving Of vote
when the voter IL not n qualified elcc-
tor as herein provided
tcl Casting vote In n primary Of a
party 90 which the voter does not ad-
here or aflliate; provided. this does not
apply 20 anyone In good faith abandon
ing previous political Affiliations
(dl The wrongful and fraudulent GER
tincation OF any vote or return.
te) 4 wrongful or fraudulent sum-
mary Of the vote posted or fled with
the county clerk.
III The deHtFuctOn. nhHtfaCtinn or
taking away Of ballots. lists Of voters.
returns or certificates or the making
OF false certificates.
tEl The failure of the judges and
clerks 20 make or deliver the lists and
certificates herein required of them,
thl The willful tearing down or de-
struction Of the summary OF votes
posted at the election preciRct by the
judges and clerks
90 Giving or receiving money or
anything Of value 20 influence vote,
90 The willful violation OF any other
provision Of this act
Sec ~, That should any elector flle
complaint against the county clerk al
isginE that he had failed 10 comply
with the duties herein required OF him.
said complaint shall be summarily
tried by the circuit Judge and should
he find thai said clerk had wrongfully
failed 90 comply with the duties here
In required of him. he shall az once be
removed from Office
Sec % That all laws and parts of
laws In CONFLICT herewith be. and the
same arc hereby repealed.
Tho above proposed Act was filed In
the oflcc % the Secretary OF state on
June &c. 1916.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above proposed Act
Witness NV oflcinl signature this
25th day OF july. 1915.
ISeall EARLE W. HODGES.
Secretary OF State.