The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24

enaAi become sick or De incapecltateo rom any other cause. the remaining Judges or clerks shall make and com unue said count until the same is completed
 Each baiio, shall be signed by the voter at the bottom thereof at place which shall be provided for hlr sigma ture: and II the voter Is unable to subscribe hts name, the same shas be signed by one-of the judges and att tested by all of said judges.
 Al 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 shaIi be delivered by them to the csspa committee sfss'aF or phs Hs person SShy oy committee designated by the County Central Conmfttee at the meeting held fer the selection Of judges 10 re- eeive said returns. as soon as possible after the count 10 completed, and the other register of voters. together with one of the certificates required under Section 10 of this act shall be filed by them at the time they deliver the re- tee, Tn the offiee 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 ite 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 candf- date voted upon, and the judges and shall make out such certificates in triplicate. signed by the judges and attested by the clerks. and immediate " post one copy thereof in conapfc- uous place at the voting precinct, which ehall remain SO posted for 10 successive days thereafter. deliver one copy to the county clerk. who shall nle the same, and return the other copy with the ballots and one copy of the poll books and register of voters to the County Central Committee The expenae of preparing said certificates and filing same shall be borne from the general revenue of the county.
 Sec. il. The County Central Com mittee 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- livered to said committee as hereto- fore provided on or before said time.
 IT 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 fs authorized fo take the same. forcihlv if necessary. from anyone in whose possession they may be. and immediately bring the same to said committee If all returns and ballots are not before the commit tee hy Friday noon fl Ynnv adjourn un- til it receives them not later than Sat urday noon, The committee shall can- vass the returns and when demanded examine the ballots. may hear testi- monv. if orered. Of Fraudulent prac- tices and illeral votes and may east 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 nomination of all county nnd township officers. and sheu further rArtffv the vote of all candidates for circuit and district offices to the Circuit and Dia- sionai distriefs, and ehan ~ertifv the vote for candidates for United States Senate and for all state offices 10 the State Ce-fral Committee
 Tho S'nte Central Cororntttee and Dief~tot e~s Circuit Car,-9ittees or other cc-,rnitteas or conventions ne are or r,as- he nntharfved bv law. shall re- ceive the returns from County Central Committees and canvass and certify thn reevlf thareof a c -aw provided hv law. and said committees. or their of- fccrs. shall. when ordered hv a Circuit Court as hereinafter provided annui the certihcaftons made and make cer- tifcations h, accordance with the
 
 I've County Central Committee iYn- mediateiv upon having canvassed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots. and upon having certified required. shall. and 1t is hereby made obligatory upon fl and it's chairma n and secretary. to file in the office of the county clerk of said county. and
 S tss r dsss srs sar cf 'sa ena sst sDgpty where where the meetines Of the Central Commit tee are held. all the returns. ali poll books, and All ballots. together with all the poll tax receipts. all certificates nf nsvrent If poll taxes. sfssss~:ts and other documents received from the judges of election to Ae preserved hv said county clerk. for the period of six months, subject to the orders of any q contest is pending. until said contest ia determined. and the failure of the county clerk to 90 preserve the said returns. poll books. ballots and docu- vnents accompanying same, shall be a imprisonment as fs provided for other misdemeanors under this act
 The County Central Committee shall deliver the ballots to the county clerk ln the hai1ot boxes of the respective voting precincts locked and sealed and shall take the receipt of the clerk therefor and the clerk shall not u1- lock said ballot boxes or break the
  rection Of the court having iurisdic- tfon over contests as provided In this act, and he shall keen said ballot boxes in . vault. if there is vault of sum- cfent caoacitx in the court house; oth- erwise in Q room under his control under lock and key. At the end of six months. ii no contest ia pending involving the inspection Of said hai- lots the county clerk shall. in the presence of the chairman and secre- tary Of the County Central conSnit- tee or committee Of not less thar three persons appointed bv the Coun- ty Central Committee for that purpose, open said ballot boxes, and without ex- amininr the ballots burn the same, and take from the chairman and secretary Of the County Central Committee or the witnesses deeignsted by the Couh- tv Central Committee. certificate showing the facts in connection with the burning of the ballots. and Ale ths same as permanent record in his of fee, and he shall thereupon return to the County Central Committee the bal lot boxes.
 Sec. f2. A right of action is hereby conferred on any candidate to contest the certiacation of nomination or the certiffeation of vote as made by the County Central Committees.
 The action shall be brought in the Circuit Court If for the office of rep- rcsentafive or county or township ofnce. in the Circuit Court of the coun- tv, and Af Tor circdif or district of fee. within any county in the circuit or district wherein any of the wrong full acts occurred; and if for United States senator or state once in the Pulaski Circuit Court
 The complaint shall be supported hv the affidavits of at least 10 reputable citizens. and shall be filed within 10 days of the certihcation complained of. If the complaint Is against the certifi- cation ia one county. and within 20 days if against the certifieation in more than one county. The complaint shall be answered within 10 days.
 If the complaint is sufficiently defi- nlte to make a nrima facle cAse. the