The Dermott news., 1916-08-10


 by the committee.
 Sec. g. The judges and clerks of the
 election shall make duplicate reg tster of the names of each and all the electors in the order in which they
 present their ballots. placing opposite each name it's nualber in the manner prescribed in sections 2Hll to s', 2NIo' m elusive, of Kirby's Digest. The voting precincts shall be designated by the Election Commissioners appointed Tor the last general election, but the County Central Committee may. when
 the vote to be cast in the precinct shall exceed one hundred (lOQ) 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 immediate ly upon the close of the polls. and con tlnue the same to completion; pfoEld- ed, if any of said judges or clerks | shall become sick or be incapacitated | rom any other cause, the remaining judges or clerks shall make and con tlnue said count until the same Is completed
 Each ballot shall be signed by the voter at thc bottom thereof at a place which shall be provided for his sigma ! ture. and if the voter Is unable To subscrlhe his name, the same shall De
 signed by one of the judges and at tested by all af said judges.
 Al the closing of the polls. the dupli. | by the judges and attested hN the cleHk= eHe of said registers If =RetcF5s In" returns. paH books and ballots shall be delivered by thcu tp the chairman or secretary Of the County Central Committee, CT the person CT Commttteo dcstEnated by the county Central Committee at th" meeting hold f9r the selection of tudses to re-
 cciye said returns. as soon as possible alter the count iS comp Ietsd. and the other register of voters, together wlth one of the certificates required under Section 10 of this act shall he filed hE them at the time they deliver the re
 turns 10 tHe County Central Commit
 fee, in the office of the county clerk CT
 the county. and where there Is more
 than one court district in the county.
 then in the county clerks office ef the district where the County Central Committee holds ifs meetings.
 See. 10 The county e1ere ~raN fur nish the jHdces and clerks af election with blank certificates upen which fo
 certify the Nrte east for each candt= date voted upon. and tho judges and clerks, when they ramp'"fe the count.
 shall make oHt ~Heh certificates In
 triptieatc. signed hN the fndges and attested hy the ele'Ss. and immediate
 lN post one ropy thereof tn a eonSpie=
 uous place af the voting precinct.
 which shall remain so posted for lA
 successive daNa thereafter. deliver one copy 10 the county clerk. who shall
 file the same. and return tho other A''RA N HHA Lil ta#t Hl'NH= ana tAitN 3ttftN 'f#
 the poll books and register or 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
 See. IT, The County Central Com mltaee shall convene at noon of the Friday following the primHs ne Tue
 day, and the returns. =0uo of the lists fof voters atnl the ballots ef "ueh Not=
 ing precinct are reagjred to be de Hvcrtd ta# said comm5tfyc as hyrcto- fore provided aa or before said time.
 If thc returns and ballots = nne precinct are nat then dellN"reA= the committee =hn8 send any peace officer
 for the HetulH= and tallet~ and the Pcare officer sa selected tz authorized tu t3ke the same. tuHefhIy tf u,eszal'-s,
 from anyone tn whose posse -tan they
 may be. Hed immediately hrtHz the
 EaWe to zaId committee If all returns
 and huI'afs are mt hsfare#thr eaHaulli= lee hN EEHA1N noon. tt U7y adjourn uu- tlI jt t'.szAs~ lHem net 'atef lAta Sat urd5z ne#H= fAe- 'eAHHmiltre -uf. cam
 y.l-z abe returns. au4 when dtH#a nded
 eNamIn. tbr ha#1ots5 mnN hen: to~t#= -=mans= Ie eN,rea= of Fraudulent rr9e= out f#~sat votes. fraudulent returns. and find th" true and irasd Nuie ca-i for each candidate. and -heN certify the result nat later than Monday fol- lowing the primary
 sad cemmIttae shall eertfev the
 nomination or aHI coIutN au3 township oNicers and shall further lertlsN the #vote of all r4nat3yte= t-H =e3reHaa and district ottes~ ta the cIreHtt and Dis trict Committees tiur'ujiuE couEros- sionaf dIstrtetz1. and shall strtity the
 vote for candidates for United States Senate and fte-8# stale offices to the State Central Committee
 The Stetr central Committee and
 District and Circuit Committees. or other committees or enuysutiau- a4 urr
 or may Na authorized by 'aW. sha1 re- ft.ff Committees and canvass and rttrrV thc result thereof a~ now provided i'-
 law. and saii committees. or their of= f,,ers shall. when ordered hy. n Circuit
 Court as hereinafter provided. nnnul
 the erttacattons made and mnke r"r-
 tNcattoue in accordance witch the fudemert Of the Circuit Court
 The County Ccufra1. Cnmnittee i'm
 ruedfatcly upon having CauyaSs,d the returns and where demanded examined
 thc ballots. and upon having certified the results of th" primary as herein
 required. shall, and r ts hereby made obligatory upor tt and tts chairman and secretary. 10 file iu the CHtrc o,
 the county clerk of sud county. and
 in the district of said county where
 there is more than one district where the meetings of the Ceutre1 Commit
 fee are he'd all the returns 0Il poll books and all ballats. tosefher with All the poll tax receipts. nil certificates nf pavnlent of poll taxes. ufltayftS and othtr documents received from the =iudyes or eleC' lon to hc preserved hv said county clerk. for the period af six
 months. subject to the orders of any count or competent Jurisdiction or Y
 a contest Is pending until spid contest
 Is determined. and the failure of tho county clerk 10 so preserve the safd returns. poll hooks. ballots and dpcu-
 mcuts aceempauNinE same, shah be
 rnisdenconor and punished ty fine and imprisonmeut as ts provided for other misarmra pors under this aet
 The County Central Committce shall deliver the ballots to the county clerk in the ballot hoNCs of the reSpect}ve# voting precincts locked and sen led and shah take the receipt eff the cirrk l therefor. and tho clerk shall not un- l lock spid ballot boxes or break the seal thereof except upon order and di- i rcction of the court hnvinc iurizdic- ton over contests as provided in this
 act. and he shall keep said ballot hoNes
 in vault if there is a vault of suf1- cient capacity in the court house oth- l erNvise in room under his control. under lock and kew Al the end of ] six months ir no contest is pending ! involving tho inspection of said bal- 1 lots the county clerk shall. In the i presence If the chairman and secrC- ] rary ,f ff. taupfv t'trtTnl Commit