Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-18

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SEC, y The Judges and clerks nf tb.
,'t'nn ehAll mako duplicate rrr-
I5l,t or ne namrz OF each and an lie
electors IN the order In y.NI.f 49,, 49,
present their ballots. pIrrfr. ,,...I,,l ,hgl
each name ltH number In fHr r... 80
prescribed ln Sections aHrf ra H.rF
elusive, OF klrbge Digest rr.. -
PIe,ineA shall be- designated hy the
Ilcelion commissioners appointed f,r
the last general election. but ne
county Central Committee may yrN@.
the vote 10 be cast In the ursgIpFt
shal exceed one hundred O005 ynfrs
aeslsnste one OF more additional boxes
Tor said precinct, ana Judges ana
clerks shall be appointed Tor fsrh 49,
In said precinct ''A
The Judges and clerks shall h.rin
the counting of the ballots Immediate.
tinue the same 90 compictiob. nrnyts-
Cd, n any OF said judges or rierE,
shall become sick or De incaparita,cs
from any other cause, the rrmRiDi,s
Judges or clerks shall make and cen
@ unue 80 count until the same is
Each ballot shall he signed nv -.
voter at the bottom thereof al a nisss
which shall be provided for his sigma
subscribe his name. the same shan he
signed by one OF the Judges ana at
tested by all of said Judges
A. the closing Of the polls. the dupii-
cate register OF voters shall be signed
clerks. One OF said registers OF voter ~,
the returns, poll books and baiIots
shall be delivered by them 10 the
chairman or secretary Of the County
central Committee. or the person or
committee designated by the County
Central Committee al the meetinr
held for the selection OF Judges 10 re-
eeive said returns Rs soon as poRsihis
after the count Il completed and the
other register OF voters, together with
one OF the certificates reaulred under
Section 10 OF this act shall be nIed hy
them ~ the time they deliver the re-
turns 20 the County Central Commit
tee, In the ONCE Of the county clerk OF
the county, and whore there q more
than one court district In tho county.
then IN the county clerks ofIce ~ the
district whore the County Central
Committee holds lts meetings.
Sec, 10, The county clerk shsiI fur
nish the Judges and clerks ~ election
with blank c"rtInrafpa upon which 10
certify the vote cast for each candi-
date voted upon. and tho judges and
clerks. whom they complete ihe count.
shall make out such certificates IN
triplicate. signed Nv tho Judges and
sttested nv the clerks. and Immediate
" post one copy thereof IN n conEpic-
uous place nt the voting precinct.
Whl'h shhlL remain 20 posted Tor 10
successive days thereafter. deliver one
copy 20 the county clerk. who shall
Me the same. and return the other
copy with the ballots and one copy Of
the poll hooks and register of voters
90 the County Central Committee The
expense of preparing snId certificates
and fllnE same shall be borne from
the general revenue of the county.
Sec II, The County Central Com
mittee shall convene AZ noon of the
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day. and tho returns one ~ the lists
Of voters and tho ballots % each vot-
inE precinct are required 10 be de-
llvered 20 said committee as hereto
fore provided on or before said time.
n the returns and ballots of any
precinct are not then delivered. the
committee shall send nnv peace or1cer
for the returns and ballots. and the
peace of1cer 30 selected lF authorized
90 take the same fOrcibly n necessary,
from anyone In whose possession they
may be, and immediately hiring the
same 20 said committee. n all returns
and ballots are not before tho commit
toe by Friday noon. n NAV adjourn un-
til n receives them. not later than Sat
urday noon. The committee shall can
vnVH fhc returns. nnd when fomn ndsd
examine the ballots: may hear testi-
nonv n offered. of fraudulent prac-
tlceg and ILLEGAL votes. and msy cast
out Illegal votes, fraudulent returns,
and End the true and legal vote cast
for each candidate. nnd shall certify
the result not later than Monday fol-
lowing the primary.
said committee shall certify the
nomination 81 all county and township
ofnNcra and shsil further certify the
vote ~ all candidates for circuit and
district Offices TO the Circuit and Dis
trict Committees CincludlnE congress
sional districfsN and shall certify the
vote for candidates for United states
Senate and for all state Offices 20 the
state Central Committee.
The State Central Committee and
District and Circuit Committees, or
other committees or conventions as are
or NAV he authorized nv law. shall re-
ceive the returns from County Central
Committees and canvass and certify
the result thereof aa now provided bv
law. and said committees. or their Of
fcers. shall. when ordered hv n Circuit
Court ~ Hereinafter provided annul
the civilizations mad" and make GER
flfr0f'0nR In arcOrda nee with the
JUDGMENT Of tho circuit Court
THO County Central Committee. I'm
rnediateiy upon having cRnvaFsed th-
retu~na and where demanded examined
the ballots. and upon having certified
Tho ~egults ~ the primary ~ herein
re0uirnd. shall. and N is hereby made
ohIi~aiorv upon n and It's chairman
and secretary. 70 file in the office ot
the county clerk of said county and
IN The district OF said county whore
tbc~e is more than one district where
thc meetings OF the Central Cosrmit-
zee are held. al the returns. all DOLL
bo0i.e and all ballots to~ether with
all the poll tax receipts. all certificates
OF pqvrnent Of poll taxes, aflldavlts and
othor documents received from the
JUDGES Of election 20 he preserved by
said county clerk. for the porlod NJ six
months subject 20 tho orders Of anv
court Of competent Jurisdiction, or n
n contest r. nendinC. until said contest
81 determined, and the failure Of the
county clerk 10 so preserve the said
returns. poll hooks. ballots md docu-
monte accompanying same. shall be n
rniqdomennor and punished by fine ana
fmp~isonment rs Is provided for other
mirdemeanors under this act.
The County Central Committee shall
deliver the ballots 20 the county clerk
In tho ballot boxes Of tho respective
voting precincts locked and sealed and
shall take the receipt OF the clerk
therefor and the clerk shall not un-
Iocls said ballot boxes or break tho
seal thereof nxcept upon order and a.
rection Of the court having iurlsdic-
tIon over contests as provided IN this
act. and he shall keen said ballot boxes
IN n vault n there Is vault Of sum-
oient capacity In the court house; 9th
er,,.iee in n room under his control.
under lock and key. At the end OF
six months. n no contest Is pending
involving the Inspection Of said ball
lots. the county clerk shall, In the