The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-18

ly upon the close of the polls. and con unue the same to completion; provtd- ed. fg any of said judges or clsrks z shall become sick or be incapaoitateo rom any other cause, the remaining Judges or clerks shall make and con tinuey said count until the same is completed
 Each ballot shall be signed by the voter at the bottom thereof at place which shall be provided for his sigma ture; and if the voter Is unable to subscribe his name, the same shall De signed Sby one of the judges and at tested by all of said judges.
 At the closing of the polls: the dupn, 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- 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 py them at the time they deliver the re- turns to the County Central Commit tee, in the office 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 it's 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 ana clerks. when they complete the count. shall make out such certificates In triplicate. signed by the Judges and attested by the clerks. and immediate ly post one copy thereof in a conspic- uous place at the voting precinct, 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 copy of the poll books and register of 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.
 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.
 If 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 Is authorized to take the same. forcib1y 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 by Friday noon. 1t may adjourn un- til If receives them, not later than Sat- urday noon The committee shall can examine the ballots; may hear testi- mony, If offered. of fraudulent prac- tices and Illegal votes. and may cast 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 and township officers and shall further certify the vote of all candidates for circuit and district offices to the Circuit and Dis trict Committees Hncluding congress eiona1 dstricts). and shall certify the vote for candidates for United States Senate and for all state offices to the Stafe Central Committee.
 Tine State Central Committee and District and Circuit Committees, or other commttoes or conventions as are or may be authorized bv law. shall re- ceive the returns from County Central Committees and canvass and certify the result thereof as now provided by law. and said committees. or their of Acers. shall, when ordered by a Circuit Court as hereinafter provided. annul tifcations in accordance with the tudement of the Circuit Court.
 The County Central Committee. i'm mediately upon having canvassed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots, and upon having certified the results of the primary as herein required shall. and 1t Is hereby made upon 1t and its chairman and secretary. to file in the office Of the county clerk of said county. and In the district of said county where there Is more than one district where She meetires of the Central Commit tee are held. all the returns. all poll booles. and all ballots. to"ether with of payment of poll taxes. af1davits and other documents received from the iudges Of election to he preserved by said county clerk. for the period of six months. subject to the orders of any court of competent Jurisdiction. or if q contest is pendinF, until said contest ts determined. and the failure of the county clerk to so preserve the said returns poll books. ballots and docu- mcnts accompanying same. shall be a imprisonment as Is provided for other miedem eanors under this act
 The County Central Committee shall deliver the ballots to the county clerk Tn the bHilHt bOXeS or the respective voting precincts locked and sealed. and shall take the receipt of the clerk therefor. and the clerk shall not un- lock said ballot boxes or break the seal thereof except upon order and d. rection of the court having iurisdic- act. and he shall keep said ba Hot boxes tn vault if there Is a vault of sum clent c9nacitv in the court house: oth- ervlse in a room under his control I six months. If no contest is pending involving the inspection of said bal lots the county clerk shall in the presence of the chairman and secre- tary of the County Central Commit tee. or n committee of not less than three persons appointed bv the Coun- tv Central Committee for that purpose open said ballot boxes. and without ex- amfninC the ballots burn the same, and take from the chairman and secretary of the County Central Committee, or the witnesses designated by the Coun- tv Central Committee. a certificate showing the facts In connection with the burning of the ballots. and fIe the flee. and he shall thereupon return to the CouI.ty Central Committee the ball lot boxes
 See 12 A right of action is hereby conferred on any candidate to contest the certiication of nomination or the certihcation of vote as made by the County Central Committee.
 The action shall be brought In the Circuit Court. If for the office of rep or a county or townshlp office. in the Circuit Court of the coun- ty; and if for a circuit or district of flee, within any county in the circuit or r-tiistrlct wherein any of tho wrong ful acts occurred; and if for United States senator or state of1ce. in the Pulaski Circuit Court.
 The complaint shall be supported by the ahidavits of at least 10 reputable and shall be filed within 10 days of the certifcstion complained of. if the complaint Is against the certtfi- cation fin one county. and within 20 days if against the certifcatlon in gore than one county. The complaint