The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10

shall become sick or be incapacitated rom any other cauee. the emalning z ! Judgea or clerks shall make and con
 tinue said count until the same ie
 completed
 Each ballot shall be signed by the ] voter at the bottom thereof at a place ] which shall be provided for his sigma
 lure; and if the voter is unable 10
 subscribe his name, the same shall be
 signed by one of the judges and at tested by all Of said judges
 Al the closing of the polls. the dupii-
 cate register of voters shall be signed
 clerks One of said registers of voters. the returns. poll books and ballots
 shall be delivered by them Co the chairman or secretary of the County committee designated by the County ! Central Committee at the meeting held for the selection of judges to re-
 esive said returns. as soon as possible 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- ! 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 once of the district where the County Central Committee holds itH 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 and 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. which shall remain 20 posted for 10 successive days thereafter. deliver one copy to the county clerk. who shall nle the same. and return the other copy with ths ballots and one copy of the poll books and register of voters Co the County Central Cornmittee The expense Of preparing said certificates and filing same shall be borne from the general revenue of the county.
 Sec. ii. The County Central Com fnittee shall convene st 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 he de- livered 10 said committee ne hereto fore provided on or before said time.
 If the returns and ballots of any precinct are not then delivered. the committee shall send my peace officer for the returns and ballots, and the peace officer so selected is authorized to take the same, forcihiv if necessary. from anyone in whose possession they may be. and immediately bring the ! and ballots are not hefore the commit tee by Friday noon. it may adjourn un- fil it receives them. not later than Sat- nrday noon. The committee shall can vass the returns and when demanded examine the ballots. may hear testI- rionv if ofered Of fraudulent prac- tices and illeral votes. and may cast out illegal votes. fraudulent returns
 for each candidate, and shall certify l the result not later than Monday fol- lowing the primary.
 Said committee shall certify the nomination of all county and town sh ID officers snd shan further certify the vote of sn candidates Tor circuit and district offices to the Cirerif and Dis trict Committees fnciueinH congress vote for candidates for r1-fted States Senate and for aii sfate offices to the State Ce~f~a1 CammitteA
 Tho Stnte Central ro-nmittee and District e~F Circuit Cnrn-nittees or othe- co-erit'ses or conventions ne are or may he p~thori-ed hv law. shall re- reive the returrs from County Central Committees and canvass and certify fhe result thereof now provided by law. and said committees. or their of- Beers. shall. when ordered hv Circuit Court hereinafter provided annui the csrtlfcations made and make cer- fifrations in accordance with the 3ud~ment Of the Circuit Court
 The County Central Committed irn- mediatelv unor having canvassed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots. ard upon having certified the results of the primary as herein reouired. shall. and it is hereby made obligatory upon it and its chairman and secretary. 10 file in the office of l in the district Of said county where there is more than one district where the meetings Of the Central Commit tee are held. all the returns. all poll books. and all ballots. together with all the poll tax receipts. all certificates of payment of poli taxes. affidavits and other documents received from the jud~es of election 10 he preserved hv said county. clerk. for the period of six months. subject to the orders of any court of competent Jurisdiction, or if contest is pending. until said contest is determined. and the failure of the returns. poil books. ballots and docu- ments accompanying same. shall be a misdemeanor and punished hy fine and imprisonment as is provided for other rnfsAennaa nors under this act
 The County Central Committee shall 1 deliver the ballots 10 the county clerk 1 Tn the ballot boxes of the respective voting precincts locked and sealed. and | 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 furisdic- ! ton over contests HN NF0Nfdr0 Tn this ! act. and he shall keen said ballot boxes
 in vault 1T there is a vsult of sum- | cisnt canacity in the court house: oth- erwise in a room under his control.
 six months. f no contest is pending 1 involving the inspection of said haf- ! lots the county clerk shall In the presence of the chairman and secre-
 tary of the County Central cor~nit- tee. or a committee of not less than | three persons appointed bv the Coun- l ty Central Committee for that purpose, l open said ballot boxes, and without ex- auining the ballots burn the same. and take from the chairman and secretary | Of the County Central Committed or | the witnesses deeienated by the Coun- 1 tv Central Committee. certificate
 showing the facts in connection with the burning of the ballots and file the same as permanent record in his of- 1 Ace and he shall thereupon return 10 the County Central Committee the bsl- lot boxes.
 Sec. i2 4 rirht of action Is hereby conferred on any candidate to contest the oertifcation of nomination or the certihcation Of vote as made by the l County Central Committee
 The action shall be brought in the Circuit Court .f for the ofice of rep- resentative or county or townshfn cffce. in the Circuit Court Of the coun- "; and fl for circuit or district of- fee within any county in the circuit or district wherein any of the wrong fui acts occurred; and if for United States senator or state ofice. in the Pulaski Circuit Court.
 The complaint shall he supported hv the afldavlts of st least TO reputa ble citizens and shall be filed within 10 days of the certihcsfion complained of if the complaint is against the certii- cation in one county, and within 20 days if against the certiticstion in more than one county. The complaint shall be answered within 10 days.
 II the complaint Is sufficiently def