The Little River news., 1916-08-26

crtion in ore county. and within zt
 days If against the certif"t i"i l..
 more than one county. The coiAp!~i"t
 shall be answered within 10 days.
 If the complaint Is sufficiently def
 mite to make a prifna facie case, the
 Judge shall, unless the Circuit Court i1
 which 1t is filed is in session or is t@
 term, which shall possess the powers
 of court convened in regular term,
 and shall proceed at once to hear the
 case. If the case cones in regular
 be speedily determined The judge
 may adjourn other courts in order to
 near such cases, and may call another judge in exchange to sit in other courts, or vaCate the bench in other courts and cause special judge to be elected to hold the same; and the ses- sion of the special term to hear such
 cases shall not interfere with the va lidity of other courts proceeding at the same time in said circuit.
 The cause shall be tried by the cir cuit judge in open court, without a
 t,pny; sln,a' an appeal may be taken from ,tat
 the appeal shall not operate as 'i su- persedeas. by judicial order or other | wise. and the Judgment of the Circuit Court shall. until reversed. he obeyed by political committees and their or ncers and all election offic CTS: further
 provided. it shall be the duty of th" Supreme Court to advance the hearing | of any such appeal.
 The Circuit Court or, when necee-
 sary. the circuit judge. in vacation: | shall by mandamus 60 the officers Of political parties and election of off cers. or both. or the secretary of state. enforce the proper certiffcation and proper ballot in accordance with the | tudgr'ent of the court. and shall pun | fsh the failure of any such officers to obey the mandarus by Imprisonment | fin the county jail.
 l Sec. 13. Should 10 reputable citf- zens of any county file a complaint with the circuit judge within 20 days liter a primary election. alleging that | or fraudulent returns or certification | made. or the corrupt practices act vfc- lated. the circuit judge shall. if in his l opinion there is good ground to be- | special term at once. unless the reg ular term is in session or will con- vene within 90 days. If the charges come in 9 regular term. the judge | as to them. Should a special term be | called. it shall in all respects he as ff convened by law. and the circuit judge | shall cause to be summoned grand and petit jurors, either on lists selected by l the jury commissioners or by the sher- | iff or by disinterested persons select | cd by him for that purpose. according | to his opinion as to the best method
  | dictments be returned. either at spe- cia1 or regular term. for violating the primary election laws. the defendants | shall be given speedy trial at said term (ard the court r1ay adjourn terms | of other courts in order that tl' = may be trjed). unless for good cause shown l or in the interests of justice a contin- | uancc or change of venue be granted No change of venue shall be granted in such cases except after a hearing l nd a finding by tn" court th the de- fendant can not obtain fair and i'm partial trial in the district of the county where said indictment Is pend ing.
 Sec 14 Should it be proved to the satisfaction of tho trial judge. in a case instituted under z ''ion 12. or a
 prosecution as contemplated by Section 13, that successful candidate has
 been guilty of violating any provision of the corrupt practices act. or any
 other violation of the laws regulatinr e :" such finding as n part of the .ent. irrespective of the de- terr, inY ion of the issues in the suit instituted under s. etion 12. or the yer tion: and the judgment to that effect shall operate to deprive the candidate
 of the nomination and right to have
 cancy shall be filled by special pri- mary or otherwise. as may be deter | mined by the party organization. Sec. Is. Should proceeding under
 under Section 1s. be not determined finally until after the election. and the defendant in such proceeding is elect ed to the office as the nominee of the l party. and 1t is determined that he l was not entitled to the nomination. or 1 the Judgment contains a finding that he violated the laws. as provided in | Section 14. then such Judgment shall | operate as an custer from office. and
 
 provided by law for filling vacancies in | such office in case of death or resigna- . l tion.
 Sec. 1s. No person shall be allowed to vote at any primary election held l under the laws of this state. who shall not exhibit a poll tax receipt. or other l evidence that he has paid his poll tax within the time prescribed by law to entitle him to vote at the succeeding general state election. Such other. ev- | idsnce shall be:
 (a) A copy of such receipt duly cer- | tihed by the clerk of the County Court paid.
 (b) Or. such persons ~,e shall ap- pear upon the list required to be cer-
 tiaed te the judges of election by see- See. of 1909.
 Or. if any person offering to vote shall have attained the age of Fl years since the time of assessing taxes next preceding such election. which period of assessment Is here declared to mean between the second Monday in May and the second Monday in September of each year. and possesses the other necessary qualifications. and shali sub nit evidence by written aff1davit. sat l lsfactory to the judges of election. es- | tablishing that fact. he shall be per- | mitted to vote.
 All such original and certified copies | of poll tax receipts and written afT1da : | wits shall be filed with the judges of l election and returned by them with | their other returns of election. and the | said Judges of election shall. in addi- l tion to their regular list of voters. l make an additional list upon their poll | books of all such persons permitted by 1 them to vote. whose names do not ap- l pear on the certified list of poll tax | payers and such poll books have a l separate page for the purpose of re- l cording names of srch persons. It shall be the duty Of each elector. | at the time of payment of his poll tax. | to state. and it shall be the duty of l the collector to record and certify in his receipt esidencing the payment of l such roll tax. the color. residence.
 postofice address (rural route. town or l street address). voting precinct. and -sehUol district of such person at the time of the payment of such tax. and all poll tax receipts not containing | such requirements shall be void and shall not be recognized by the judgek