The Huttig news., 1916-08-19

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 Sec. g. The judges and clerks of the election shall make a duplicate reg lster or the names of each and all the electors fnE the. order in which they present their ballots, placing opposite eacn name its number in the manner prescribed in Sections 2s11 to 2s16. in elusive. of Kirby's Digest. The voting precincts shall be designated hy the Election Commissioners appointed for the last general election but the County Central Committee may, when the vote to be cast in the precinct shall exceed one hundred (100) votes, designate one or more additional boxes clerks shall be appointed for each box In said precinct.
 The judges and clerks shall begin the counting of the ballots immediate " upon the close of the polls and con t1nue the same to completion: provid- Cd, If any of said judges or clerks snail become sick or be incapacitated from any other cause. the remaining Judges or clerks shall make and con tinue 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 be signed by one of the judges and at tested by all of said judges
 At the closing of the polls, the dupli- 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 chairman or secretary of the County central Committee, or the person or committee desienated by the County Central Committee al the meeting held for the selection Of judges to cefve said returns. as soon as possible 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 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 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 and clerks. when they complete the count shall make out such certificates in duplicate. signed by the judges and attested by the clerks. and immediate uous place at the voting precinct which shall remain so posted for 10 successive days thereafter. deliver one CODY to the county clerk. who shall
 
 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. II. The County Central Com mtttee 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 he de- 1ivered 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 Ia authorized to take the same. forcihlv If necessary. from anyone in whose possession they nav be. and immediately bring the same to said committee. If all returns and ballots are not before the commit tee by Friday noon. if may adjourn un- til it receives them. not later than Sat urday noon. The committee shall can yass the returns. and when demanded examine the ballots: hear testf- rnonv. if offered. of fraudulent prac- tices and Illegal votes. and may cast out Illegal votes. fraudulent returns. and find the tr'te 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 Gnciuding congress stnnal districtsN and shall certify the vote for candidates for United States Senate and for all state offices to the State Central Committee.
 The State Central Committee and District and Circuit Committees. or other committees or conventions are O. may be authorized hv law. shall re- af n Tatt frn ntrat Committees and canvass and certify the result thereof now provided hv law. and said committees. or their Of fcers. shall. when ordered hv a Circuit the certifications made and make cer- tifications In accordance with the jrd1ment of the Circuit Court.
 The County Central Committee. in1- mediate1% upon having canvassed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots. and upon having certified the. results Of the urinary as herein rannired shall. and it Is hereby made ohli9atorv upon it and its chairman and secretary. tn file in the office of the county clerk of said county. and in the district of said county where there Ia more than one district where the rneetinos Of the Central Commit too are hold. all the returns. all potl hoots. and All ballots. to~ether with eil the poll tax receipts. all certificates of payment of pol tsxes affdavits and other documen"s received from the tud~as of election 10 he preserved hv said county clerk. for the period nf six months subject 10 the orders of any court Of competent Jurisdiction. or If contest is nendinc, until said contest is detarn,ined. and the failure of the county elert to SO preserve the said returns poll books. ballots and docu- n,erts accompanvine same. shall be 2 rrisderoeanor and punished hv fine and Imprisonment as is provided for Other n,isderr aa nors nnder this act.
 Tho County Central Committee shall deliver the ballots to the county clerk in the ballot boxes Of the respective voting nrecincts locked and scaled. ard shall take the receipt of the clerk thcrefor and the clerk shall not un- lock said ballot boxes or break the seal thereof except upon order and di- rootion of the court havirc iurisdic- fi0n over contests as provided in this oct and he shall keen said ballot boves in a vault If there Is vault Of suf1- cient capacity In the court house; oth- errvise in A room under his control. under lock ard key. At the end of stx 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 committee of not less than three persons appointed by the Coun- Captra1 Cornyuittee that DurDOSe