The Little River news., 1916-08-12

members of the delegation. Vacancies Tn the Central Committee shall be filled oy the committee.
 Sec. g. The judges and clerks of the election shall make 8 duplicate reg Ester of the names of each and all the electors in the order in which they present their ballots, placing opposite each name It's number in the manner prescribed in Sections 2S11 to 2S16. in elusive. of Kirby's Digest. The voting precincts shall be designated by the the last general election, but the County Central Committee may, when the vote to be cast in the precinct designate one or more additional boxes for said precinct, and judges and clerks shall be appointed for each box in said precinct.
 The judges and clerks shall begin the counting of the ballots immediate fly upon the close of the polls, and con ltinue the same tc oompletion provid- led. if any of said judges or clerks shall become sick or be incapacitated from any other cause. the remaining Judges or clerks shall make and con ltinue said count until the same is tconpleted.
 Each ballot shall be signed by the Ivoter at the bottom thereof at a place ture; and if the voter is nabe to lsubscribe his name. the same shall be signed by one of the judges and at tested by ali of said judges
 
 icate register of voters shall be stGned lhy the judges and attested by the clerks One of said registers of voters, shall be delivered by them to the chairman or secretary of the County lCentral Committee. or the person or committee designated by the County Central Committees at the meeting held for the selection of judges to re- ceive said returns. as soon as possible after the count is completed. and the tI,.N yxyit to one of the certificates reoHired under SecHon 10 of this act shall be filed by them at the time they deliver the rA- 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 Tn the county clerks office of the 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 eandi,, date voted upon. and the judges and clerks, when they complete the count. shall make out such certificates in attested by the clerks. and immediate Iy post one copy thereof in console uous place at the voting preclnct successive days thereafter. deliver one copy to the county clerk. who shall file the same. and return the other copy with the 6all0iS ana one copy or the poll books and re~ister of voters to the County Central Committee. The expense of preparin" said certificates and fling same shall D" borne from the general revenue of the county.
 Sec. Il The County Central Com m'ttee shall convene at noon of the Friday followine the primary on Tues day. and the returns. one of the lists Of voters and tho ha llots of each vot- Ing nrecinct are required to be de- 1ivered to said co@rattep 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 fEn returns and ballots. and the peace officer so selected is authorized to take the same. forcibv if necessary. from anyone in whose possession they may he. ard inm "diatelv bring the sanne 10 said committee. If all returns and ballots are not before the commit tee by Friday noon. it may adjourn un- til 1t receives then. not later than Sat urday noon. The committee shall can vass the returns and when dena rded mony if offered of fraudulent prac- tices and illegal votes. and may cast out Illegal votes, frardulent 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
 Sa i'd committnn shall cnrtirv tho nomination of all county and townshiu officers. and shall further certify the vote Of all candidates for circuit and district offices to the Cirouft and Dis trict Committees includinc cen~raS- sional distriets>. and shall certify the vote for candidates for Tritod States Senate and for All stotA offices to the State Central Commttee.
 Tha State Cnn'rn1 Conrrittee and District and Circuit Committees. or other cOmnitt"os or conventions are or may be uthori~nd by law sha11 re ceive tho returrs f~orn Count Cactrel commfttees and canvass and on~tirv ~he resN't thereof now provided by law, and said committees, or th"jr or ncers ehoI when 0r1arad hv Circuit Court heroinaftor provided annu1 tho certifcations "r"dn and r'a'-n cer- tifcations in ac"""a"ncn with tho jud~nent Of tho Circnit Court
 Thn County Contr"1 Corrrpfttao ir>N- modiateI'- upon having esad +NA ret,'rns ard whore dor'ona"a o~n'>ri~ ,d the ballots. ard upon havin~ oo~.tfo oI tho r-~,rr+s of tho rri,oarv as horoin ren'irod. shall. and it is herehv mad" oh'i9at"r'' Unon Y ""d it's cNoironan and secr"tcrv. to f," tr the office of the courtv c'nrk of -Nid county. and Tn the district of said county where there is more tbar onn district whara the rnneti"o" of ih" Central Commit toe orc held all thn rnturnr all nnrl hoor-~ ard all bellots tocether with ~ tho poll tax roc" ipts all certificates ~ na'-'1'"rt of poll taxes. affdavits and othar docrr'"rt" rooniv"d from tho 1ui~ae or election to hn preS0rvod hy- said oorrt'- c'o"le fo~ fho poriod of six morths subject to tha o~1o~- of any court "f corNn"t "nt iur '1ic'ion. or # corte~t is nend'rG. until ""id contn~t is datnrf>0i~od and tho failure of tta Count,- clorlS to co rrasnrvo flo caid retyvrs Oon hoOtr. ho1lots and docu- ro0s nocC~Nra rvi~~ ~arN eh9l1 hn rrieAa-,1 a-o~ ord nunieh hv fno and . iur~is 7,r' o,,t ie n~af,idcd for oth ny yni=fo7,9 rors urdor thi= nct
 Tho CcUntv Control Comr1ittnn shall Geliver tho ballots to the county clerk in the ha11ot hoxns or the rosnocti7-9 vott-~ ~~ocincts locked ond scaled ora shall take tho rnc"int of the clerl5 +hercro~ ord i've cInrt eh"l1 not nm lock ~af6 haIlot boxes or brnak the sea, th croOr except unon 0r1ar ard 1i- rcction of the court havinc~ iuriS1io- +ion Ovor cortocte as n"ovidod ir thir act and ho rha'l keen said ha Hot hovo+ fn vault. if there Is vault Of suef- cient canacitY in the court housn: oth- erwisn In 2 room under bic control iunder lock and key At tho end of lsix roonthe 1T no co0test is nonding linvolvi~e the inspection of eaid ha1- tlots the county clerk shall in the Iprasc~co of the chairman and aecro- ltarv of the County Central Commit ltee CT a coumittce of not 1eqs than fHree ro~eonS anrointNd Nv the Conn