The Springdale news., 1916-08-04


 shall he answered within lo days.
 If the complaint Is sufficiently den
 ite to make prima facte case tne
 judge shall, unless the Circuit Court Tn which it is filed is in session or is to convene within 30 days. call special term. which shall possess the powers of a court convened in regular term. and shall proceed at once to hear the case If the case comes in regular term 1t shall be given precedence ana be speedily determined. The JudGe may adjourn other courts in order to hear 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 De elected to hold the same; ana 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 cult judge in open court, without jury; an appeal may be taken rom the Judgment. provided however, that i the appeal shall not operate as su- persedeas by judicial order or other wise, and the Judgment of the Circuit Court shall, until reversed. be obeyed hy political committees and their of ficers and all election officers; further provided 1t shall be the duty Of the Supreme Court to advance the hearing of any such appeal.
 The Circuit Court. or, when neces- sary. the circuit judge, in vacation: ' I political parties and election of offt- cers or both or the secretary of state. enforce the proper eertificatlon ana proper ballot in accordance with the judgment of the court, and shall pun ish the failure of any such officers to obey the mandamus by imprisonment in the county jail.
 Sec 13 Should 10 reputa ble= eiti- zens of any county file a complaint with the circuit judge within 20 days after a primary election. alleging that illegal or fraudulent votes were east CT fraudulent returns or eertifieation made. or the corrupt practices act Nfo- lated. the circuit judge shall, If in his opinion there is good ground to be- lieve the charges to be true, convene special term at once. unless the reg ular term is in session or will con- vene within 30 days. If the charges come in a regular term, the judge shall specially charge the Grand Jury as to them. Should q special term be called. it shall in all respects be as if convened by law, and the circuit Judge shall cause to be summoned grand and petit jurors. either on lists selected by the jury commissioners or by the sher- if. or by disinterested persons select ed by him for that purpose, according to his opinion as to the best method 10 select unbiased jurors, Should in dfctments be returned. either at a Spe- cial or regular term for violating the primary election laws, the defendants shall be given speedy trial at said term (and the court may adjourn terms of other courts in order that they may he triedA, unless for good cause shown or in the interests of justice contin- uance or change of venue he granted. No change of venue shall he granted In such cases except after hearing and finding by the court that the de- fendant can not obtain a fair and inn partial trial in the district of the county where said indictment Is pend ing.
 Sec. II Should it be proved to the satisfaction of the trial judge. in a case instituted under Section 12. or prosecution as contemplated by Section 13 that successful candidate has been guilty of violating any provision of the eorrupt. practices act. or any other violation of the laws regulating primary elections. the Circuit Court shall enter such finding as part of termination Of the issues in the suit instituted under Section 12. or the yer diet of the jury in criminal preseeu- tfon: and the judgment to that effect shall operate to deprive the candidate of the nomination and right to have his name on the ballot, and the va cancy shall be filed hY special pri- mary or otherwise. as may be deter mined hv the party organization.
 See. |. Should proceeding under Section f2, or a criminal prosecution under Section 13, he not determined finally until after the election and the
 
 ed to the office as the nominee of the party. and it is determined that he was not entitled to the nomination or the judgment contains a finding that he violated the laws. as provided in Section "A. then such judgment shall operate as an custer from office. and the vacancy in it shall be filled as provided by law for filling vacancies in such office in case of death or resigna- tion.
 Sec 16 No person shall he allowed to vote at any primary election held under the laws of this state who shall not exhibit a poll tax receipt. or other evidence that he has pa his poll tax within the time prescribed by law to entitle him to vote st the succeeding general state election. Such other ev- idence shall be-
 1a1 4 copy of such receipt duly cer- tified by the clerk of the County Court of the county where such tax was paid.
 fh) Or. such persons name shall ap- pear upon the list required to he eer- tified to the judges of election by Sec tton three (3l of Act 220 of the Acts of t909
 Or. if any person offering to vote shall have attained the age Of q 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 qua tfftca tons. ana ShaIi Sub- init evidence by written affi Aavit. sat isfactorv 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 affda- wits shall be filed with the judges of election and returned by them with their other returns of election and the said judges of election shall in addi- tion to their regular list of voters. make an additional list upon their poll books of all such persons permitted by them to vote. whose names do not ap- pear on the certified list of poll tax payers. and such poll books have a separate page for the purpose of re- eordine names of such 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 the collector to record and certify in his receipt evidencing the payment of such poll tax, the color. residence. postoffice address (rural route. town or street address). voting precinct. and school 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 hy the judges