The Monticellonian., 1916-08-24

| ed, if any of said judges or clerks l shall become sick or be tncapacftated judges or clerks shall make and con | tinue said count until the same IS 1 comp pleted.
 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 10 subscribe his name. the same shall De
 signed by one Of the judges and at tested by all of said judges.
 At the closing of the polls, the dupli- i cate register of voters shall be signed 1 ny the judges and attested by the 1 clerks. One of said registers of voters, | the returns poll books and ballots
 shall be delivered by them to the l chairman or secretary of the County l Central Committee. or the person or l committee designated by the County l Central Committee at the meeting | held for the selection of judges to re l ceive said returns. as s00n as possible after the count is completed. and the other register of voters. together with one or the certificates required under ! Section 10 of this act shall be filed by | them at the time they deliver the re-
 turns ta the County Central Commit : 1 tee. in the office of the county clerk of 1 the county. and where there is more l than one court district in the county, 1 then in the county clerks office of the
 district where the County Central 1 Committee holds it's meetings.
 See 19 The county clerk shall fur | nish the judges ard clerks of election l with blank certificates upon which to ] certify the vote cast for each candi- 1 date voted upon and the judges and | clerks. when they complete the count | shall make out such certificates in 1 triplicate. signed by the judges and l attested by the clerks. and immediate l ly post one copy thereof in q eonspic- 1 which shall remain SO posted for ID | successive days thereafter deliver one 1 copy to the county clerk. who shall l file the same. and return the other | copy with the ballots and one copy of 1 the poll books and register of voters | 10 the County Central Committees The 1 expense of preparing said certificates l and filing same shall be borne from | the general revenue of the county.
 See. IL The County Central Com mittee shall convene at noon of the | Friday following the primary on Tues l day. and the returns. one of the lists
 of voters and the ballots of each vot- | ing precinct are required to be de- l livered 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 is authorized to take the same. foreibly if necessary, from anyone in whose possession they may be- and immediately bring the same to said committee. If all returns and ballots are not before the commit tee by Friday noon, it may adjourn un- til 1t receives them. not later than Sat urdaY noon. The committee shall can vass the returns. and when demanded examine the ballots; may hear testi- monN if offered, of fraudulent prac- tices and Illegal votes. and may east out Illegal votes. ffaHdult mt returns. and find the true and legal vote east 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 eineluding congress sioual 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 as are or may he authorized by law. shall re- ceive the returns from County Central Committees and canvass and certify the result thereof as now provided Ev law, and said committees. or their of ftcers. shall, when ordered by Circuit Court as hereinafter provided. annul the certiaeations made and make eer- tihcations in accordance with the Judgment of the Circuit Court
 The County Central Committee. im- mediatelV upon having CanVaSSed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots. and upon having certified the results of the primary as herein reduired shall. and 1t is hereby made obligatory upon it and it's chairman and secretary, to file in the office of inc county clerk of said county, and 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 poll taxes. aflidavits and other documents received from the Judges of election to be preserved bv said county clerk, for the period of six months subject to the orders of any court of competent Jurisdiction. or if a contest Is pending, until said contest is determined and the failure of the county clerk to so preserve the said returns poll books ballots and doeu- mcnts accompanyine same shall be a rnisdemeanor and punished by fine and fnpriSenment as is provided for other nisdcmeanors under this act.
 The County Central Committee shall 5,1iyer the ballots to the county clerk in the ballot boxes of the respective voting nreeinCts locked and sealed and shall take the receipt of the clerk therefor. and the clerk shall not un- lock said ballot boxes or break the seal thereof except upon order and di- rection of the court having jurisdic- ton -oNer= contests as provided in this act and he shall keep said ballot boxes in a vault, if there Is a vault of suffi- cient capacity in the court house. oth- erwise in q room under his control. under lock and key. At the end of six months. if no contest is pending tnV0tVfua the inspection of said bal lots the county clerk shall in the presence of the chairman and seere- tary of the County Central Commit tee. or q committee of not less than three persons appointed by the Coun- Com AR for fbof open said ballot boxes. and without eX- amining the ballots burn the same and take from the chairman and secretary of the County Central COmmitfee or the witnesses designated by the Coun- tv Central Committees. certificate showing the facts in connection with the burning of the ballots. and file the same q < q permanent record in his of fee. and he shall thereupon return to the County Central Committee the bal lot boxes
 Sec 12 right of action Is hereby conferred on any candidate to contest the certification Of nomination or the certidcation of vote as made by the County Central Committee.
 The action shall be brought in the Circuit Court If for the office Of rep resentative or a county or township office. in tho Circuit Court of the coun- N: and if for d circuit or district of flee within any county in the circuit or district wherein any of the wrong
 iNt bt Asls III I 'tAt shlikA n A'h VI States senator CT state office. in the Pulaski Circuit Court.
 The complaint sha1l be supported by the atidavits of at least 10 reputable citizens. and shall be filed within 10 days Of the CcTtlnCatlOn complained Of, if the complaint is against the ccrtth- cation in enc county, and within 20 days it against the certihca1on in more than one county. The complaint shall be answered within 10 daSs.
 If the complaint Is sufficiently deh- nite to make prima faeie ease, the judge shall, unless the Circuit Court in