The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-08-17

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election shall make a duplicate reg
| lister of the names of each and all the
! electors in the order in which they
/ present their ballots, placing opposite
each name its number in the manner
prescribed in Sections 281I to Z6lb, IN
elusive. Of Kirby's Digest. The voting
1 precincts shall be designated by 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 tl00) votes,
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
ly upon the close OF the polls and con
tinue the same to completion; provfd-
ed. 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-
tinue said count until the same Is
completed.
Each ballot shall be signed by the
voter at the bottom thereof at a place
which shall be provided for his sigma
ture; and II the voter is unable 10
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 duplt-
cate register of voters shall be signed
by the judges and attested by the
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 designated by the County
Central Committee 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
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 its meetings.
Sec. 10. The county clerk shall fur
nish the Judges and clerks Of election
with blank certificates upon which 70
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
trip1icate. signed by the Judges and
attested by the clerks, and immediate
" post one copy thereof in a consptc-
uous place at the voting precinct,
which shall remain SO posted for 10
successive days thereafter. deliver one
copy TO the county clerk. who shall
file the same. and return the other
copy with the ballots and one copy ef
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.
See II. The County Central Com
mittee 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 be de-
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 50 selected Is authorized
to take the same. forcihly II necessary.
from anyone in whose possession they
may he. and Immediately bring the
same to said committed II all returns
and ballots are not before the commit
toe by Friday noon it may adjourn IN
| Ill It receives them, not later than Sat
urday noon. The committee shall can
Vass the returns. and when demanded
examine the ballots: may hear testi-
mony II offered. OF fraudulent prac-
tices and Illegal votes, and may cast
out Illegal votes. fraudulent 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.
Said committee shall certify the
nomination OF all county and township
officers, and shall further certify the
district Offices to the Circuit and Dis
trict Committees Including congress
stonal districts1. 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 q are
or NAV be authorized by law shall re-
eeive the returns from County Central
Committees and canvass and certify
the result thereof as now provided nv
law, and said committees. or their Of
fcers. shall. when ordered hy a Circuit
Court as hereinafter provided annu1
the Qualifications made and make Ger
tihcations in accordance with the
judgment OF the Circuit Court
The County Central COMMITTEES i'm
mediateiy upon having canvassed the
returns and where demanded examined
the ballots and upon having certffle Cd
the results of the primary as herein
REQUIRED, shall. and It IA hereby made
obligatory upon Il and Its chairman
and secretary. to fife I'm the ONCE Of
the 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 pO1i
hooks, and all ballots together with
all tho poll tax receipts. all certificates
Of payment of poll taxes. anIdavits and
| other documents received from the
| Judges OF election to be preserved by
! said county clerk. for the neriod Of six
months subject to the orders OF any
! court Of competent jurisdiction or ~
! 4 contest is pending, until said contest
is determined and the failure Of tho
/ county clerk 20 so preserve tho said
returns. poll books, ballots and docu-
/ oents accompanying same shall be
/ misdemeanor and punished by fine and
imprisonment q g is provided for other
misdemeanors under this act
The County Central Committee shall
i deliver the ballots 20 the county cIerl,
IN the ballot hoxes or the respective
Voting precincts locked and scaled and
shall take the receipt OF the clerk
therefor. aud the clerk shall not nm
lock said ballot boxes or break the
seal thereof except upon order and dl
raction OF the court having turisdic-
tton over contests "a provided In this
act. and he shall keep said ballot boxes
IN vault. II there Is a vault Of sum
Client capacity in the court house; 9th
erwtse in room under his control
under lock and key. At the end 81
six months. II no contest il pendtn .
. | involving the inspection OF said hal
, lots. the county clerk shall in the
! presence Of the chairman and secre-
tary Of the County Central COMMIT
tee. or a committee of not less tber
/, three persons appointed by the Conn
" Central Committee for that nurnoee
open said ballot boxes, and without ev-
aiming the ballots burn the same and