The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-08-10

by the committee. A..
Sec. 9. The judges and clerks OF the
election shall make a duplicate res
lister OF the names Of each and all ths
electors in the order in when my
present their ballots. placing opPosies
each name it's number in the manner
prescribed in Sections 2Bll 10 $40 IN
elusive, of KfrbE's Digest The Young
precincts shall be designated by Jhe
Election Commissioners appolhttu ~ ~
the last general election, but inc
County Central Committee may. when
the vote to be cast in the pfeclhct
shall exceed one hundred (leul woes
designate one or more additional poNes
for said precinct. and Judges ana
clerks shall be appointed for each DoN
In said precinct
The Judges and clerks shall begin
" upon the close of the polls, and con-
tinue the same to completion; proNld-
ed, if any Of said judges or clerks
shall become sick or be inexperienced
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 ts unable 70
subscribe his name. the same shail ne
signed by one of the Judges and at
tested by all of said Judges.
At the closing of the polls. the dupHz
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 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 O. The county clerk shall fur
nish the Judges and clerks of election
with blank certificates upon which 10
certify the vote east for each candl-
date voted upon. and the Judges and
shall make out such certificates In
triplieate. signed by the judges and
attested by the clerks. and immediate
ly post one copy thereof In conspfc-
uous place at the voting precinct.
which shall remain sc posted for 10
successive days thereafter. deliver one
copy to the county clerk. who shall
file the same. and return the other
the poll books and register Of voters
to the County Central Committee. The
expense of preparing said certificates
and fling same shall be borne from
the general revenue of the county
Sec. IL 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 rs 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
10 take the same. forcib1y IL 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. ii may adjourn I'M
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. If 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
vote of all candidates for circuit and
district Offices to the Circuit and Dis
trict Committees Gncluding congress
sional districts>. 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 be authorized by law. shall re-
nefve the returns from County Central
Committees and canvass and certify
The result thereof as now provided bv
law. and said committees. or their Of
seers shall, wh en- ordered by q Circuit
Court as hereinafter provided. annul
the eertifeations made and make Ger
tifcations in accordance with the
Judgment Of the Circuit Court.
The County Central Committee. i'm
mediately upon having eanvassed the
and where demanded examined
the results of the primary as herein
REQUIRED. shall and II Ia hereby made
obligatory upon II and IT'S chairman
and secretary. to file I'm the Office of
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, afHdavits and
other documents received from the
Judges Of election 10 he preserved by
said county clerk. for the period Of six
subject to the orders of anv
court of competent jurisdiction. or r.
= contest IS pending. until said contest
IS determined and the failure Of the
clerk to so preserve the said
returns. poll books. ballots and dacu-
merts accompanying same. shall be n
miademeanor and punished by fine and
imprisonment as is provided for other
miSdemeanorS under this act
The County Central Committee shall
deliver the ballots 10 the county clerk
IN the ballot boxes OF the respective
voting precincts locked and sealed and
shall take the receipt of the clerk
therefor. and the clerk shall not IN
lock said ballot boxes or break the
seal thereof except upon order and d.
rnction of the court having iurisdic-
ton over contests az provided In this
act. and he shall keep said ballot boxes
IN vault. II there IS vault OF sum
ctent capacity in the court house; 9th
erwise In a room under his control
under lock and key. At the end 81
six months. II no contest Is pending
involving the inspection Of said baI
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-
~ Central Committee for that niirnoee
open said ballot boxes. and without ev
aiming the ballots burn tho SANE a,es
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