The Little River news., 1916-08-12

days if against the certihcotion In more than one county. The complaint shall be answered withiu 10 days.
 If the complaint is sufficiently den nite to make prima facie case. the judge shall, unless the Circuit Court Tn which it is filed is in session or is to convene within 30 days. call a 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 anu be speedily determined. The Juase 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: and 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 CIT cult judge in open court, without jury; an appeal may be taken rom the judgment, provided. however. that the appeal shall not operate as su- wise, and the Judgment [ the Circuit Court shall, until rever l, be ooeyeo by political committees 'ad their or 1cers and all election .Hers; further provided it 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: shall by mandamus 10 the officers or political parties and election of off cers or both, or the secretary of state. enforce the proper certificatton ana proper ballot in accordance with the judgment of the court. and shall pun fish the failure of any sGch officers to in the county jail. "
 Sec. 13. Should 10 reputable 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 or fraudulent returns or certiticatlon made, or the corrupt practices act Vto- lated the circuit judge shall, if in his opinion there is good ground to De- 1ieve the charges to be true, convene special term at once. url"ss the reg ular term is in session or Wilt con vnne within 90 days If the charSes come in 2 regular term the judge shall specially charge the Grand Jury as to them. Should a special term be called it shall in all respects be as IT conv ned by law, and the circuit Judge shall cause to be summoned grand ana petit jurors, either on lists selected by the jury commissioners or by the sher- if or by disnterested persons select ed by him for that purpose, according to his opinion as to the best method to select unbiased jurors. Should in dictments be returned. either at a spe- cial or regular term. for violating the primary election laws, the defendants shall be given spaedy triai at said term (and the court may adjourn termS of other courts in order that th " may be triedl. unless for good cause shown or in the interests of justice a contln- uance or change of venue be granted. No change of venue shall be granted in such cases except after a hearing and 2 finding by the court ti'~ the de- fendant can not obtain fair and i'm partial trial in tho district of the county where said Indictment is pend ing.
 Sec IA Should 1t be proved to the satisfaction of the trial judge. In ease instituted urdHr z -tion 12, or prosecution as contemp' 'atad by Section been guilty of violating any provision Of the corrupt practices act. or any orhHr violation of the laws regulating p''--a elections. the Circuit Court < Ii such finding as a part of ti' 'ont, irr pectiye of the e. te~r0tNafion of th" issues in the sutt Instituted under g ton t2. or the yer diNt of the jury in T criminal prosecu- ton: and the jEd"ment to that efect shall operate to 1 prive the candi e Of the nomination and right to have his name on the ballot. and tho va eancy shall be filled by a special pri- mary nary, or pr otherwise as may be, be deter
 Sec. 15. Should a proceeding under Section 12 or 2 criminal prosecution under Section 1s. be not determined finally until after the election, and the defendant in such proceeding is elect cd to the office as the nominee of the party and it Is determined that he was not entitled to the nomination. OF the judgment contains a finding that he violated the laws. as provided Tn Section 14. then such judgment shall operate as an custer from office, and the vacancy in it shall be filed as provided by law for filling vacancies in such office in case of death or resigna tiOn.
 Sec 16. No person shall be 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 paid his poll tax within the time prescribed by law to entitle him to vote at the succeeding general state election Such other ev ii"nce shall be:
 tifnd by the clerk of the County Court Of the county where such tax was paid
 f5) Or. such persons ne shall ap- oAar upon the list required 10 be cor titled to the judges of election by Sec ton three (3) of Act 32o of the Acts Of 1909.
 Or. if any person offering to vo.e shall have attained the age of 21 wears since the time of assessing taxes next preceding such elNctiO which period ,e oseas ment is here declared to mean -en the .ceopd Monday in May ?. ha s-eecond Monday in September of each year, and possesses the other r"c"ssary qualifications. and shall sub r"it evidence by written affidavit, .sat- isfaotory to tho judges of election cs- tablishins that fact, Ne shall be per r,tt''d to vote.
 All such oririnal and certified conies o' poll tax receipts and written afIi1a- wits shall be filed with the judges Of election and returned by thcm with n cir other returns of election, and the raid judges of election shall, in add'- 'tor 70 their regular list of voters make an additional list upon their poll them to vote, VI, names do not ap- pear on the co". fled list of poll tax oavers. and .u"h pOll books have sAoarate page for the purpose of re- rordinp names of e"oh persons.
 r. shall be the i'''v Of each e,ector a' the time of payment Of his poll tax to state, and it shall be the duty of Inc collector to record and certify in his receipt evidencinG the payment of such poll tax, the color, residence, postofflce address (rUral route. town or street addrnss), voting precinct. and school district of such person at the ''rla of the payment of such tax. and an poll tax receipts not conta ming sqch requirements shall be void and @hall not be recognized by the judges Of election: provided. however, it shall not ba necessary t0 state or have cer- tiAod the street address Of any such