The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-24

sence of a1ternates, by the remaining in the Central Committee shall be filled by the committee.
 Sec. 2. The judges and clerks of the election shall make duplicate reg . fster of the names of each and all the electors in the order in which they present their ballots, placing opposite each name it's number in the manner | prescribed in Sections 2S11 to 2S16. in- elusive, of Kirby's Digest The voting | precincts shall be designated by the Election Commissioners appointed Tor the last general election. but the County Central Committee may, when the vote to be cast in the precinct shall exceed one hundred G00) votes. designate one or more additional boxes for said precinct and judges and clerks shall be appointed for each box in said precinct.
 i The judges and clerks shall begin the counting of the ballots immediate iy upon the close of the polls. and con tinue the same 10 completion; provid- 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 ts 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 if the voter Is unable to 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 dupn- 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 hAtl Fyv ha o1a nF t1tIC tn Fa- ceive said returns. as sooR 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 then in the county clerks office Of the district where the County Central Committee holds it's meetings.
 Sec 10. The county clerk shall fur nsh the judges and clerks of election with blank certificates upon which to 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 triplicate. signed by the judges and attested by the clerks. and immediate ly post one copy thereof in conspic- uous place at the voting precinct
 
 successive days thereafter, deliver one copy to the county clerk. who shall Ale the same. and return the other CODY with the ballots and one copy of 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. Sec 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 l Iivered to said committee hereto fore provided on or before said time.
 IT the returns and ballots of any l precinct are not then delivered, the committee shall send any peace officer for the returns and ballots. and the peace officer so selected ts authorized to take the same. forcibly if necessary. l from anyone In whose possession they l may be and immediately bring the 1 same to said committee. IT all returns 1 and ballots are not before tn" commit l tee by Friday noon. it may adjourn un= l til II receives them, not later than Sat urdav noon The committee shall car vass the returns. and when demanded examine tn" ballots; may hear test- monY. tf offered, of fraudulent prac : l tices and illegal votes and may cast l out ilIegal votes. fraudulent returns and Ind the true and legal vote east for each candidate and shall certify the result not later than Monday fol towing the primary
 Said committee shall certify tn" nomination of all county and township ortcers and shnll further certify the vote Of all candidates for circuit and district ofRcoe to tn" Circuit and Dis trict Committees Gncluding congr"s- sional districtsl. and shall certify the vote for candidates for GritAd StsteS Senate and for sll state offices to th 2 Stotc Central Committee
 The Stst- CNntral Committee and District and Circuit Comruittess. o' other committees CT conventions aS srf or may he authorized hv law. shHli rc- cnivs the returns from County Ccntr"' Committees and canvass and certify the result thereof ae now provided hr law and id comrNittees or their or rcers sksN whNn ordered hV Circuit Court h-reipsftHr provided snnul ths c-rtincstions mad" and make cer- tihcstons in sc"Hra9nce with the iudemsnt Of ths Ci1"'it Court
 The County Central CorlrlittNs i'm medistelv upon having cenvassed th. returns and wh~rr depo nd"d eysmin ed fhN hHll"ts. and upon having certified the result "r th" "''-oa'N se h@rein rao,tirod shall a"1 it i= hArebv made obligatory appon it and it- rhairms r .us secretarv ta f1e io the onlcs o' 'hs cnur'v clerk or s~id county. sNd V, tha district o' void county where Vrs'a ts mora ths" N"o distric' where .to r,cNffr~r or tNN CeutraN CO'1,ui' % ara bold eN tRc returrs all r0'' h,Nis and all h.l','= to~sflrer witN VI he ro'l tov receirt= all certificates I..' ,,a ..,reNf of polt tp~es rfld7Nits aud -t'.-- foeuo'er's received from the i,-l-.,- -.r election to hN prcserved hN
 se'' .sunt- clsrl for tho period of Siv .,.u u'n-. -u'+"ot iO 'No nrdore of any .r"t. or rompetent jurisdiction. or i' 70 .-r"'ort is roudirC until eaid contest j- d.taru'tr0d and th" failure Nr tho .or~tt. Clov'r to 90 nrN~erye tNe said r>'orpo poV hook4. ballots and dOcu- .,,-r+. 1CnonlpanviuP "ar0o shall he 2 t{-t'.'s.~"o~ and Duuish"A Nv fine nnd lrrp-' .evre"0t ae Is providod for other ref. 'a,-..-, ,,ovs rnd"r 'his net
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