The Monticellonian., 1916-08-10

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 shall become sick or be incapacttated 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 al place which shall be provided for his sigma
 lure and f the voter ts unable to signed by one of the judges and at | tested by all of said judges.
 l At the closing of the polls. the dupli- 1 cate register Of voters shall be signed clerks One of said registers of voters. the returns. poll books and ballots
 shall be delivered by them to the 1 ChAlfmah CT secretary Of the County i committee designated by the County 1 Central Committee at the meeting l heId for the selection of iudges To re eeive said returns. as sO0n as possible l after the count Is completed, and the 1 other register of voters. together with l one of the certificates required under l section 10 Of thfs act shall be filed by 1 them at the time thev deliver the re l tee, in the office Of the county clerk of l the county. and where there is more l than one court district in the county, l then tH the county clerks office of the 1 district where the County Central i Committee holds it's meetings.
 See. f9 The county clerk shall fur 1 ntsh the judges and clerks of election 1 with blank certificates upon which to
 certify the vote cast for each candi- l date voted upon. and the judges and clerks. when they complete the count. l shall make aut such certificates in 1 trtpltcate. signed by the judges and attested by the clerks. and immediate 1 lS post one copy thereof in fl eonsBie- uaus place at the voting precinct,
 which shati 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 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. Il. The County Central Com
 mtttee 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 10 be de-
 liyered 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 1t may adjourn un- ttl it receives them, not later than Sat arday noon. The committee shall can vass the returns and when demanded examine the ballots; may hear testi- mony. if offered. of fraudulent prac= tiees 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 vote of all candidates for circuit and district offices to the Circuit and Dis trict Committees GineludinE congress sienal distriets4. 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- ceive the returns from County Central Committees and canvass and certify The result thereof as nnW provided ft saw. and said committees or their of ffeers, shall, when ordered by Circuit Court as hereinafter provided annul the eertiaeatians made and make eer= tiffcafinns in accordance with the 5Hd ament of the GtEeuit Court
 The County Central cemmittee.= i'm medfate1y upon having canVassad fhe returns ant Where demanded examined the ballots and upon having certified the results of the primary AS herein required, shall, and il is hereby made obligatory upon ii and its chairman and secretary, to file in the office 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 poll hooks. and all ballots. together with all the poll tax receipts. all certificates of payment of poll taxes, affldaNfts and other documents received from the Judges of election 10 he 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 d0cuz ments accompanying same. shell be a and punished by fine and imprisonment aS is provided for other undcr this act
 The County Central Committee shall deliver the ballots to 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 un- lock said ballot boxes or break the seal thereof except upon order and d. reetfnn of the court having turisdfc- tian oxer contests as provided in this act. and he shall keep said ballot boxes in vault. if there Is vault of sufff= eient capacity in the court house. oth- under lock and key. At the end of six months. if no contest is pending involving the inspection of said bal lots the county clerk shall in the preseure of the chairman and spcrp4 tary Of the County Central Commit lee. or q committee of not less than three persons appointed hy the COun- tv Central Committee for that purpose aid hgliAI hnxHs md without fex the ballots burn the same and take from the chairman and secretary of the County Central Committee, or the witnesses designated hy the Caun- tY Central Committee, certificate showing the facts in connection with the burning of the ballots, and file the same as permanent record in his of fee and he shall thefeapen return To tht County Central Committee the bal lot boxes.
 Sec r A right of action is hereby conferred on any candidate to contest the eertitieation of nomination or the eertifeauen of vote as made by the County Central Committee.
 The action shall be brought in the Circuit Court If fer the eflee of rep reseutatfVe or county or township tX: and if Tor circuit or district of flee. within any countXAin the circuit or district wherein any Of the wrong ful aets occurred and f for United States senator CT state office in the Puiuski Circuit Court
 The complaint shall be supported by the athdaNitS of at least 10 reputable citizens. and shall be filed within 10 days of the certitication complained of, if the complaint Is against Inc certiti- cation in one county. and within 20 days if against the ceftttieatton Tn more than one county The complaint shall he answered within 49 days.
 If the complaint k sufficiently deh- ntte 10 make prtma facte case. the judge shall. unless the Circuit Court in