The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03

| rom any other cause, the remaining
 judges or clerks sba II make and con tinue said count until the same is completed
 Each ballot shall be signed by the voter a the bottom thereof at place 1 which shall be provided for his sigma
 ture; and if the voter is unable to Esubscrihe bis name. the same shall he
 signed by one of the judges and at
 tested by all of said judges.
 Al the closing Of the polls; the dupli,, cate register of voters shall be signed by the judges and attested by the clerks One of said registers Of voters 1 the returns, poll books and ballots shall be delivered by them to the chairman or secretary Of the County 1 Central Committee. or the person or l committee designated by the County 1 Central Committee at the meeting | held for the selection of judges to re- | cetve said returns. as soon as possible
 after the count is completed. and the 1 other register Of voters, together with | one of the certificates required under ] Section 10 of this act shall be filed by 1 them al the time they deliver the re- turns to the County Central Commit 1 tee. in the office of the county clerk of l the county, and where there is more i than one court district in the county. l then in the county clerks office of the 1 district where the County Central l Committee holds its meetings.
 1 See 10 The county clerk shall fur nish 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. 1 shall make out such certificates in triplicate. signed hv the judges and attested by the clerks. and immediate lY post one copy thereof in a eonspic- Hous place al the voting nrecinct. 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 of the poll books and feeistef of voters to the County Central Committed 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 nittee shall convene at noon of the Friday following the primary on THes- dsY. and the returns one of the lists of voters and the ballots of each vot ing precinct are required to be de- livefed to said committee as hereto fore provided on or before said time
 If the returns and ballots Of any precinct arc not then delivered. the committee shall send any peace officer for the returns and hallots. and the neace officer so selected is authorized 10 take the same. forciblv if necessary. from anyone in whose possession they may be, and inn nediateiv hrine the sar1e to said committee. If all returns and ballots are not before the commit
 
 III II receives them. not later tha Sat urday noon The cotemittee shall can Vass the returns and when dema nded examine tho ballots: may hear testi- r1onv, if offered of fraudulent prac- tices and Illegal votes. and may east out illeea1 votes. fraudulent returns. and find the trne and legal vote cost for each candidate. and shall certify inc result not later than Monday fol- iewtng the primary
 Sa'd committee shall certify the nomination of all county and township officers and shp11 further certffv the district offices to the Circuit and Dis trict Committees dncludine congress sional distrtctsA and shall certify the vote for eardidatns for ITcited States Senate and for all state offices 10 the Stn4e Central Cammittee
 The Statn Cantrel Committee and District ard Circuit Committees. or other committees or conventions a are ceive the returns from County Gent~a1 Committees and canvass and "ertifv the result thereof as now provided hv low and said committees. or their Of acers. shall. when ordered hv Circuit Court hereinafter prov tded annuI the e"rtifieations madH and make cer- 'i"eatians in accordance with the tudgment of tho Circuit Court
 The County Central Committee i'm ,,o ediatelv upon having canvassed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots. and upon having certified the results Of the primary az herein reonired shall and it is hereby made obligatory upon it and it's chairmar 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 orc district where the meetir~s of the Central Con1mit- toe are hold. all the returns. all nott hoots, and all ballots. to"ether with all the poll tax receipts a II cert ihcateS of pavr1eut of poll taxes. qfff1avits nd other documents received from the iudges of election to he preserved hv said county clerk. for the neriod of six months subject to the orders of any court of eomnet ant juriediction. or IT Q contest Is nending. until said contest Is deterr1ined and the failure of tho returns. noll books ballots and docu- r,,ants aceempanvine same. shall be 2 ,,,iedemea nor and punished hy fine and innrisonment a s fs provided for other plisdemaanors under this act.
 The County Central Committee shall deliver the ballots to the county clerk in the ballot boxes of the respeetive voting pra6inctS locked and sealed and ehaH take the reeeipt of the clerk therefor and the clerk shall not un- lock said ballot hoxes or break the seal thereof except Hpon order and di- rection of the court havin" iurisdir- ton oVer contests as provided in this act and he sha1l keen said ba Hot boxes in a vault if there Is a vault of suff- ciert eanacity in the court house: oth- ervise in a room under his control 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 nresence Of the chairman and secre- tarv of the County Central Commit ice or a committee Of not less than three perso0s appointed bv the Coun- tv Central Committee for that purpose. #onen said ballot boxes and without ex-
 h I11,t. hty.r |, I take from the chairman and secretary of the County Central Committee CT the witnesses designate5 by the Coun- tv Central Committee. certificate showing the facts in connection with the burning of the ballots. and file the same as a permanent record in his of fee. and he shall thereupon return to the County Central Committee the bal
 Sec 12 right of action is hereby conferred on any candidate to contest the certihcation of nomination or the certifcati Of vote as made by the County Central Committee.
 The action shall be brought in the Circuit Court If for the office of rep rescntative or county or township office in the Circuit Court of the coun- tv: and if for a circuit or district of fee within any county in the circuit or district wherein any of the wrong ful acts occurred; and if for United States senator or state office, in the Pulaski Circuit Court.
 The complaint shall be supported by the afidavits of at least TO reputa bIe citizens and shall be filed within 10 days Of the CertitiCatiOn complained Of, if the complaint is against the certih- cation in one county. and within 20 days if against the certihcaton in more than one county. The complaint shall be answered within 10 days
 If the complaint is sufficiently det- mite to make q prima faeie ease, the judge shall. unless the Circuit Court in which it is filed is in session ot Is to convene within 30 days, call q special term. which shan nossess the hoMers