The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

the counting of the ballots immediate | ly upon the close of the polls. ana con ,n l ed, 1T any of said judges or cierks | shall become sick or be fncapaoita,eu from any other cause, the remainlns n | judges or clerks shall make ana con | tinue said count until the same l completed.
 Each ballot shall be signed by the voter at the bottom thereof at pIaoe which shall be provided for his sigma.
 subscribe his name. the same shail pc l signed by one of the Judges ana at | tested by all of said Judges. ., | At the closing of the polls. the dupi., cate register of voters shall pc s,stpSe tpe
 by the judges and attested by the 1 clerks One of said registers Of voters, | the returns, poll books and ballots
 shall be delivered by them to the
 chairman or secretary of of the nsrson Sounoy oy
 committee designated by the County | Central Committee at the meeting | held for the selection of Judges 10 re- ceive said returns, as soon as poss th e after the count is completed. and tne | other register of voters, together wltn | one of the certificates required under | Section 10 of this act shall be hied py turns to the County Central Commit | tee, in the office of the county clerk or | the county, and where there IS more
 than one court district in the county, II: :
  1 district where the County Centrai | Committee holds it's meetings.
 | Sec 10. The county clerk shall fur- nish the judges and clerks of electlon with blank certificates upon wnlcn ao certify the vote cast for each canal, | date voted upon, and the judges ana clerks, when they complete the count shall make out such certificates m l triplicate signed by the judges ana attested by the clerks. and immediate | ly post one copy thereof in conspic- l uous place at the voting precinct, which shall remain so posted for ID successive days thereafter deliver one 'I copy to the county clerk, who shall | file the same, and return the other copy with the ballots and one copy or | the poll books and register of voters | to the County Central Commlttee: Lne expense of preparing said certificates and filing same shall be borne from the general revenue of the county Sec. Il. The County Central Com | mittee shall convene at noon or 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 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
  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. it may adjourn un- Ill it receives them. not later than Sat- urday noon. The committee shall can- vass the returns. and when demanded examine the ba11ots: may hear testf- tices and illegal votes. and may cast out ilIegaI votes. fraudulent returns. and find the true and legal vote cast for each candidate. and shall certify lowing the primary.
 Said committee shall certify the nomination of all county and township officers and shall furth,=--- rFsrfffo- the 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 l State Central Committee.
 The State Central Committee and | District and Circuit Committees, or | other committees or conventions s are
 or may be authorized bv law. shall re- cefve the returns from County Central Committees and canvass and certify | the result thereof as now provided hv | law and said committees. or their of l fcers. shall. when ordered hv Circuit l Court ac hereinafter provided. annul | the certifications made and make cer- tiffcations in accordance with the | udement of the Circuit Court.
 The County Central Committee. inn | mediatelv upon having canvassed the | returns and where demanded examined
 the ballots. and upon having certified | the results Of the primary as herein required. shall and it Is hereby made | obligatory upon It and its chairman and secretarvs to file in the office of
 the county clerk of said county, and 1 Tn the district of said county where | there Is more than one district where 1 she meetines of the Central Commit 1 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, aff1davits and | other documents received from the | judges of election to be preserved bv
 months. subject to the orders of any
 court of competent Jurisdiction. or If
 contest Is pending, until said contest
 fs determined. and the failure of the
 returns. poll books, ballots and docu- | ments accompanying same, shall be a misdemeanor and punished by fine and
 Imprisonment as Is provided for. oth CT | misdemeanors under 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 | therefor. and the clerk shall not un-
 lock said ballot boxes or break the
 seal thereof except upon order and di-
 rection of the court having jurisdic- ton over contests as provided in this
 act, and he shall keen said ballot boxes | in vault If there Is a vault of suff1-
 cient capacity in the court house: oth
 erV'ise in room under his control
 under lock and key. At the end of
 six months. If no contest Is pendine | involving the inspection of said bal Islots, the county clerk shall. in the presence of the chairman and secre-
 tary of the County Central Commit tee or a committee of not less than three persons appointed by the Coun- | ty Central Committee for that purpose
 open said ballot boxes, and without ex- l amining the ballots burn the same. and | take from the chairman and secretary | of the County Central Committee. oI
 the witnesses designated by the Coun- ty Central Committed a certificate | showing the facts In connection with
 the burning of the ballots. and file the flee, and he shall thereupon return tc
 the County Central Committee the bal. l lot boxes.
 See 12 A right of action is hereby
 the certification of nomination or tho
 certification of vote as made by tho
 County Central Committee.
 The action shall be brought in tho
 Circuit Court. If for the office of rep.
 resentative or a county or townshir
 office, In the Circuit Court of the coun.
 .ty; and if for circuit or district of | flee. within any county in the circui
 or district wherein any of the wrong
 ful acts occurred and if for United
 States senator or state office in tn, Pulaski Circuit Court
 The complaint shall be supported by
 the affldavits of at least 10 reputabl'
 days of the certification complained of
 if the complaint is against the certif 1 cation in one county, and within 2'