The Dermott news., 1916-08-10
FOR ACT NO. I.
 AGAINs ACT NO. |.
Be It Enacted by the People or the State of Arkanaas:

pHI lieS StttNtllE hi'Nt1 ''''N'' IT office through primary eleetlons sn@t l.t be subject to the provisions or thl" aC'' except in case of vacancies as hti T, after provided. and each party 9'@.t pay the expense of its own primary election except as herein otheIN ISS provided. and all primary elections ioi the nomination Of county, dieI ret anu anu state officers shall be held on the same day.
 Provided. hoy ever. nominations by petition of elccS.rs maN continue 10 ne made as provided in Section Z44 "i kirby's Digest.
 Sec. 9 The primary elections of all political parties shall be held ou the last Tuesday in May preceding the general election Special primary eltS- tions may be called to tit Vacan'ltS, and this law shall govern the same as
 Sec. 3 There shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to the county convention. and the nsWo't Of the County Central Nommlttts tg which each election precinct or rlH ward Is entitled and it shall he me duty of the County Central GommiiI"e to place on the primary h2jots ths names of all persons nohlh'''e4s s,, ,i delegates and committeeman. h'Ee shall be placed on the ballot 9S eahdl- dates for delegates and CommitteeNth only such names AS have been fleiii mated for such position by Pett1an CT not less than 10 qualified elect ors CT the precinct or ward. filed with me secretary of the County Central ,9ln- mittee on or before it's meeting HeIu "S Hereinafter provided for appoint tment Of Judges and clerks of the primary election. provided. tf candidates TOT such positions have not been nefhthai= ed by petition of Ou1ith"d electors 'S herein provided then the County cen tre1 Committee at its said meeting Tor the selection Of judges and clerks. Eha1l select candidates for delegates and committeeman for all voting pre- .+l aT tions have been made
 Sec 4 The judges and clerks Of election shall he selected hE#the tahn, tv Central Committee at an=open ant public meeting of the comm 1it,s. 'T,a ,,.. not earlier than one week before the primary election. ten days written no tice Of the time and place oi Whlch shall be given each member h& the chairman. vice chairman or secret afN of the committee and in addition thereto said chairman. vice chairn}An or secretary shall publish nath'" of Inc time and place Of holding s2id ih'.i ing In some ncwspaper of general cir culation in the county. and hrre there Is moro than one ceHrt district in the county. said notice StatI ne puhIfshed in ncWSpap"r gf general circulation in both districts. or in newspaDers of general circulation Tn each district and if ther" fs nc new paper of general circulation ia an& county. or in any district of any coun= tv the notice for said county or said sIstrlc of said cnunt& shall be g1Neu hv printed handhills which tho said chairman. vice chairman or SHCT"fHrF shall cause tO be posted al public places in each township Of such Coun- tv. one of which shall he at the place provided for posting public notices af which the said County Central Com rnIttee Is aIIed to hold its open and public meeting.
 The committee snail aDOOint or all ternate for each judge and an alter pate for each clerk who shall serve tn the nIace or the iudcc or clerk epnointrd sAould such iu'~e or CierlS fail to serve E0d ir neither the tudCo or clerk nor his alternate, shall serve. then such vacancy in the selection of judges and clerl1s shall he filled hy tho electors assembled at the voting pre- oinct al s:30 q m.
 Sec 5. F shall be tho duty Of tho secretary Of the committee to prepare and have printed the ballots for the urinary election. and the order in which the names of the reSoeCtive candidates Including pcre00S 00winat- ed for committeeman ard felerntes to The county convention. Sh7H appear on the ballots shall be determined hv lot at the public meeting of the committee held to appoint judges and clcrlls and If the secretary Of tho committee. or any other person. shall priut5= or cause to he printed. ballots with the names of the candidates appearinc thereon in any oth pr or different order from that seteru1ined ne hercinhefOre provided or either of them shall knowingly fail to comply with or knowingly violate any other provision of this section. he or they shall be guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction he pun ished by fine and imprisonment as herein provided for in cases of mis- demeanor under this act.
 Sec 6 Any elector who shah tell the judge that he can not read or write or that hv reason Of any physical dis nhi,itv he Ia unable to mark his ballot may have the assistance of the judges in the preparation Of his ballot who In the presence of the e1eetor and in the presence Of each other shall prepare his ballot for him as he wishes fo vote. hut before any such electOr shall be re- o,3,red or nermttted to teu for whom he wishes 70 vote. ali of the electors, including those in the booths. shall he required to withdraw from the polling room Said ballot shau he prepared in the following manner. One of tho sudres. in tho presence Of the other Judges shall read 10 the eiectOr the names of the respective candidates as thev appear upon tho ballet ard the elector shall then state for which can didate he wishes 10 vote. whCrpupon one of the judges. Tn the presence of all shall strike from tho hal}ot all the candidates for that particular office except the ono for which tha olector votes. and if he does not wish tO vote for any candidate for that particular 
 the candidates for that particular office off of said ballot.
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or in any manner whatsoever attempt to infu- ence any elector for whom he shall vote and any judge or clerk violating any provision of this section shall he deemed guilty of a mtSdor1eanor and shall he punished as hereinafter pro vided
 Sec [ Each political party holding q primary election shall on the first Monday after the primary, hold a county convention composed of the delegates elected at such primary cleo ton fin each township and ward as herein provided for.
 See & The county convention shall at said time declare the result of said primary election and select delegates and aIternntes to all conventions
 No candidate for office. or oficehold.. CT. or deputy Of an ofticoholder, shall be eligible to membership on County Central Committees or ns a deleeate to county or district conventions, or as judge or clerk of any primary cleo ton
 The selection of ineligible persons shall he void, and the vacancy filled as