The Springdale news., 1916-08-11

Sec '. The judges and clerks of the election shall make a 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 its number in the manner prescribed in Sections 2S11 to 2S16, fn- elusive. of Kirby's Digest. The voting precincts shall be designated by the Election Commissioners appointed for 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 i for said precinct and judges and clerks shall be appointed for each box in said precinct
 l The judges and clerks shall begin the counting of the ballots immediate tinue the same to completion; provid- ed. if any of said judges or clerks shall become sick or be incapaeitated 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 at 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 att tested by all Of said judges.
 At 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, 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 held for the selection of judges to re- ceive said returns, as soon a s possible after the count is completed, and the other register of voters, together with one of the certificates required under iZr1 Of +. .fs a4f haT he 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 than one court district in the county, then in the county clerks office of the district where the County Central Committee holds it's meetings.
 Sec. ID. The county clerk shall fur nish the judges and clerks of election with blank certificates upon which to certify the vote cast for each eandi- date voted upon. and the judges and clerks, when they complete the count. shall make out such certificates in triplieate. signed hy the judges and attested by the clerks. and immediate lv post one copy thereof in censptc- uous place at the voting precinct, 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
  to the County Central Committee. The expense of pre9ariar said certificates and filing same shall he 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 reouired to he de- livered 10 safd 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 ballots. md the neace officer SO selected is authorized 70 take the same. foreiblv f necessary, from anyone in whose possession they may he, and immediately bring the same te said committee. IT all returns and ballots are not before tha commit tee bY Friday noon, | may adjourn an ti4 # receives them. not later than Sat =uFday noon. The committee shall can vass the returns. and when demanded examine the hallots.- may hear testi- raonv. r offered. of fra udulent prac- ticas and Illegal votes. and may ca st out nleeal vetee. 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 ehan certify the nomination of all county and township officers and shall further certify the vote of a1l candidates for circuit and district offices 10 tka Circuit and Dis trict Committees Gneluding congress sional distriets1 and shall certify the vote for candidates for United States Senate and for all s+ate offices to the st@te Central Comrajttee.
 The State Central Committee and District and Circuit Committees. or ! other canaraitteAs or conventions ? 6 2 re or may he authorized bv law shall re- eeive the returns from County Central i ..4 the result thereof as now provided hv law. and said committees ar their of frers. shall. when ordered hv a Circuit Court as hereira fter provided annul the certifcations r7adn and make cer- ] tifcations in accor9a nee with the iud9ment of the Ci~clit Court
 The County Central Committee i'm mediatelv npon having canvassed the returns and where demanded examined the ballots. and unee having certified the results of the rriraarv a herein reouired shall. ard if is herehv made oh'i isatorv. upon it and its chairman the county clerk of said county and f" the district of eaid county where there is more thae ono district where the meetin~s Of tto Central Commit tee are held all the returns all poO hooks and all haftate to~etter with all the poll tax receipts. all certificates Of payment of poll fawes. afffdaVits and ! other documents received from the 1 se.d county clerk. for the period of six months subject to the orders of any court of comnet Nnt Jurisdiction or # a contest Is nendin@. until said contest Is determined and the failure of tho l county clerk to 90 preserve the said returns poll books. hallsts and dacu- nente accompanvinc same shall be a i ynisdauea nor and punished hs fine and imprisonment as is provided for other 1 misdem@p DOrs under this act
 The County Central Committee shall i deliver the eal1ets to the county clerk in the ballot hoxes of the respeetive l voting precincts locked and sealed and shall take the receipt of tho clerk therefor, and the clerk shall not un- ] lock said ballot hoxes or break the seal thereof except upon order and di- roction of the court havi"~ iurisdfc- 1 ton over contests provided in this act and he shall 1,een said ballot hoyos i in a vault. if there Is vault of sun i eiert eanacity in the court house. ath-
 ervise in roor' Hnder hls control under lock and kev At the end of
 six months if no contest Is pending
 involving the insneetion of said hal
 lots the cenntv clark shall in the Draseure# of fbs oh irtt1an and sAcrc-