The Dermott news., 1916-08-03

1 more than one county. The complaint | shall be answered within 10 days,
 If the complaint is sufficiently den l ntte to make prima facie ease, the l Judge shall. unless the Circuit Court m which 1t Is filed is in session or is to 1 convene within 30 days. call special 1 term, which shall possess the powers 1 of a court convened in regular term l and shall proceed at once to hear the | case If the case comes in regular l term It shall be given precedence and | be speedily determined. The Judge
 may adjourn other courts in order to l hear such cases, and may call another l judge in exchange to sit in other
 courts, or vacate the bench In other l courts and cause a special judge 10 be
 elected to hold the same; and the ses- | sion of the special term to hear such | cases shall not interfere with the va
 lidity of other courts proceeding al l the same time in said circuit
 1 The cause shall be tried by the CIT l cult judge in open court, without a 1 Jury. an appeal may be taken rom
 the judgment. provided. how ever, that
 the appeal shall not operate as su- 1 persedeas. by judicial order or other
 wise. and the judgment of the circuit 1 Court shall. until reversed, be oheyed l by political committees and their of l fcers and all election officers: further l provided 1t shall be the duty of the 1 Supreme Court to advance the hearing
 of any such appeal
 The Circuit Court, or. when neccs- ! SUI " lNP NlItull Judge. III tAiei AbAt shall, by mandamus to the officers of l political parties and election oih
 cers. or both, or the secretary of state,
 enforce the proper eertiication and proper ballot In accordance with the l judgment of the court. and shall pun i ish the failure of any such officers to l obey the mandamus by Imprisonment i in the county jaiE
 l Sec. 13. Should 10 reputable cttt-
 zens of any county file a complaint 1 with the circuit judge within 20 days after primary election. alleging that 1 illegal or fraudulent votes were cast i or fraudulent returns or certteatton made. or the corrupt practices act Nto- i lated. the circuit judge shall if in his i opinion there is good ground to be- 1 lievc the charges to be true. convene special term at once, unless the reg l ular term is in session or will con l v,ue within 90 days. If the charges come in regular term, the judge l shall Speciallv charge tho Grand Jury ] as to them should special term be i called it shall Tn all respects be us II convened by law. and the circuit Judge l shall cause to be summoned grand and i petHt Jurors. either on lists selected hN i the }urv commi ssthncrs or hv the sh her- iT. or hv diSiutertsted persons select i ed by him for that purpose. according i to his opinion as to the hest method i to select unbiased jurors. should in diCtmcnts be returned. either at il Spe- I ciaI or regular term, for violating the
 primary election laws, the defendants l shall NC given speedy irl#i Af SAld ] form fand the court may adjourn terms i of other courts in order that they may ho tried1i unless for good cause shown
 or in the interests of justice contn- ueuce or change of venue he granted. ] No change of venue shall be granted in such cases except after a hearing i and finding by the court that the de ] fendant can not obtain a fair and i'm partial trial in tho district of the
 county where said indictment Is pend l Ing
 i Sec. l4 Should 1t he proved 10 the f sattsfactlon of the trial judge. in
 case instituted under Section i2. or i prosecution as contemplated by Section 2 that a successful candidate has ! been guilty of violating any provision 5 of the corrupt practices net. or anN
 other violation of thc laws regulating
 primary elections tho Circuit Court
 shall enter such finding as a part Of i the Judgment irrespective of the de i fcrfu nation of the issues In the suit
 instituted under Section le. or the yer ; diet Of the fnEN in criminal presceu-
 uout and the judgment to that e0eef shah operate to deprive the candidate : of the nomination and riEht to have ! his rarse on the ballot and the VII cancy shall be filled by a special pri-
 mary or otherwise. as may he deter
 mined hv the party organization.
 Sec lh Should a procccding under
 under Section 13. he not determined
 finally until after tho election and Inc
 defendant in such proceeding is elect . cd to the 0t'}cC as the nominee of the
 party. and # is determined that he i was no. entitled fo the nomination. or
 tho Judgment contains finding that
 he violated thr laws. as provided in i Section II. then such Judgment shall operate as m custer from office. and tho vacancy in tt shall be fil"d as . provided by law for filling vacancies in
 such office in case of death or resigna-
 tIon-
 e. ,e N, rn~sDp shou bc n II,,.,a
 ,o vote at any primary election held
 under tho laws of this state. who shall
 not exhibit poll tax receipt. or other
 evidence that ho has paid his poll tax
 within the time prescribed by law to i entftle htm to vote at the suCCecding
 general state election. Such other ev-
 Idence shall be:
 ,ub A copy of such receipt duly cer- oc inc county where such tax was i paid
 th1 Or. such persons name shall ap- pear upon the list required To be Ccr- i tlhcd 10 the judges of election by Sec l ton three C3) of Act S2o ot the Acts i of l909
 or. ir any person offering to vote shall have attained the age of ei years l since the time of tossing taxes nvNt i preceding such election. which period i of assessment is here declared to mean l between the second Monday in May and The second Monday iu September i of each year. and possesses the other
 necessary qualifications. and shatl sub init evidence by written affidavit. sat isractory to the judges of election. cs- i tohH@htns that fact. he shall he per l uItted to vote
 All such original and certified copies ' of poll faN receipts and written pt'ida i wis shaH be filed with the Judges ef 1 election and returned by fhem with i thrtr# other returns uf election. and the i sgtd judges of election shah. in addi- tiou to fheir regular list of voters. 1 make an additional Hat upon their poll l book of all such persons permitted hy 1 them to vote. whose names do not ap- 1 pear on the certified list of poll tax l payers. and such poll hooks shall have
 a separate page for th' purpose of re- COrdlng names of such persona. It shnN he the duty af each eieetor.
 at the time of payment of his poll tnx. I to state and it sh1ll be the duty of l thc collector tp tsrord md certify in his receipt rvI3ruetnE the payment of I such poll 'aN- th" color, residence. i puatof'ice address trurol route town or l street addrcssl. voting precinct and 1 school district of such person at the | time Of the payment of such lax. and Hal Doll tax receipts not rCufatuing