Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-11

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IN the Central Committee shall he nIisd
by the committee.
Sec, ?, The judges ana clerks OF the
election shall make duplicate rts-
ister or the names OF each aud an the
electors IN the order in which they
present their ballots, placing opposite
each name itH number lH the manner
prescribed iu Sections ssh o. gElE fB-
elusive, OF klrhy's Digest The voting
precincts shall he designated hy the
Election Commissioners appointed fnr
the last general election hut The
County Central Committee may. whos
the vote 10 be cast In the precinct
shall exceed one hundred uOOl votes.
designate one or more additional boxes
for said precinct and Judges ana
clerks shall be appointed for each boz
In said precinct,
The Judges and clerks shall begin
the counting OF tho ballots Immediate
iy upon the close Of the polls. and con
tinue the same TO completion; prayid-
cd, N any OF said judges or clerks
shall become sick or be lneapaeitated
from any other cause, the remaining
judgeH or clerks shall make and con-
tinue said count until the same 10
completed.
Each ballot shall he signed BY IN.
voter at the bottom thereof at a place
which shall be provided for his sigma
ture; and N the voter Il unable 10
subscribe hts name, the same shall be
signed by one OF the judges and at
tested ny All OF said judges
a. the closing Of the polls; the dupii.
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 20 the
Central Committee. or the person or
committee designated by the County
Central Committee al the meeting
held for the selection Of Judges TO re-
eeive said returns. as soon as possible
after the count Il completed. and the
other register Of voters, together with
one OF the certificates required under
Section 10 OF this act shall be fled by
them at the time they deliver the re-
turns 60 the County Central Commit
tee. in the ONCE OF the county clerk Of
the county. and where there is more
than one court district IN the county,
then In the county clerks once Of the
district where the County Central
Committee holds IT, meetings
Sec 10 The county clerk shEii fur
nish the Judges and clerks of election
with blank certificates upon which 20
certify the vote cast fer each candi-
date voted upon. and the judges and
clerks, when they complete ~" count
shall make out such certificates IN
triplicate. signed hv the Judges and
attested by the clerks. and Immediate
~ post one copy thereof IN conspie-
nous place at the voting precinct,
which shall remain 50 posted for 10
successive days thereafter. deliver one
copy 10 the county clerk. who shan
ME the same. and return the other
COPY with the ballots and one copv OF
the POLL hooks and register of voters
90 the County Central Committee The
expense NJ preparing said certificates
and nlinE same shall be borne from
the general revenue 81 the county.
Sec, II. The County Central Com
mittee shall convene AZ 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 required 60 he de-
llyered 10 said committee as hereto
fore provided on or before said time.
II the returns and ballots Of any
precinct are not then delivered, the
committee shall send nnv peace of1cer
Tor the returns and ballots, and the
peace oficer 30 selected e. authorized
20 take the same. forcibly n necessary,
from anyone In whose possession they
may be, and Immediately bring the
same 20 said committee. n all returns
and ballots are not before the commit
tee by Friday noon. n NAV adjourn un-
til II receives them, not later than SAT-
urday noon. The committee shall can
vaEE fhe roturnr and when dau1n nded
examine the ballots; NAV hear testi-
nony. n offered. of fraudulent prac-
tlces and Illegal votes. and may cast
out Illegal votes. fraudulent returns,
and ind the true and legal vote cast
the result not later than Monday fol-
lowing the primary.
said committee shan certify the
nomination OF all county and township
officers. and shall further certify tho
vote Of nll candidates for circuit and
district Offices 10 the Circuit and Dis
trict Committees Nncluding congress
sional districtsl. and shall certify the
vote for candidates for United states
Senate and for all state Offices 10 the
state Central Committee
The State Central Committee and
District and Circuit Committees, or
other committees or conventions ~ are
or NAV he authorized by law, shall re-
celve the returns from County Central
Committees and canvass and certify
the result thereof as now provided bv
law and said committees. or their Of
ncers. shall. when ordered bv . Circuit
Court as hereinafter provided annul
the civilizations made and make GER
tihca'ions In accordance with the
JUDGMENT of the Circuit Court
THE County Central Committee, I'm
n1eflately upon having canvassed the
returns and whore demanded examined
the ballots, and upon having certified
tho ~eEults Of the primary ne herein
reo'ired. shall. and n ls hereby made
and secretary. 20 fle In the once Of
the county clerk Of said county. and
in the district OF said county where
there r. more than one district where
the meetings OF the central N0N1mit=
Zee arc held, all the returns. all poll
boors. and all ballots. together with
all the poll tax receipts. all certificates
OF payment Of poll taxes. nfTldavits and
other documents received from the
JUDGES OF election 10 he preserved by
said county clerk for the period of six
months subject to the orders OF anv
court Of competent Jurisdiction. or n
n contest is pending. until said contest
is determined, and the failure Of the
county clerk 70 so preserve the said
returns poll books. ballots and docu-
mcn'g accompanying same. shall be n
piademeanor and punished by fine and
imprisonment as Is provided for other
mis1emeanors under this act.
Tho County Central Committee shall
deliver the ballots 10 the county clerk
IN the ballot boxes oS the respective
voting precincts locked and sealed and
shall take the recent Of the clerk
therefor. and the clerk shall not un-
lock said ballot boxes or break the
seal thereof except upon order and d.
rection OF the court having iurisdic-
tlon over contests as provided IN this
act and he shall keen said ballot boxes
in n vault, n there Is n vault Of sum-
Client capacity in the court house: 9th
erwise in a room under his control.
under lock and key. At the end OF
six months, n no contest Is pending
Involving the inspection Of said ball
lots. the county clerk shall. in the
presence Of the chairman and secre-
tary OF the County Central Commit