Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs Fromths Various Departments j OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Ijegai News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes (lathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney Frank M. Crangle of Watseka, Illinois, was a business visitor in Rensselaer Friday afternoon. Remember that Monday, November 6,' is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid delinquency and added penalty. In the table showing the registration of voters in this county in our last issue Carpenter, west, was given at 150, when it should have read 231. The total was correct as given 4,213. New suits filed: Nb. 8682, Jacob Ochs, Jr., vs. William Zimmerman; action for $5,000 damages for libel. No. 868 3. Mark J. Schroer vs. (’lint Rrown; foreclosure of lien on automobile. Demand $34.19 and $1 5 attorney fees. Attorney Frank Davis was over from Krook Monday and Tuesday on bueiness. Mr. Davis is scheduled to make several speeches In this county next week, and it is conceded by all that he knows some good reasons why President Wilson should bo re-elected. Deputy Prosecutor Hands and Attorney Mose Leopold went to Milroy township Monday to attend a case in Justice Gatfield’s court, in which Fred Doerfert was charged with asflauit and battery in an affidavit filed by Frank Summers, son of Mark Summers. Doerfert asked for a change of venue and the case will be called before Squire Dean next Saturday.

Section eight of the registration law provides: “If the name of any voter, who has heretofore registered and voted at the last preceding election, shall have been inadvertently or otherwise Omitted from the registration books of any precinct, such voter may have his name reinstated by filing with the auditor of the county at any time subsequent to the day on which the regular session of the registration board is held, and prior to the day on which the registration hooks shall have been delivered to the inspector of the elections for the November election, or with the election hoard on the day of election, a statement signed and sworn to by such person, before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, and having an official seal, to the effect that he has maintained his domicile, or that he has resided continuously in such nrecinct since the last preceding general election; and two (2) freeholders residing in such precinct shall certify on such statement, that they are acquainted with such voter and that ho has maintained his domicile or that ho has resided continuously in such precinct since the last preceding general election, and that he is in all respects qualified and entitled to register and to vote in such precinct. Such statement when so sworn to shall be delivered to the county auditor, or to the election board of the precinct in which such voter resides, and the name of such voter shall be entered on the registration books of such precinct and he shall be entitled to vote at such election.”

County Chairman Welsh has appointed B. F. Fendig as Democratic member the county election board. C. C. Warner is the Republican member. These two, with the county clerk, who is chairman of the hoard, will have charge of the making up of the tickets, the printing and distribution of the ballots and the canvas of the vote. The names of all candidates on the various tickets must be filed ’'with the county clerk not later than fifteen days preceeding Ahe election. Therefore, next Monday is the last day for filing. The board of election commissioners meets at 6 p. m. on the evening of the election and remains in continuous session to receive the reports from the inspectors of the various precincts, whose duty it is to take the tally sheets forthwith to the board as soon as the

count in their precinct is completed. They cannot wait until next day to start with this report, but must leave immediately, as soon as the count is completed and the tally sheets signed by the hoard. It usually takes most of the day following the election for the election commissioners to complete the tabulating and fill out the returns to be sent to he secreary of state.