Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-25
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.
Full Text Of the Australian System Under
Which the Election Of October lst
Will be Held.

Following is the full text of tn,
election law introduced byCoincllmal
Kennedy and adopted by the last leg
islatlve assembly Of Montana terri
tory. The first balloting under it,
provisions will be ntoher I. when :
vote will he taken on the ratification,
or rejection of the state constitution
and when state officers and n con
gresham are tn le chosen
An act tn provide for printing and
distributing ballots at the p,,br
expense. and tn regulate voting at
, territorial and Ot her elect ions.
BE it enacted 10y the l.gislariv,
assembly of the territory OF Montana
Section l. All ballots east in elec.
tions for public officers within Mon.
tana texcept school district officers
shall he printed and distributed at
public expense as hereinafter prov Ide,l
! The printing of ballots and cards O,
instruction for the electors in each
county, and the delivery of the same
to the election officers, as hereinafter
provided, shall he Il county charge.
the payment of which shall be pro
vided for in the same manner as the
payment of other county expenses.
but the expense of printing and dellv-
erlng the ballots shall, in the ease oi
municipal elections be n charge upon
the city or town IL which such elec-
tions shall be held.
Sec. 2. Any convention or primary
meeting, As hereinafter defined. held
Tor the purpose Of making nomna-
tions to public office, and also electors
to the number hereinafter specified
may nominate candidates for pibli,.
Office To be filled 10y elect ion wit hin the
territory. Rconvcntion or Urinary
meeting within the meaning of this
act, Is an organized aSsemblage oi
electors or delegates representing n
poirtrruf IIrT'try TT TJrin7ilJffr-
Sec. 3. All nominations made by
such convention or primary meeting
shall be certified as follows: The ccr-
tificate nj nomination. which shall b..
IN writing. snail contain the name of
each person nominated. his residence
his business, his business address. and
the office for which he is named. and
shall designate in not more than five
words the party or principle which
such convention or primary meeting
represents and it shall be signed bv
the presiding officer and secret ary oi
such convention ar primary meet in,.
who shall add their signatures. their
respective places oi residence. their
business and business addresses. Such
certificates made out as herein required
shall bc delivered 10y the secret ary or
president Of such convention or pri-
mary meeting, To the secretary of the
territory or to the county clerk as
hereinafter required.
Sec. 1. Certificates of nomination
Of candidates for offices O be filled by
the electors oi the entire territory, or
Oi any division greater than "a county.
shall he filed with the SECRETARY of the
territory. Certificates of nonIinat ion
iOr county and prccinct officers shall
he filed will the clerks OF the respect
i've counties wherein the officers are to
be elected. Certificates OF nominal ion
Tor municipal officers shall he filed
with the clerk OF the municipal cOrpO-
ratiOns wherein the officers are to b..
elected. The cert tiinate OF u nomina-
tiOn Tor Joint member OF either branch
OF the legislative assembly shall be-
filed in the Offices OF the county clerks
OF both counties to be represcnte, by
such Joint member.
See. >. Candidates for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by
convention or primary meeting in the
manner following: A certificate OF
containing the name of n
for the office to be filled.
with such information as il required
to he given in certificates provided for
in section 3 of this act. shall be signed
10y electors residing within the dist rict
or political division i'm and for which
the officer or officers are to be elected
IN the following numbers: The number
Of signatures need not exceed one hun
tlred when the nomination is for an
office to be filled by he electors of the
entire territory, and need not exceed
ten when the election is for an office to
be filled by the electors Of q county.
district or other division less than he |
territory, AND need not exceed five
when the nomination is for an office to |
be filled by the eject ors OF township, |
precinct or ward; provided, that the
said signatures need not all he ap-
pended to one paper. Each elector
signing a certificate shall add to his |
signature his place of residence, his |
business and business address. Such |
certificate may he filed as provided for |
IN section four of this act i'm the same
manner and with i,e same effect as |
cert fiiicate OF nomination made 10y II |
party convention OF primary meeting !