Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-18
No. 1856, Al
Published May II, 1891.
CHAPTER 439.

CHAR Ell 439.
AN ACT to provide for the regulation, eontrol.and
government of election primaries in counties
having population exceeding 10000 inhabi-
The people of the state Of Wisconsin. represent
ed in senate and assembly, do enact us fol-
lows:
Section l. The election primaries of all political
parties within this state, maintaining organi-
cations, and of all political parties hereafter or
ganjzed therein, shall, in counties having n non1-
lation of more than hundred and fifty thousand
inhabitants according to the census of 1890 be held
at the times and in the manner provided for in
this act and subject TO the provisions hereof
Section Each political party shall be repre-
sented in each such county, by committee con-
sistiug of one member from each township in such
county and one member from each ward in each
city, in each such county, to be chosen in the
ner in this act provided, and each such committee
shall have chairman and secretary to be selected
in the manner herein directed
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the board Of
public works, mayor, or other officer or officers
having charge of the election booths of each city
or town in such county at least fifty days before
the day fixed by law for holding any general cleo
tion and at least thirty days before the day fxed
for holding any charter special election to erect
within each ward of each city, or within each town
of such county, near the geographical center
thereof may be, election booth such as is now
required TO be used in cities having population
in excess OF one hundred and fifty thousand inhab-
itants in this state. and the they shall main
tain and keep standing until after all the primaries
for each such election shall have been held And
each member of any such board of public works
and each officer or officers having charge of such
booths who shall refuse fail to comply with the
provisions of this section shall for such failure or
refusal, forfeit the sum of hundred dollars to
be collected and enforced in the manner now pro-
vdpd hv law in cases of fOrfeitures
Section A. 1t shall be the duty of each such
county committee in each such county not more
than fifty days and not less than thirty-fve days
before the day of each general election and not
more than thirty days less than twenty days
before The day of each charter special election
in their respective counties and cities therein to
designate tiIne Wien the election primaries for
the party represented by each such committee
shall be held for the then ensuing election: an at
the same time to select place in each township in
heir respective counties where such party prImar-
les shall be held the place in each township 10 be
a. near the geographical center thereof practic
able. The primary of party shall be held at the
same time, but the primaries Of two or more
parties shall not be held upon the same day. The
primaries for each ward in each city or In each
town sh eli be held at the booth erected in that
ward or town, pursuant to the provisions hereof.
The chairman Of each county committee shall give
immediate notice Of the time and place, when and
where the primary of his party for each ward and
township in his county viii be held by posting up,
or causing to be posted, in each ward or township
in at least five public places in snch ward and
township, at least FIVE days before the day for
holding such pr inaries, written printed notices
signed by the chairman, specifying the name of
the party and the time and place when aud where
the primary for each ward and township will be
held, and by the publication of such notice in a
newspaper, ia such county, printed ia he English
language, and in newspaper printed in such
county in the German language, and in a news
paper printed in ouch county in the Polish
language for at least three Successive insertions IN
each such newspaper, within the five days next
preceding the date Of holding such primaries and
proof IF such posting and publications By ati ayIt
shall be, on or before the day Of the primaries,
fled in the Office 81 the county clerk.
Section 8, ANY person, by law qualified to hold
She office 70 which he seeks nomination. may he
some q candidate Tor nomination e any office io
De voted for at the election al which be desires to
be d candidate. upon the ballots Of any political
party holding % primaries, by fling III the Office
81 the county clerk Of the county ia which he re-
sides. and % which this act shall apply at ieasi FIVE
days before the primaries Of the party upon whose
ballots he SEEKS nomination are held written
notice, specifying hi name, age, residence giving
street and number & possible, occupation, nation.