Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-18

returns Of such primaries: hut II seh ,o,,., ,a-,
| shall De candidate for renomipation az such pri
| maries he shall not act upon such canvassinp
board but his place thereon shall be hlled by the
| county Judge, and II such county Judge shall b.
| unable from any cause 20 act any other county,
| otnceF, not beng candidate for rennrnfpaffor1
snail De chosen. and the board thus organized shall
broceed To canvass the returns OF such primaries
On The assembling of the hoard of ,anvasser ~ ~
| shall open and examine the returns ana II froYo
| any town or ward no returns shall have been re-
/ ceANeus tneA snail fnrNIth deSpatch a nessenupr
/ therefor and the person having them in CHARGE
shall deliver them 20 such lnesseurer. ana n m
examination of such returns they shall be found rs
ne - incomplete or informal. that the board can
not iutelllEeutly canvass them they saaIl lasofeb
q safe ana frusty messenger with snch refnrns e.,
me inspectors Who made them with written speti-
cations OF suCh iufQrmaiities or defects and
commapd them 10 forthwith compiet. The same
u me manner required by this act and deliver
I tueui 10 sueh messenger. which such inspector
shau GO hNery such messenger shall safely
heep an such returns. permit no persons except
such Inspectors To see theua and deliver then, 10
| such board with all possible despatch For sncb
purposes the board may adjourn as may he npe-
essafy mol exceeding twenty -four hours In am
Section %. The returns having been obtained
as herein provided, The board shall proceed 10
| make out statement in writing specifying me
names OF the candidates for nomination 10 each
! ofhce who received votes and he number ofvotes
! received by each. They shall append to each
such statement a sncCinct tabular Statement in
Hgures, OF the votes cast at each primary roll IN
the county or city in case Of city election for
each office and person entering into the canvass
embraced IN such statement under the provisions
OF TINS act. Each such statement shall be ctrti.
nedto be correct, and signed by such board and
niea IN the once OF the county clerk The board
shall certify 10 the chairman OF the county com
mlttee OF the party for which the primaries so
held were held, the name OF the person who re-
ceived the highest number Of votes at such pri-
maries for each Office to be voted for al the cleo.
ton then ensuing and the person receiving the
ulEnest number OF votes for npnfua IN ~
office, shall be the nominee for that Office
Section "a Every public officers and every In
spector Of primaries appointed pursuant to the
provisions or this act, upon whom by his con
sent. any duty is imposed BY this act who shall
wtHuly fail or neglect TO perform such duty
! shall De deemed guilty Of an offense. and on
conviction thereof shall be pnnshed by a fine Of
not less than fifty collars nor more than two
hundred dollars. together with the costs of pros.
ecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail
not less tina three months nor more than six
months. or by both such fine and Imprisonment
| in the discretion Of the court.
Section %, No inspector shall do any cleo
pioneering al any primary. No person shall SO
licit votes for any candidate for nomination 10
any office, OF do any electioneering whatever on
the day OF any primary within any booth or other
place where a primary is being held or within a
person shall remove any ballot from booth or
polling place of any primary before the closing
| OF me polls thereof, no person except an in
spec:or OF primary shall receive from any voter
a ballot prepared for voting No person shan
vote more than one ballot at the pon OF any pri-
mary. No person shall make falsely the oath
OF affirmation provided by section H. of this act
Wh9s0over shall violate any provision of this
section shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall he punished
by fine OF not less than fifty dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars together with the
costs OF prosecution, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail OF the proper county not TO exceed
one year, or both such fine and Imprisonment.
section %. In case no notice Of candidacy for
nomination, upon the ticket OF any party. 10 any
ofhee shall be filled pursuant TO the provisions OF
section OF this act, so that there shall be no
candidate for nomination to any office TO be voted
Tor al any primary. the county committee of such
party shall nominate q candidate 10 such Office
Section "a. AT the primaries held for each
election at which county officers are TO be elected
the members OF each party shall in each ward
and township meet, between the hours OF one
O'Clock aud two O'Clock in the afternoon OF the
day on which the party primary IS held, and then
by reclamation or otherwise. elect from each
ward and from each township enc member of the
county committee Of that party. No person
shall be qualified for election as such member
unless he be resident of the ward or township
from which he is elected, and qualified voter
therein. Each person elected shall take Office
on the hrst Monday IN January next following
his election. and shall held for two years or
until his successor is elected and has accepted
The persons thus elected shall compose the
comfy committee of the party they were electe
10 represent. On the first Monday in January
next following such election, the members OF the
county committee Of each party so elected shB \
| respectively meet ana such committees shall re-
spectively organize by electing from among their
/ rec ective members chairman and a secretary
of each committee, who shall act until their sue.
| cessors have been elected and have accepted.
Auy vacancy in the office Of member OF any
county committee, or in the Office OF chairman or
secretary thereof by death resignation or other
wise, may be filed by election by the members
OF the commit ee in which the vacancy occurs
but no person shall in any case be elected to
represent any ward or township upon any county
committee unls he possesses the qualifications
required by this act. The county committee OF
each political party in counties 70 which this
act applies, as now organized, shall hold Office
and act until their successors are elected in
pursuance OF this act.
Section Is. The provisions Of this act shall
apply to all city ard special as weil as 10 gen.
eral elections, but shall not apply 10 judicial
elections nor to the election OF delegates 10
state convention.
Session 20. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and pub ica
ton.
Approved April "a, 1891.
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