The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-12
THE PRIMARY Law.


tons, in cities of two thousand five hun
dred inhabitants or more.
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the state of Oregon. Sec. 1. All
elections hereafter to be held within any
incorporated city of the state containing
population of two thousand five hun
dred or more, as shown by the last state
or federal census, by any voluntary po-
litical association or party for any dele
gates to any convention for the purpose
OF nominating candidates for public Of
fee, shall be held under the provisions
of this act, and such elections shall he
styled primary elections.
Sec. 2. Not less than seven days before
any such primary election is to be held,
the managing committee of the political
party or association calling the primary
election shall cause notice to be pub
lished in some newspaper of general cir
culation in the city in which the election
is to be held. Suchs notice must be
signed by the secretary of the committee
or association calling such election, and
must state the purpose of the election,
the date when the election is to be held,
the place where the polls are to he To-
cate, and during what hours each poll
ing place shall be kept open for the re-
ception of votes, and the number of dele
gates to be elected in each election pre-
cinct, ward, or district. Three persons
shall be named therein who are to act as
judges for each polling place at said cleo
tion, and such judges shall be legal vot-
ers OF and householders in the precinct,
ward, or district at which he is to act as
Judge at such elections. The judges
shall appoint two clerks for each polling
place, who shall have the same qualifi-
cations as themselves, excepting that
they need not be householders.
Sec. 3. The judges and clerks men
toned in the last section shall, before
entering upon their duties, take and SUBJ
scribe the oath prescribed by law for
judges and clerks of general elections,
which oath may be administered by any
one of the judges or by any person
authorized under. the laws of this state
to administer oaths. And if one or all
OF the judges appointed to serve at the
election be absent or refuse or fail to
serve at the hour appointed for the cleo
ton to begin, then the electors present,
to the number of not less than five, and
being members of the political party or
association holding such election, shall
choose person or persons to fill any
vacancy or vacancies that may exist. |
Any violation of the provisions of this |
section shall be deemed misdemeanor,
and shall subject the offender, on con-
riction, to punishment by fine of not |
less than fifty dollars nor more than two |
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county jail not less than one nor
more than six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
OF the court.
Sec. 4. The polling places at all pri-
mary elections shall be kept open for
the reception of votes not less than five
nor more than seven consecutive hours, |
and between the hours of II O'Clock
noon and O'Clock p. In.
Sec. o. No person who is not quail |
fed elector under the laws of the state,
or will not be so qualified at the next |
ensuing general election, shall be quail
lied or permitted to vote at any primary
election held under this act.
Sec. 6. Any person voting or offering
to vote at any such election who would |
not be qualified to vote in the election
precinct at the general election then
next ensuing, or who has voted at the
primary election of any other political
party or association held for the purpose I
OF electing delegates to any convention
at which the candidates of the respect
i've parties are to be chosen for the en-
suing election, or who shall vote more
than once at the same or different polls
on the same day at the same primary
election, or knowing that he is not a
qualified voter at such election, wilfully
votes, or offers to vote at such election.
or wilfullv aids or abets any one not
qualified to vote at such primary cleo
ton in voting or attempting to vote at
such election, or by offering, or giving,
or promising to give, reward, or.bribe,
or money, or any valuable consideration,
either directly indirectly, to attempt
to influence or to influence any voter in
giving or Withholding his vote at such
election, or by bribery, or by corrupt or
unlawful means, prevents or attempts
to prevent any voter from attending or
voting at such election; or if any one
places any ballot in any ballot-box in
use at such election which has not been
regularly voted and permitted to be
voted by the judges thereat, or any one
concealing, or destroying, or removing
any ballot from such ballot-hox for tho