Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-11

Kansas;
SECTION l. All ballots cast In elections for
national, state, district and county officers, In
this state, after the taking effect Of this act,
tions after said date shall BIO printed and dis.
tributed at public expense. The printing and
distribution Of ballots and all other expenses
t WIZ Or SSWng 9T OF taS PsSy
and cities OF the first and second class, and IL
thall BIO the duty OF the county commissioners
OF each county TO apportion such expense
among the townships and cities OF the county
In proportion to tile vote cast at the last pre-
ceding general election In each township and
city IT shall be the duty of the proper officers
Of each township and city OF flrst and second
class TO Issue and pay warrants to cover OK
penses incurred under the provisions OF this
act In the same manner as all other township
and city warrants are paid under existing
statutes.
SEC. 9. The printing and distributing Of bal
lots and cards of instruction to voters, as here
matter described, for any general election,
shall be at the expense OF tho county, and shall
be provided for In the same manner as other
county election expenses; and the printing
and distributing OF ballots for use in city
elections shall be at The expense Of the city or
town in which such election shall be held.
The term general election as used in this act,
shall apply to any election held for the choice
OF national, state, judicial district, county or
township officers, whether for the full term or
for the filling OF q vacancy. The term "ctty
election" shall apply to any municipal election
held In o. city or Incorporated town.
SEC. 3. Any convention Of delegates, pri-
mary 1aucus, or meeting, oflguallhed voters, as
hereinafter defined, and individual electors TO
the number and in the manner hereinafter
specified, may nominate candidates for public
office, whose name shall be placed upon the
ballots to be furnished as hereinafter provided.
SEC 4. Any convention OF delegates primary,
caucus or meeting representing political
party, may, for the state or division thereof, or
municipality for which the convention, pri-
Vn0r opr aaatt an ia n
may be- by causinga certificate OF nomination
to be duly fled make one such nomination for
each Office therein TO be filed at the election.
Every such certificate of nomination shall
state such facts as are required in section OF
this act, and shall be signed by the presiding
officer and by the secretary OF the convention,
caucus or meeting, who shall add to their sig
natures their places Of residence. Where such
nomination Is made by primary election, the
certificate shall be signed by the board OF can
vassers to which the returns OF such primary
are made. Such certificate shall be sworn to
by them to be true, to the best Of their knowl-
edge and belief, and certificate OF an oath
shall be annexed to the certificate Of nomina-
ton.
office to be filed by the voters Of the state at
large may also be made by nomination papers,
signed in the aggregate for each candidate by
not less than five hundred 5000 qualified voters
of the state. Nominations OF candidates for
office to be filled by the electors OF county,
district or other division less than q state,
may be made by nomination papers, signed in
the aggregate for each candidate by not less
than twenty-five (25l qualified voters Of such
county, district or division. Nominations Of
candidates for offices to be filed by the elect
ors Of q city, town, precinct or ward may be
made by nomination papers signed in the ag
Rregate for each candidate by not less than ten
(10) qualified voters of such city, town, pre-
cinct or ward. Each elector signing certif-
cate shall add to his signature his place Of
business and postoflce address
SEC. G. All certificates of nomination, or
nomination papers, shall besides containing
the names Of the candidates specify as to each:
First, the Office to which he was nominated.
Second, the party or political principle which
he represents, expressed In not more than five
(5) words. Third, his place Of residence, with
street and number thereof II any. In case OF
electors for president and vice president of the
United States, the names for the candidates
for president and vice president may be added
to the party orpolitlcal apellation.
SEC Z. Certificates of nomination and nom
ination papers for the nomination of candt-
dates for Offices to be filled by the electors of
the entire state, or any division or district
greater than county, shall be filed with the
secretary OF state not more than sixty lOO) days
and not less than thirty (S0) days before the
day fixed by law for the election for which the
candidates are nominated. All other certih;
Gates for the nomination of candidates shall
be filed wi TN the couny clerk of the respective
countless not more than sixty (60) days and
not less than twenty (2Ol days previous to the
day of such election: PrOuided, That certif-
Gates of nomination and nomination papers
for the nomination of candidates for the offices
in cities shall be filed with the clerks of the
cities not more than forty (40) days and not
less than ten (10) days previous to such cleo
ton.
SEC. s. Any person whose name has been
presented as o candidate may cause his name
to be withdrawn from nomination by his re-
quest in writing, signed by him and acknowl-
edged before All officer qualified to take
acknowledgment of deeds and filed with the
secretary Of state not less than fifteen (l5)
days, or with the clerk of the county or city
not less than eight (S) days previous to the day
of election, and no name so Withdrawn shall
be printed upon the ballots. All certificates of
nomination, and nomination papers, when
filed, shall be open, under the proper regula..
tion, to public inspection, and the secretary of
state, and the several county clerks, and city
clerks, having charge of the nomination pa
pers, shall preserve the same in their respec-
tive offices for not less than two years and six
months after the election.
SEC o. In case q candidate who has been
duly nominated, under the provisions Oh this
act dies before election day or decline the
nomination. as in this act provided, or should
any certificate of nomination be held INSULT
cient or imperative by the officers with whom
they may be filed, the vacancy or vacancies
thus occasioned may be filed by the political
party or the persons making the original NOM
nations, or ii the time is insufficient therefor,
then the vacancy may be filed If the nomi-
nation was by convention, primary or caucus,
In such manner as the convention, primary or
caucus had previously provided, or in case OF
no such provisions, then by the regularly
elected or appointed executive or central
committee, representing the political party or
persons holding such convention, primary
meeting or caucus. The certificates OF nomi-
nations made to supply such vacancy, shall
state in addition to the facts hereinbefore re,
quired by this act, the name OF the original
nominee, the date OF his death or declination
Of nomination, or the fact that the former
nomination had been held insufficient or in
operative and the measures taken In accord
ance with the above requirements for filling
vacancy, and 1t shall be signed and sworn to
by the presiding officer and the secretary OF
the convention, primary or caucus, or by the
chairman and secretary OF the duly-authorized
committee, as the case may be-
SEC. 10. The certificates Of nomination and
nomination papers being so fled, and being in
apparent conformity with the provisions OF
this act, shall be deemed to be valid, unless OBJ
lection thereto is duly made in writing. Such
objections or other questions arising in rela-
tion thereto in the case of nomination OF state
officers or officers to be elected by the voters
of division less than the state and greater
than the county, shall be considered by the
secretary of state, auditor Of state and attor-
ney general, and the decision Of a majority OF
these officers shall be final Such objections
or questions arising in the case denominations
for officers to be elected by the voters OF a
county or township, shall be considered by the
county clerk, clerk of the district court, and
county attorney, and the decision of majority
of said officers shall be final. Objections or
questions arising in the case Of nominations
for the city or incorporated town officers shall
be considered by the mayor and clerk, with
whom one councilman, chosen by majority
Of the councilmen, shall act, and the decision
of O majority of such officers shall be final In
any case where objection is made notice shall
forthwith be given to the candidates affected
thereby, addressed to their place OF residence
as given in the nomination LdperS, and stat