The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-27
Primary Elections.

ana Iney SnOuld see tnaG the laws
thus laid down are carried out to
the letter:
Sec. 1880. No person shall be
entitled to vote at any caucus,
primary meeting or election, held
by any political party, except he
be an elector of the state and
county within which such caucus,
primary meeting or election is
held, and the limits of which said
precinct or district are fixed and
prescribed by the regularly chosen
and recognized representatives of
the party issuing the call for such
caucus, primary meeting or cleo
tion.
Sec. 1881. No person shall be
entitled to vote at any such caucus,
primary meeting or election, who
is not identified with the political
party holding such caucus, primary
meeting or election. or who does
no; intend to act with such politi-
cal party at the ensuing election,
whose candidates are to be nomin-
ated at such caucus or primary
meeting.
Sec. 1882. Three judges, who
shall be legal voters in the pre-
clnct where such caucus or primary
meeting is held, shall be chosen by
the qualified voters OF said pre-
cinct or district, who are present
at the opening of such caucus or
primary meeting, and suid judges
shall be empowered to administer
oaths and affirmations, and they
shall decide ali questions relatin g
to the qualifications of those voting
or offering to vote at such caucus
or primary meeting; and they
Shall correctly count all votes cast,
and certify to the results of the
same.
Sec. 1888. The Judges shall Sc
lect one of their number who. shall
act as clerk, and the clerk must
keep true record of each and
every person voting, with their
residence, giving their street and
number and postoffice address.
Sec. 1884 Any qualified voter
may challenge the right of any
person Offering to vote at such
caucus or primary meeting, and in
the event of such challenge, the
person challenged shall swear tc
and subscribe an oath administered
by one of the judges, which oath
shall be substantially as follows:
81 do solemnly swear that I am
q full citizen of the United States,
and am an elector of this county
and OF this precinct where this
primary is now being held, that
have been aud am now identified
with the -. party, or that it i:
my intention bona fde, to act will
49,. party, and ldentify mysel
with the same at the ensuing
election,
If the challenged party takes thu
oath as above prescribed he is en-
titled to vote; provided. in case E;
person taklrg the oath as afore
said, shall tionally make fals'
answers to any questions put tt
him by any one of the judges con
cerning his right to vote at sucl
caucus or primary meeting, h
shall upon conviction, be deemed
guilty of perjury and shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in the penn
tentlary for term Of not less thar
one year or more than three years
Sec. 1884. 1t shall be unlawfu
for any judge of any caucus o
primary meeting or primary elec
tion to knowingly receive the vote
or to fraudulently or wrongful,
, deposit any ballot or ballots in tn
ballot box or take any ballot o
ballots from the ballot box of sai
caucus or primary election, o
raudulently or wrongful!y mix an,
, ballots with those cast at such eau
, Gus or primary election, or know
ingly make any false count, can
vass, statement or return of tn
ballots cast or vote taken at sucl
, caucus or primary election.
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