The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-06
NEW ELECTION LAW.
Council Bill No. 90 as Passed BY the
Fourth Legislative Assembly.


Fourth Legislative Assembly.
We give below the complete law as
enacted by the Fourth legislative as
sembly, relative to the nomination
and election of candidates:
Council bin No. e6, An act relating TO elections
and amerdatory of sections T. s. 6. 8. 9, 10 and u
of article Of chapter % Of the session laws Of
Oklahoma territory of 1895, entitled An ac'
am ,ndatory of sections & s, s. Is, Is. Il, 20 a
a, 49, So. 81 and g. Of article l. Of chapter 49, Oh
! the statutes Of Oklahoma. 1898; entitled. "klec'
tons General and Of sections IL. IL. IL 81, 81
80 and a, of chapter SO, of the statutes OF Okla
homa. 1885, and repeating sections "a, Is and a,
OF chapter 80, of the statutes OF oklahoma, 1888
and section 5, of article l, OF chapter 81, OF the
| STATUES of Oklahoma, 1893.
Be 1t enacted by the legislative assembly OF
the Territory of Oklahoma:
Scctionl 1. That section 4, OF article /, chapter
| 2a, of the session laws OF Oklahoma Territory OF
! nS5, be, and the same is hereby apenoeo 10
| pead as follows: Section 1. The Governor OF
| the Territory and one qualified eledor by MN
appointed from each Of the following pohucai
| parties, to-wit: peoples party, deuecrau par,
", free silver party and republican party, Shall
constitute the territorial board OF dection COM
missioneys. Such appointment shfii Dc mace at
! least thirty days previous to each general eiec.
ton, and IL prior TO that time, tie chairman OF
! the territorial central committee OF SAID party
shall nominate in writing meDber OF his own
party for such appoinemenf, thsG overnor of the
Territory shall appoint such Qninee. In case
Of death or disability of any aPoin;ee, tfe Gov
erDor Of the Territory shall nifty thee chairman
Of the said central committee such appouh
political party, and such chHmSn may w1hN
three days thereafter, recoifncnN a successor,
who shall thereupon be appointed! Provlceo,
That If such chairman shall NJ to maze recon-
nendAtion Of such appointRpt witbEt rhe tlms
specified, the Governor oftH TeyrttCvy shsH
make such appointment lis 6sf se&cuou
from such political psrty sfiaA bsthe dry OF
such board to receive and 1T upon c1gtific.Nes
and petitions for nominarihs for c.sBdidates 1 VI
delegate TO congress, am for members 81 the
Legislative assembly Of tn Territory, ami to des-
ignate the. name and plak Of residence Of tho
candidates nominated fe delegate to consress
together With the name the party OF peGti.p-
ers by:whom they we1 nominated, and tle
names and pls ces Of resiepce Of the candidates
Tor The Office Of comedian and representative
~ the respective councikud representative dis
tricts of this Territory tacther with the nanse
OF the party or peatin ~ WHOM they
were nominated. The Numbers Of such board
shST serve without compilation.
Secuon2. That sectfonl of article 1, chapter
%, OF shesession laws of0kiahoma Territory OF
1896, be. and the sameSs hereby amended to
read as follows: Sections, In each county IN
the territory, the county kerk and one person
by him appoihtcd from och of the following
political parties, to-wit, No pies party, demo
crafac party, free silver nrty and republican
party, shall constitute Aard of county cleo
ton commissioners. Said appointment shall be
made in all respects as supplements OF the ter
ritorial hoard of a3pctian ava
CURED TO be made by tbs Governor Of the Ter
ritory, except the privilege q nomination shall
belong to the chairman Of lie county central
committee of the party fronfNhich the nomi-
nation is to be fmade. 1t SHAY be the duty Of
such beard to prepare and distribute ballots Of
all efheers TO be Yseed for In sch county The
members ofsucb' board Shall seize without COM
peHsation.
Section 3. That section g. Of aitscls I, o. chap
ter %, Of the session laws of Oklahoma Terri
tory OF 1s9S be- and the same is hereby amend.
ed to read as follows: SectIons The board of
election commissioners shall designate as the
persons to be voted for the naaes Of the candi-
Oates sOmsuated by the convention Of any party
that has Kept up its organizatioi since the last
general election. as certified to said board by
the presiding officer and secretaH of said con.
ventlon, or Ia case Of primary dection, by the
chairman and secretary Of any county or town.
ship committee; and also the names Of any can.
didates for Office, when pestiond SO to DO, by
the electors qualified to vote for &eh candidates
as follows: For territorial cfhder. or any Off
Ger for whom all the electors Of the territory are
entitled to vote, five handled petit oners for a
county officer or member OF the legislative as
senRay, fifty petitioners; for an oficer Of a
township, ward or other division less than a
county, twenty petitioners, The signatures to
such petition need rot be appended TO one paper
but no petitioner shall be counted except his
residence and postoffce address be designated
such petition sha II state the name and residence
OF each of such candidates. that he is legally
quahhed to hold such Office that the subscribers
desire and are legally qualified to vote for such
candidate; and may designate brief name by
which their candidates may be designated ON
the beihts. The certificate of nomination by
copT ention or primary election shall be in writ
igg and shall contain the name of each person
nominated. his residence and the office for which
he is nominated, and shall designate a title for
the party or principle which such convention or
primary election represents: said certificate
shall he signed by the presiding officer and Sec
Betary OF such convention or by the chairman
and secretary OF the committee supervising such
primary election, who shall add to their sigma,
lures their respective places Of residence and
acknowledge the same before an officer duly
authorized 10 take ack nowledgement of deeds,
A certificate OF such acknowledgement shall be
appended to such instrument In case Of death,
resignation or removal Of any candidate suhse-
queStto nomination, unless supplemental cer-
tltscate or petition Of nomination be flied, the
chairman Of the territory county, city or town
ship committee shall fill such vacancy In case
Of division In any party, and the name or title is
claimed by two or more factions OF the same
party, the board Of election commissioners shall
give the preference Of name 10 the convention
held at the time and place designated In the call
OF the regularly constituted party authorized
and IL the other faction shall present no other
party name, the board OF election commissioners
shall select name or title for such faction.
Certificates and petitions Of nomination Of can
didates for the Office of delegate to congress,
and for members of the legislative assembly
shall be fled with the Governor ofthe Territory,
Certificates and petitions of nomination of can.
didates for Offices 10 be voted for by electors OF
any county or division of the county exclusively
shall be filed with the county clerk OF such |
county
Section l. That section s, OF article l. OF chap |
ter o. of the session laws Of Oklahoma Terri |
tory OF 1895, be. and the same is hereby amended
10 read as follows: Section s. The board OF
election commissioners OF each county shall |
cause obe printed on one ballot, the names OF
the candidates for delegate 10 congress and the J
names Of the candidates for councilman and I
representative to be voted for by the voters for |
whom the ballot is prepared as certified 10 by |
the county clerk, by the Governor, and the |
names Of all candidates FOR county and town |
ship Offices. The names of al the candidates for
each Office 70 be placed together in group. I'M |
der the name Of the ONCE for which they were |
with an abbreviation OF the name Of
the party or petitioners by which each candidate !
was nominated or pet.toaed for. placed after the
has linz S,f1
board shall prepare f0- the printer, who shall be
ed hu county sinners q cnny