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tive committees. If there Is not suffi-
cient time for a second primary in
these cases the committee may de-
clare that the nomination shall go to
the plurality candidate.
Section restricts participation in
primary elections ITO qualified electors
who have affiliated with the party at
least two years, and who are not
barred by the regulations Of the State
Committee. Perjury as to qualifica-
tion to vote is severely punishable.
Section 10 provides that each politi
cal party shall pay all expenses incl
dent to primary elections, no such ex-
penses being chargeable to State and
county. The cost of printing ballots
and transmitting ballots and booths
shall be fairly apportioned among the
candidates voted for, but the proper
tion imposed on a state officer shall
not exceed that of a county officer
voted for at the same election.
Section II declares that the chair
man of each congressional executive
committee shall transmit tabulated
statement of the party vote to the
Secretary of State, who shall file it as
record in the Office
Section IL forbids sale of vote or in
fuence, directly or indirectly, and
provides heavy penalties.
Section 13 makes mere intoxication
in or about any booth or polling place
a misdemeanor.
Section IA declares that no executive
committee shall authorize any person
or class of persons to vote at party
primary who are disqualified by law.
In case of frauds at precincts, the
county committee shall investigate
prmoptly, and the State and district
committees shall have similar power
to secure fairness in primaries of the
county committees. Perjury in re-
gard to any matters investigated by
them is punishable by the statutory
penalty.
Section 10 repeats certain sections
of the Code in conflict with the pres
ent law.
Section 16 declares that no party
candidate can get his name on the
ticket as party nominee except as
provided by this act
Section II makes it the duty of the
State executive committee to furnish
the county committees with sam
pie of the official ballots, the form
of which shall he followed as closely
as possible.
| Section Is declares that nominations
| for United States Senators are to be
made at the regular primary election
held throughout the State next proceed
ing the meeting of the Legislature at
which the election is to be held.
Section 10 provides for nomination
of railroad commissioners by district
Section 20 gives the State committee
the right to fix a different date for
the primary in cuse of epidemios.
Section 81 says that if all the can
didates agree and a plurality vote
shall nominate il legislature, county
and comfy district
Section 90 states that on the third
Monday in July prior to any regu-
lar primary election the commits
sioners of election shall meet and re-
wise the registration books.
Jackson, Miss. March 5.-Within
the next few weeks a test will be
made of the constitutionality of the
Noel primary election law passed by
the Legislature, and which was APP
proved by the Governor yesterday, &C.
companied by message i'll which he
expressed grave doubts as to the le'
gality of the measure. The legaI
test will be made at the first opportu-
nifty and the question carried to the
Supreme Court for final decision. II
is desired, if possible, to set all
doubts at rest concerning the new
law before the Congressional prima-
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