The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-25
CALL FOR /,
ELECTION
Governor Dole to
Issue It This
Week.


elections some time this week. The
county law provides that the procla-
nation shall be issued at least sixty
days before the election, which 1t Is
provided also shall be held on Novem-
Der 3rd. For that reason the procla-
nation will be issued by the Governor
as soon as possible in order that there
may be no delay on this account.
The Territory will bear all the ex-
penses of this election, the Legislature
having made an appropriation for the
purpose which is to be expended I'M
der the direction of Secretary Carter.
The Territory will also provide all
ballots, books and other necessary adj
juncts of the election, the counties OF
course not being able to do so, as they
will not be organized until after this
election.
There will be no change in the vot-
ing precincts this year, from those Of
the last Territorial election, and the
proclamation will be the same, except
ing that it will name the county Off
GERS to be elected, instead of the rep
resentatives, senators and delegate as
was the case a year ago.
ing copies of the county act with a
liberal hand, the past two or tire.
weeks, so that every voter may have
an opportunity to become acquainte1
with it's provisions before the Novem-
Ter elections. A big bunch Of them
were mailed to voters, the chairmen of
the Republican and Home Rule Ter
ritorial Executive committees furnish
ing the lists of names. The largest
demand has been for the Hawaiian
edition and although the largest num-
Der was printed in the native language,
there are not as many left as OF the
English edition. The officers of all
the precinct clubs are also to be sup
piled with copies.
There is one drawback to what ap-
pears to be a general scramble for Of
fees under the county act. Every
candidate will be required to pay the
regular fee for filing his nomination
papers and in each case 1t will amount
to twenty-five dollars.
The section in the County Act gov
erning the coming election Is as fol-
lows:
Section 457 For the purpose of elect
ing County officers an election shall be
held on November 3, A. d. 1908.
1t shall be the duty of the Governor,
at least sixty days prior to the third
day of November, A. D. 1903, to issue
proclamation for election of County
officers provided for by this Act. Such
proclamation shall contain a statement
that an election will be held on the
third day of November, A. d. 1905 for
oIa % L.
in provided for, naming the offices 10
be filed. The proclamation shall call
for an election in each County, and
in other respects shall be the same as
the proclamation now required by law
to be issued for holding general cleo
lions; it may also contain such other
relevant matter as may be deemed
proper by the Governor.
Section 45S. Such proclamation shall
be published in the manner now re-
quired by law for the publication Of
proclamations for general elections.
Section 459. Nomination for County
officers to be elected at such elections
shall be made in the same manner,
and within the same time, and filed
with the same officer as is now requir-
ed by law relative to nominations for
Senators and Representatives, save
as herein otherwise provided. The
electors qualified to make such nomin-
atoms shall be electors of the County
for which such election Is held. Nomn-
atoms shall be accompanied by the
same deposit as now required by law.
All laws of the Territory relative to
or deaths of candidates
shall likewise govern.
Section AGO. 1t shall be the duty of
the Secretary of the Territory to pre-
rare ballots for each County, and to
Election in each County. Such bal
lots shall be of white paper. The con-
tents shall be as provided by law, ex-
sept that the ballots shall not con-
tain the term or terms of the respec-
tive officers voted for" The arrange
ment of names on the ballots, the a.
of said ballots, and blank
tallots shall be prepared as provided
by law.
Section 461. The Secretary of the
Territory shall furnish for such cleo |
ton suitable ballot boxes. as provided !
by law.
Section 462. All persons shown by |
The records to have been qualified vol
ers at the general election In the year
1902. shall be qualified to vote at such
election. The lists forwarded by the
Inspectors of Election TO the Secre-
AIRY Of the Territory after the election,
shall be forwarded by the Secretary at
some time prior to the election. In or
der that the Inspectors may be pro
5ided with lists of all persons qualified
% vote.
Section 463. The polling precincts for
such election shall be the same al
hose established for the general cleo,
ion in the year A. ID. 1902.
Section 464 The Inspectors of Elec-
ions shall perform all the duties in
elation to such election required by
aw except that the information re-
luired TO be transmitted to Sheriffs
'hall be transmitted to the Secretary
If the Territory.
Section 1855. All OF the provisions Of
aw relating to general elections are
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