The leader., 1903-06-24

writing, upon such investigation, shall
be perjury, and punishable as such.
Sections Repealed.
Sec. Is. That all Sections of Chap
ter 1O5 of the Annotated Code of
1892, from Section 1856 to 1878, both
inclusive, be aud the same are hereby
repealed.
Names of Candidates Not to be Placed or
Ticket.
Sec. 16. That the name of any can
didate shall not be placed upon the
official ballot in general or special
elections, as party nominee, who is
not nominated in pursuance of the
provisions of this Act, and the election
of any party nominee who shall be
nominated otherwise than as provided
by this Act, shall be void, and he shall
not be entitled to hold the office tC
which he may have been elected. Nc
political party shall be entitled to
recognition, AS such, in the appoint
ment of county or precinct election
officers unless it has made it's nomina-
tions as herein provided.
Sample of Ballot to be Furnished.
Sec. II. That it shall be the duty
of the State Executive Committee OF
each political party to furnish to each
county executive committee a sample
of the official ballot to be- used in the
primary, the general form of which
shall be followed us nearly as prac
ticable In primary elections, in which
State or district officers are voted for
the county executive committee, three
weeks before the date of the primary
shall give to the State and district
executive committees the name and ad
dress of the county executive commit
teeman to whom remittanceS are to be
made by State or district candidates
and the amount of such remittan ces.
Nominations for U. S. Senators.
SEC. Is. That nominations for United
States Senator are to be made at the
regular primary election held through
out the State next preceding the meet
ing of the Legislature at which the
election is to be had, under the same
regulations governing nominations OF
State officers.
K. r. Commissioners.
SEC. 49, That nominations for Rail
road Commissioners shall be made by
districts.
Dates of Primary to be Changed in Case of
Epidemics.
SEC. 20. That in cases of epidemics
prevailing in this State on the date
for holding State primary election,
the State Executive Committee of the
party whose primary election is thus
intArfered with, are authorized to fix
different dates from those herein pre-
scribed for holding the first and
second primary elections, and under
same regulations.
Candidates May Agree to Plurality Election.
SEC. q. That i'll an election for
legislative, county and county district
offices, no second primary shall be
held, if all the candidates for any
office agree in writing, filed with the
executive committee, beforehand, that
the candidate receiving the plurality
of the votes cast for any particular
office shall be declared the nominee
of the party.
Commissioners of Election to Meet, When
SEC. %. On the Sd Monday in July
prior To any regular primary election
under this Act, the Commissioners of
Election shall meet at the office of the
Registrar, and carefully revise the
registration books, aud the poll books
of the several election districts, and
shall erase therefrom the names of all
persons enormously thereon, or who
have died, removed, or become disqual-
flied, as electors for any cause, and
shall register the names of all persons
who have duly applied to be registered,
and have been illegally denied regis
tration. And no person shall vote at
such primary whose name was not on
the poll books when delivered to the
managers of said primary election.
SEC. %. That so much of Section
1862 of the Code Of 1892, and of othe r