The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-24
CALL FOR
ELECTION
Governor Dole to
issue 1t This
Week.
County Act is Being
Distributed by
Carte.
County Candidates Will Have tc
Pay a Nomination Fee of
Twenty-Five Dollars.


proclamation for the coming county
elections some time this week. The
county law provides that the procla-
nation shall be issued at least sixty
days before the election, which it is
provided also shall be held on Novem-
Der Ord. 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 viii 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 ad-
juncts of the election, the counties of
course not being able to do so. as they
viii not be organized until after this
election.
There viii be no change in the vot-
ing precincts this year. from those of
the last Territorial election, and the
proclamation viii be the same. except
ing that il VIII name the county off,
Iesentatives. senators and delegate as
was the case year ago.
Secretary Carter has been distribute
ing copies Of the county act with a
liberal hand, the past two or three
weeks, so that every voter may have
an opportunity to become acquainte
with its 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 APP
pears to be a general scramble for Of
fees under the county act. Every
candidate will be required to pay the
regular fee for fling his nomination
papers and in each case IT 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. 1903.
1t shall be the duty of the Governor,
at least sixty days prior TO the third
day Of November, A. D. 1908. to issue
proclamation for election of County
officers provided for by this Act. such
proclamation shall contain a statement
hat an election viii be held on the
third day of November, A. d. 1905, FOR
+ ne election of the County officers here
in provided for, naming the offices 10
be filled The proclama zion 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
tons; il may also contain such other |
matter as may be deemed |
proper by the Governor.
Section ASS. Such proclamation shall |
be published in the manner now re- |
quired by law for the publication OF |
rroclamations for general elections.
Section 459. Nomination for County 1
officers to be elected at such elections
shall be made in the same manne., |
and within the same time, and filed
with the same officer as is now requir-
I'd by law relative to nominations for
Senator'S and Representatives, save
as herein otherwise provided. The
electors qualified to make such nomin-
atoms shall be electors Of the County
'or which such election is held. Nomin- |
atoms shall be accompanied by the
,arne deposit as now required by law.
All laws of the Territory relative to
or deaths of candidates
hall likewise govern.
Section $50. It shall be the duty Of |
he Secretary of the Territory 10 pre-
are ballots for each County. and TO
Onward the same to the Inspectors of
election in each County. Such bal
OTIS shall be of white paper. The con-
ents shall be as provided by law, eX-
ept that the ballots shah not con-
ain the term or terms of the respec-
i've officers voted for The arrange
nent Of names on the ballots, the a.
Of said ballots. and blank
allOts shall be prepared as provided
y law.
Section 461. The Seer etary of the
shall furnish for such cleo