Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-27
dresses of each party committeeman

uTesSes "a caSh pai9 NVhnnui'tecuAH
? The party committee of each city ana
county and of each assembly district shah
consist of the party chairman OF each pre-
state senatorial district committee OF the
chairman of the assembly district com
mittees IN such senatorial district; the
congressional committees of the party
chairman of the senatorial district com
mittees, wholly or partially within sneh
congressional district; the state central
committee as hereinafter provided Eaeh
such committee shall choose its officers by
ballot excepting as herein provided.
). Each committee and lis officers shall
have the powers usually exercised by such
committees, and by the officers thereof, in
so far as is consistent with this act The
various officers and committees now in ex-
istence shall exercise the powers and per-
form the duties herein prescribed until
their successors are chosen in accordance
with this act. At all meetings of said city,
county and assembly district committees.
each precinct chairman shall have one vote
for every fifty votes or major fraction
thereof, cast by his party In his precinct
at the last general election, each sueh
chairman to have Mt least one vote. the
vote at such general election TO be deter
mined as provided in section Of this act
The duties OF the party precinct chairman,
when he shall be unable to perform the
same shall be performed by a member OF
his party precinct committee designated by
him. The duties of the chairman or see
rotary of any other committee may he
| performed by members of such committee,
| selected by such chairman or secretary
ANY vacancy in any committee ctice shah
| be filled In the same manner as that iD
| which such officer was originally chosen,
| except that In the case of vacancy in the
| craftsmanship of precinct committee. the
| committee shall elect one of its members
| TO NIL such vacancy.
| Party Platform. Section % The candf
oates for the various state offices, ami for
| senate and assembly nominated by each
political party at such primary. shall meet
| caDitOi n oil
the fourth Tuesday of September after the
date on which any primary Is held pre-
liminary to any. general election. They
shall forthwith formulate the state plat
form OF their party. They shall thereupoR
| proceed TO elect state central committee
| OF at least two members from each con-
gresslonal district and a chairman Of such
committee, and perform such other huSi-
ness as may properly he brought before
such meeting. The platform of each party
| shall be framed Mt such time that ii shah
| he made public not later than six otlock
in the afternoon of the following dav
Miscellaneous Provisions, Section % l.
| In case of a tie vote the tic shall forth
with be determined by lot by the canvass
| ers.
2. 1t shall he the duty of the secretary OF
| state and attorney general, on or before
July lst. 1906, to prepare all forms neres-
/ sary to carry out the provisions of tliiH
act, which forms shall he substantially
! followed In all primaries held in pursuance
! hereof. Such forms shall he printed with
trihut'on Every day ON which Septem-
her primary shall be held shall be a iegaE
/ holiday,
The Penal Provision Section o. !. ANY
! person who shall offer, or with knowledge
Of the same. permit any person to offer
for his heneht any bride 10 voter to in
ducc him to sign any election paper TO
any person who shall accept any such
/ bride or promise of gain of airy Kind In
the nature of a bride as consideration Tor
| signing the same, whether such bride ar
promise of gain in the nature OF "A
hrihe be offered or accepted before or
after such signing, shah be guilty ct n
misdemeanor ana upon trial and ronvlc-
tion thereof he nunshcd by \ tNe Of not
less than twenty-five nor more than Eve
hundred dollars or Ivy imprisonment Ira
the county Jail OF not less than ten days
nor more than six months, OF by both hne
and Imprisonment
2. Any act declared an oITensc nv the.
general laws of this state concerning eau
cuses and elections SHALL also. ia like
case. be an otlcnse in all primaries, ana
shall be punished In the same form ana
manner ms therein provided. and an rhc
penalties and provisions Of the law ms to-
such eHucuses and elections. except as
herein otherwise provided. shnii apply in
such case with equal force. and to the
same extent as though fully set forth In
this act
3. Any person who shall forge any name
OF signer or witness to nomination
paper shall be deemed guilty OF forgery.
ana on conviction punished accordingly
Any person who being In possession Of
ncmlnation papers entitled to be dlea I'M
der this act or any act of the legislature.
shall wrongfully either suppress neglect,
| or fail TO cause the same to be filed At the
proper time in the proper office shall on
| conviction, be punished by imprisonment
In the county Jail not to exceed six
months, or by fine not to exceed Eve
hundred dollars. or by both such fine and
Imprisonment in the discretion OF the
| court
General Election Laws to Apply.-sec-
ton 8 The provisions of the statutes
now in force in relation to the holding OF
| elections, the solicitation Of voters ut the
polls the challenging of voters, the man
ner OF conducting elections, of counting
the ballots and making return thereof, and
| all other kindred subjects, shall apply to
all primaries In so far as they are consist
ent with this act, the intent of this act
being to place the primary under the reg
| ulation and protection of the laws now In
| force to elections
Submission of Act to Vote of People;
When to Take Effect II Approved. Sec
tion 20. The question whether the forego-
and be In force shall be submitted to the
people OF this state, in the manner pro-
vlded by law for tie submission OF an
amendment to the constitution, at the
next general election to be held In Novem~
If approved by majority OF the votes
cast upon that question, 1t shall go into
ratification by the people; otherwise Il
shall not take effect or be In force Upon
the ballot shall be printed shall Chapter
......,..... 0nsert on the ballot the number
of chapter of the laws Of 1903. entitled
An act to provide for party nominations
by direct vote be ndoptedT -
| Section q. All acts or parts Of nets in
| consistent with or In conflict with the pro-
visions Of this act are hereby repealed.
Section e. This act shall take effect aud
he In force from and after Its passage and
| publication subject to all provisions herein
| contained for It's submission to the people
for their ratification or rejection.
| Approved May 23d. 1909.
Given under my hand and official seal at
the Court House. In the village OF Crnndon,
County Of Forest and State a. Wisconsin,
Seal G. g. HIMLEY.
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