Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
es or each party committeeman

,. The party committee of each city and
county and Of each assembly district snail
consist of the party chairman OF each pre-
cinct in such city, county, or district: the
state senatorial district committee OF the
chairman of the assembly district COM
mittees in such senatorial district tne
congressional committees OF the party
chairman of the senatorial district COM
mittess, wholly or partially within sucn
congressional district; the state central
committee as hereinafter provided. Each
such committee shall choose Its oneers ny
ballot excepting as herein provided.
8. Each committee and its 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 ia accordance
with this act At all meetings Of sad 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 suen
chairman to have at least one vote, the
vote at such general election to be deter
mined as provided in section OF this acts
The duties of the party precinct chairman,
when he shall be unable to perform the
same, shall be performed by member OF
his party precinct committee designated by
him. The duties Of the chairman or sec
rotary of any other committee may De
performed Dy members OF SucH coiumIltee5
selected by such chairman or secretary:
Any vacancy in any committee office shall
be filled in the same manner as that III
which such officer was originally CHOSEN,
except that in the case of vacancy In the
Craftsmanship Of a precinct committee, the
committee shall elect one Of its members
to fill such vacancy.
Party Platform.-Section o. The candi-
dates for the various state offices, and for
senate and assembly nominated by each
political party at such primary, shall meet
at the capitol at twelve O'Clock noon on
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 thereupon
proceed to elect state central committee
of at least two members from each con-
gressiOnal district and a chairman of such
committee, and perform such other bust
ness as may properly be brought before
such meeting. The platform of each party
shall he framed at such time that it shall
he made public not later than six o'clock
in the afternoon Of the following dav.
Miscellaneous Provisions.-Section % /.
In case of a tie vote. the tie shall forth
with be determined by lot by the canvass
ers.
q 1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state and attorney general, on or before
July 1st, 1905, to prepare all forms neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of this
act. which forms shall be substantially
hereof. Such forms shall he printed with
comics of this act for public use and dis
trihution. Every day on which a Septcm-
her primary shall be held shall be legal
holiday.
The Penal Provision-Section "a l. Any
person who shall offer. or with knowledge
OF the same. permit any person to offer
for his beuvit my hr.,:I TO 4t"r to IT,.
duce him to sign any election paper 70
any person who shall acccut. any such
hrihe or promise of gain of any kind in
the nature of a hrihe as consideration for
signing the same, whether such hTihe Or
promise of gain in the nature OF
blihe he offered or accepted before o.
after such signing, shall he guilty OF
misdemeanor and upon trial and cony!c-
ton thereof he punished by 4 fine of not
less than twenty-five nor more than i've
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment In
the county Jail of not less than ten days
nor more than six months or Ivy both fine
and Imprisonment
2 Any act declared al orease by the
general laws Of this stare concerning can
cuses and elections shall also. In like
case, be an offense in all Primaries. and
shall he punished in the same form and
manner as therein provided. and all the
penaltles and provisions of the law as to
such caucnses and elections. except as
herein otherwise provided. shall apply in
such case with equal force and to the
this act. ~
PSASOh W uu snail 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
IcHliiaton papers entitled to be 6le0 I'M
der this act, or any act of the legislature.
snail wrongfully either suppress. neglect,
or ran to cause the same to be fled at the
proper time In the proper office shall on
conVictlon, be punished by Imprisonment
IN the county Jail not to exceed six
months, or by a fine not to exceed five
hundred dollars, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment in the discretion of the
General Election Laws to Apply.-sec-
ton 70 The provisions of the statutes
now In force in relation to the holding Of
eleGtions, the solicitation of voters at 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
al 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 as to elections.
Submission of Act to Vote of People:
ton 26 The question whether the forego-
ing provisions of this act shall take effect
and be in force shall be submitted to the
people or this state. in the manner pro-
Vlded by law for I, . submission of an
amendment to the constitution. at the
Der. 1904.
II approved by a majority Of the votes
cast upon that question. it shall go into
effect and be in force from and after such
ratlncatlon by the people: otherwise il
shall not take effect or be in force Upon
the ballot shall he printed shall Chapter
............ dnsert on the ballot the number
OF chapter) of the laws of 1903. entitled
AN act to provide for party nominations
oy direct vote he adopted -
Section 81 All acts or parts 81 act. in
consistent with or in conflict with thc pro
visions OF this act are Hereby repealed
Section Is. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication subject to all provisions herein
contained for its submission to the people
for their ratification or rejection
Approved MAY 3d. 1903
Given under my hand and Official seal at
the Court House. in the Villsrs of Crandon.
County Of Forest and State >: Wisconsin,
this day of September, A d. 1901.
lSealI c. G. HIMLEY.