The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-27

| tional duplicate return in the same form as
provided in subdivision2 2. showing the votes
| cast for each candidate not voted for wholly
within the limits OF the county. The
county clerk shall forthwith send to the
the secretary of state by registered mail one
copy Of all returns as to such candidates.
| and he shall likewise send a copy to the
chairman of the state central committee of
each party duplicate copy of the returns
last described relating to such candidates of
each such party.
II The board of canvassers pro vided for
| by section SO. statutes Of 1885, to canvass
turns of a November election. shall consti-
| cute Inc state board of canvaSsers OF Septem-
Der, and all the provisions of section "a and
Sab inclusive ofsaid statutes relating to the
| canvass Ofthe returns off November election
shall. as far as applicable, apply to the can
vass, return and certifcatioH to the secretary
| OF stane OF such primary. Such board shall
meet atthe office of the secretary of state at
| ten O'Clock a. M. on the third Tuesday of
September next after the September primary
Party Candidates.-Section IS. l The
person receiving the gre attest number of
votes at primary as a candidate for an
office, sha II be the candidate for that party
for such office and his name such candi-
date shall be placed On the official ballot at
| the following election.
2 Assoon as state canvass of a primary
shall be certified to him. the secretary Of
state shall publish in the official state paper
| a certified statement of the result of such
primary to candidates for state offices,
| in congress, and any other candidate whose
district extends beyond the limits of single
county, and shall mail to the chairman of
the state central committee of each party
SO much of said certificate relates to his
party.
Secretary of State to Certify to County
Clerks.-Section 10. l Not less than four
teen days before any November election the
| secretary Of state shall certify to the county
clerk of each county within which any of the
electors may vote for the candidates of such
| he of n n
person nominated for any such office a s
specified in the nomination papers,
Section 20. The canvass OF the returns of
a city primary shall be made by the mayor
the city clerk and the treasurer of such CITY,
any two of whom shall constitute quorum
Such board of canvassers meet at eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon of the day following
the city primary and canvass the votes sub
stantially as provided by sections 81 and SO
statutes of 1898. They shall make and certify
duplicate returns as o the votes cast for the
candidates, and forthwith certify and file
one complete return with the city clerk and
dellycr so much of the other as relates to
each party to the respective city chairman.
Party Committee Section q 1. At the
september primary each voter may write
in the space left on his ticket for that pur-
pose the names of not to exceed three quail
fed electors of the precinct for members OF
his party precinct committee. The three
having the highest number of votes shall
constitute such committee, and the one
having the largest vote shall be chairman.
Inc OnC1aI return made by the inspectors
, shall Sho w the names and addresses Of each
!, party committeeman chosen.
f The party committee of each city and
comfy and of each assembly district shall
r consist of the party chairman of each pre-
cinct in such city, county. district. the
state senatorial district committee of the
chairman of the assembly district ommittees
in such senatorial district; the congressional
committee of the party chairman of the
= senatorial district committees. wholly or
partially within such congressional district;
the state central committee as hereinbefore
provided. Each such committee shall CHI Dose
its officers by ballot excepting as herein pro-
vided
Each committee and it's officers shall
have the powers usually exercised by such
committees, and by the officer thereO {, in so
far as is CONSTANT of this act. The various
officers and committees now in existance
shall exercise the power and preforni the
duties herein prescribed until their success
sors are chosen in accordance with this act.
AT all meetings of said city, county and as
sembly 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 such chairman to have at
least one vote, the vote at such general
election to be determined as provided in
section ofthis act. The duties of the party
precinct chairman, when he shall be unable
to preform the same, shall be performed by
a ember of his party precinct committee
designated by him. The duties of the chair
: man secretary of any other committee
may be performed by members of such com
mittee. selected by the chairman secre-
tary. Any vacancy in any committee office
shall be filled in the same manner that in
which such officer was originally chosen, ex-
cept in the case of a vacancy in the chair
manship of precinct committee the COM
rnittee shall elect one of it's members to III
such vacancy
. Party p1atfor m.-Section %. The cand-
dates for the various state offices, and for
senate and assembly nominated by each
political party a such prm airy, shall meet
fou, tn Tuesday of September after the date
which any primary is held preliminary to
any general election. They shall forth with
. formulate the state platform oftheir party.
. They shall thereupon proceed to elect state
central committee of at least two members
from each congressional district and a chair
man of such committee and perform such
other business as may properly be brought
before such meeting. The platform of each
party shall be framed at such time that it
shall be made public, not later than six
o'cl ock in the afternoon of the following day
Miscellaneous Provisions. Section ..
In case of a tie vote, the tie shall forthwith
be determined by lot by the canyassers.
2 1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state and attorney general, on or before II ly
1st 1905. to prepare all forms necessary to
carry out the pr ovisions of this act, which
forms shall be substantially folio in all
primaries held in pursuance hereof. Such
!, forms shall be prin ted with copies of this
act for public use and distribution Every
held shall be a legal holiday.
The Penal Provision, Section "a. 1 Any
person who shall offer, or with knowle dge
of the same, permit any person to offer for
his benefit any bride to voter to induce him
to sign any election paper to any such per-
SON who shall accept any such bride or
promise of gain of any kind in the nature of
a bride consideration for signing the same
whether such bride or promise of gain in the
nature of bride be offered or accepted be
fore or after such signing, shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanOr and upon trial and conviction
thereof be punished by fine of not less than
! TWENTY-FIVE more than five hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
of not less til "a ten days nor more than six
months, or both que and i'm ris onment.
Any act declared an offense by the
general laws of this state concerning cau-
cuses and elections shall also in like case be
an Offense in all prim iries and shall be pun
ished in the same form and manner as herein
provided, and all the penalties and provi-
sions of tn law as to such caucuses and cleo
tions. except herein otherwi pro ided
shall apply in such case with equal force and
to the same extent as though fully set forth
in this act.
Any person who shall forge any name of
a'signer witness to a nominatio paper
shall be deemed guilty of forgery, and on
conviction punished accordingly. Any per-
son being in possession of nomination papers
entitled to be filed under this act or any act