Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03

es party precinct committee Delegated ~
aim. The duties OF the chairman or seq
Fetary OF any other committee omay be
performed by members OF such committee
selected by such chairman or secretary,
ANY vacancy In any committee office SHAH
be tilied In the same manner as that In
which such officer was originally chosen,
except that In the case Of vacancy In the
Craftsmanship ~ a precinct committees, the
committee shalt elect one OF It's members
to tll such vacancy,
Party Platform Section %, The cauN
dAi@S f.H th~ "'"A.Nsss skate etaees aaA fv
e~uNN~ eNd assembly nominated hy each
political party at such primary, shall meet
at the capitol at twelve o'clock noon on
NV fourth Tuesday OF september after the
date on which any primary Is held pre-.
ltmluary 10 any general election They
Shall Forthwith formulate the state plat.
FORM ot their party, They shall thereupon
proceed to elect state central committee
of at least two members from each con.
grcSStoual district and chairman OF such
committees and perform such other bust.
unNS rs may properly he brought before
s smSIi m ~, TnE platform Of each party
be made public not later than six o'clock
In the afternoon OF the following day.
miscellaneous Provisions, .-Section IS 1.
with be determined by lot by the canvass
erS,
., II shall be the duty OF the secretary OF
state aud attorney general, on OF before
July lst, 1904 to prepare all forms neces
sRrN to carry out the provisions Of this
act, which forms shall be substantially
followed IN all primaries held In pursuance
hereof Such forms shall he printed with
corcS ot this act for public use and dis
trihutlou, livery day on which a Scptcm-
her primary shall he held shall be legal
holiday
The Penal Provision Section ~ I. Any
person who shah ofrer, or with knowledgs
ot the same, permit any person 20 offer
for his hcneht any hrtho TO voter to IN
ducc him to sign any election paper 10
any person who shall accept any such
hrihc or PROMISE OF gain OF any Kind In
the nature Of q hrlhc as consideration Tor
signing the samr, whether such brihe or
promise Of gain in the nature OF
hrihr he offered or accepted before or
after such signing, shall be guilty OF
mtsdtmcnnor aud upou trial and conNic.
tuu thereof he punished by nne Of not
less than twenty Ave nor more than ave
hundred dollars, or Ivy Imprisonment In
the county jail of not less than ten days
nor more than six months, or by both me
and imprisonment
9 Any act declared nm orrensc by the
general laws of this state concerning eau.
cuses and elections, shall also In like
case, he an otcuse In all primaries, aud
shnll he punished In the same form nnd
manner as therein provided aud all the
penalties aud provisions " the law as to
such caucuscs and elections, except AZ
herein otherwise provided, shall apply In
such case with equal force, and 60 the
same extent as though fully set forth In
this net.
T. ANY person who shall forge any name
OF slgnrr or witness 10 nomination
paper shall he deemed guilty of forgery,
and ON conviction punished accordingly.
Amy person who, hclug IN possession ~
n"mtnatlon papers entitled to he nl,0 m.
der this net, or any net nf the legislature,
shaft wrongfully either suppress neglect,
FtAl In Ia nl,1 liza
proper time IN the proper Office shall on
conviction, he punished by imprisonment
In the county Jail not 20 exceed six
months, or by n line not to exceed nvc
hundred dollars or by both such fine AMI
| Imprisonment I'm the discretion OF the
court
General Election Laws to Apply.-sec.
tlon u The provisions OF the statutes
now In force In relation TO the holding ~
elections, the solicitation ~ voters az the
polls, the challenging OF voters, tho man.
nrr OF conducting elections, OF counting
the hnllota aud making return thereof aud
all other kindred subjects, shall apply 10
all primaries In 40 fur as they are consist.
cnt with this act, the Intent of this net
being To plncc the primary under the reg.
ulntinn and protection OF the nws now In
force ms TO elections
Submission Of Act TO Vote Of People;
/ When 70 Take Effect u Approved. Sec
! ton 20 The question whether the forcEo.
4 ing provisions " this net shall take encct
/ ANA ho IN force snail hc submitted to the
! people Of this state IN the manner pro-
! rided by law FOR the submission OF nm
amendment to the constitution, At the
next general election to be held In Novem'
| her. iNAi
| II approved by n majority 81 the votes
east upon that question: Il shall 40 Into
erect and be In force from nud nftcr such
! ratification by the people, otherwise II
shall not take erect or be IN force Upon
the ballot ahnl he printed "Shnll Chapter
......t,,,, dnsort on the ballot the number
~ chnptcrl Of the laws OF 1904. entitled
! An net to provide for party nominations
| hy direct vote he adopted
Section a. All acts or parts OF acts In.
consistent with or In conflict with the pro.
visions Of this act nre hereby repealed.
section 2s This net shall take effect and
be IN force from and after It's passage ana
| publication subject to all provisions herein
! contained for It's submission to tho people
| for their ratification or rejection
| Approved May Esd, 1908
Given under my hand and official
| IHEAL,l seal at tho capitol In the city
| of Madison, this 18th day OF
| August, A, ID, 1904.
| W. l.. HOusHR,
| Becretary OF State,