The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-20

provided in subdivision g. shO wing 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 secre tary 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 a duplicate copy of the returns
last described relating to such candidates OF
each such party.
II The board of canvassers provided for
by section 49, statu tes Of 1898, to canvass re-
turns of a November election, shall consti-
tute the state board of canvassers OF Septem-
Der, and all the provisions OF section "a and
94b inclusive of said statutes relating to the
canvass ofthe returns Of a Novemb Der election
shall. as far as applicable. apply to the can
vass, return and certifcation TO the secretary
OF Stane OF such primary. Such board shall
meet at the office of the secretary of state at
ten o clock a. m. the third Tuesday OF
September next after the September primary
Party ndidates.-Section IS. l The
person receiving the gre attest number OF
votes at primary candidate for an
office, shall be the candidate for that party
tor such office and his name as such candi-
date shall be placed on the official ballot at
| the following election.
2 AS soon 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
| United States senator's and representatives
| in congress, and any other candidate whose
district extends beyond the limits of a single
county, and shall mail to the chairman of
| the state central committee of each party
SO much of said certificate as relates to his
| party.
| Secretary of State to Certify to County
Clerks.-Section 10. 1 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
| offices. the name and description of each
persc nominated for any such office
| Spcci led in the nomination papers,
Section 20. The canvass of the returns of
| q civ 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
stantally as provided by sections 81 and SO
statutes of 1898. They shall make and certify
duplicate returns o the votes cast for the
| candidates, and forth with certify and file
one complete return with the city clerk and
| deliYer so much of the other 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.
|
shall show the names and addresses Of each
party committeeman chosen.
3 The party committee of each city and
comfy and of each assembly district shall
consist of the party chairman of each pre-
cnct in such oily, county, district. the
state senatorial district committee of the
chairman of the assembly district com mitteeS
| 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 loose
it's 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 thereof, in so
| far as is CONSTANT of this act The various
officers and committees in existance
shall exercise the power and preform the
duties herein prescribed until their success
| sors are chosen in accordance with this act.
At all meetings of said city, county and as
seInb1y district committees, each precinct
| chairman shall have one vote for every fifty
votes, or MAJ or fraction thereof, cast by his
| party in his precinct at the last general
| election, each such chairman to have at
least 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
member 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 as that in
which such officer was originally chosen, ex-
cept in the case of vacancy in the chair
rnanship of precinct committee the com
mittee shall elect one of it's members to fl IL
such vacancy
Party platfor m.-Sectiou %. The candi-
dates for the various state offices, and for
senate and assembly nominated by each
political party such prim airy, shall meet
at the capitol at twelve O'Clock noon on the
fout tn Tuesday Of September after the date
which any primary is held preliminary to
any general election. They shall forth with
formulate the st ate platform oftheir party.
They shall thereupon proceed to elect state
central committee of at least two members
| from each COZ gresSional district and chair
man of such committee and perform such
other business as may properly be brought
party shall be framed at such time that it
shall be made public, not later than six
o'c ock in the afternoon of the following day
Miscellaneous Provisions. Section g. 1
| In case of tie vote, the tie shall forthwith
be determined by lot by the canyassers.
It shall be the duty of the secretary of
state and attorney general on or before July
1st 1905. to prepare all forms necessary to
carry out the pr DIVISIONS of this act, which
| forms shall be substantially followed in all
primaries held in pursuance hereof. Such
forms shall be printed With copies Of this
day on which a September primary shall be
| held shall be a legal holiday.
| The Penal Provision, Section "a Any
| person who shall offer, or with knowledge
| 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 as consideration for signing the same
whether such bride or promise of gain in the
nature of a bride be offered accepted be-
| fore after such signing, shall be guilty OF a
nlsdemeanOr and upon trial and conviction
| thereof be punished by a fine of not less than
twenty-five or more than five hundred dol
| lars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
of not less than ten days more than six
months. or both que and imprisonment.
Any act declared an offense by the
general laws of this state concerning eau
cuses and elections shall also in like case. be
| an Offerse in all prim and shall be pun
ished in the same form and manner herein
provided, and all the penaltie and provi
sons of tn law as to such caucuses and cleo
tons. except as herein otherwise pro ( ided,
shall apply in such case with equal force and
to the same extent though fully set forth
in this act.
3 Any person who shall forge any name OF
a'signer or witness to a nomina ton 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
of the Legislature shall wrOngfully either
suppress neglect or fail to cause the same to
he led ar