Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-27

his party precinct committee designated BY
him. The duties OF the chairman or sec
rotary OF any othir copimisire /Giay he
performed by members or such eoiiln.;ee,
selected by snch chairman or spcrrtnrv.
Any vacancy in any committee c...cc st:;N
be filed In the same manner that in
which such officer was originally chosen.
except that In the case Of vacaniy In he
hairlnnnship of precinct committee. the
commi tee shall elect one OF it's memiers
to nil such vacancy.
Party PlatfOrm.--Sectlon % The can H.
| dates for the various state offices. AMI for
senate and assembly nominated bv each
political party ~ such primary. shall meet
at the capitol NJ twelve o'clock noon on
the fourth Tuesday of September after the
date on whiel any primary Is held pre-
llmlnary to AIRY general election They
shall forthwith formulate the state plat
form OF their Ifty. They shall thereupon
proceed TO elect 4 state central committee
OF nj least two members from each con-
| gressional district and chairman OF such
committee. and perform such other busi-
ness as may properly he brought before
such meeting. The platform of each party
shall be framed at such time that 1t shall
be made public not later than six O'Clock
in the afternoon Of the following day.
Miscellaneous Provisions. Section q l.
In case Of tie vote, the tie shall forth
with be determined by lot by the canvass
ers.
| 2 II shall be the duty of the secretary OF
state and attorney general. on or before
July lst, 1905 to prepare all forms neccs-
saiy To carry out til" provisions of this
act which forms shall be substantially
followed In all primaries held in Pursuance
hereof. Such forms shall he printed with
copies Of this act for public use am! dis
trhutinn Every day on which Septein-
Der primary shall he held shall he IA legal
holiday.
The Penal Provision -Scction a. !. Any
person who shall offer. or with lnpwr1gc
Of the same. permit any person to offer
for his benefit any bride to voter to in
duce him TO sign any election paper to
any person who shall accept any such
hrih' promise of gain of any Kind IA
the nature of a bribe as consideration for
signing the same, whether such bride or
promise Of gain in the nature OF a
bride he offered or accepted before or
after such signing, shall be guilty OF a
! lnisGemoanor and upon trial and convlc-
tion thereof be punished by n fine Of not
less than twcnty-fiv nor more than five
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment In
the county Jail Of not less than ten days
nor more than six months, or by both fine
and Imprisonment.
q Any act declared an offense by the
general laws of this state concerning eau
cuses and elections, shall also. in like
case. he an offense In all primaries, and
shall he punished In the same form and
manner as therein provided, ana all the
penalties and provisions of the law as to
such caucuses and elections except as
herein otherwise provided shall apply in
such case with equal force and 10 the
same extent as though fully set forth In
this act.
.. Any person who shall forge any name
of signer or witness to nomination
paper shall be deemed guilty of forgery,
and on conviction punished accordingly
Any person who. being in possession Of
ncmi' alton papers entitled to he flee nm
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 FIVE
hundred dollars, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment In the discretion Of the
court
General Election Laws to Apply.-sec.
tion % The provisions Of the statutes
now in force in relation to the holding OF
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 as to elections.
Submission Of Act to Vote Of People;
When to Take Effect IL Approved.-Sec-
ton %. The question whether the forego-
Ing provisions of this act shall take effect
and be IL i force shall be submitted to the
vided by law for the submission of an
amendment to the constitution, at the
next general election to be held in Novem-
Der. 1904
If approved by majority OF the votes
cast upon that question, it shall go into
effect and be In force from and after such
ratification by the people; otherwise 1t
shall not take effect or be in force. Upon
the ballot shall he printed "Shal Chapter
.....: 1900. insert on the ballot the number
Of chapter, of the laws of 1903, entitled
An act to provide for party nominations
by direct vote be adopted ~
Section q. All acts or parts OF acts In.
consistent with or In conflict with the pro-
visions Of this act are hereby repealed.
Section %. 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. 1908
Given under my hand and official
[sEAL] seal at the capitol in the city
OF Madison, this 18th day OF
August, A. ID. 1904.
W. L. HoUsER,
Se.retary of Statn.