The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-09-15

| each party duplicate copy of the returns
last described relating to such candidates of
each such party.
II The board Of canvassers provided for
| by section SO, statutes 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 ofsaid statutes relating to the
canvass ofthe returns of a November election
shall. as far as applicable. apply to the cam
vass, return and ratification to the secretary
OF stane OF such primary. SUCH board snail
meet at the Office of the secretary of state at
ten O'Clock a. the third Tuesday OF
september next after the September primary
Party Canddates.-Section Is. l The
person receiving the gre attest number OF
votes at primary as a 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.
AS soon as state canvass of a urinary
shall be certified to him. the secretary Of
state shall publish in the official state paper
| certified statement of the result of such
primary as to candidates for state offices
| United States senator's and representatives
| 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 as relates to his
! party.
Secretary of State to Certify to County
Clerks.-Section 49, Not less than four
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
othceS. the name and description OF each
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 I Q the votes CASTOR the
candidates, and forth with certify and file
one complete return with the city clerk and
deliycr so much of the other relates to
each party to the respective city chairman.
Party Committee. Section q ]. At the
September primary. each voter may write
| in the space left 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.
The official return made by the inspectors
| shall ShO w the names and addresses Of each
| party committeeman chosen.
The party committee of each city and
comfy and of each assembly district shall
consist OF the party chairman OF each pre-
state senatorial district com tnittee of the
chairman of the assembly district com mittees
in such senatorial district; the congressiona l
mm1ttee 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 commit tee shall CHI Dose
it's officers by ballot excepting as herein pro-
vided.
| 8 Each committee and its 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 now 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
| seTnbly 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 vote. the vote at such general
election to be determined 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 mel ber of his party precinct committee
| designated by him. The duties of the chair
| man or secretary of any other committee
may be pre- Ormed by members of such COM
mittee selected by the chairman or secre-
| tary. Any vacancy in any committee office
| shall be filled in the same manner as that in
which such officer was originally chosen,
| cept in the case of a vacancy in the chair
manship of precinct committee the COM
| mittee shall elect one of it's members to i'll
such vacancy.
| Party platfor m.-Section %. The candi-
dates for the various state offices, and for
senate and assembly nominated by each
political party as such prim airy, shall meet
at the capitol at twelve O'Clock noon on the
-four 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 a state
central committee of at least two members
from each congressional district and 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 tie vote. the tie shall forthwith
be determined by lot by the canyassers.
1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state and attorney general, on or before Il "
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
act for public use and distribution Every
day on which Septembe 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 a voter to induce him
to sign any election paper to any such per-
son who shall accept any such bribe or
a bride as 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 tn an five hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
of not less than ten days nor more than six
months, or both que and imprisonment.
2 Any act declared an offense by the
general laws of this state concerning eau
cuses and elections shall also in like case, be
an Offense in all primaries and shall be pun
ished in the same form and manner as herein
provided, and all the penalties and provi-
sions O. tn law as to such caucuses and cleo
tions. except as herein otherwise provided.
shall apply in such case with equal force. and
to the same extent as though fully set forth
in this act.
3 Any person who shall forge any name of
asigner witness to nomination 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 any act
Of the Legislature shall wrongfuly either
suppress, neglect or all to cause the same to
be filed at the proper time in the proper
office shall on conviction, be punished by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not to exceed
six months, or by fine not to exceed five
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