River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-27

single county, and shall mail to the chair
man of the state central committee of
each party SO much OF such certhcate
Secretary of State to Certify to County
Clerks.--Section 10. !. Not less than
fourteen days before any November cleo
to the County Clerk of each county with
in which any of the electors may vote
for the candidates for such offices the
nominated for any such office as specified
in the nomination papers.
Sec lion 20. The canvass OF the returns
of city primary shall be made by the
Mayor, the City Clerk, and the Treas,
urer of such city, any two OF whom shall
vassers shall meet at eleven, o'clock in
the forenoon of the day following the
city primary and canvass the vote sub
stantially as proDybded by sections - ana ana
certify duplicate returns as to the votes
cast for the candidates and forthwith
the City Clerk and deliver so much of the
other as relates to each party to the
respective city chairman.
Party CommitteeS.-Section 81. J. AT
the September primary eacL voter may
write in the space left on his ticket for
that purpose the names OF not to exceed
three qualified electors of the precinct for
members OF his party precinct committee:
The three having the highest number OF
votes, shall constitute such committee;
be chairman. The official return made
by the inspectors shall show the names
and addresses of each party committee
3. The party committee of each city and
county and of each Assembly district shall
consist of the party chairman amman OF e d;sn
trict; the state senatorial district COM
mittee of the chairman OF the assembly
district committees In such senatorial
IA .trtpf tla Grin I1n mi
the party chairman of the senatorial dis
trict committees, wholly or partially
within such congressional district; the
state central committee as hereinafter
provided. Each such committee shall
choose it's officers by ballot excepting as
2. Each committee and its officers shall
have the powers usually exercised by such
committees, and by the officers thereof
in so far as is consistent with this act
The various officers and committees now
in existence shall exercise the powers ana
perform the duties herein prescribed UNI
til their Successors are chosen In accord
ance with this act. AT all meetings or
said city, county and assembly district
committees, each precinct chairman shall
major fraction thereof, cast bv his party
in his precinct at the last general cleo
ton, each such chairman to have at
eral election to be determined as pro-
vided in section 5 Of this act. The duties
of the party precinct chairman, When ne
be performed by q member OF his party
precinct committee designated by him.
The duties of the chairman or secretary
of any other committee may be performed
by members of such committee, selected
by such chairman or secretary. ANY va
cancy in any committee office shall be
filled in the same manner as that IN
which such officer was originally chosen,
except that in the case of vacancy IN
the chairmanship Of a precinct commit M IT.
tee, the committee shall elect one or It's
members to fill such vacancy.
Party Platform = Section %. The can,
didates for the various state offices, ana
for senate and assembly nominated by
each political party at such primary, shall
meet at the capitol at twelve o'clock noon
on the fourth Tnesdag gb o. 5~ nTiarv IS
held preliminary to any general election.
They shall forthwith formulate the state
platform of their party: They shall there
upon 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, pe
brought before such meeting. The plat
form t Of ea fba+ party yba sa be pc made pnbc
not later than six o'clock in the afternoon
of the following day. 90
l. In case of a tie vote, the tie shall
forthwith be determined by lot by the
canvassers.
of State and Attorney General, on. or be-
fore July LIST, 1906, to prepare all forms
necessary to carry out the. provisions of
this act which forms shall be substan-
TALLY followed in all primaries held IN
pursuance hereof. Such forms shall be
printed with copies of this act for pub
lie use and distribution. Every day on
which q 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 per-
son to offer for his benefit any bride to
voter to induce him to sign any cleo
m
cept any such bride or promise OF gain
of any kind in the nature of bride as
%%et6er eSeb bbe or of qa
in the nature of bride be offered or &C,
cepted before or after such signing. shall
be guilty of q misdemeanor ana upon trlai
fine of not less than twenty-fv nor more
than five hundred dollars, or by impris-
ten days nor more than six months, or by
both fine and Imprisonment:
g. 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 punished in the same form and man
ner as therein provided, and all the pen
alties 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 70 the
this act.
ton paper shall be deemed guilty of for
gerry, and on conviction punished accord
ingly. Any person who. being IN posses
filed under this act, or any act Of the
legislature. shall wrongfully either sup
press. neglect, or fail to cause the same
er office on conviction be punished by
imprisonment in the county jail not to
exceed six months, or ny fine not TO
| exceed five hundred dollars or by both
such fine and imprisonment in the discre-
| tion of the court.
General Election Laws to Apply. Sec
| tion 25 The provisions of the statutes
now in force in relation to the holding of
elections, the solicitation of voters at the
polls, the challenging of voters. the man
r1er of conducting elections. of counting
the ballots and making return Thereon,
and all other kindred subjects. shall APP
ply to all primaries IN SO far r., as the, tney
Of this act being to place the primary
under the regulation and protection OF
the laws now in force as to elections
Submission of Act to Vote of People;
When to Take Effect if Approved. Sec
ton &c. The question whether the fore
going provisions of this act shall take take
to the people of this state, in the manner
provided ~ law for. the submission of
an an eldment to the constitution, at
the next general election to oe heio IN
If approved by a majority of the votes
cast upon. that question, II snail go INTO
such ratification by the people; otherwise
If shall not take effect or be in force
Unon the ballot shall be printed Shall
Chapter ....... Gnsert on the ballot
the number of the chapter) OF the laws
of 1903. entitled AN act to provide for
party nominations by direct vote be
adopted?"
inconsistent with or In conflict with the
provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publica ton subject to all pro
sion to the people for their ratification