Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-08
.sses of each party committeeman

dresses of each party committeeman
chosen
Q The party committee of each city and
county and of each assembly district shall
consist of the party chairman of each pre-
cinct in such city, county, or district; the
state senatorial district committee of the
chairman of the assembly district com
mittees in such senatorial district; the
congressional committees of the party
chairman of the senatorial district com
mitteeS wholly or partially within such
congressional district; the state central
committee hereinafter provided. Each
such committee shall choose its officers by
ballot excepting as herein provided
3, 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 ex-
istence shall exercise the powers and per-
form the duties herein prescribed until
their successors are chosen in accordance
with this act. AT all meetings of said city,
county and assembly district committees
each precinct chairman shall have one vote
for every fifty votes, major fraction
thereof. cast by his party in his precinct
at the last general election, each such
chairman to have at least one vote the
vote at such general election to he deter
mined as provided in section of this aol
The duties OF the party precinct chairman,
when he shall be unable TO perform the
same. shall be performed by q member of
his party precinct committee designated by
him. The duties of the chairman sec
performed by members of such committee,
selected by such chairman or secretary.
ANY vacancy in any committee office shall
ne hlied IN the same manner as that in
Whleh Sucn officer was originally chosen,
except that in the case of vacancy in the
chairmanship of a precinct committee. the
committee shall elect one of its members
to ill such vacancy.
| Party Platform.-Section %. The copdI.
| dates for the various state Offices and for
senate ana assembly nominated by each
political party at such primary, shall meet
az the capitol ut twelve o'clock noon on
the fourth Tuesday of September after the
date on which any primary is held pre-
urinary to any. general election They
shall forthwith formulate the state plat
form of their party, They shall thereupon
proceed to elect a state central committee
of at least two members from each con
gressional district and chairman of such
committee. aud perform such other bust.
ness as may properly he brought before
such meeting. The platform of each party
snail he framed Mt such time that II shall
be made public not later than six o'clock
In the afternoon of the following day
Miscellaneous Provisions. Section % l.
In case of tie vote the tic shall forth
with be determined by lot by the canvass
ers.
2. 1t shall he the duty of the secretary of
| state and attorney general, on or before
July LIST 1905. to prepare all forms nrces-
saly to carry out the provisions 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 act for public use and dis
tribution. Every day on which a Septem-
her primary shall be held shall be n legal
holiday.
The Penal Provision Section q. l. Any
person who shall offer, or with knowledge
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
bride or promise of gain of any kind in
the nature of n brihe as consideration for
signing the same, whether such bribe or
| promise of gain in the nature of
bride be offered or accepted before or
after such signing shall he guilty OF II
misdemeanor and upon trial and convic-
| tion thereof he punished by a tine Of not
less than twenty-five nor more than I'VE
| 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.
2. Any act declared an ofrense by the
general laws of this state concerning eau
cuses and elections. shall also, in like
shall be punished in the same form and
manner as therein provided, and 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 to the
same extent as though fully set forth in
3. Any person who shall forge any name
or sigper or witness TO nomination
paper shall be deemed guilty of forgery,
and on conviction punished accordingly.
ANY person who, being In possession Of
! ncml!ation papers entitled to be dleG nm
der this act, or any act OF the legislature,
shall wrongfully either suppress neglect,
or fall to cause the same TO be filed at the
proper time In the proper office shall on
conviction. he 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
Inn mr. igflFt ts,faN Ia - H.
court.
General Election Laws to Apply-sec.
tion %. 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.
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 III IT Of this act
being to place the primary 1der the reg
nation and protection of tn. laws now In
force as to elections.
Submission of Act to Vote of People;
When to Take Effect II Approved. Sec
ton 26. The question whether the forego-
Ing provisions OF this act shall take effect
and he in force shall be submitted to the
people of this state, in the manner pro-
vded by law for q e submission of an
amendment TO the constitution, at the
next general election TO be held in Novem-
II approved by a majority of the votes
cast upon that question. II shall q, into
effect and be In force from aud after such
ratification 10y the people: otherwise n
shall not take effect ar hs In force. Upon
the ballot shall he prfutvd shall Chapter
............ insert on the BAILEY the number
Of chapterl II the laws q t#a entitled
/ An act TO provide f0r party ~ ut suatlans
by direct vote I've adopted -
Section =. All acts ar parts - s-ss IT,
consistent with nr In eonairs wfrh sAe gro
/ visions Of this act are hereby -sts1ls,G
Section .. This act shall e ke effect sni
be In force from and after is pF~sage sad
publication subject 10 al provls3omS hgFeiu
contained for its submission go the people
for their ratification or rejection
Annrovod May 23d 1893.
Given under my hard end official seal ar
the Court House. IN the Village 81 Crandnn,
County of Forest and STATE of. Wisconsin.
this ID day Of September, 4 y ''s5.
fSeall G. G. HfNLEI,
County Clerk, Forest County Wis.