The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-09-29

PROVIDED IN SuD01V1S1OnG, showing the votes
cast for each candidate not voted tor wholly
within the limits of the county. The
county clerk shall forthwith send to the
the secretary of state by registered mail one
copy of all returns as to such candidates,
and he shall likewise send copy to the
chairman of the state central committee of
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 November election. shall consti
tute the state board Of canvasSerS of Septem-
per, and all the provisions OF section "a and
Dab inclusive ofsaid statutes relating to the
canvass ofthe returns of a November election
shall. as far as applicable, apply to the can
Vass' return and certifcation to the secretary
OF Stane or such primary. Such board snail
meet at the office of the secretary of state at
ten o CLOCK a. m. on the third Tuesday OF
september next after the September primary
Party andidates.-Section IS. l The
person receiving the gre attest number OF
votes at primary candidate for
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 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 as to candidates for state offices
United States senator's and representatives
in congress. and any other candidate whose
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
C1e1ks.-Section 10. l 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
person nominated for any such office a
specified in the nomination papers,
Section TO- The canvass of the returns of
a 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 boz rd of canvassers meet at eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon of the day following
StantiaIly as provided by sections 81 and 50
statutes of 1898. They shall make and certify
duplicate returns as I o the votes CASTOR the
candidates, and forthwith certify and hle
one complete return with the city clerk and
deliver so much of the other relates to
each party to the respective city chairman.
Party Committee Section 81 /. AT the
September primary each voter may write
in the space left on his ticket for that pur-
| pose the names ofno 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
party committeeman chosen.
| 2 The party committee of eac1. city and
| comfy and of each assembly district shall
| consist OF the party chairman of each pre-
| state senatorial district committee of the
chairman CT the assembly district com mittees
! in such senatorial district; the congressional
committee OF the party chairman of the
senatorial district committees. wholly
partially within such congressional district;
the state central committee as hereinbefore
| provided. Each such committee shall CHI Dose
it's officers by ballot excepting a. herein pro-
vided.
| 8 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 now in existance
! shall exercise the power and preforn the
duties herein prescribed until their success
| sors are chosen in accordance with this act.
| At all meetings of said city, county and as
4 serubly 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 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 or secretary of any other committee
may be performed by members of such COM
| mttee, selected by the chairman or secre-
tary. Any vacancy in any com mittee office
| shall be filled in the same manner that in
which such officer was originally chosen. ex-
cept in the case of a vacancy in the chair
manship of precinct committee the COM
mttee shall elect one of it's members to IL
| such vacancy.
Party PLATFORM 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
i he 11oitn oil at tXXyai nr1t he
| fou1 tn Tuesday of September after the date
| which any primary is held preliminary to
| any general election. They shall forthwi
| formulate the state platform OF their party.
| They shall thereupon proceed to elect state
central committee of at least two members
| from each congressional district and chair
man of such committee and perform such
! other business 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
| orcl 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 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
| act for public use and distribution Every
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 or after such signing, shall be guilty OF a
| misdemeanOr and upon trial and conviction
| thereof be punished by a fine of not less than
| twenty five or more tina five hundred dol
/ lars, or by imprisonment in the county Jail
| of not less tn ten days nor more than six
| IN onths or both que and i1npris Onment.
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 provl-
/ sionS OF tn law to such caucuses and cleo
| tions except as herein otherwise provided.
| shall apply in sucn 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 or witness to a 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 or any act
| of the Legislature shall wrongtully either
| suppress, neglect or fail to cause the same 10
/ be filed at the proper time in the proper
! Office shall on conviction, be pun1shed py I'M
/ pri onment in the county jail not 60 exceed