The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-09-22

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| 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 93, 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
CAB inclusive ofsaid statutes relating to the
canvass ofthe returns OF Novem Der election
shall. as far as applicable, apply to the can
VaSS, return and erG1hcat1On to the secretary
OF stane of such primary Such board shall
| meet atthe office of the secretary OF state at
ten O'Clock a. the third Tuesday OF
| september next after the September primary
| Party Candidates.-Section Is. l The
| person receiving the gre attest number OF
VOTES at primary as a candidate tor an
| once, snail be the candidate for that party
| tor such office and his name as such candi-
date shall be placed On tie official ballot at
| the following election.
| 2 AS soon as a state canvass of 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 senators and representatives
in congress, and any other candidate whose
district extends beyond the limits of sing
county, and shall mail to the chairman of
the state central committee of each party
so much of said certificate as relates his
party.
| Secretary of State to Certify to County
| Clerks.-Section 10. / 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
| offices. the name and description of each
| person nominated for any such office
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 a quorum
Such board of canvassers meet at eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon of the day following
the city primary and canvass the votes SUD
stant1ally as provided by sections 81 and SO
statutes of 1898. They shall make and certify
duplicate returns as o the votes cast for the
candidates. and forthwith certify and file
one complete return with the city clerk and
deliyer so much of the other relates to
each party to The respective city chairman
Party Committee. Section Il ]. At the
September primary each voter may write
in the space left on his ticket for that pur-
pose the names ofnot 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 show the names and addresses OF each
party committeeman chosen.
2 The party committee of each city and
comfy and of each assembly district shall
consist of the party chairman of each pre-
c1nct in such city, county, or district the
state senatorial district committee OF the
chairman of the assembly district committees
in such senatorial district; the congressional
| committee of the party chairman of the
senatorial district committees. wholly
partially within >uch congressional district;
the state central committee hereinbefOre
provided. Each such committee shall CHI Dose
its officers by ballot excepting as herein pro-
vided.
3 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
sembly 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 one 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
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. ex-
cept in the case of a vacancy in the chair
manship of a precinct committee the COM
mittee shall elect one of its members to fill
such vacancy.
Party platfor m.-Section %. Tbs candi-
dates for the various state offices. and for
senate and Assem- bly, nominated by each
political party at such prim airy, shall meet
at the capitol at twelve O'Clock ION on the
fOu1 tn Tuesday of September after the date
which any primary is held preliminary to
any general election. They shall forthwith
formulate the tate platform oftheir party.
They shall thereupOn proceed to elect a state
central committee of at least two members
from each congressional district and chair
Of such nd nRrfn oh
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 a tie vote, the tie shall forthwith
be determined by lot by the canyassers.
2 It shall be the duty of the secretary of
state and attorney general, on or before .]ul y
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 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 a voter to induce him
to sign any election paper to any. such per-
son who shall accept any such bribe 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 bride be offered or accepted be-
fore after such signing, shall be guilty Of a
1nisdeneanor and upon trial and conviction
thereof be punished by fine of not less than
twenty five or more than five hundred dol |
lars, or by imprisonment III 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 of tn law as to such caucuses and cleo
tons 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
a'Signer 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 any act
of the Legislature shall wrongfuly either
suppress, neglect fail to cause the same to
be filed at the proper time in the proper
Office shall on conviction, be punished by i'm
pri sonment in the county Jail not to exceed
six months, or by a fine not to exceed hve
hundred dollars, or by both such fine and I'M
TJriSOnment in the discretion Ofthc court.