The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-11-03

with this act. The various officers ana
committees now in existence shall ex-
erciSe the powers and perform the
duties herein prescribed until their sue
cessors are chosen in accordance with
this act. At all meetings of said city,
county and assembly district commit
tees, each precinct chairman shall have
one vote for every fifty votes, or ma
jOr fraction thereof cast by his party
in his precinct at the last general cleo
ton, each such chairman to have at
least one vote, the vote at such general
election to be determined as provided
in section of this act. The duties of
the party precinct chairman, when he
shall be unable to perform the same,
shall be performed by member of his
party precinct committee designated by
him. The duties of the chairman or Sec
rotary of any other committee may be
performed by members of such COM
mittee, selected by such chairman or
secretary. Any vacancy in any COM
mittee office shall be filled in the same
manner as that in which such officer
was originally chosen, except that In
the case of a vacancy in the chairman
ship of a precinct committee, the COM
mittee shall elect one of it's members
to fill such vacancy.
PARTY PLATFORM. = Section Y.
The candidates for the various state
offices, and 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
Tuesday of September after the date
on which any primary is held prelimin-
ary to any general election. They shall
forthwith formulate the state platform
of their party. They shall thereupon
proceed to elect state central COM
mittee of at least two members from
each congressional district and a 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 pub
lie, not later than six o'clock in the
afternoon of the following day.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 20. 1. In case of tie VOTE the
tie shall forthwith be determined by lot
by the canVaSSerS.
2 1t shall be the duty of the secre-
tary of state and attorney general on
or before July LIST, 1905, to prepare all
forms necessary to carry out the provis
siOnS 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 September primary
shall be held shall be a legal holiday.
THE PENAL PROVISION.-Sectio
"a. 1. Any person who shall Offer or
with knowledge Of the same. permit any
person to offer for his benefit any
oribe to a voter to induce him to sign
any election paper to any person who
shall except any such bride or
promise of gain of any kind
in the nature Of a bride as con-
sideration for signing the same,
whether such bride or promise of gain
in the nature of a bride be offered or
accepted before 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 nor more than five hundred
collars, or by Imprisonment in the cOun-
ty Jail of not less than ten days nor
more than six months, or by both fine
and Imprisonment.
2. Any act declared an offense by the
general laws of this state concerning
caucuses and elections shall also, in
like case. be an offenSe in all primaries,
and 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 this act.
3. Any person who shall forge any
name of a signer or witness to a nom
ination paper shall be deemed guilty of
forgery, and on conviction punished
accordingly. Any person who, being
in possession of nomination papers en-
titled to be filed under this act, or any
act of the legislature, shall wrongfully
either suppress, neglect, or fail to cause
the same to be filed at the proper time
in the proper office shall on conviction,
be punished by imprisonment in the
county jail not to exceed six months,
dollars. or by both such fine and i'm
imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.
GENERAL ELECTION LAWS TO
APPLY.-Section %. 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 manner IF 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 con-
sistent with this act, the intent 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. : Section 26. The
visions of this act shall take effect
and be in force shall be submitted to
the people of this state, in the manner
provided by law for the submission
of an amendment to the constitution,
at the next general election to be held
in November 1904.
If approved by a majority of the
votes cast upon that question, it shall
go into effect and be in force from and
after such ratification by the people;
otherwise it shall not take effect or be
in force. Upon the ballot shall be
printed "Shall Chapter. .............Gn Gin
sert on the ballot the number of chap
teri of the laws of 1908, entitled AN
act to provide for party nominations
by direct vote be adopted?"
Section n. ALI acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with or in conflict with
the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication subject to all
provisions herein contained for its SUBJ
mission to the people for their ratifi-
cation or rejection.
Approved May 23d, 1903.
Given under my hand and official seal
at the Capitol in the City Of Madi-
son, this 3lst day of August, A. D.,
1904.
ISealI W. L. HOUSER,
Secretary Of State