Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-23
lHE FULL TEXT OF CAUCUS LAW|
OF the Honest Caucus Law Passed by the Legis
iaure-Al Caucuses Held the Same Day.

:ss&EesS, state, JuQlClal ana county ON
GERS, presidential electors and dele
gates to the state and county conven-
xions, shall be made in the manner
Merein provided. All other nominal
Hons for such candidates shall be by
petitlon in the manner now provided
10y law, providing that no nominations
sssNEnade by petition shall be filed pre-
ggsssvious to the filing of nominations made
@SNnder this act, and no name OF party
s|aspr ticket nominated by petition shall
@Xt contain the name Of any party or the
of party ticket nominated I'M
iI@Ge Ter the provisions of this act
S Sec 2. All conventions held for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
Representatives in congress and judges
MDf the supreme court, presidential cleo
TORS and state officers shall be held on
~ the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in June next preceding the election
at which such candidates are to be
Toted on.
EY@ Sec 3. Al party conventions held
EI3sfor the purpose OF nominating candi-
yEdates for the Office of circuit judge
Nshall be held on the first Tuesday aft
a ser the second Monday of June next
q preceding the election at which such
SNcandidates are to be voted on.
g Sec. d. All party county conventions
held for the purpose of nominating
sdelegates to the state and judicial con
yention, shall be held on the first
STuesday after the third Monday in
May next preceding such state and
"a Judicial convention.
. Sec. 5. All party county conven-
lions held for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for county officers,
4 shall be held on the first Tuesday aft
gSer the third Monday in September
next preceding the election at which
Il such candidates are voted on
s# Sec. 6. The state central committee
9Sof each political party desiring to
place in nomination candidates for
Representatives in congress, state Of
HI dcers, judges of the supreme court
H and presidential electors, shall call a
state convention for such purpose, to
s1be held at the time herein specified, at
sHsuch place within the state as they
yshall deem most convenient for the
of such candidates. Such
sscommittee shall in their call designate
zthe various offices for which the can
3@didates are to be nominated, and the
.Inumber of delegates that each county
entitled to, and time and place of
ser information as it shall deem Deces-
Ssary. Such call shall be issued and
published at least sixty days before
5the time of holding such convention
# Sec Z. Such committee shall forth
& with cause such call to be published
IAN at least five newspapers in the state
Smost likely to give notice to the mem
Ssoers of its party for at least sixty days
#prior to the holding of said conven-
s1tion, and cause copy of such call to
Zoe mailed to the chairman of each
ssCounty central committee of such party.
MI Sec. 8. Each county shall be en-
.&fltled to one delegate to the state con-
ayention for every fifty votes or major
y fraction thereof cast by such party in
such county for the candidate for gov
ernor at the last preceding election.
5 Sec. 9. The judicial committee of
each judicial circuit desiring to place
IN nomination a candidate for circuit
Judge, shall at least sixty days before
the time fixed for holding such con-
aawention, call convention to be held
at the time herein specified, and at
such place within the circuit as they
shall deem most convenient Such
committee shall in their call designate
1.-the Office for which a candidate is to
4 be nominated. the number of dele
gates that each county is entitled to,
Che time and place Of holding such
Il convention. and such other informal
Eion as they shall deem necessary
Sec. 10. Such committee shall
cause such call to be published for at !
last sixty days, in at least three news
sspapers in the circuit most likely to
give notice to the members of it's
q party, and to mail a copy thereof to
each member of such committee in
leach county.
sS5 Sec. IL. Each county shall be en-
titled to one delegate for every fifty
votes or major fraction thereof cast
for governor by such party in such
county at the last preceding election
ssa8 Sec. IL. The county central COM
fnittee of each political party of each
county, desiring to place in nominal
tion county officers or to elect dele
gates to the state or judicial conven-
#tipn, shall, at least twenty days be-
fore the time fixed for the holding of
such convention, issue call for such
CDnvention to be held at the time
herein specified for such convention
and at such place within the county
ssas shall be most convenient. Such
|g;call shall state the time, purpose and
T.H1t1CS Vi uOluluS SuCll COHNGlClOu, anu
the number Of delegates that each pre-
GAnct is entitled to, and the number Of
sdelegates or candidates to be voted for
5Eat such county convention, and the
q time and place at which the primaries
I'VE to be held in each precinct.
1SSec. 10. The chairman of the coun-
M central committee shall cause no.
lEce of such convention to be publish
sled In newspaper most likely to give
MMDtice to the members of his party.
# gsss Sec. IA. It shall be the duty of the
yha frman of each precinct to post a
Wy of such call in at least five pub
il 4 ffsh places in such precinct most likely
q sgive notice to the electors of such
2rf ecinct Such notice shall be so
I'M ,sted at least ten days prior to the
ftA he of holding such primaries.
Sec. Is. All primaries held for the
8irpose of selecting delegates to the
unty convention, held for the pur-
lE Sc Of selecting delegates to the state
lid ~ oh No hoJ3