The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-03-17
THE FULL TEXT OF CAUCUS law
Provisions OF the honest Caucus Law Passed by the Lees
lature-An Caucuses Held the Same Dav

greSs, state, judicial and county Off
GERS. presidential electors and dele
gates to the state and county conven-
tions. shall be made in the manner
herein provided All other nomina-
lions for such candidates shall be by
petition in the manner now provided
by law, providing that no nominations
made by petition shall be filed pre-
yious to the filing of nominations made
under this act. and no name OF party
or ticket nominated by petition shall
contain the name of any party or the
name Of a party ticket nominated I'M
der the provisions of this act
Sec. 2. ALI conventions held for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
representatives in congress and judges
Of 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
voted on.
Sec. 3. All party conventions held
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the office OF circuit Judge
shall be held on the first Tuesday aft
Ell the second Monday of June next
preceding the election at which such
candidates are to be voted on.
Sec. 4. All party county conventions
held for the purpose of nominating
delegates to the state and judicial con-
vention, shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the third Monday in
May next preceding such state and
judicial convention.
Sec. S. All party county conven-
tions held for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for county officers,
shall be held on the first Tuesday aft
er the third Monday in September
next preceding the election at which
such candidates are voted on.
Sec. 6. The state central committee
Of each political party desiring to
place in nomination candidates for
representatives in congress, state Of
ficers, judges of the supreme court
and presidential electors. shall call a
state convention for such purpose, to
be held at the time herein specified at
such place within the state as they
shall deem most convenient for the
nomination of such candidates. Such
committee shall in their call designate
the various offices for which the can
didates are to be nominated and the
number of delegates that each county
is entitled to. and time and place of
IOIulIS SUCH convention, anu SllCll Otl-
er information as it shall deem neccs-
sary. Such call shall be issued and
published at least sixty days before
the time of holding such convention.
Sec Z. Such committee shall forth
with cause such call TO be published
IN at least five newspapers in the state
most likely to give notice to the NOM
Ders Of its party for at least sixty days
prior to the holding of said conven-
ton, and cause a copy of such cali TO
DE mailed to the chairman of each
county central committee OF such party.
Sec. s. Each county shall be en-
titled to one delegate to the state con
vention for every fifty votes or major
fraction thereof cast by such party in
such county for the candidate for gov
arnor at the last preceding election.
Sec. g. The judicial committee of
each judicial circuit desiring to place
in nomination candidate for circuit
Judge, shall at least sixty days before
the time fixed for holding such CON
vention, call a 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 cal! designate
The Office for which candidate is to
be nominated. the number If dele
gates that each county is entitled to.
the time and place of holding such
convention and such other infOrma-
lon as they shall deem necessary.
Sec 10. Such committee shall
cause such call to be published for at
least sixty days, in at least three news
papers in the circuis most likely to
give notice to the members of its
party, and to mail copy thereof to
each member of such committee in
each county.
Sec. II. 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
Sec. 12 The county central COM
mittee of each political party of each
county, desiring to place in nomina
ton county officers or TO elect dele
gates to the state or judicial conven-
ton, shall, at least twenty days be
fore the time fixed for the holding of
such convention. issue call for such
convention to be held at the time
herein specified for such convention,
and at such place within the county
as shall be most convenient. Such
call shall state the time. purpose and
place of holding such convention and
the number of delegates that each pre-
cinct is entitled to. and the number of
delegates or candidates to be voted for
at such county convention, and the
time and place at which the primaries
are to beFheld in each precinct.
Sec 49, The chairman of the couE-
ty central committee shall cause no
tice of such convention to be publish
ed in newspaper most likely to give
notice to the members of his party
Sec IA. 1t shall be the duty of the
chairman of each precinct to post a
copy of such call in at least five pub
lie places in such precinct most likely
to give notice to the electors OF such
precinct Such notice shall be so
posted at least ten days prior to the
time of holding such primaries.
Sec. Is. All primaries held for the
purpose of selecting delegates TO the
county convention. held for the pur-
pose'of selecting delegates to the state
or judicial convention, shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the second
Monday in MAY next preceding the