The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-03-17


days, and for ten days in this pre-
cinct; that at the last preceding cleo
| ton he supported majority of the
| candidates of the ...... party:
| that he believes iii at least a substan-
tial part of the principles of the
| ......,........ party as enumerated
in it's platform at the last preceding
state and national election. and that
| he in good faith intends to support
the principles of the party and the
| candidates nominated by said party at
| the next election.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
! this -. day of ..... A. ID. $3.50.
Every person knowing himself to be
| ineligible. who votes or offers to vote
| at any primary election within this
state. shall be- punished by fine not
exceeding two hundred dollars. or by
imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding six months.
Sec. 25. After the primaries are
closed, it shall be The duty of the pre-
clnct chairman of each party first to
| destroy all the ballots contained in
| the waste ballot box. without exam
lining them or permitting them to be
examined. They shall then proceed
| to count all the ballots in the ballot
box and keep true and correct rec
| ord of such counts. After the count
| is completed. the secretary shall pre-
| pare the certificate of election of the
| delegates and members of the com
mittee receiving the highest number
| of votes, which shall be signed by the
| chairman and secretary, and which
| shall be forthwith transmitted to the
| chairman of the county central com
| nittee, together with all records and
| ballots voted at such primary. All the
| ballots voted at such primary shall be
| preserved, and in no way marked, dis
| figured or mutilated and shall be seal
| ed up and transmitted to the chairman
If the county central committee. to be
by him held and disposed of as herein
after provided.
Sec. 26. The delegates from each
county elected to the state convention
shall lat the time of holding the state
convention select one member of the
| state central committee; such commit
| tee together wi,n the candidates NOM
| mated by the state convention, shall
| select the chairman and such other
| officers as may be necessary, provided
| that the chairman may select his own
| secretary.
Sec. 81. Such committee shall pre-.
scribe its own rules of procedure, and
| shall perform such duties as are pre-
| scribed herein, and such other duties
as are usually performed by such com
| mitteeS.
Sec. IS. The delegates elected from
each county to attend the judicial con-
vention. shall at the time of opening
the judicial convention. select from
each county a member of the judicial
committee of such party. Such COM
mittee. together with the person nom.
mated as candidate for Judge, shall Sc
| lect a chairman and secretary.
| Sec. 80. Such committee. in addi-
ton to the duties prescribed by law,
shall exercise such other duties as are
new usually performed by such COM
| mittees.
Sec. 30. The electors of each pre-
f, cnct, shall. at the time of holding the
| primaries to elect candidates to at
| tend the county convention held for
the purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for county officers. elect
| two members of the county central
committee from each precinct. the one
receiving the highest number of votes
shah be designated the chairman, and
the one receiving the next highest
number of votes shall be designated
secretary. In case two or more re-
| ceiVe an equal number of votes, the
county central committee shall des-
ignate which shall he chairman and
secretary respectively. The county
central committee. together with the
candidates nominated for county oil.
| oh, ~ .[lA al,
committee.
Sec. 81 In addition to the duties
provided herein to be performed by
such committee. such committee shall
perform such other duties as are
usually performed by such commit
tees.
Sec 80. 1t shall be the duty of the
county central committee of each po-
litical party, in sufficient time before
the first primary is held under this
chapter to appoint a chairman and
secretary in each voting precinct. who
shall hold their office until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified as
| provided in this chapter. 1t shall also
be the duty of the chairman of the
state. judicial and county central com
| mittee respectively to do all such acts
as may be necessary to carry all of
the provisions of this chapter into eff
feet, where this chapter has not other
wise provided. In case of contest in
county convention, the chairman OF
the county central committee shall
turn over to the committee on creden-
tials the ballots and all other records
that he may have pertaining to such
contest, and such committee shall be
authorized to inspect and pass upon
such ballots and records in deciding
such contest; provided. that no dele
gate OF contestant shall be selected on
any committee or vote on any question
coming before such convention until
such contest is determined Contest
ed votes to be kept separate.
Sec. SO. 1t shall be the duty of the
chairman of each precinct to take
charge of the booth and ballot boxes
supply the primary with necessary
tables, chairs and other necessary
conveniences. and have them in place
at the time of the primaries, preside
at the primaries. administer the oath
to any person who may be challenged