The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-09

| as chairman or secrelar, II neglect or reiust
to nc as such, his place III II be filled by til
| electors of the precinct pt,-ent at the time fix,
for opening the primary, and ntitled to vote al
such primary. The chairman of the county cen
trail Committee shall be aui hnrzed to appoint
one or more chalengers At each primary. who
viii be authorized to be present at such primary
challenge srch persons as he or they may deem
not entitled to vote, and insp CT all ballots when
they are counted.
Sec 80. Intimidation 1t shall be unlawful
for any precinct chairman or secretary of any
political party, any other person. to in any
way interfere with the voting of any other polit
ica party, at any primary. or /" any way obstruct
voting OF any party at such Urinary, or to create
any disturbance, or to In any way intimidate any
eIec'or from attending at any primary or voting
at such primary.
Sec. IS. Illega' Voting! 1t shall be unlawful
for ally person not qualified eector OF the ward
2r precinct in which any primary is held, to vote
In any manner or on any question which may
come before such primary election. Any per-
son who shall violate the provisions Of this Sec
tiOn snail be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and shall be punished accordingly.
Sec SO. Repeating-Penalty. ANY person
who votes more than once at anv primary. or
offers to vote more than once. either in the same
or in any other precinct, shall be punished by =
fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by
! imprisonment in the county Jail not exceeding
one year.
Sec. 40. Illegal votng-Penalty. Any per-
son knowing himself not to be a qualified cleo
| tor. who votes or offers to vote at any primary,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding two
| hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding six months.
Sec. al. Abetting Illegal Noting-Penalty ]
Every person who procures. aids, assists, ccnn
ses or advises another to give his vote ut any
primary. knowing that such person is disqnali-
fed, shall be punished by a fine not ex = ding
one hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment, n the
county jail not exceeding thirty days or by
| both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. az. Abetting Illegal Voting-Penalty
Every person who procures or counses another
| to enter any town, ward or voting precinct. for
the purpose of giving his vote at the primary,
| knowing that such person is not entitled to
| vote at such primary, shall he fined in a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not exceeding
| thirty days.
| sec. .43 Illegal Party Voting-Penalty. Ever
! person who at amy primary knowingly votes or
offers to vote in any primary district in which he
| does not reside, in which he is not author
| ized by law to vote, and any person who know
ingly votes at the primary of a party with which
! he does not affiliate, and of which he is not a
! qualified voter, shall be fined IN sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment In the county jail not exceeding thirty
days.
| Sec. Al. intoxicating Liquors Prohibited
| Every person who sells, gives away or disposes
of any Intoxicating liquors as a beverage on the
day OF any primary election in or about the
| place where any such primary ls held, shall on
conviction thereof be fined in a sum not more
than hundred dollars. by impr sonment
/ in the county jail not more than thirty days.
Sec, -. Direct Nomination II any political
party snail by majority vote at any county
convention held for the purpose OF placing III
nomination candidates for county officers, so
decl lare. such party may at the subsequent
primaries submit TO the ell ctors the nomination
of county officers and members of the Legislature
under such rules and regulations as the county
central committee may prescribe, and not in
consistent with this act.
Sec. 90. Candidates by Direct Nominations
Must Have a Majority of Party Vote. If any
county convention shall adopt the primaries as
above specified, any persons receiving .the ma.
Af a tn,n
county Office or member of the legislature he
shall be the nominee ofsuCh convention for such
Office; provided, that if such person does not
ceve the majority of the votes OF the electors of
his party in the county. the delegates of the con
venton shall have right to make such nomina-
| tions as they deem advisable.
Sec. A. Cities. Primaries for the nomination
of candidates for all city officers elected at the
city election shall be conducted as herein per
scribed for the holding of primaries for the cleo
| tion of delegates to county conventions Re
presentation in city conventions shall be fixed
by the city committee: provided, that the repre-
eentation shall be uniform throu ghout the city.
City conventions shall be held on the Tueeday
next preceding the date of election, and shall be
called to order for the transaction of business at
| eleven O'Clock a. m. The primaries shall be
held on the Thursday Immediately preceding the
state for the conventions, and the polls for said
primaries shall be open from four O'Clock until
| O'Clock p. m. The precinct committeeman OF
each voting precincts shall conduct such primaries
! for city purposes and city c)mmittee, chair
man and secretary shall be selected after the
manner prescribed in Sections 80 and 35 of this
act For such city primaries the city auditor
ehall perform all the duties required of the
county auditor for primaries held for county and
! state purposes. Returns shall be made to the
city committee, and such committee shall per.
from such duties as prescribed by this act for
county committees. Notice of the primaries
shall be published for at least three days
and notices for conventions shall be
published for at least six days. Until commit
teemen and committees have been elected as
| herein prescribed their duties shall be performed
| by existing organizations: and the city commit
! tee shall make all appointments and fill all va
cancies necessary to carry this provision into
effect. Other than party nominations may be
made by petition, as prescribed by Section oil
| this act.
Approved March 3, 1905.