Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-02-06


are the measures framed by the legis-
.lative committee of the Republican or
yanization. The resolution on the tax
commission, the educational law and
the amendment Of the County law In
respect to the income tax have been
adopted by the committee. The draft
of the primary law Is given to elicit
discussion In order that suggestions
regarding It's amendment may be re-
Ceiyed before the committee holds Its
session next Monday evening:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES BY Di-
RECT VOTE.
BE II Enacted by the Legislature Of the
Territory of Hawaii:
Section /. The following words rs
used I'm this Act shall, unless the same
he inconsistent with the context, be
construed as follows:
I. The word primary, the primary
election held for the nomination OF
candidates as provided in this Act.
2. The word election, n general
election for Senator's and Representa-.
ti,es or county officers provided for by
Jaw.
3. The word precinct, an election
precinct provided for by law.
I. The word office. a seat In eth
er branch of the Legislature, an elect.
i've public Office.
Section 2. All candidates for nom
ination for an elective Office shall b,
placed In nomination by and through Il
primary as provided for In this Act;
provided. that this Act shall not apply
to nomination for special election.
Section IA primary shall be held
at the regular polling places In each
precinct on the second Saturday oI
September In the year 1908, and bicn
nialIy thereafter for the nomination OF
all candidates for Office to be voted 70,
at the election to be held In the month
Of November next following.
Section 4. %. At least thirty days
before the time for holding such prim'
AIRY, the Secretary Of the Territory
shall prepare and transmit to each
county clerk notice In writing desig'
mating the Offices for which candidates
are to be nominated at such primar.
tor Territorial and county Office, ant
stating the time when and place wher,
the primary will be held In each pre-
cinct.
Co. Upon receipt Of such notice
each county clerk shall post as a no
tice so much thereof as may be ap
plicable to his county In at least thre'
conspicuous places In each precinct
and publish the same once week 70
three consecutive weeks In at least on
newspaper having general circulation
In his county.
Section 8. Cd The name of no can
didate shall be printed upon an ofiicia
ballot to be used at any primary unles
a nomination paper shall have bee
filed In his behalf and with his writte
consent IN substantially the followin
form:
The undersigned, duly qualified cleo,
Ors Of the NATURALIZATION. Represen
tative District, County OF ...........,
Territory of Hawaii. members of tn
..................... party, hereb
uohhihdte '...'......,.......
u TeSiuent Oh .................. IN sal
County, as q candidate of said part
Tor the Office of ................... 3
be voted for at the primary to be he'll
on the ............ day OF ..........
l9O....
name ............. Representatiy
District ........ Precinct .........
l hereby consent to the fling of tn
foregoing nomination paper.
'''....,...,. ...,.....,..,,
ca. Nomination papers for candl
dates for Delegate to Congress shall b
signed by not less than twenty Nv
qualified electors of the Territory.
90 Ssh papers for candidates 10
either branch of the Legislature slla
be signed by not less than fifteen qual
flied electors of the District for whic
the person nominated is candidate.
"a Such papers for candidates 10
any county Office shall be signed by no
less than ten qualified electors of tn
county or subdivision thereof In whiu
the person nominated is a candidate.
(5) In all cases the nominator
shall declare themselves to be member
OF the party which the person nomiu
oted purports to represent. No nom
inator shall be allowed to sign an
nomination paper as member of
political party who has previousl
signed any such paper as member {
another party or for non-partisa
candidate for the same primary,
(6) There shall be deposited wit
each nomination paper fee of tie
SlO dollars on account Of the Q,