Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-24

governor at the last general election.
: After taking the usual oath Of Office
the said board shall proceed to open
and publicly canvass the primary
election returns made by the several
county auditors Three members of
said board shall constitute a quorum
and are authorized to make the can.
vass herein provided and to certify to
/ the result thereof 5ss95
Sec. ~. The state board Of can
vassers shall make. and prepare a
statement, the same to be signed by
4 said board and filed in the Office Of
the secretary of state as provided in
subdivisions 1, 2 and 8 Of section %
of this act.
f. It shall be the duty Of the secretary
of state upon the completion Of the
canvass to mail to each candidate so
nominated a notice Of such fact, and
that his name will be put upon the
official ballot to be voted for at the en-
suing general election, except as other
wise provided.
4 He shall report to the legislative as
sembly the names of the persons re-
: ceiving the highest number of votes OF
each party or principle for the Office
of United States senator, and also
cause copy of findings of the said
board to be filed in his Office and
4 published in newspaper printed at
the seat of government.
Sec. s2S. The secretary of state
shall place the names of all the candi-
dates of each political party or prin-
4 ;ciple, who are shown to have been
nominated for the respective offices in
accordance with the certificates Of
nomination received from the several
county auditors Of this state on the
official ballot to be voted for at the
/ general election following, excepting
4 that of United States senator.
Sec. 20. When there is but one
aspirant and a vacancy occuEs by
\ death or resignation OF such aspirants
for nomination before the primary
election and ballots are printed in
4 legislative districts containing more
than one county, the chairman Of the
party in which such vacancy occurs.
1 OF each county committee of the coun-
4 ties of which such district is com
posed and the member Of the state
central committee from that legisla-
tive district shall meet and BY the
majority vote of such shall fill such
Vacancy and by a certificate Of nomi-
nation notify the county auditors Of
! the several counties of which such dis
4 trict is composed, and the auditors Of
such counties shall place the name on
the primary election ballots where the
vacancy exists.
| Should a vacancy occur in a legisia-
tive Office in a county composed Of
more than one district, or III com
missioner's district, then the county
central committee OF the partyfin
which such vacancy occurs shall meet
and I'LL such vacancy. On receipt Of
q certificate of nomination from said
committee. the county auditor shall
place the name Of such nominee upon
| the primary election ballot where
lsuch vacancy exists. y. 3s
Sec. 80. The provisions of this act
shall apply to cities in this state con
tanning q population Of 1--WE thousand
or more. according to the last govern
ment census.
81 Sec. 81. Primary elections for the
nomina tions Of all municipal officers
shall be held on the first Tuesday Of
March of each year and conducted the
same as city elections.
Nominations shall then be made of
/ AL officers. civ and ward. where the
terms Of Office expire at the municipal
election following.
Sec. 80. Thirty days prior to sucf,
election It shall be the duty Of tie city
auditor or recorder to give public
notice thereof by two publications fol-
lowing IN the official paper Of the city,
and by posting three notices ii each
ward in conspicuous places, specifying
the officers to be nominated at the
primary election following. giving the
date OF such election and the title and
term Of such ONCE.
Sec. 80. All aspirants for nominal
ton shall. not more than twenty nor
less than ten days prior to such pri
mary election, present or have pre-
scented to the city auditor Or recorder
petition and affidavit as required III
either sections 3 Or Of this act. as
the case may be-; provided that the fee
required to be paid shall be SIS tor
nominations at large and 81 for
nominations IN wards. which shall be
paid TO the city treasurer and d re-
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