Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-05-16

turns provided for In section twenty-five
hereof: and shall nominate candidates
for the office OF judge of the supreme
| court.
mittee consisting Of not less than one
member from each congressional district
and transact such other business as may
central committee elected at said state
convention may organize at pleasure
TOR political work is usual and Gus
toinarN with such committees and shall
continue to act until succeeded by another
committee duly elected.
,,,i sec. ~. Existing party committees.
the regularly organized political commit
after constituted may continue to act until
snpplanted by the committees elected UNI
DER the l pr of this act.
Nothing contained in this act Shall be con-
struet so as to prohibit nomination of
canaidates for. office by petition as now
ituihorlzed by law; but no person so nom
mated shall be permitted to use the name
of any political party authorized or en-
titled under this act to nominate ticket
by primary vote or that has nominated a
visions OF this act. pA'
Sec SO. Special elections. This act
small not apply to special elections to fill
See 81. Misconduct of election of
fcla!s-penalty. Any party committees
man or any primary election or other
public officer upon whom duty is i'm
posed by this act or by acts herein made
appilcahle to primary elections, who shall
wilfully neglect 10 perform any such duty,
or Who shall w!lfully perform it In such u
way as 10 hinder the objects thereof or
shall disclose to anyone, except as may
be ordered by any court of justice. the
contents of any ballot or any part thereof.
as To The manner in which the same may
nave been voted, shall be punished by Il
me of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than Que thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment i'll The penitentiary not to
exceed five years, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment
Sec 80. Services for hire-penalty.
Any person who shall agree to perform
any services In the interest of amy candi-
date in consideration of any money or
other valuable hing. or VINO shall accept
such services performed i'm the interest of
any candidate, or amy person paying or
Offering to pay or giving or offering to give
money o. other valuable things for such
services. shall be punished by q line of
no. more than three hundred dollars. or by
imprisonment in the county jail not ex-
shall be construed TO prohibit any person
from making contracts in good faith for
lhe announcement of his candidacy in the
neWspapers and for securing the names of
voters required to file preliminary nom
nation papers and the payment of any
reasonable compensation for such SER
vices
See. IS. Penalties. Any person of
fcring or giving bride. either in money
or other consideration. to amy elector for
tho purpose of Influencing his vote at amy
primary election, or any clector entitled to
vote ut such primary election receiving
and accepting sach bride; any person
provisions OF this act relative 10 his quail
ifica lions and parts Affiliations; any
persons wilfuily voting or offering to vote
at Il primary election who has not been a
his
preceding said primary election; or who,
At the primary election is not twemty-one
tinted States: or knowing himself not to
be qualified elector of such precinct
whore he offers to vote; or any person
violating any of the provisions of this act,
on of any provisions of the code may be
hereto applied, and amy person knowingly
procuring, aiding or abetting such viola
zion. shall be deemed guilty of m.sde-
meanor. and, upon conviction shall be
lined not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars. or be i'm
prsoned i'm the county Jail not less than
thirty days nor more than six months
Sec. 81 Repealed. Chapter forty (A0)
of the laws of the thirt.cth general assem-
Ply relating Ell. to primary elections; and
OF The laws OF the thiltH-tirst general as-
sembly. relating TO primary elections, are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 80. Primary elections in certain
cities. The provisions of this act shall,
50 far as applicable. govern the nominal
lions of candidates by political parties
FOR all Offices to be filed by a direct vote
OF the people in cities; of the first class
and cities acting under special charter
having a population of over fifteen thou
sand, except al such special charter cities
and cities of the first class as have by
vote of the people adopted Il plan of rnu-
niclpal government which specifically pro-
viaes for a non-partisan primary cleo
ton
The duties devolvin. upon the county
auditor. by the foregoing provisions Of
this act shall. N municipal elections, de-
EolEe upon the city auditor and the duties
deHolNing upon the board of supervisors
by the foregoing provisions of this act. de-
volNe upon the city council which shall
meet to perform said duties within two
DAYS next following the primary election.
me date Of the municipal primary cleo
ton shall be the last Monday in Febru-
airy OF each year in which municipal
year 1867. and the percentage of voters
signing petitions required for printing the
name OF Il candidate upon the official
primary ballot shall be the same as Is, re-
qi!red OF a candidate for IL county office
and shall be based upon TIE vote cast for
mayor by the respective parties in the
preceding city election.
The names OF candidates for ward al
deflhen for city precinct committeeman
ana io1 delegates to the city convention.
shall MOI be printed upon the official prim-
or illles shall be provided therefor. A
plurality shall nominate the party candi-
date ior aldermen and plurality shall
elect the precinct committeeman and dele
sates to the city convention
lhe entire expense of conducting IA prim-
airy election provided for in this section
sh1ll be audited by the city council and
paid BY the city.
Th.: section shall not ne held TO repeal
any law which provides; for the adoption
of a plan of municipal government by vote
Of the people and which embraces a nom
partisan primary election.
Approved April 4. A. u. 1907.