The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-21

congressional committee, 40 composed
of the various county chairmen of
each district, shall meet at ..........
point, in such congressional district,
designated by the then chairman of
the congressional committee, on the
second Tuesday in August after such
primary election, and, when SO met.
shall organize by the election of one
of it's members as chairman of such
committee, and by electing a secre-
tary and treasurer, and shall then pro.
coed to name two qualified electors Of
such district as members of the party
state committee, which state commit
tee. being composed OF two members
from each congressional district in the
state. shall meet at moor on the Sec
ond Tuesday of September at the state
capitol and organize by the election
of the state committee, and by the
election of a secretary and treasurer
of such committee, and after having
so organized shall meet with the party
nominees for state officers, congress.
men, state senators, representatives
and forthwith formulate a state plat.
form for their party, and make public
the same not later than 6 o'clock in
the afternoon of the following day.
The provisions of this section, so far
as consistent, shall apply to cities that
are divided into wards, for election
purposes, and when the word county
is used, it shall apply to such com
mittees by wards. so far as applicable.
Sec. 20. In case of a tie vote, the
tie shall forthwith be determined by
lot by the %canvassers.
A Legal Holiday.
Sec. 80. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary of state, on or before March
1, 1908, to prepare all forms necessary
to carry out the provisions of this
act, which forms shall be substantial
ly followed in all primaries held in
pursuance hereof. Such forms shall
be printed with copies of this act for
public use and distribution. Every
day on which an August primary shall
be held shall be a legal holiday.
Penalties Are Attached.
Sec. 81. Any person who siia!! offer,
or with knowledge of the same, per-
nit any person to offer for his ben
to sign any nomination paper, and any
person who shall accept any such
bride or promise of gain of any kind
in the nature of a bride as considerH-
ton for signing the same, whether
such bride or promise of gain in the
nature of a bride be offered or accept
before or after such signing, or
any candidate who shall knowingly
cause a nomination paper, or papers,
to be signed in his behalf by more
than the maximum number Of quail
fed electors provided for his district
by this act, shall be guilty of a mis- |
and, upon trial and convic-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine
not less than twenty-five nor more
than five hundred dollars, or by i'm |
in the county Jail OF not
than ten days nor more than six
months, or by both such fine and i'm
Any act declared an Of
by the general laws of this state
concerning caucuses and elections, |
shall, also, in like case, be an offense
in all primaries, and shall be pun-
ished in the same form and manner as
provided, and all the penalties
and provisions of the law as to such
caucuses and elections. except as here
in otherwise provided, shall apply in
such case with equal force, and to the
extent as though fully set forth
in this act. Any person who shall forge
any name of a signer or witness to
nomination paper shall be deemed
guilty of forgery, and, on conviction,
punished accordingly. Any person
who, being in possession of nomina-
ton papers entitled to be filed under
act, or under act of the legisla-
ture, shall wrongfully, either suppress,
neglect or cause the same to be filed
at the proper time in the proper office
shall, .on conviction, be punished by
in the county jail not to
exceed six months, or by a fine not
to exceed five hundred dollars, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment, in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 80. The provisions of the stat
now in force in relation to the
holding of elections, the solicitation
Of voters at the polls, the challenging
Of voters, the manner of conducting
elections, of counting the ballots and
making return thereof, and all other
kindred subjects, shall apply to all
in so far as they are consist
with this act, the intent of the act
being to place the primary under the
and n%rotection of tho laws |