The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-12
PRIMARY BILL.

eral primary law for this Territory,
! under which the nomination of can.
/ didates for the Legislature and elective
offices shall be made directly by the
voters.
We beg to submit herewith a draft
of an act to provide for nominations
by direct vote. We would state
further that this act was prepared by
/ the Attorney General g department.
An Act to Provide for Nominations by
Direct Vote.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii:
+, Section /. The words and phrases in
this act shall, unless the same be in.
consistent with the, context, be con-
strued as follows:
(D The word "primary, the pri.
mary election provided for in this act
(2) The words "September pri-
mary" the primary election held in
September to nominate candidates to
be voted for at the ensuing general
election.
(3) The word "election," general
election as distinguished from pri-
mary election or special election.
az The words " November cleo
ton, the general election held in No.
vember.
(5) The word "precinct, b" district
established by law, within which all
qualified voters vote at one polling
place.
(6) The word "party," an associa-
ton of voters united for the purpose
of promoting a common political end or
carrying out particular line of public
policy which maintains a general or
ganization throughout the Territory, in
Guiding regular constituted central
committee and county committees.
ca The words Territorial officers, I"
the delegate to Congress, and Senators
and Representatives to the Territorial
Legislature
(s) The word "county," the several
counties and the City and County of
Honolulu as the case may be.
This statute shall be literally con.
strued so that the real will of the cleo
tors may not be defeated by any in
formality or failure to comply with the
provisions of law in respect to the Civ
ing of any notice or the conducting of
any primary or the certifying of the re.
suits thereof.
Section -.
Hereafter all candidates for cleo
tive offices at any general election in
the Territory or in any county shall be
nominated in accordance with the pro
visions of this act and not otherwise
This act shall not apply to special
elections but at such special elections
: all candidates shall be nominated by
nomination papers signed and fled as
by law provided.
Section -.
G The September primary shall
be held at the regular polling place in
each precinct on the second Saturday
, of September, 1910, and bennially
, thereafter for the nomination of all can
didates to be voted for at the ensuing
general election.
Section =.
: G) At least sixty coy days before
!, the time for holding the September
primary the secretary of the Territory
shall prepare and transmit to each coun
ty clerk notice in writing designating
the offices for which candidates are t.
be nominated at such primary
(2) AS soon as may be after the
, preparation and transmission of sucl
notices the secretary of the TERRITORY
1
thereof as may be applicable to the
; Territory at large, once in each weel
: for four (4) consecutive weeks in al
least two (2) newspapers of general cir
culation published within the Territory
(3) Upon receipt of such notice sucl
county clerk shall not less than ter
QO) days thereafter, publish so mucl
thereof as may be applicable to hi,
county, once in each week for four a,
consecutive weeks in at least one news
paper of general circulation published
within his county.
(D Each county shall within ter
. (lO) days after the receipt of such no
9 tice cause notice of such primary to b,
$ posted in three (3) public places il
: each precinct in his county. Such no
tice shall state the time when and plac,
where the primary will be held in eacl
precinct therein, together with the of
fees for which candidates are to b.
!, nominated.
Section =.
ID The name of no nominee shall b.
printed upon an Official ballot to b
. used at any primary election unless a
least thirty (SO) days prior to sucl
primary nomination paper shall law
been filed in his behalf as provided il
: this act in substantially the following
form:
+ We. the undersigned, qualified cleo
: tors of the, .I.precinct o
y the. .....,,...., representative distric
of the Territory of Hawaii, and mem
= pers OF the, party, hereb
u nominate. ....,........w who resides a
II ............ in the County of 49,.
as a candidate for the office of .......
l. to be voted for at the primary to b
r held on the second Saturday of Septeu
Ie her, H.. And we further declare tha
d we intend to support the nominee her,
in named.
" Date Z
., Name of signor Residence siguin
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