Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-01

didate the following; In case of nomina-
lions for any office to be filled by the
voters of the state one thousand five hun
bred dollars, for members of Congress
five hundred dollars, for state senators
and county officers one hundred and fifty
dollars for each ten thousand votes cast
for governor within the county at the last
preceding gubernatoriaI election or frac-
ton thereof, for members of legislature
in representative districts having three
representatives or more one hundred dol Z
lars, in other representative districts
fifty dollars, for United States senator
one thousand five hundred dollars.
Whenever such expenditures and liabili-
ties exceed the foregoing limitations, up
on proof thereof to the satisfaction of the
secretary of state, after complaint, notice
and hearing, or upon the admission of the
fact by the candidate in his return, the
finding of such fact by the secretary of
state shall be deemed TO be withdrawal
by such candidate and the vacancy shall
be filled in like manner as If such eandi-
date had filed a withdrawal in writing
Sect. y. In case any candidate. except
for the United States Senate, who has
been duly nominated as the result of any
primary election hereunder, shall die be-
fore the day of the gubernatorial cleo
uon' or shall withdraw in writing, the
vacancy may be supplied by the political
party OF such nominee by any convention
or delegates or appropriate caucus, under
the provisions of Sections two, three and
seven OF Chapter six of the Revised Stat
utes or, if the time is insufficient there
for. then the vacancy may be supplied by
the regularly elected state, congressional
district county, town, city, plantation
or representative class committee as the
case may be, of such political party
Inc certificate of nomination, made for
supplying such vacancy. shall state, in
addition to the other facts required by
this section, the name of the original
nominee. the facts causing the vacancy,
and the measures taken in accordance
with the above requirements for filling
the vacancy; said certificate shall be ac-
companied by the withdrawal if any.
and shall be signed and sworn to by the
presiding officer or secretary of the con-
vention or caucus, or by the chairman or
secretary of the duly authorized commit
tee, as the case may be. The name so
supplied for the vacancy SHALL If the bal
lots have not been printed for the office
of the original nomination; or, If the bal
iots nave been printed, new ballots con-
tanning the new nomination shall. when
ever practicable, be furnished, or slips
containing the new nomination shall be
printed under the direction of the secre-
tary OF state, which may be pasted in
proper place upon the ballots and there
after shall become part and parcel of said
| ballots as if originally printed thereon
Sect %. In case any nominee for
| United States senator, nominated
| hereunder shall die before the meet
| ing OF the legislature at which such Of
| nee is to be filled, or shall before that
| time withdraw in writing. state
| primary election shall be ordered nv
| proclamation of the Governor at such
| date as he deems best, conforming as
near as may be practicable to the pro-
VISIONS oil this act but in that event
the Governor in said proclamation
snail fix the time within which and
when the returns shall be received and
the result declared. Candidates SO
CHOSEN shall be subject to the provi-
sions of this act regulating accept
anees and returns by candidates for
| united states senator.
| Sect. "a. When special elections are
to be held for any office as required OF
permitted by law, primary elections
| for the nomination of candidates to be
voted for thereat shall be held at such
| time as shall be ordered by the Gov
| ernor by proclamation and. so far as
| practicable, all the provisions hereof
| shall be applicable thereto. Candi-
| dates so nominated shall file accept
| ances and returns of expenditures as
! hereinbefore provided
Sect, 25. Except as modified or
superseded by this act, and so far as
| the same may be necessary for the pur-
| poses hereof, and where not incon-
| sistent herewith, Chapter five of the
| Revised Statutes, and all acts addi-
tional thereto and amendatory thereof
are hereby made applicable to primary
/ elections.
| Sect. 26. Except as modified or
superseded by this act, and so far as
the same may be necessary for the
| purposes hereof, and where not incon-
sistent herewith, the following Sec
| tons of Chapter six of the Revised
| Statutes with all acts additional
| thereto and amendatory thereof, are
hereby made applicable to primary
| elections and all doings. therefor,
thereat, or thereafter, for the purposes
| thereof and of this act Sections
| eleven, twelve, thirteen, sixteen,
eighteen nineteen, twenty, twenty one,
twenty-five, thirty-six, thirty seven,
thirty eight, thirty nine, forty, forty
one, forty-four, sixty-one, sixty-two,
sixty-three. sixty-four, seventy-five,
seventy-six to one hundred, both in
elusive. one hundred and eighteen to
one hundred and twenty-five, both in
elusive. and one hundred and thirty
three ito one hundred and thirty SIX
both inclusive.
Sect. 81. In constituting the provi-
sions of this act and of all sections of
the Revised Statutes, with all acts ad-
Iditional thereto and amendatory
thereof. hereby made applicable as
Iaforesaid to the primary elections to
be held hereunder, and to all matters
therein contained before and after sllch