Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-22
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
.........day of 49,.

Provided, that a group of candidates
uniting together under a common motto
expressed in not to exceed five words, and
comprising a number equal to the number
OF delegates to which any county is en-
request, as follows:
we, whose names are appended to this
request, and each of us. do hereby de-
LIRE ina we are residents and qualified
eiectors OF the county of............, State
OF South Dakota; that we, and each of us.
are members Of the party. and
peileVe IN it's principles and intend to vote
l9e tlcket OF that party at the coming
NoVember election; that we, and each
OF us, are candidates in good faith for
t3ne sa, to the...".......state conven-
,toil 10 pe held at............., South Da-
kota, on the...... day of. 49,.
that our motto
We request that our names as such
printed in a list upon the official ballot
used by he.......... party. at the com
ing primary. Our respective names. pre-
cinets In which we reside, and postofhce
addresses are hereto affixed.
Residence Postoffce
NAMES ny PRECINCTS Address
............... ................ ..............
An AFFIDAVIT by one of said candidates
IN the following form:
state OF South Dakota,
NNs
mat ne Is personally acquainted with
each of the persons named in the forego-
ing. request; that each and every one of
SAID persons is a qualified resident elector
OF the county of.........., State OF South
Dakota. and a member of the. ...........
party; that each of said candidates signed
the foregoing request in person.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
''"'''--''..udy
No second list of delegates shall be
permitted to use the same motto. Said
Joint request, when properly filed out
ana executed If filed with the county audi
twenty days before the holding of the
primary, shall entitle said candidates to
have their names listed together I'M
and printed in the ticket of their party,
on the official ballot used at the primary,
with a circle at the head of the list, and
the voter may vote for all the names in
the ilst by placing a cross in said circle.
Subdivision 5. To each of the nomt-
mating petitions, as provided in subdivi-
sions one and two, each petitioner shall
afix his own signature with pen and ink
or indelible pencil, and shall add after
MS name. his voting precinct. postoffice
address, county and date Of signing.
No petitioners shall Sign more than one
such petition relating to the same office
IN the same year, and no name shall be
counted upon such petition unless the
same appears to have heen signed Within
primary before which the person in whose
behalf 1t is filed is to be a candidate. 1T
sha!! not be necessary that one paper
snall contain all the signatures, but a sin
gle petition NAV be made up of one or
more papers. each having the requisite
heading. Senarate papers in the proper
torn and duly signed. may. before filing.
be bound together and shall be regarded
as one petition, and shall be sufficient if
the aggregate number of signatures unon
all Is not less nor more than the number
reaulrea by this Act. Provided, that
Dehalf OF the same candidate. each sepa-
rate paper must nave appended thereto
the afhdavit herein specified. Such afr
.iaVit snail be In substantially the follow
form:
State OF South Dakota,
Couh.y
7, i..:..::, being first duly sworn,
on oath state that I am a qualified voter
Of the State of South Dakota; that each
TO the above and foregoing paper signed
the same personally and added thereto
his place of residence, postoffice address
and date Of s]ignins; that to the best Of
said persons are residents ard oualiGed
electors of the State OF South Dakota
and each signed said n~etition with fun
OF its contents: that 7 intend
to support the candidate named in said
at the primary. and to vote the
ticket nominated thereat ~ the.........
party. of which tho candidate named In
this petition is a member.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
....,...-.day H..
Said affidavit shall net he made by the |
candidate, but each candidate provided
for in subdivisions one and two. shall file
with his nominating petition q written !
ana signed declaration that he will quail
ify as such officer, If nominated and elect
ed. Provided. that no such declaration
snail be reNllired of any Candidate for