The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-26

questions and measures as provided by
Chapter 107, Session Laws of 1913.
Dated this 26th day Of September, 1916
County Auditor.
INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS
No. I.
RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS
An Act Entitled. An Act to Provide for
Regulation of Political Party T~ransac-
simplifying Primary elections and MAX
Aig party government responsible to the
viii of the people, and thereby complete
Farty Primary Law, also to correct typo
graphical errors. and to lessen primary
BE Ii Enacted by the People OF the State
Of South Dakota:
INDEX.
Organic Provisions and Definitions OF
Article /, Sections o to n inclusive.
Party Enrolment (By Registration With
Township or Municipal Clerk or County
u Article 2, Sections rs to 81 inclusive.
Party Organization: GLOW Formed, by
Precinct, County, State and National
Committeeman and Officers. 49,"
Article 3, Sections 80 to 4S Inclusive.
Individual Proposal Petition for Indepen-
dent Candidates and Representative MA
iority, Committee Proposals OF Candi-
dates. tEOrm OF Blanks ana MCStlHSSD
Article A., Sections 49 to SO INCLUSIVE.
Defining Evolution of the Paramount Is
sue Article & Section 60.
Public Joint Debates on the Paramount
issue Article 6, Section 81.
Article I, Sections 81 to sc Inclusive.
Official Party Primary Ballot color,
form and Regulation) .....:.:......
Duties article Of $ ss ssetiGRs 81 81 t State az lnS Gosnty
Auditor and ELECTION OFFICERS; and Con-
duct of Party Primary ELECTIONS.
offic haiii Party T; Endorsement Of Candidate
for President and Vice Pres; and Party
Recommendations of Candidates to Ap-
pointive Gov. Offices, Except Post
" fArticie 10. Sections 100 to liz inclusive
Postmaster Primary (by Municipal En-
dorsement of Party Candidates for
XrticIe ii, Sections iis to 1873 inclusive
Party Recall GGby. Party Jury Trial i;:.
Vacancies (How Filled)-Contests HoW
D9 ATticle 10, Sections 1872 to i$S inclusive
LimitattGn of of G T3pIgfidEs IF Ex tSia s;at sRf
Article IA, Sections 1S9 to 155 Inclusive
The following words and phrases shall
unless the same be inconsistent with the
context, be construed as follows:
ARTICLE ONE,
Organic PROVISIONS ana DEFINITIONS v
Terms.
Section 0. This statute shall be liber'
ally interpreted and so construed that thu
spirit, intent or purpose of any section o.
article shall not be defeated by technica
or presidential construction of a word, o.
by Interpolation of words into any section
or otherwise, in any way, hinder respon'
sive and responsible party government
which is the purpose of this political part.
Provided, further, that the word may
shall mean can" and the word shall
shall mean must"
Section /. The word ''elector" shall
mean an enrolled party elector.
Sec. 2. The word enrolment shal
mean the official registration of ~elector
as party members.
Sec. 5. The word party shall mea,
any political organization which has ha'
candidates for state offices on the officia
ballot at the last general election. o
which now has, or shall hereafter erect
a national organization.
Sec. 4. The word primary" shall meal
the March primary election provided 10
. by this act to determine the paramount
candidates and party platform.
Sec. s. The word independent shal
mean any individual candidacy in the In
dependent column on the primary ballot.
Sec. 6. The words minority propose
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body of party electors OF on
party consisting of one member from eacl
county to constitute the state minorit.
proposal committee and one member IRON
each precinct to constitute the county mi
nority proposal committee authorized Z
promulgate principles and propose groul
candidates, subject to provisions OF thu
statute; 6Read S SS 49, TO- 90 and 81
Sec. Z. The words majority propose
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body OF party electors OF on
each county to constitute the state ma
1ority proposal committee and one mem
Der from each precinct to constitute tn
1oYntU ma tOritv nrOnOSal committee, au
thorized to ~promulgate principles and pro
pose group candidates and representa-
mated for governor at the last primary
subject TO the provisions of this statute
Dread Sections 10, 60 and 81. Also Sec
Sec. 8. The words party central com
mittee'' shall mean an elected body o
enrolled party members constituting tn
county central committeeman from eacl
precinct within each county to constitute
the party county central committee; an,
one party state committeeman from eacl
county to constitute the party state cen
trail committee. Whenever the state cen
trail committee of any party meets. min
shall be kept by the secretary of tn
: meeting and shall be signed by the chair
man, who shall Immediately, upon ad
tournment of the meeting, file such min
utes with the secretary OF state, VIII
shall Immediately record same In tn
s'political record book"
oeC L. lIlc IL dbhN hSPA
shall mean that every committeeman rep
resenting the party electors OF his pre-
cinct, county or state, at the regular part.
organization meetings., shall represent ev
cry party elector of the territory he rep
resents by casting the same number o
votes in said meeting as were cast in az
gregate, by the party electors of the ter
ritory he represents, for the several can
didates of his party for governor at tn
last primary election; that each majorit.
proposal committeeman shall cast tn
aame number Of votes at each propose
meeting as were cast for the majorft,
candidate for governor at the last pri
mary election in the territory. represents
by him; and that each minority propose
Committeeman shall cast the same mum
Der of votes as were cast for the minorft,
candidate for governor at the last pri
mary election in the territory represented
by him.
party elector who as an Independent
candidate for nomination for Presiden
or for Governor, shall have made hi
campaign on one well defined and def
mite principle, as the issue, a
filed in the office of the Secretary o
State. and received a vote equal to log
OF the total perty vote cast for governo
at the primary election. Such leader an
his paramount issue shall automaticall
become the proposed candidate OF the mi
nority, for the same office, and his par
amount issue shall be the motto Of tn,
minority committee proposal of his part.
ut the next ensuing primary election