Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-01

such committeeman present for the bet
dnrass to OF an the pH iSn service. Every ma:y,.; en-
as a party candidate. shall sign a declara-
ton to the effect that he shall qualify and
him. and such signed declaration shall
be attached to the official party endorse
ment, and shall be filed with the secretary
of state and entered in the record book
OF official party endorsements.
ARTICLE ELEVEN.
Postmaster Primary.
Party Candidates for PostmasterNThe
official municipal endorsement of party
candida ate tor postmaster may be deter
towns or cities, as follows:
Sec ia: Notice of Expiration of POST
master Commission or Vacancies-Three
e enroll part party electors, Of the party ma
village. town or city in South Dakota,
may at any time during the sixty days
prior to the expiration of any postoffce
commission, or Immediately upon any va
mary for the municipal endorsement Of a
party Sandidate for postmaster by giving
TIE manner provided in Section % of his
act; Said notice shall contain the name
of commission or when the vacancy oc-
Cured. the date set for holding the post
master primary and the date on or before
which petition of candidates must be filed
with the municipal clerk.
Sec. lis. Candidate in ostmaster Pri-
mary-(How to Filel-Any enrolled, resi-
power may become n candidate for post
master by filing a petition with the mu-
nicipal clerk. together with the executed
declaration of the candidate, in the form
hereinafter provided, signed by not less
than 20 per cent or more than rs per cent
%un 1hf 1sS,den At, PARTY ean1id %e'sesos ana Of f,g sush
upon petitions of such candidate for mu-
nlcipal endorsement for postmaster shall
nat i,miled pa !u s' a9mini sar5y eaef in = no% %, the
Sec. l16. Duty of Municipal Clerk
lPostmaster Primary)-lt shall be the du-
ty of the municipal clerk, in the event
of more than one party elector filing for
the municipal endorsement of party cam
didates for postmaster in any municipal
official municipal postmaster primary bal
lot under the Australian ballot system.
containing only the names of such party
tions as provided for in Section 121 of his
act, and furnish an adequate number OF
such ballots to the officers Of the post.
each precinct. OF his municipality; also
to furnish poll books and necessary cleo,
clerks for holding said postmaster pri.
mary.
Sec. ~ IL. Expense Of postmaster Pri-
date-(How Paid)-The entire expense
Of such postmaster primary shall be paid
by the municipality in which it is held.
oto NHC SiCIh oistii IeCcltcs huUII dnU pres
sent all bills in connection Herewith to
the municipal board for payment.
Sec llS-!ime of Filing Petitions Limit
ed.An petitions of candidates must be
filed, as herein provided, not later than
one day before date Of postmaster pri-
mary.
Sec. 119. Postmaster Primary-CHow
Conducted)-The provisions of this act
governing the March primary election.
except as to qualification of voters, the
hours OF opening and closing of the polls;
duties of election officers, counting of
the vote and making return thereon, shall
apply to postmaster primaries for en-
dorsement of party candidates as far as
applicable, except that the return Of the
vote shall be made to the municipal clerk
and the judges and clerks shall receive
but two dollars each per day. The abo-
lition of the spoils system in post Offices
for the best interests of public policy now
REQUIRES the regulation of party transac-
tons by municipal endorsement of party
Sec. 100. Canvassing of Vote-Ussuing
endorsement Certiicate)-The municipal
appointed by such officer shall constitute
the canvassing board of the returns of
postmaster primary, and upon canvassing
the vote. shall issue to the candidate for
master who received the highest vote, II
only one or two candidates filed, and in
the event three or more candidates filed,
then to the candidate who received the
highest total number of first and second
choice votes added, an official municipal
party endorsement certificates, as per
form provided herein, addressed and
mailed one to the successful candidate.
congressman of the district and one to the
President and one to the Postmaster Gem
eral, setting forth that an official party
postmaster primary has been held by the
voters OF that municipality, nj that the
| party elector named therein has received
the highest vote for postmaster of that