Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28

the date of signing, and his postof1cs
address in case OF party representatives
missioner elective Offices within the coun-
" or appontve offices within the county.
The original Of such petition, Of proposed
recall shall be filed with the county aud
itor. ahd a copy thereof with the county
party chairman.
Sec 1926 Complaint Must Accompany
petition-There shall be filed with either
OF such petitions provided for In Section
l24 a complaint IN writing setting out
specifically the charges made against the
said public officer, which complaint shall
be verified by AT least twelve Of the peti-
toners, ana copy of the SAID petition
and complaint shall be immeditteiy, per-
sonally, served upon the officer against
whom the party recall is invoked
Sec. lz5. Party Committee 10 Have Ju-
dictiou--Authority and jurisdiction is
hereby vested in the party state central
committee IN case Of national congress
siOnal, state and district elective offices
and federal and state appontive offices.
aud In the party county central committee
in case of elective and appointive county
and municipal Offices, to hear the said
complaint and try and determine the
charges therein made against its own
party member,
Sec 127 Party Chairman to Fix Date
Of Party Central Committee Hearing
Upon the filing of said petition and com
plant, as provided herein, il shall be the
duty of the state or county party chair
nan, as the case may require, to forthwith
set the time and place where he and his
committee will hear the said charges
which date shall not be Less man ten or
more than thirty days from the 3af2 OF
notice thereof upon the officer charged
in the complaint
Sec 12S Notice of Party Central COM
mittee Hearing (How Served)-When
the party chairman state or county as
the case may require shall have fixed a
date for the hearing, he shall give imme-
date notice thereof by registered mail
TO each member of his committee and a
copy Of the complaint shall accompany
such notice, which notice shall contain
the date, hour, and place of said hearing,
and he shall serve a copy Of said notice,
charged in the complaint
Sec. 1919 Party Central Committee
day set for hearing. the members of the
party central committee present shall be
first sworn 10 try the issue raised in the
complaint in the same manner as now
provided for swearing jetit Jurors. and the
chairman of said committee or any mem
ber of said committee elected by the ma
1ority at said hearing in place Of in
the absence of said chairman shall preside
~ the hearing and administer all oaths.
The party electors petitioning shall ap-
pear, at the hearing and the officer
charged shall appear at the hearing, and
both may be assisted by counsel and
the party chairman and his committee
shall proceed in the manner usually fol-
lowed in judicial proceedings TO hear the
evidence which shall be given under oath
and to examine witnesses, and to make
record thereof II demanded and paid
and justice shall require. The decision
Of ninety per cent or more OF the COM
mittee members present shall be final and
II the charges be sustained, formal find
ings shall be prepared and certified by
the chairman and secretary Of the COM
mittee and served upon the officer
charged and with It shall be served as the
ofhcial party recall, formal request
signed by the party chairman and secre-
tary that the officer charged resign from
said office as promised Ina his written
a "A ba
charges be not sustained, the complaint
shall be dismissed and notice thereof
served upon the officer charged, signed
by the party chairman and secretary
Failure on the part of the officer charged
10 resign, when thus formally and legally
requested, under his written party declar-
alton shall constitute proof Of his moral
misconduct and corrupt conduct and
the office he shall occupy shall be de
clared vacant by such party organza-
ton.
See 1870 Expense Of Party Recall
(iow Paid)-The entire expense OF invok-
Ing the party recall, as herein provided,
be pad by the state In case of national,
state. congressional and district elective
offices, and federal and state appointivs
offices, and by the county in case Of coun-
" and legislative offices. and by the mu-
nicipality in case of municipal offices
Sec 1871 Auditing Of Fees and Expenses
-(Party RecalD-Each member OF the
party, state and county central commit
tees as the case may be, including the
chairman and secretary. shall be paid at
the rate Of two dollars per diem for each
day necessarily spent in said hearings
and five cents per mile for each mile nee
essarily travelled in going to and return
ing from said hearing The party chair
man having jurisdiction shall audit all
bills and file the same with the secretary
OF state, or county auditor, or municipal
clerk, as the case may require who shall
present the same TO the proper authority
for payment, which shall allow the same
and order them paid out OF the respective
general funds.