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

Dated this 26th day of September, 1916.
County Auditor.
INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS.
RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
An Act Entitled, An Act to Provide for
Regulation of Political Party TRANSACT
tons: Cribs act is for the purpose OF
simplifying primary elections and max
ing, party government responsible to Che
w, W. OF me peoi,e. and thereby complele
graphical errors. ald to lessen primary
election expenses
BE it Enacted by the People of the State
OF South Dakota:
INDEX.
Organic Provisions aud Definitions OF
Article L, Sections o to n inclusive.
Party Enrolment by Registration With
Township or Municipal Clerk or County
Irtic;eo ?. Sections IS to 81 inclusive.
Party orsanisation: How Tormed; by
Conm:.tccmen and Officers.......
AstIcle 3, Sections 50 to IS Inclusive.
dei!t Candidatss and Representative Ma
jo"iiy. COMMITTEES Proposals o. Candi-
dates: .(Form of Blanks and Meetinss
Article 4, Sections 10 to SO Inclusive
Defining Evolution OF the Is
Article 5, Section 60.
Public Joint Debates on the
.Art,els 8. Section 81.
Official aat,i Party State ru b it 8 Pa ,na's
official Party Primary Ballot 'color.
form and Resula tom .:..;:.;
Duti Asffe ole s se ssst,ons 81 81 t STATE e lne aoaMsy
Auditor and Election Officers; and Con-
duct Of Party Urinary Elections.
o,,,a Article 3, Sections u to 1os inclusive;
!or President and Vice Pres; and Party
Recommendations of Candidates to APP
pointive Gov. Offices, Except Post
Article 10. Sections iosa to ll2 inclusive.
Postmaster Primary tby Municipal En-
r %rsie!e Ii. Sections ii: to 1913 Inclusive.
Party Ressl! sby Party Jury TriaD;:.:
Vacancies IIow Filled)-Contests HHow
A ss."2'Hf is.' sections 1872 to iss inclusive:
Penalties for Violations of this Statute
Article "a, Sections 13S to 1855 Inclusive.
unless the same be Inconsistent with the
context. be construed as follows:
ARTICLE ONE.
Organic Provisions and Definitions OF
Terms.
Section 0. This statute shall be liber-
'nAS itLSI llNlCA nilu SO no IlIIl VIC
spirit. intent or purpose of any section or
article shall not be defeated by technical
or presidential construction of a word. or
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 party
law.
Provided. further. that the word may
shall mean can" and the word shall"
Section /. The word "clector'' shall
mean an enrolled party %elector.
Sec. = The word .enrollment" shall
as party members.
Sec. 3. The word party shall mean
any political organization which has had
candidates for state offices OH the official
ballot at the last general election, or
which, now has, or shall hereafter effect,
a national organization.
Sec. 4. The word primary shall mean
the March primary election provided for
by this act to determine the paramount
candidates and party platform.
Sec. 3. The word Independent. shall
mean any individual candidacy in the in
Sec. 6. The words minority proposal
committee shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body of party electors of one
county TO constitute the state minority
proposal committee and one member from
each precinct to constitute the county mi
~promulgate principles and propose group
candidates; subject to proyisions of his
statute. tfIeaO SeCClOnS III, 6U ana I'll
Also Sections "a and 49,
Sec. I. The words majority proposal
committee shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body of party electors of one
each county to constitute the state ma
3ority proposal committee and one MEM
Der from each precinct to constitute the
county majority proposal. committee, au-
thorized TO promulgate principles and pro-
pose group candidates and representing
the principles of the party candidate nomi-
mated for governor at the last primary
i!Read Sections 10, 60 and 81. Also Sec
Sec. 8. The words party central COM
enrolled party members constituting the
regular party organization: one party
county central committeeman from each
precinct within each county to constitute
one party state committeeman from each
county tn constitute the party state CEN
trail committee. Whenever the state CEN
utes of all transactions Of the meeting
shall be kept by the secretary of the
meeting and shall be signed by the chair
tournament Of the meeting, file such min
utes with the secretary of state, who
shall Immediately record same in the
political record book"
shall mean that every committeeman rep
%resenting the party electors of his pre-
cinct. county or state. at the regular party
organization meetings. shall represent ev-
cry party elector of the territory he rep
resents by casting the same number of
votes in said meeting as were cast in ag-
ritory he represents, for the several can
didates of his party for governor at the
last primary election: that each majority
proposal committeeman hall cast the
same number of votes at each proposal
meeting as were cast for the majority
candidate for governor at the last pri-