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

! of the resident party electors OF such
/ municipality All candidates and signers
I upon petitions OF such candidate for mu-
I nicipal endorsement for postmaster shall
Z be limited 10 enrolled party electors OF the
national party administration in power.
Sec. ll6. Duty Of Municipal Clerk
| POSTMASTER Primary)--It shall be the du-
" OF the municipal clerk, in the event
or more than one party eiector filing foi
the municipal endorsement Of party can
didates for postmaster in any municipal
fty, TO prepare and cause 10 be printed an
official municipal postmaster primary bal
lot under the Australian ballot system
containing only the names OF such party
candidates who have filed proposal petit
tions provided for in Section l2l Of this
act, and furnish an adequate number OF
such ballots TO the officers of the post
each precinct OF mis- municipality; also
70 furnish poll books and necessary cleo
tion supplies also 10 appoint judges and
clerks for holding said postmaster Dn-
mary.
Sec ~ Expense of Postrastel fr.-
mary for Endorsement OF Party Candi-
date-(How Paid)-The entire expense
OF such postmaster primary shall be paid
by the municipality in which IL ia held
and the clerk shall receive, audit and pre-
sent ali bills in connection herewith 10
the municipal board for payment.
Sec l1S-Time Of Filing Petitions Limit
ed-Au petitions Of candidates must be
flied, as herein provided, not later than
one day before date OF postmaster pri-
Sec. 1le Postmaster Primary How
Conducted)-The provisions Of this act
governing the March primary election.
except as 20 qualification Of voters. the
hours or opening and closing OF The polls;
duties Of election officers. counting Of
the vote and making return thereon, shall
apply 10 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 GaW The dbD-
litiOn OF the spOils system in post o!aces
for the best interests Of public policy now
requires the regulation Of party transac-
tions by municipal endorsement Of party
candidates for postmaster.
Sec. l20. Canvassing OF Note-0ssuing
Endorsement Certiicate)-Th municipal
recording officer and two party electors
appointed by such officer shall constitute
the canvassing board OF the returns Of
postmaster primary, and upon canyassiug
the vote, shall issue 10 the candidate for
official municipal endorsement for post
master who received the highest vote, II
only one or two candidates nled, and in
the event three or more candidates filed,
then 10 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 candida te,
one TO the secretary Of state, one 70 the
congressman OF the district and one To the
President and one TO the Postmaster Cen
eral. setting forth that an official party
postmaster primary has been held by the
voters or that municipality. and that the
party eiector named therein has received
the highest vote Tor postmaster OF that
municipality and respectfully recommend
him for that position
Sec. 12i Postmaster Primary Petition
The postmaster primary proposal petit
tion shall be in substantially the follow
ing form
We, the undersigned, qualified. enrolled
party electors 0f the ..-.......... party.
do hereby propose. .....4.... ..... who is
resident. .........-... and who Is mem
Der Of the party for the position o. post-
master of the....-....--.. post office.
TO be voted for al the municipal postmas-
ter primary 10 be held on the........
day OF ............ and we. and each OF
us. for himself seyeraliy Go further de-
clare that we intend 70 support the cam
didate herein named az said postmaster
primary.
Name OF Date Of
Signers Postofhce Precinct Signing