Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
ARTLcLE 0NE
Organic Provisions and Definitions Of
Terms.


Section 0. This statute shall be liber-
ally interpreted and so construed that the
spirit. intent or purpose OF any section or
article shall not be defeated by technical
or presidential construction OF word. or
by Interpolation OF words into any section,
sive and responsible party government.
which Is the purpose Of this political party
law.
Provided, further, that tho word may
shall mean "can" and the word "shall"
shall mean must"
Section J.. The word "elector" shall
mean an enrolled party elector.
Sec. 2. The word enrolment shall
mean the official registration OF electors
as party mombers
any political organization which has had
candidates for state offices on the official
ballot az The last general election, or
which now has, or shall hereafter effect,
a national organization
Sec. a. The word primary shall mean
the March primary election provided for
by this act TO determine tHe paramount
Issue Of the party. party nominations OF
candidate and party platform.
Sec. B. The word independent, shall
mean any individual candidacy IN the ln-
dependent column ON the primary ballot
Sec. s. The words minority proposal
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative BODY OF party electors OF one
party consisting OF one member from each
county TO constitute the state minority
proposal committee and one member from
nority proposal committee authorized to
prOmulgate principles and propose group
candidates, subject 20 provisions OF TINS
statute, tlte3d sections 10, 60 and 6l
Also Sections a and 4S)
Sec. T. The words majority proposal
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body Of party electors of one
party consisting of one member from
each county to constitute the state ma
1ority proposal committee ana one mem
ber from each precinct to constitute the
proposal committee.
thorized 20 promulgate principles and pro-
pose group candldates ana representing
the principles OF the party candidate nOmi-
mated for governor at the last primary
subject TO the provisions OF this statute.
CRead sections 10 % ana 81. Also Sec
tions "A and 49,
sec. g. Ihe 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
the party county central committee; and
county TO constitute the party state CEN
tral committee Whenever the state cen
trail committee Of any party meets, min
utes Of al transacuons OF the meeting
shall be kept by the secretary Of the
meeting and shall be signed by the chair
man, who shall Immediately, upon adj
jourument OF the meeting, file such MN
utes with the secretary OF state, who
shall Immediately record same in the
political record book"
sec. y. / 4t NOt u9 UNI lS 'S'Htdtlol
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 eY-
cry party elcctOr of the territory he rep
resents by casting the SAM number OF
votes in said meeting as 'r2e cast in ag-
gregate, by the party electors OF the ter
ritory he represents, for the several can
didates Of his party for governor at the
last primary election; that each majority
proposal committeeman shall cast the
same number of votes At each proposal
meeting as were cast for the majority
candidate FOR governor at the last pri-
mary election in the territory represented |
by him; and that each minority proposal
committeeman shall cast the same num-
ber Of votes as We're cast for the minority |
candidate for governor AZ the last pri- |
mary election in the territory represented
by him.
Sec TO- The word '1eader" shall mean
a party elector who as an Independent |
candidate for nomination for President
or for Governor, shall have made his
campaign on one wei defined and dell |
mite principle as the paramount issue, as
filed in the office OF the Secretary OF
state, and received vote equal TO lOIo !