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

legisla i've districts is provided herein.
CANDIDATES f)r legislative office in Joint
legislative districts are required to file
as independent candidates Al the primary.
Sec 55 Proposal Petition for Judges
All candidates for Judges Of the supreme
and circuit courts shall file individual pc.
ttions In the office Of the secretary of
state al least sixty days before the pri-
mary oatc and their names shall appear
m ne independent column upon the Of
hcial primary ballot, but any candidate
for supreme court judge may be en-
dorsed by either the majority or minority
state proposal committee; but not by both
committees.
Sec 81 Majority and Minority Pro-
posal Committee--(Statc Meeungs)-
The members, OF the respective state
mittees, who have been elected under
tire old primary law or in the
manner herein provided at a prii-
vacancies in Section 1873 of this act shall
assemble on the first Monday in January
10 O'Clock a. m, in each general election
leaI ana ne state majority proposal
committees shall convene IN the assembly
hall; and The minority proposal commit
tees shall convene in the senate chamber
at the state capitol at Pierre, South Da-
Eota. and each party committee shall
retire to Sclf-appointed rooms Ia the Cap-
ltol building. ana the members present
shall constitute a quorum and shall at all
tunes act without SubcOmmlttees, aS
committee OF the whole sitting in open
and public session, and shall proceed 10
organize by the election OF chairman
and secretary for each committee and
then promulgate, separately, majority or
minority principles by adopting one plank
mt a time by roll eau vote, then select one
paramount national issue and on para
mount state issue from such I.atfOrm
principles, under the provisions Of this
act, and prepare notices Of eight words
for each OF such selected paramount Is
sues for headings on the official primary
ballot, and propose majority or minority
candidates, subject to provisions in Sec
ton 10 of this act, for president, vice
president, presidential electors, congress
sional and state Offices and party repre-
sentatives and endorse supreme court
Judges in the manner required for commit
tee proposals. as per blank forms herein-
after provided. which, when duly signed
by the majority of the members present
at any committee meeting ana the dec
laration thereon signed by the candidates,
shall be filed within eight days from date
OF said meeting ~ the chairman togeth-
er with the roll OF the members present,
with the secretary of state. Proposals
when so made and filed, shall entitle the
respective notices and name OF candi-
dates thus proposed and endorsed, limited
10 one candidate for each office, TO be
printed on the oihcial primary ballot TO
be printed in separate column as herein
provided. and thereafter said proposals
committee shall cease TO exist as an or
gauization, except rs to chairman TO fill
vacancies. All minutes Of each meeting
shall be signed by the chairman and Sec
retary and filed by The chairman with the
secretary Of state with the committee pro-
po sal and recorded I'M the political record
book. Each state proposal committeeman
shall, AZ state committee proposal meet
ings, be entitled 10 vote by unit repre-
gcntatf0D Zach member OF the minority
or majority proposal committee, who shall
attend such state meeting, shall receive
uaz,-,1pnt Of fva cents ner mile for each
nil, peressariiv travelled i'm poiup TO and
returning from such meeting 10y filing q
written receipted sworn statement thereof
daIiyer same TO Tho state au8itor who
sbau soc fo fts aUditirt and fo.,Tord a
y.5rraut therefor. to he pereon who filed
ellcb ctatomant in being tire Intention
beroof that the state shan nav all cx-
rt..y,.ne ~ r7i1aae-a bcrelu f,r,yyf3e5
Sec. 55. Proposal committee -CCoun-
~ ATaetinpel l-,7ha blrs of mo re-
s1ecfive county rr.o0rftv and majority
,,ronoeal cornr17fffaas ,-bo have been
Elected nv pracipcts i'm tho manner hero
A., ,,l,.i45 ~ = tt,, I,,t ,,,.i,,,o ~. ~ ~ an
"a % noies as e4perigll,- nrovided in Sec
ft1n 122 Of mis- act shall assenlble on
tbe frst Vb'1rsday after rho fret Nfon-
,lav in Januarv at o'clocl, u m. in
c9,b general election vcar. and the county
roofority cCr,t1,itteas shall ronyene in ina
rl,irt rSyo,,, ma mo county, p,fno,itv com,
mittees i'm tile office of clerk Of courts in
tbe courf bouee Of tbe couDfv or Mace
,0bare tbo count ,,.as last hold ana each
cn,,1r9ittee sb9U retire to self-gnr,oinfed
rooms in the court house. and me mem
~, ,,resart shall ronefit,ife "a c,1ort,ro and
Sb,uF ot eIl tirnes @cf without s1b-coTn-
n,iftGes MS "A comfnittce Of inc whole sit-
tine, In -,t,ar, and nti,lfc saesion ana shaU
nrocaed 10 organize sorarat atplv bv election
Sf cbalrr,,ar and n eecrctarv for "a ch n9r-
~, con,r,ittra ana then nTornI,leoto son
aJ.ate raa 5orIty or minority prlnciuIes au ma
,,a'rar,o1,,5t isz,1a and uTeu7rr renarats
county motto from gifch nara mount isello
for tEe ballot limited 10 eight words and
p~ouoee majority or minority candidates
fgv county and legislative offices and
Marty state ccutraI committeeman and
state proposal committeeman. I'm the man
ner raguired for committee propoeals. qs
per blank form hereinafter provided,
which when duIy signed Nv fhe mn forit5
Of the members present AZ such PROPOSAL
committee meeting and Tho docla-ati0u
fhcreon signed by the caudid1tcs shall
be fled within eignt days from date of
said meeting by the chairman. together
with the roll OF the members present with
the county auditor and said committee
proposal when so made and filed. shall cn-
lille the respective county notices and
limited TO one candidate for each Office
and only ono state proposal committee
man for each group. to be printed on tho
official primary ballot In separate column
as herein provided. and thereafter said
proposal committees shah cease to exist.
except as to chairman to IN vacancies
All minutes OF each meeting shall he
signed by the chairman and secretary ard
filed by the chairman with the county
auditor, with the committee proposal
and recorded in the political record book
of the county Each county proposal
committeeman shall at county committee
unit representation. Each member Of
.he IniihoIity or majority proposal comnllt-
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