The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-02

filed I'm the office of the secretary of state
and must rave affixed thereto the sigma
torss Of q the mot ua asss i in which, lcp s sSe esndi eisfe
is proposed for nomination. In the state,
county or district from which such can
didate is proposed.
Individual proposal petitions for inde-
pendent candidates ..or county offices
and legislative or commissioner district
offices, within the county shall be filed in
the office of the county auditor and must
have affixed thereto thu signatures of
not less than 90 enrolled electors of the
party in the county IN witch the candi-
date is proposed for nomination.
Each individual proposal petition for
an independent candidate shall have az
fixed thereto the executed declaration OF
such candidate. in the form pvovided In
Section 40 before his petition shall be en-
titled to be filed either In tho office OF
the secretary of state or county auditor
as the case may require.
II shall be unlawful for any independent
candidate to secure more than twice the
number Of signatures required In this
section to his petition.
Sec. 81. Individual Proposal Petition
(How Made and S~igned)-To each of the
individual proposal petitions as provided
in Sections 40 and so of this act each petit.
toner shall affix his own signature. with
pen and ink or by indelible pencil and
shall add after his name. his voting pre-
cinct, post office address. county and
date Of signing. No petitioner shall sign
ttiOiO ihhi OiS SuSh ptNltlOi CldtAiib "
the same office in the same year and no
name h a be counted upon such petit
ton unless the same appears upon. the
party enrolment books and to have been
signed within -four months prior to the
date of the primary election In which the
person in whose behalf the petition Is
filed. is to be q candidate. II shall not
be necessary that one paper shall con-
tain all the signatures but a single petit
ton may be made up OF one or more
papers each having the requisite heading:
- N a - a o. M n0ro IN thu nEnnAr ~ N nh
duly signed may, before filing, be bound
together and shall be regarded as one
petition, and shall be sufficient II the ag-
gregate number of signatures is not less.
nor more than, the number required by
this act. Blank lines upon additional
sheets. securely fastened 10 a top sheet
having the prescribed heading, may be
used in obtaining signatures and shall be
regarded. together with the top sheet hav-
ing the proper heading, as one paper:
Sec. So. Joint Legislative District In
dependent Proposal ~Petitions-ln legisla-
tive districts composed OF more than one
county. the individual proposal petition
in behalf OF a candidate for the legisla-
ture from such district shall be filed in
the office of the secretary of state at
least sixty days prion to the holding of
the primary. Said individual proposal
petition shall be substantially in the same
form as provided in section 40 of this
act, with the same requirements as to
signatures and form of execution and
declarations; and the timely filing thereof
'fANaa ~ ~ - 800
name printed upon the official ballot used
by his party at the primary in each
county in such legislative district. No
committee proposal of candidates in joint
legislative districts is provided herein.
Candidates for Legislative office in Joint
legislative districts are required to file
as independent candidates Mt the primary
Sec, SO. Proposal Petition for Judges
All candidates for judges of the supreme
and circuit courts shall file individual Pc
titions In the office of the secretary of
state ar lpa Of SiytV daVG before the pri-
mary date and their names shall appear
in the independent column upon the Of
fetal 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-(State Meetings.
The members, of the respective state
majority and minority proposal com
mittees, who have been elected under
manner herein provided at a pri-
mary. or as especially provided to al
assemble on the first Monday in January
I 10 o'clock a. M. in each general election
year, and the 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.
kota. and each party committee shall
retire to ~self-appointed rooms In the cap
itol building, and the members presen
shall constitute a quorum and shall at al
times act without subcommittee, as 9
committee of the whole sitting in oper
and public session. and shall proceed tt
organize by the election OF a chairman
and a secretary for each committee an
then p~romulgate. separately, majority OF
minority principles by adopting one planl
at a time by roll call vote, then select one
paramount national issue and one para
mount state issue from, such platform
principles, under the provisions of this
act, and prepare notices of eight word:
for each of such selected paramount Is.
sues for headings on the official primar,
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-.
sertatives and endorse supreme cour'
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 and the dec.
l~aration thereon signed by the candidates
shall be filed within eight days from date
err with the roll Of the members present
with the secretary of state. Proposals
when so made and fled, shall entitle thu
dates thus proposed and endorsed, limited
to one candidate for each office, to be
printed on the official primary ballot e
be printed in. separate column as hereir
provided. and thereafter said proposals
committee n a cease to exist as an or
ganization. except as to chairman to fill
vacancies. All minutes Of each meeting
shall be signed by the chairman and sec.
rotary and filed by the chairman with the
secretary OF state with the committee pro.
posal and recorded in the political record
book. Each state proposal conimitteema
shall, at state committee pI ccGsal meet
ingS, be entitled to vote by unit repre-
sentation. Each member OF he minority
or majority proposal committee. who shall
attend such state meeting. shall 'receiv,
payment of five cents per mile for eacl
mile necessarily Travelled in going to 'ant
returning from such meeting by fling
written receipted sworn statement thereo
with the secretary of state, who shall
deliver same to the state auditor whf
shall see to its auditing and forward {
warrant therefor, 10 the person who FLED
such statement, it being the intention
hereof that the state shall pay all ex'
penses OF mileage herein provided.
Sec. SIS. Proposal Committee.-(Coun
ty Meetings)-The member OF the re
s~pective county minority and majority
proposal committees. who have beer
in provided at the last primary, or to I'll
vacancies as especially provided In Sec
ton 1873 OF this act, shall assemble OF
the first Thursday after the first Mon
day in January at / o'clock p. M, In
each general election year; and the count,
majority committees shall convene in thu
court room and the county minority com
mittees In the office Of clerk OF courts IN
the court house 1T the county, or plac,
where the court was last held, and eacl
committee shall retire to ~self-appointet
rooms in the court house, and the mem
bers present shall constitute a quorum AM
SHALL, at all times, act without sub-com
mittees, as a committee of the whole, sit
ting in open and public session, and shall
proceed to rgani separately by election