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

gate or alternate to the national conven-
ton. who receives the highest number OF
votes, shall be elected to the party office
'kor which he Is a candidate.
Sec. LOG. Nomination and Election Ger
tnicate-(How Issued)-"A"-The state
ecanvassing board. as soon as the returns
as provided in this act. shall issue and
mail to each person, who the returns
tor; congressional state. circuit. district,
hnd joint legislative district office. a for
NAL certificate of nomination, and certify
che names of such party nominees to be
printed upon the official ballot at the sue
ceeding November election, subject to
provisions in Section 81; and to each per-
son whom the returns show elected, TO a
party position such as party state chair
man, national committeeman, delegate
and alternate to national convention, a
FORMAL certificate of election; and to can
didates for president and vice president
q state party endorsement certificate. Said
certificates to be duly executed by said
~canvassing board under the great seal
'.B'' The county -canvassing board. as
soon as the returns, of any primary cleo
ton, are canvassed, as provided in this
act, shall likewise issue and mail to each
person, whom the returns show nomina-
ted for any county public office, a GER
tihcate of nomination., and certify the
tnames of such party nominees to be print
ed upon the official ballot at the succeed
5ng November election; and to each per-
on, whom the returns show elected to any
county or precinct party position of mi
nority or majority proposal committee
MAJ and county or state party central
committeeman, n certificate of election;
said certificates to be duly executed by
said county canvassing board under the
seal of the county.
I" Provided hat any party candi-
date, who shall receive a nomination cer-
tihcate' to a public office for a term of
more than two years, shall be bound and
by a majority vote of his party at any
primary election. and approved by a ma
lority vote at the general election, during
his term of office; and failure to comply
Herewith by falling to vote for such party
principles shall subject such public officer
to party recall.
Sec. I07. Holidays-The days herein APP
pointed for holding primary elections shall
be legal holidays.
Sec. 1OS. General Election Laws Gov
ern-Cwhen} The provisions of the stat
ute now in force in relation &c holding OF
elections, the solicitation of voters at the
polls, the bribing or attempting to bride
voters, the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
the voting precincts, the manner of con-
Quoting elections and all other kindred
subjects shall apply to all primary cleo
tions held under the provisions of this act,
in SO far as they are consistent with the
same; the intent of this act being to place
the primary election, except where other,
wise provided, under the regulations and
protection of the laws now in force as to
general elections.
ARTICLE TEN.
official Party Endorsement Of Candidates
for President and Vice President, and
as a Recommendation to Appoint
i've Government Positions
Other than Postmas-
Sec. 100. Party Endorsement of Presi-
dent and Vice President-The endorse
ment by highest popular vote OF a para
mount Issue as a nati9nai motto Tor par
ident, as provided by this act and the is
suance to such candidates of a state GER
tihcate of endorsement as herein pro-
vided shall nave the force and effect of
Instructions to delegates and a~lternates
to the national convention Of the same
political party to vote for ana sor 5 fbs orr
times as provided in Section II.
Sec. 10. Official Party Endorsement
CTo Appointive Offces)-Any party cleo
tor who wishes to seek an endorsement to
an appointive government position, state
or federal rr except P POS nj tSis s waicn ma Is
file his written application for the official
party endorsement for the oftice Tor
which he is a candidate, stating therein
his party afhliation, with the secretary
of state after any primary election date,
and before the following general election
date, and soPy OF such tha written yrn : app nf atata
TO each member of the state central COM
mittee of the applicants party before De-
cember 1st in election years; no party
or party central committeeman shall be
eligible to party endorsement while serv-
ing as such party representative, ct...-
party endorsement recordD-It shall be
the duty of the secretary of state, for the
purpose Of preserving a record Sov Oh party
positions, state and federal, 70 prepare
and keep in his ofdce a suitable record
book of Official party endorsements, In
which nll official party endorsements shall
be entered as received.
Sec. 112. Official Party Enforcement
(How Determined)-The party state GEN.
trail committee, Interested. including. its
chairman and secretary. and national
committeeman, shall meet in the senate
chamber at the state capitol at ten O'CLOCK
Der after the general election, and the
members present shall constitute a quo
rum, and shall, at ,aati times, act n m puD.
as a committee of the whole, hearing APP
plicants and, receiving written recon-
n neHesd'G by OPEN Ballot and majority vote
TO determine who shall receive the official
party endorsement as the r-ecoHgnenda-
tion OF the party for any and all state and
federal ~appointive government positions
for which the commission expires during
the next ensuing two years, except pri-
vate secretary and stenographer. The
chairman and secretary of said committee
shall certify to such endorsement In writ
ing and forward the same Immediately
for consideration. to the person having
the appointtye power in state positions,
and to tie president, and to each Of the
limited States senator's and congressman
in federal positions as the official party
recommendation, and shall send a copy OF
the same to the secretary of state, who
shall enter the same in the record book OF
Official party endorsements. Each men,
Der of such, interested, party state CEN
trail committee including it's state chair
man and secretry and national committee
man, who shall attend such meeting. shall
receive payment of five cents per mile
for each mile necessarily Travelled in going
to and returning from said meeting by
filing a written r~eceipted sworn state
ment thereof with the secretary OF state,
who shall deliver same TO the state auditor
who shall see to its auditing and forward
q warrant therefor; to the person who
fled such statement, II being the iHten-
tion hereof that the state shall pay all
expenses of mileage herein provided. All
minutes of proceedings of meetings, Of
be signed by the chairman and secretary
and the chairman shall Immediately file
such minutes with the secretary of state
who shall record the same in the political
record book.
ANY official party endorsement desired
by any party elector as a recommendation
to fill vacancies occurring during the in
term or biennial meetings OF the party
state central committee, shall be given by
d majority of the party state chairman
and national committeeman and the
chairman of the endorsee's county, and
a copy of their endorsement shall likewise
be filed immediately with the secretary of
state and recorded in the political record
book. But no endorsements shall be
made by the national committeeman or