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

ssional, state or district office. shall be
uheu py majority vote Of the party state
Deitl al committee; and by the party
county central committees Of the judicial
dlatrict or joint legislative district. in
case vacancy occurs in party nominee OF
Clicuft Judge, or In party nominee of Joint
.ssi slatlVe district; and by the party coun-
" central committee Of tho county in
which vacancy occurs in party noniinec
iof county legislative offices IT shall
pe the duty Of the chairman of The party
CeuItal committee, Interested, upon learn
iHs OF vacancy IN nominee TO forthwith
issue cal by mail for such central COM
nlttee meeting to i'm such vacancy and
uShlgnate hour day, date and place
Where such meeting shall be held Call
ior meetings of party central committee
interested, in judicial or joint legislative
ostrlcts, to fill vacancies, shall be signed
ana issued, In the same manner, by the
party county chairman OF each county
IN such district by all signing 4 Joint call
sec. l38. Contests-tHow Made and
Declded)--Any candidate Cor nomination
70 any elective office or for election TO
any party position, whose name appears
on the official primary ballot or on the
hltlatory organization precinct ballot of
any political party, may contest the pri-
mary election as 10 the office or position
Tor which he was a candidate for nomina-
uon or election by filing with the clerk
or the circuit court of the county in
which his proposal petition was filed. a
complaint in writing within ten days
after the returns have been canvassed by
the county canNaSSlng board or boards,
setting forth the grounds Of his contest,
which complaint shall be verified by the
complainant Authority and Jurisdiction
are hereby vested I'm the circuit court TO
near and determine such contests. When
complaint has been fled il shall forth
with be presented to the judge of the cir
cult, in which IL is filed, who shah note
thereon the day Of presentation and also
the day and place when ne will hear the
same, which shall not be later than ten
days thereafter The candidate who ap-
pears upon the face Of the returns to have
been elected, or to whom a certificate Of
nomination has been issued, shall be
named as defendant When the court
has fixed the day, for hearing the com
plant, order fixing such hearing shall
be personally served upon the defendant
the day Of hearing. The cause may be
heard and determined by the court in
term time, or by the Judge thereof i'm
vacation, and shall have preference i'm
order of hearing In al other cases. The
complainant shall give security for all
costs If. in the opinion Of the court the
grounds alleged for the contest are in
ed II the grounds alleged are sufficient.
the court shall proceed in a summary
manner and may hear evidence, examine
the returns. recount the ballots and make
such orders and enter such decisions a S
the facts and the law may require The
Judgment Of the court shall be final and
the provisions of this section shall, 50
far as applicable, apply to contests of
nominations and elections by primary.
Where the proposals have been filed with
the secretary Of state, contests affecting
such candidates shall be brought and de-
termiued in the same manner by the SUI
preme court