The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-26

llATOuSH party election OF party ENDORSE
ment is charged with misconduct, or mall
~leasance, or crime, or misdemeanor in
ofhce, or with drunkenness, or gross in
competency, or habitual or willful neg
lect OF duty, the party recall may at n
time be invoked against him by either of
the Two following initiatory methods as
provided In paragraphs "A and b. of
this section.
A. BY a written petition signed by
thlrty-three (33) per cent of the electors
or ms party, within the territory from
Whlch he was elected or appointed giving
the pcstofflce address, precinct and oun
~ and date of signing, shall be filed with
the secretary of state, and n copy thereof
WIN the party state chairman. in case
OF recall OF party state chairman, party
national committeeman or party repre-
SentallNes occupying state, congressional
or federal offices; and with the county
auditor, and a copy thereof with the par
" county chairman, in case of county
offices; or with the municipal clerk, and
a copy thereof with the party county
chairman, IN case OF municipal Offices.
b BY a written petition signed by sixty
SIX t66) per cent or more of the members
or his party state central committee. Each
party committeeman signing such petition
shan add TO his signature the name of
the county which he represents, the date
of signing, aud his postofice address in
case OF recall Of party state chairman,
party national committeeman or party
representatives. occupying national, con-
Sftssi"nal or state or district elective Of
fees or federal or state appointive Of
fees. The original of such petition, for
the ~lnitiatory OF a proposed party recall,
SNAIL be flied with the secretary Of state,
and a copy thereof with the party state
chairman, for officers for whom proposal
filings were made in the office of the sec
rotary OF state; and for county purposes
ny a written petition, signed by siXty-siX
1900 per cent or more of the members
OF his party county central committee.
Each party committeeman signing such
petition shall add to his signature the
name of the nrprinPt which he rpnTaSpntS-
the date of signing, and his postoftice
address in case of party representatives
occupying county. legislative and COM
missioner elective Offices within the coun-
~ or appointive Offices within the county.
The original of such petition, Of a proposed
recall, shall be fled with the county aud
itor, and a copy thereof with the county
Sec. 1875. Complaint Must Accompany
Petition-There shah be filed with either
of such petitions provided for in Section
specifically the charges made against the
said public officer, which complaint shall
be verified by at least twelve Of the petit
and complaint shall be Immediately, per-
sonally, served upon the officer against
whom the party recall is invoked.
Sec. l26. Party Committee to Have Ju-
risdiction-Authority and jurisdiction Is
hereby vested in the party state central
committee in case of national,
sional, state and district elective offices
ana teueIai ana state 3ppolntlNc OttceS,
and in the party county central committee
IN case OF elective and appointiVe county
and municipal offices, to hear the said
complaint and try and determine the
charges therein made against its w
Sec. 1877. Party Chairman to Fix Date
CT Party Central Committee Hearing
Upon the filing of said petition and COM
plaint, as provided herein, it shall be the
duty of the state or county party chair
nan, as the case may require, to forthwith
set the time and place where he and his
committee win hear the said charges,
which date shall not be less than ten or
more than thirty days from the date Of
notice thereof upon the officer charged
in the complaint.
Sec. 1875. Notice of Party Central Com
mittee H~earing-QHow Served)-When
the party chairman, state or county, as
the case may require, shall have fixed n
date notice thereof by registered mail
to each member of his committee and a
copy OF the complaint shall accompany
such notice, which notice shall contain
the date, hour, and place Of said hearing,
and he shall serve a copy of said notice.
by registered mail, upon the officer
charged in the complaint.
Hearing-CHow CONTEMPLATION the
day set for hearing, the members Of the
party central committee present shall be
first sworn to try the issue raised in the
complaint in the same manner as now
provided for swearing jetit jurors, and the
chairman Of said committee or any mem
Der Of said committee elected by the ma
jOrity at said hearing in place of, or in
the absence of said chairman, shall preside
at the hearing and administer all oaths.
The party electors. p~etitioning shall ap-
pear, at the hearing and the officer
charged shall appear, at the hearing, and
both may be assisted by counsel, and
the party chairman and his committee
shall proceed In the manner usually fol-
lowed in judicial proceedings to hear the
which shall be given under oath
and to ami Witnesses, and to make
a record thereof, If demanded and paid
and justice shall require. The decision
of ninety per cent or more of the COM
mittee members present shall be final and
if the charges be sustained, formal find
the chairman and secretary Of the COM
mittee and served upon the officer
charged and with it shall be served as the
sirned By Saf tbe TsSa!l' ch 4 f1sma and rs saeret
tary that the officer charged resign from
said office, as promised in his written
as a party candidate. II the
charges be not sustained. the complaint
shall be dismissed and notice thereof
served upon the officer charged, signed
by the party chairman and secretary.
to resign, when thus formally and legally
requested, under his written party declar-
alton, shall constitute proof of his moral
misconduct and corrupt conduct and
iitC pO ilah oNtupy snail De ut-
clared vacant by such party organiza-
ton.
Sec. 1870. Expense of Party Recall
Paid)-The entire expense of invok-
ing the party recall, as herein provided,
except the expense Of the record, shall
be pad by the state in case OF national,
state, congressional and district elective
offices, and federal and state appointive
offices, and by the county in case of coun-
ty and legislative Offices, and by the mu-
nicipality in case of municipal offices.
Sec 131. Auditing of Fees and Expenses
.(Party RecalD-Each member Of the
state and county centra. commit
lees, as the case may be. including the
and secretary, shall be paid at
he rate of two dollars per diem for each
lay necessarily spent in said hearings
five cents per mile for each mile nee
.ssarily travelled in going to and return
ng from said hearing. The party chair
nan having Jurisdiction shall audit all
)ills; and file the sam with the secretary
II state, or county auditor, or municipal
'lerk, as the case may require, who shall
the same to the proper authority
or payment, which shall allow the same |
md order them paid out of the respective |
funds. =
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
vacancies-(How FIIied)-Contests-
(How DetermIned).
Sec. 1872. Vacancies on Primary Elec-
ion Board-lHow Filled)-If any person
.ppointed as a judge or clerk of a primary
shall neglect to be sworn or to