The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-26

filed I'm the office of the secretary of state
and must ave affixed thereto the sigma
lures OF not less than 200 enrolled cleo
tors. of the party in which the candidate
is proposed for nomination., in the state.
county or district from which such can
Individual proposal petitions for indie
pendent candidates for county offices
and Legislative or commissioners district
offices. within the county shall be filed IN
the office of the ounty auditor and must
have affixed thereto the signatures OF
not less than 20 enrolled electors of the
party in the county in which the candi-
date is proposed fer nomination.
Each individual proposal petition for
an independent candidate shall have az
fixed thereto the executed declaration OF
such candidate in the form provided in
Section 40 before his petition shall be en-
titled TO be filed either in the office or
the secretary of state or county auditor
as the case may require.
1t 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
CHow Made and Signed)-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
more than one such petition relating to
the same office in the same year and no
name shall 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 a candidate. 1t 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;
Separate papers in the proper form and
duly signed may, before filing, be bound
together and shall be regarded as one
petition, and shall be sufficient If the ag-
nor more than. the number required by
this act. Blank lines upon additional
sheets, securely fastened to 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-In 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 prior 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
declaration; and the timely filing thereof
shall entitle the candidate to have his
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 at LEASE sixty days before the pri-
mary date and their names shall appear
in the independent column upon the Of
fetal primary ballot, but any candidate
dorsed by either the majority or minority
state proposal committee; but not by both
Sec. "a. Majority and Minority Pro
posal Committee-(State Meetings.
The members, of the respective state
majority and minority proposal com
m~ittees, who have been elected under
manner herein provided at a pri,
mary, or as especially provided TO I'll
vacancies in Section 1873 of this act, shall
assemble on the first Monday in Januar,
10 o'clock a. m, in each general election
year, and the state majority propose
committees shall convene in the assembl,
hall; and the minority. proposal commit
tees shall convene in the senate chambe
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
committee OF the whole sitting In opel
organize by the election OF a chairman
and a secretary for each committee an
then promulgate, separately, majority o
minority principles by adopting one planl
paramount national issue and one para
mount state issue from such platform
principles, under the provisions Of thi
act n prepare m1ttoes OF eignt wore "a
sues for headings on the official primar,
ballot. and propose majority or minorit.
candidates, subject to provisions In Sec
ton 10 Of this act, for president, vic
president, presidential electors, congress
sional and state Offices and party repre-
sentatives and endorse supreme cour
tee proposals., as per blank forms herein
after provided, which, when duly signe'
by the majority of the members presen
at any committee meeting and the dec
~laration thereon signed by the candidates
shall be filed within eight days from dat
of said meeting by the chairman togeth
err with the roll OF the members present
with the secretary Of state: Proposal
when so made and filed, shall entitle tn
respective notices and narne Of candi
dates thus proposed and endorsed, limite'
TO one candidate for each office, to b
printed on the official primary ballot T
be printed in separate column as hereil
provided, and thereafter said proposal
committee shall cease to exist as an or
4 EdIlLdllOIs tARSDE Go " .iitt beA ~ ib
vacancies. All minutes of each meetinl
shall be signed by the chairman and sec
rotary and filed by the chairman with tn
secretary Of state with the committee pro
posal and recorded in the political recor'
book. Each state proposal committeema
shall, at state committee proposal meet
ings, be entitled to vote by unit repre-
sentation. Each member Of the minorit,
or majority proposal committee. who shaI
attend such state meeting, shall receiv
m OF five cents per mile for eacl
mile necessarily Travelled in going to an
returning from such meeting by films
written receipted sworn statement thereo
with the secretary of state. who shal
deliver same TO the state auditor VIII
shall see TO It's auditing and forward
warrant therefor, 10 the person who file
such statement, it being the intention
hereof that the state h pay AL ex
penses of mileage herein provided.
ty Meetings)-The members of the re
spective county minority and majorit,
proposal committees, I'M have bee
elected by precincts In the manner here
in provided at the last primary, or to Al
vacancies as especially provided In Sec
the first Thursday after the first Mon
day in January at / O'Clock p. M, II
each general election year; and the count,
majority committees shall convene In tn
court room and the county minority com
mittees In the office of clerk of courts Il
whore the court was last held, and eacl
committee shall retire to self-appointe
! rooms in the court house, and the mem
bers present shall constitute a quorum an
shall, at all times, act without sub-com
m~ittees, as q committee of the whole, sit
ting in open and public session, and shal
proceed to ~organize separately by election
~ chairman and q spcratqry for each mar