Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-02
ARTICLE ELEVEN.

Sec. lis. Municipal Endorsement of
larry candidates for Postmaster-The
eandidates for postmaster may be deter
mined by postmaster primary in villages,
towns or cities. as follows:
sec il4 Notice OF Expiration Of Post
master Commission or Nacancies-Three
enrolied party electors, of the party ma
village, town or city in South Dakota,
may at any time during the sixty days
prior to the expiration of any postoffce
commission, or Immediately upon any va
nancy occurring, call a postmaster pri-
parry candidate for postmaster by giving
seven days notice, by posting notices in
.ne manner provided in Section % of this
aft; y SAID notice shall contain the name
OF the post office. the date of expiration
OF commission or when the vacancy oc-
CURED, the date set for holding the post
master primary and the date on or before
which petition of candidates must be filed
with the municipal clerk.
Sec. ll5. Candidate in Postmaster Pri-
mary-CHow to File)-Any enrolled, resi-
power may become a candidate for post
master by filing a petition with the mu-
hhlci,pal clerk, together with the executed
hereinafter provided, signed by not less
tnan 20 per cent or more than 25 per cent
or the resident party electors of such
upon petitions of such candidate for mu-
nlcipal endorsement for postmaster shall
be limited to enrolled party electors of the
Sec. ZIG Dutv Of M,,nininal Siarl.-
Primary)-lt shall be the du-
~ of the municipal clerk, in the event
OF moro than one party elector filing for
didates for postmaster in anv pmunicinai-
lty, to, prepare and cause to be printed an
LOT under the Austraiian IA. lot systen,
containine only the rar Of s,,ch narty
candidates who have fled nronosal nett.
tions as provided for In Sor+ion 1o1 Of INC
act, and furnish an aden1ate nTmbber Of Of
such ballots 10 the orffcars of the most
master primary 10 supnIv ali voters in
each nreciinnt " bi supn,H on n. NJ. s 30
to furnish non hooks and nacassarv eieco
tion sllnnlies. also fo a,,noint indges and
clerks for holdinp said nnstmasfer mi
Sec III rxno,so Of pos+,r,s+or pri-
mary for Endorsar'ar i IonrtS rond
datc-iHow PaidlmTha entire exnense
of s,,cb most $50 rir ~ wi, 10 nnid
bv the pmunicinaGtv in nv wbic I'i II i is bpa at
and Inc clerl, shan ran 20 q nnd;t ND MO
sent ali bills in connection Herewith to
Sec SNTi,na a Ti,ins PafitionS 1imit-
| ed-All netitinns of n~a5di6,tes m,1st he
filed as herein nrn,ided not Iotnr INV
one d aS hofo,a Stooiuee' aot a.s nni
- "e ""N VI pm
Sec 10 pos+,.s+ar pri,,.v-ruov
cond,,ctndi- tn nnnnions az th;s 80
governing the March urinary election
eScent ia as 70 n 1a1tE. p ~ nf erS W.,
hoIre If omen pe and oiosino ~ ne Ie noiis.
duties of op e !, a''o af fi q . ,nG poii -
the vote and I. ,,, : o or at : hernan s,aii
an,1,, 10 nannans 80 81, &c
dprse ,an 81 q a, npdidntns 9 r &c
onnIianfin " pattyl eahuluales as laf as
a app sho except mat the return OF me
a ma tha ~ itaus ~ II nhnu o
hmt two tio Go or1s e amJ ner . d,S sh'T Tbe ahoe
,itinn y" W tpaat 49, PEI oaS' me anooo az
for the hest innppeeres. ss . : nrb III p no,icvi now,
tequifes tne f~egulatlon OF party transac-
candidates for nostma star y p"it'
Sec. 100. C~anvassing Of vote-dssuing
rncordinn nfeoa rrrtnit,iSat 80 ~ ainctppns
.Tnoiuins Eiicei any t"o panty eleGtots
tha NV o3 49, . 1911 az 81 . Hha atmnns of
rns q, a99anS noaiu ~ ~ s.uin "
POSTMASTER primary. and upon canyassing
only one or two candidates filed. and in
the event three or more candidates filed,
then to the candidate who received the
highest total number of first and second
choice votes added, an official municipal
party endorsement certificates, as per
OF" to the secretary of state, one to the
congressman of the district and one to the
PRESIDENT and one to the Postmaster Gen
eIai' settins iorth 'hal an olnc,a' parry
,,otars ~ tba+ r,nnin;nnI itI, ,n5 tbot 10
nertv eIecttnr nnmad tph 4, y has has receivnd
the highest vote for westminster of that
municiDali-y and resDectfnliy recommend
him for that DositiOn
Sec fo1 pnstn,a star primary Petition
The postmaster primary PROPOSAL peti-
ton shall be in substantiallv the follow
.lg form:
We The UNDERSIGNED qualified. enrolled
party electors Of the, iS..S marty.
do Hereby nronosa who is a
resident; ........... ana VINO IS a mem
Der OF the. party Tor the position OF post
10 10 90 "a 80 - - ~. =,
- ''''"' w w Nv "a N'>' 80 : :
day of..;........, and we, and each of
Signers Postoffce Precinct Signing
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AT1OS on rAND1DATE
800 - -
noint hefeGs w Ggc a'a1;fl II ae e1o ohsy th ana na aP,
rannm ;n "n q 49," aa,n nru y ~ p"tS
cisnn ~ ot'oNeo as'ins H"e pos+ofsoo
% ndidato pasiaerc. hddrass
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