The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
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See. ll2. Certificate of Municipal En-
dorsement of Party andidates-The Ger
tiicate OF municipal endorsement of party
candidates shall be in substantially the
following form:
Certificate of Municipal Endorsement OF
Party Candidate for postmaster
by Popular Vote.
At ............. South Dakota
To The Honorable ............
This is TO certify. That a, a Municipal
Party Postmaster Primary Election held
under and in accordance with the pro-
sons OF the party primary election
at the Getty. town or village) of.........
s....,.., in said state, on the ......
:.~...... received tire highest num-
her Of votes for the position of postmas-
ter for the Getty, town or village) OF
.............., in said state. That by
virtue Of said vote the said .........
receives the endorsement of his
party and the municipal resident patrons
OF this post office for postmaster, and
we do most respectfully recommend him
for appointment to this position.
Municipal Clerk or Auditor.
Enrolled Elector Of the........ Party
Judge of Election.
N'e''' Judge aet Of Election.
ARTICLE TEN.
Party Recall by Party jury Trial.
Section 1l3. How and When lnvokable
In the event any public official. elected
upon a party platform OF principles to
which he is pledged to adhere. shall fail
during the term Of his office to support
or advocate by vote or act the principles
or the party platform on which he was
elected or which his party, during his
taryN nf nfAnn NAV nInnt he ma OpifV
vote, at a primary and general election;
or in case any party or public officer
'lected or appointed who obtained his
Office through party election or party en-
dogsement is charged with misconduct.
or m~alfeAsance. or crime. or INSIDE
meanor in office, or with drunkenness
or gross ~incompetency, or habitual or
willful neglect 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
or B of this section.
A. By a written petition signed by
thirty-three (33) per cent of the electors
Of mis- party. within the territory from
"hich he was elected or appointed giving
the post office address, precinct anC
.,inty and date Of signing, shall be filed
18th the secretary of state, and "A copy
thereof with the party State chairman,
n case Of recall Of party state chairman,
srty national committeeman or party
representative occupying state, congress
sional or federal Offices; and with the
county auditor, and a copy thereof with
The party county chairman, in case OF
county offices; or with the municipal
clerk, and a copy thereof with the party
aounty chairman, in case Of municipal
officcs.
b. BY a written petition, signed by
sixty- six (66) per cent or more Of the
members Of his party State central com
mittee. Each party committeeman sign
'ng such petition shall add TO his sigma
ture the name Of the county which he
rppraSpnta The date of SlXninK. and his
most office address in case Of recall OF
"arty State chairman. party national
on,mitteeman or party rspresentatives
tate or district elective offices or fed
raj or State appointive officers. The
original Of such petition. for the inltia-
Dry Of a proposed party recall, shall be
led with the Secretary Of State, and a
'opy thereof with the party state chair
nan, for officers for whom proposal ill
ngs were made in the office Of the Sec
'etary Of State; and for county purposes
~ a written petition. y.gned by sixty
TX 1850 per cent or more OF the mi
{ his party county central committee.
'tch party committeeman signing snc'
anne Of the precinct which he represents
he date of signing and his post office
lddress in case of party representatives
%'ocupying county, legislative and com
rounty or appoiutive offices within tho
ounty. The o~rigiUal Of such petition, OF
proposed. recall, shall be filed with The
)unty auditor. and a copy thereof with
ne county party chairman.
Section ia. Complaint Must Accom-
rany Petition hero shall be fled with
ithcr of such petitions provided for in
section 113 a complaint in writing %setiine
t specifically the charges made against
he said public Officer. which complaint
hall be verified by AT least twelve OF the
ION and complaint shall be Immediately,
pc~rsonaliy served upon the officers
against whom the party recall is invoked.
Sec 10. Party Committee TO Have
Observation-Disclosures and Jurisdiction
is hereby vested in the party state cen
raj committee in case of national. con-
gressional. State and district elective
offices, and in the rarty, county central
ommittee in case Of elective and APP
p~ointive county and municipal offices, to
hear the said complaint and try and de-
termine the charges therein made
against it's own party member.
Of Party Central Committee Hearing
Upon the nling Of said petition and com
plant, as provided herein. It shall be
The duty Of the state or county party
hartman. as the case may require, to
forthwith set the time and place where
ne and his committee will hear the said
han ten or more than thirty days from,
the date Of notice thereof upon the Off
Ger charged in the complaint.
Sec. III. Notice Of Party Central
1OHlnlttee 1tdiInk-'I1oW oNi St"J-
When the party chairman. State or coun-
~. as the case may require. shall have
fixed a date for the hearing, he shall give
Immediate notice thereof by registered
mail to Zach member of his committee
and q copy of the complaint shall accom-
pany such notice. which notice shall con-
tain the date, hour and place Of said
hearing. and he shall serve a copy OF
said notice. by registered mai. upon the
officer charged in the complaint.
Sec. 11S. Party Central Committee
Hearing-(How Conducted)--Upon 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 petit Jurors, and
the chairman Of said committee or any
member Of said ccnmittes elected by the
majority At said hearing in place Of, or
in the absence Of sal chairman. shall
preside at the hearing and administer all
oaths. The party electors petitioning
shall appear at tho hearing and the off,
Ger charged shall appear at the hearing.
and both may be assisted b. COUNSEL. and