The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

sonally served upon the officers against
Sec; l15. Party Committee to Have Jur-
isdiction. Authority ana jurisdiction Is
hereby. vested in the party state central
sional, state and district elective offices
and federal and state appointive offices.
anu in the party county central coinmittee
in case of elective and appointivc county
and municipal Offices. 10 hear the said
complaint and try and determine the
charges therein made against its W
See. nc. Party, Chairman to Fix Date
OF Party Central Committee Hearing.
Upon The filing of said petition and com
platnt, as provided herein. 1t shall be the
duty of the state or county party chair
man, as the case may require, 10 forth
with set the time ard place where he and
which date shall not be less than ten nor
more than thirty days from the date OF
notice thereof upon the officer charged in
See. III. Notice Of Party Central Coan-
mittee Hearing.--(How Served.) When
the party chairman, state o. county, ,aa
date Tor the hearing. he shall give i'm,
mediate notice thereof by registered mai
to each member of his committee and q
such, notice, which notice shah contain,
the date, hour, and place of said hearing,
2nd he shan serve q copy 81 said notice
See. us. Party Central Committee
Neutrality-suspicious. Conductcd)s Upon The
day set for hearing. the members of the
party central COMMITTEES present shall be
first sworn t. try the issue raised in the
COMPETENT in the same manner as now pro-
chairman Of said committee or any mem
bcr OF said committee elected by the
majority at said hearing in place. OF, or in
tho absence of said chairman, shall pre-
side at the hearing and administer. az
oaths. Xhc PARTY, electors petitiQning shall
appear, Ht the hearing and, the officer
rllar6ed shall appear; at the herring, ana
both may be assisted by counsel, and the
party chairman ana his committee shall
proceed IN the manner usually followed
IN judicial proceedings to hear the evil
0cncc which shall be given under oath
ana TO examine witnesses, and to make
q record thereof, ii demanded and paid for,
aud enter such decision rs the facts and
justice shall require. The decision OF
ninety per cent or more of the commits"
members present SHAH be final and II the
charges be sustained, formal findings
! shall be prepared and certified by the
chairman and secretary of the committee
; "lli served upon tie officer charged and
with it shall he served as the official
party recall, a formal request signed by
the party chairman ard secretary that
TIE officer charged resign from said office
as promised in his written declaration as
4 party candtdato. II the charges be not
sustained. the complaint shall be dis
missed ana notice thereof served upon the
officer charged, signed by the party chair
man and secretary. Failure on the part
OF the OFFICER charged TO resign, when
thus formally and legally requested, under
ms written party declaration. shall con-
stitutc proof of his moral misconduct and
corrupt conduct and the office he shall
, occupy shall be declared vacant by such
party organization.
See. ll9. Expense of Party Recall
Glow Paid.) The entire expense of in
roking the party recall, as herein provided
except the expense Of the record, shall
state, congressional and district elective
Offices and federal ana state appointiVe
offices, and by the county in case of couf-
ty and legislative offices, and by the mu-
n!cipality in case Of municipal offices.
See. 40. Auditing Of Fees aud EXpeE-
seS.-NParty Rccall) Each member of the
tees. as the case may be, including the
chairman and secretary. shall lie paid at
the rate of two dollars per diem tor each
day necessarily spent in said hearings
and five cents for each mile necessarily
Travelled in going to and returning from
said hearings. The party chairman hay
ing jurisdiction shall audit all bills and
flio tie same with the Secretary Of state,
or county auditor, or municipal clerk, AS
the sase may, require, who shall present
the same to the proper authoritS for pay
ment. which shall allow the' Samc and
order them paid out of the respective
general funds.
Vacancies How Fiiied--Contests How
Determined.
sec; ~; NaGamcy on primary Election
pointed rs u judge or clerk OF a primary
| election shall neglect to be sworn or t.
act as such. the place or such person shall
be filled by the electors Of the precinct
present from different political parties as
I, herein provided ana tho person SO elected
to fill tho vacancy sh2li he vested with
the same noyie" for that Urinary az if
auditor for s,ch primary election.
See. l22. VAcaEcy>in Committee Pro-
| posal--tHoW Fiilcd.) IN the event. Il va
cancy, in, a representative proposal b.. Il
candidates dcotN or resignation. OF Tor
any other reason a vacancy occurs. be
tween the date Of proposal and thirty days
| before tho primary election late. such va
cancy may be ;il!ad By Ia" chairman Of
the PROPOSAL meeting, by forwarding the
ramc OF the new candidate, together with
his signed Gcc!araIion, T. the Secretary
Of State or county auditor, who shall file
the name OF the rev candidate 70 iii such
sse. l@a, Vacancy tq pan,ty cGnlral
OF the party state central committee shall
have power TO fill vacancies occurring III
t!acir respective committees, between eicc-
tiuna.
Sec. l24, Vacauoies IN State Position OF
the R.gu'ar part? OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
position. such Us national committocman
state chairman, delegates ann a~.terE1!es
nation OF otherwise, sha BE incl ~ q
majority vote of the state central com
'"i!tee Of fueI, party: .,,,,
CiIpw Fiiicd) If for any roaaou. after Z
nanirltior Of q party CCndi'ate 10 II bah.
lc office. n provided for i'm this statute
has been madC. u vacancy SHAH occur II
time to certify 4 new nominee - bc latGt.
ed upon the official ballot ut the Nuvcm.
her clcCti0N. such ~Vavar"F il CGnIidat,
for Il presidential cicCtCl. congressional
state or district Office, shall be fi!lc,t by :
majority vote of the party stat. reatrl
committee ana hv the party county cen
tIGl committee OF the iudicial district. @;
Joint legislative district, in Ca.r Na,dnns
occurs IN party nOalillrv Of C;'cuit iI'CC
! OT ia TIItE Uumiucc Of join lcGisint;,,
district. ana ~ The party county rcltra
committee Of the county IN which vacancy
occurs IN party nominee Tor Co'!tty M
legislative Offices. II shall ho the dUty o
! me chairman of tie ra-tT cl"tTaI com.
mittoc, inte nstel. unon learning OF Va.
.auCy "a nomi.gc TO forthwith Issue \ cal
h. mail for sicl central counW!ctec meet
ing to fill such vacancy ANA dnSigMat.
hour. day. date and place, where Slci
mrct,uE shan Ie held. Cni FOR n,eetln.
ot pa'ty central committee, Interested
IA judicial Or joint legislative districts
to I'll, vacancies, slait BE- signed aui Is
county chairman ot each "purty in suc,
4 Striat hv al G~iGHinc . iu,nt can. T'hi,
section shal' also apply - candid,tcs a. T..
voted ul 1t aNy special election II Il!
legislative o" c0ESTCSSi"ral vacancies.
Sec. l26. Cuatcats-uloT Made and DC
cidtl.) Ani candidate for nomination l.
any elective office o. for .~@c.tiou To ans
u@rty nI- tica. whose nlnl" appears o.
the official primary ballet oi am r~6iit'"a
rartr, may contest tho urinary circt5o
rs 10 the offic" or p~oaitirr for which H.
va, % ""0aiIate ful nomination q. cleo
,iiuu bT Alag with TIE C'rrk Cf tn" Cir"u.
rCrit OF tire county in which i'll" y"oao*;t