Douglas Island news., 1918-02-01
MORE FREAK
 LEGISLATION
Election Law Passed by Late Ter utOrial Legislature Makes
 Great Change

| ANN N'''" '"NNN'N '' iAiA.Nt ''f.'t '''''..'. ! tho methods heretofore in vogue m
 Che country for choosing candidates
 for Che several territorial offices, is known as Chapter g. "to provide for tho holding oi primary elections ! In Che Territory of Alusko, etc." By Che provisions of thla act an nominees for o0icc under Che terri torim government and the delegate . Go congress from Alaska must be chosen by direct vote of tho people. .By Che provisions of this act an per sons aspiring to become o0ulidatcs for delegate Co congress. for ottor- ucy general or any other oGIco
 created by act of congress or thc territorial legislature shall, not less than sixty days before thc date of thc primary election lthc Inst Tues day In April. 1918. and similarly
 every second year thcrcaftcr) dlc with Che secretary of Che territory declaration of candidacy. signed and acknowledged. and certified to by five electors of thc territory who are members of Che political party
 to which such candidate belongs and hc shall pay to tho secretary Of Che territory the proper fec with the filing ol such declaration
 An candidates for members of tao Territorial legislature. and gu eaa- .didatcs for Che oUIcc of road com- missioner OF other provisional oGicc. shah also. sixty days prior to Che . date of such primary election, dlc with Che clcrk or Che district court for che division in which they rr side. similar declaration of caudi- dary as those required from ganJI- |datcs for delegate Co congress. and |ouorucy general and shalt also de ipos.t with thc clerk of court thc |propcr fec. Che fec Go Doc turned o.er ! Go Che territorial treasurer
 Tho form of Che declaration of candidacy is prescribed in Che act and m it Che candidates pledge themselves if nominated and elected Co qualify for ,hc office. and thrt they win support and abide by the principles enumerated by Che party Go which they belong iu its national and territorial platforms.
 The election shall Doc, under this act. conducted in an respects m oc- cordauec with thc rules and rcru- lgtlons pertaining Co general elcc-
 Ious iu thc territory. with tho rN- ccptiou of thc Australian ballot sys- tenn being employed, there win hc provided separate tickets for each of Che political parties represented by candidates. and on each of such ballots there shall be plainly stated thc political party whose uomna- tlou thc candidate thereon socks. These ballots are Go bc provided by Che clerks Of Che courts of Che TO- spcct.yc judicial divisions. and these. together with thc customary clcc- ion supplies. shall Doe forwarded by such clerks to Che election on.ciols at such primary elections who shall be Che same as those acting ot gcn- cra territorial elections.
 Under thc provisions of the oct. the polls at such primary elections shall remain open during the samc
 hours. and thc bollotmg shall be done in Che same manner as nearly as practicable except that a ballot box is provided for each political party represented by candidates. and each voter shall announce his name, place of residence and party onili- alton. Upon this announcement and its registration the voters win be handed a ballot of tho political party with which he claims Co bc aGili- ated. and after having marked and folded such ballot it shall Doc dcpos- itcd in the box designated for the same political party
 Tho clerks of the courts for Che several divisions are canyossors of
 votes for their respective divisions. ! AS soon as possible after the receipt of tho returns from the various pre- 'clncts. and not later than 10 days after such primary election. or as
 soon as tho clerk of any division shall be satisfied that tho returns from any missing precincts cannot alter thc result of thc election, it is This duty Co canvass the same pub- lcIy. and telegraph the result 'to thc
 secretary of Che territory, who may
 avail himself of such telcgraphic re
 turns in deciding who have been
 nominated by the respective parties
 as candidates for tho several terri
 tor!ll offices.
 The filing fec required of an con-
 didatcs is one per cent of the annual
 salary of the onico each aspires to. but in no instance shall such fee
 exceed the sum of forty dollars.
 From the fees thus received by tho
 territorial treasurer shall be paid all the expenses Of the primary elec-
 tion.
 The candidates on each ticket re-
 colving the highest number of votes fnr my nlLlrn shnll be nlnccd on tho