The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

w AHth DoNi1Chs
municipal Sea)
Municipal Clerk or Auditor
Enrolled Elector of Party
Judge OF Election.
Enrolled Elector Of Party
Judge OF Election.
ARTICLE TEN
Party Recall BY Party Jury Trial
Sec. Lib. 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 of the party
4 platform on which he was elected or which
his party during his term of office may
adopt, by majority vote, at n primary and
general election or in case any party or
public officer elected or appointed who OBJ
tanned his office through party election or
party endorsement is charged with miscon-
duct, or malfeasance, or crime. or mi8de-
fneanor in office, or with drunkenness, or
Agnes incompeteney, or habitual or wilful
heglest of duty. the party recall may at any
8fine be invoked against him by either of the
two following initiatory methods as provided
n paragraphs "A or b" of this section.
a.. BY a written petition signed by thir-
ty-three $3.50 per cent of the electors of his
party, within the territory from which he
was elected or appointed giving the post
office address. precinct and county and date
OF signing. shall be filed with the secretary
M state. and a copy thereof with the party
state chairman, in case Of recall OF party
siate chairman. party national committee
man or party representative occupying state,
congressional or federal offices: and with
the county auditor. and a copy thereof with
re- party county chairman. in case of
county Offices or with the municipal clerk.
md a cory thereof with the party county
chairman. in case of municipal Offices.
h. BY a written petition. signed by six
ty-six t66) per cent or moro of the members
of his party state central comraittcc. Each
party committeeman signing such petition
u III Lhai odd n III gt~nn xUAL l. 49, r. -
county which he represents, the date of sign
ing. and his postofice address in case of
recall of party state chairman. party ma
tonal committeeman or party representatives
occupying national, congressional or state or
district elective offices or fe,,aral or state
kappointive officers. The original of such
N~petition. for the initiatory of a proposed
party recall, shall be filed with the sec
&retary OF state, and q copy thereof with
the party state chairman. for officers for
whom proposal filings were made in the
office OF the Secretary of State; and for
county purposes by a written petition, signed
by sixty-six t66) per cent or more of the
members Of his party county central COM
Tnittee. Each party committeeman signing
such petition shall add to his signature the
aanie of the precinct which he represents.
#he date of signing. and his postofice adj
dress in case of party representatives oc-
N~supying county, legislative and commissioners
Elective Offices within the county or APP
~>ointive Offices within the county. The
Wt AtAANA IA 6aNAt ltthAtoI vi ~ piODOSCO ~
'al. shall be filed with the county auditor,
and a copy thereof with the county party
chairman.
Sec. ia. Complaint must accompany
petjtion.) There shall be filed with either
#f( such petitions provided for in Section
- a complaint in writing setting out
pecihcally the charges made against the
Nj public officer. which complaint shall be
<iied by at least twelve of the petitioners.
nd a copy OF the said petition and COM
flaint shall be immediately, personally served
pom the officers against whom the party
Ncall is invoked.
Sec. lis. Party Committee to Have
Fisdiction.) Authority and Jurisdiction is
1Eeby vested in the party state central COM
Htee in case Of NATIONAL. congressional,
ME- and district elective offices and federal
IA state appointive offices, and in the party
Nnty central committee in case of elective
NJ appointive county and municipal Offices.
hear the said complaint and try and de-
efmine the charges therein made against
own party member
NScc. -l6- Party Chairman to Fix Date
1Arty Central mmit Hearing.) Upon
e sling of said petition and complaint. as
*pyided herein. it shall be the duty of the
ate or county party chairman. as the case
nv require, TO forthwith set the time and
pee where he and Ills committee will hear
said chnrees, which date shall not be
ss than ten or more than thirty days from
date. OF notice thereof upon the officer
arged m the complaint.
Sec. lit. Notice of Party Central Com
1ttee Harrington Served When the
rty chairman. state or county. as the case
~ require. shall have fixed a date for the
bring. he shall give immediate notice
6scof by registered mail to each member
his committee and ~ copy Of the COM
&<5nt shall accompany such notice. which
{%1ce shall contain the date, hour. and place
xaid hearing. and he shall serve a COW
S.Said notice. by registered mail, upon the
Xccr charged in the complaint.
N@cc* 1I8. Party Central Committee Hear
X-~Hov Conducted u Upon the day Get for