The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31

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the Secretary of State after any primary
election date, and copy Of such written
application shall be mailed by. the secre-
ST, central committee Of the appli-
cant' pAxty before December lst In cleo
tion years. No party state chairman;
national committeeman or party central
committeeman shah be elig bic to party
endorsement while serving as such party
representative.
Section IoI. Official Party Endorse
ment-tHow Determined. Tile party
state central corngnittee interested. In,
cluNing its chairman and secretary and
national coirnitteeInaf. shall meet in the
senate chamber at the state capitoi al
O'Clock. a. m: on the second TUESDAY
Of December after the gsneral election.
md ohe members present snail constitute
IA quorum. and shall. at all times. act IN
plNlic session and without s~ub-commit-
tees, az a committee Of the whole. hear
ing applicants and receiving written rec
omrpeisda lions from party electors. ana
shall proceed by open ballot and majority
official party endorsement as the recon-.
mendation 81 the party for any and an
State and federal appointive government
positions for which the commission ex-
hires during the next ensuing two years.
except private secretary and stenogra-
pier. The chairman and secretary OF
said committee shall certify to such en-
dorsement in writing and forward the
same Immediately for consideration to
p person having the appointive power
in State positions. and TO the president.
and to each of the United states sena-
tors and congressman in fc ieral positions
as the official party rec'"1rnendation. ana
Secretary 0f state, who shall enter the
same IN the political record book"
Each member Of such Interested party
state central committee, including its
state chairman and secretary and ma
tional cornmittee man. who shall attend
"ch meeting. shall receive payment OF
five @ utS per mile for each mile neces-
sarilY travelled IN going to and return
ing tom sail meeting by fling a written
the Secretary of State. who shall deliver
same 10 the State auditor, who shall see
TO its auditing and forward a warrant
theref = to the person who filed such
t-s'.'lent, il being the intention hereof
that the state shall pay all expenses OF
ni'.ase herein provided. All minutes Of
""OceedingS OF meetings of the party
state central committee shall be signed
by the chairman and secretary and the
chairman shall Immediately, NE such
minutes With the Secretary OF state, who
Sha!l record the same in the political
record book"
Any official party endorsement desired
ton to hll vacancies during the interim
Of biennial meetings of the party state
central committee shall be given by q
majority of the party State chairman and
national committeeman and the chair
man Of the endOrsee's county, and Il copy
Of their endorsement shall likewise be
fled Immediately with the Secretary of
State and recorded in the political record
book. But no endorsements shall be
made by the national committeeman or
party state chairman unless copy Of the
same is filed with the Secretary of State
at least seven days before such endorse
ment is delivered to the person having
the appolntlve power. IN case OF frlc-
ton between the party State chairmen
end the national committeeman, result
ng In a tie endorsement. such tie be-
tween endorses shall be determined by
lot by the national committeeman and
state chairman OF such party.
Provided. further that the party State
central rAmmiftaa shall not he rest ed
in, such endorsement to those applicants
whose written application shan have
but such committee shall make suoh en-
dorsement as shall be agreed upon by
a majority OF such committeeman pres
ent for the betterment of the public serv-
ice. Every endorsee to appointive gov
eminent position as a party candidate
shall sign a declaration to the effect that
he shall qualify and obey the party recall
f invoked against him. and such signed
declaration shall be attached to the Of
nciai party endorsement. and shall be
filed with the Secretary Of State and en-
tered in the record book Of official party
Endorsements.
ARTICLE NINE.
Section 1902. Municipal Endorsement of
Party Candidates for Postmaster-The
official municipal endorsement of party
candidates for postmaster may be deter
mined by postmaster primary in villages,
towns or cities, as follows:
Section lo$ Notice of Expiration of
a."
Three party. electors Of the %nation
party administration in power. OF any
village; town own or city TWIN, In South So Dakota asta
prior to the expiration Of any postoffce
commission. or Immediately upon any va
cancy occurring, call a postmaster pri-
mary for the municipal endorsement of
4 party candidate for postmaster by Civ
ns seven days notice. by posting notices
in the manner. provided in Section 70 Of
this act: said notice shall contain the
name of the post office, the date OF eX-
p~iration Of commission or when the va
eancy occurred, the date set for holding
the postmaster primary and the date on
or before which petition Of candidates
must be filed with the municipal clerk.
pr See.1Sn 1ft5 ct ao Fiies8A A resident 81
party %elector Of the national party in
over, may become a candidate for post
nicipe Clerk Ie Hit toge q pe'' with e @tec tes d mo-
,aration Of the candidate, in the form
hereinafter provided, signed by not less
nan ~ per cent or more than 20 per
such municipality. All candidates and
isners upon petitions of such candidate
rer shall be limited to party electors OF
ne national party administration in
power.
-lPostmaster Primaryl-lt shall be the
atty Of the municipal clerk, in the event
more than one party %elector filing for
ne municipal endorsement Of party can
dates for postmaster in any munici-
pality,. to prepare and cause to be
rinted an official municipal postmaster
Urinary ballot under the Australian bal
OF system containing only the names Of
UGH party candidates who have filed
"oposal petitions as provided for in Sec
ton l04 of this act. and furnish an ade-
Iuate number of such ballots to the Of
fees of the postmaster primary to supply
IL voters In each precinct of his municl-
Jality; also to furnish poll books and
necessary election supplies; also to APP
point judges and clerks for holding SAID
postmaster primary.
Section 100. Expense OF
Primary for Endorsement of Party Can
didate-CHow Paid.)-The entire expense
f such postmaster primary shall be paid
by the municipality in which it is held,
and the clerk shall receive, audit and
present all bills in connection herewith
to the municipal board for payment.
Section 107. Time of Filing Petitions
Limited-All petitions OF candidates mus
be filed, as herein provided. not later
than one day before date Of postmaster
primary.
Section los. Postmaster Primary-CHow
Conducted) The provisions Of this act
governing the March primary election.
except as to qualification of voters, the
hours OF opening and closing of the polls,