Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29
HERE'S DIGEST OF.
CONSTITUTIONAL.
CONVENTION Law
Delegates to Meet in Hall OF
Representatives on the
First Tuesday in
December.

Lincoln, June 2s.-W. T. Thomp-
son. chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the new Nebraska fedora
ton. which has for its object the
selection Of the best men irrespec-
tive Of politics, to the constitutional
convention, has prepared digest of
the new law passed by the last leg
islature covering the election of del
egates to the convention. The digest
is as follows:
Convention Assemblies, Whenf
1. The convention shall assemble In the
hall Of representatives at Lincoln. Neb',
on the first Tuesday in December. 1917, AZ
10 O'clock noon.
Composition or
4 Il shall be composed Of 100 delegates,
who shall be elected on the first tuesday
after the first Monday in November OF
'A' ''"' where Elected.
1. The electors Of the several representa-
tive districts shall elect as many dele
gates TO the convention as such district Is
entitled to representatives In the lower
house Of the legislature.
Compensation.
1. The compensation Of delegates shall
be $40 per day and mileage
INV Delegates Nominated.
s, Candidates for membership shall be
nominated by petitions which shall be In
writing addressed to the county clerk
where such legislative districts consist OF
but one county, but to the secretary OF
state where the representative district
consists of more than one county. Nom
mating petitions shall contain net less
than 100 signers nor less than per cent
of the qualified electors of the repr9-
sentative district, such percentage being
based on the number of electors voting
at the last preceding general election In
such district
ADD to his signature his place Of reel
delice, including street and number df In
8 city or village).
No slector is authorized to sign his
name to more nominating petitions than
there are members to be elected to the
convention from his district. Five sign
ers to each separate petition shall make
oath in writing that the petition Is bona
fide in every respect to the best OF their
knowledge and belief and the certificate
Of such oath shall be annexed.
The nominating petitions shall be filed
not earlier than July 9, and not later than
August ..
Form Of Nominating Petition
1. Nominating petitions shall be sub
stantially in the following form:
stste,: a. t.ro,v ,nnonnc. nv
self candidate for member OF the conStl
tutiohal convention to be convened De-
cember 2, 1919. l reside at ......... In
........ in the representative district.
and will qualify as q member OF the con-
stitutional convention, il elected.
I'VE, the undersigned electors Of the
~ representative district Of Ne
braska, do hereby petition that .........
be named as a member Of the constitu
tionAl convention to be convened on De-
cember 2. 1919, from ......... representa-
tive district, and we do each hereby sep
arately recommend his election as such.
Name .........
Address ...........s....
STATE OF NEBRASKA.
County, IS:
The undersigned having signed the
forsgoing petition and being first duly
sworn on oath state that said petition Is
bona fde in every respect to the best Of
our knowledge and belief.
................ Notary Public
When Primary necessary.
I. Where In any representative district
the number Of aoersons nominated by pc
titton equals, or exceeds. 5hree times the
number to be elected from any district. |
such district on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1919. At such primary only twice
the number Of persons to be elected dele |
gates shall be chosen from those NOM
mated by nominating petitions, and those
10 chosen shall be deemed nominated for |
delegates. and their, narles shall appear
on the ballot at the special election IN
November. AT such primary an elector
may vote for as many candidates as the
district Is entitled to elect. No party or |