Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-04
Election March Is
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Presidential Primary Brings
Important Questions Go
Before Voters

mary election, which will occur on
Tuesday, March 10th, will be a very
important election. In every city,
town, village and township in the
state, the annual election will occur
when local officers will be chosen.
In addition to these officers the vo-
tiers will express their choice on the
following candidates for office:
One candidate by each party, Re.
publican and Democratic for:
President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
National Committeeman
Five candidates for each party.
Republican and Democratic, for:
Presidential Electors.
Ten candidates for each party. Re-
publican and Democratic for:
Delegates to National Convention.
There will also be submitted to
the people at this election, four
measures initiated by petition as
follows:
State Athletic Commission. An
ACT to establish a State Athletic
Commission for regulating boxing
and sparring in the State of North
Dakota; defining its powers and du-
ties; regulating boxing exhibitions
and providing penalties for the vio-
lation thereof; and repeating all acts
and parts of acts in conflict therewith
Cigarettes An Act to prohibit
the use of cigarettes. cigar-tte pa
pers, cigarette Wrappers of cigarette
tobacco, cigarettes to minors, prohi-
biting the sale of cigarettes, cigar
etts. tobacco, cigarette papers, OF
cigarette wrappers without a license
providing for licensing the sale, bar
tSs 7ssr giving away of cigarettes,
cigarette tobacco, cigarette papers,
or cigarette wrappers, and making
the violation thereof a criminal of.
fense, and providing of penalties
therefor.
Sunday Baseball. An Act t.
amend and re-enact Section 9238, o1
the Compiled Laws OF North Dakota,
for the year 1913 relating to sports
on the first day of the week.
Sunday Theatres.-An Act to re
peal Section 923l of the Compiled
Laws of North Dakota, for the yea
1913 relatin G to theatres keeping
open on Sunday.
Also four amendments to the Stat,
Constitution, proposed to the Sixteen
tn Legislative Assembly. as follows
First.-Chapter SO, Session Law
of 1919. providing for the recall O.
public officials.
econd.-Chapter SO, Session Laws
of 1919. amending Section l6l, OF
the State Conatitution, relating tt
the leasing of state lands.
Third. Chapter 26, Special Ses
sion Laws of 1919, amending Sector
1873. of the State Constitutios relat-
ing to the debt limit Of political sub
divisions.
Fourth. Chapter %, Special Ses-
sion Laws of 1919. relating to the
residence requirements Of electors.
Referendum petitions may be i'll &c
against acts of the recent special
fsession until March 10th, so that ii
il possible that other measures may
be submitted at this election
In view of the conflicting p-ovi
sions, and the differing construction
Of our election laws the Secretary of
State is early in sending out notice.
At later date he will send sample
ballot, containing ballot title of the
law. and the text of the constitution
'cl nend:nents to be submitted to ali
OF the county auditors.
The polls will be opea at the va
r'ous precincts in the county at nine
O'Clock in the morning. and rot close
until nine O. 'cIock in the evening.