Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-11
REGISTRATION.
Ar ACT
TO PROVIDE FO
A. s. SMITH, Sec'y.

ties as from time to time they may deem expeii.
emu, glving thirty days notice thereof by adver'
tlsement In some public journal, if there be one
IN their county, i'll three public places and at the
Court House in their county.
Sec z. The Secretary of State shall, prior to the
tenth DAY OF September next, provide for and for.
ward to the Commissioners Of counties suitable
registration books for each election precinct as
established for the last previous election, and a
suitable number of the blank forms of oaths pre-.
scribed by Article VI. section 4, OF the Constitu-
ton.
Sec. 8. In case the Commissioners of countiea
shall not receive or before the first day of &C.
tober next, sufficient number of registration
books and blank forms of oaths, as above pre-
ecribed they shall provide themselves with the
same at the expense of the State.
Sec. f. The Commissioners of counties. or in
case no Commissioners shall have qualified, the
Governor shall, on or before the fifth day of Oc-
tOber next, select one Justice of the Peace for
each election precinct in their countless who shall
act as Registrar of voters for such precinct. He
shall be furnished with registration book and
blank forms OF oath, and shall at all times, from
the fifteenth day OF October next until the day of
the next Presidential election, receive and regis
ter such qualified voters as may offer, administer
ing the oath provided by the fourth section of the
sixth article Of tho Constitution, to which oath he
shall require each elector to subscribe previous
to registering his name in the registration book
He shall receive fec of five cents for each voter
registered, to be paid out of the County Treas
ury.
Sec 5. The County Commissioners, or in case
no Commissioners shall have qualified for their
respective precincts, tcounties), the Governor
shall, on or before the twentieth day of October
next, appoint two electors in each precinct, who
SHALL with the Registrar, be judges of elections
at the next ensuing Presidential election, and
shall, fifteen days previous thereto, appoint one
Justice of the Peace and two electors in each pre-
clnct as judges of elections for every ensuing
State, county and municipal election. The judges
of election shall attend at the places for which
they are severally appointed, on the day of cleo
ton and shall be sworn by the sheriff. or, in his
absence. Peace or
officer authorized to administer OATH to con l.
duct the election fairly and impartialy, according
to the Constitution and laws of the State; and in
default of acting, shall be guilty of mlsdemean-
or. Such judges, in addition to the powers con-
ferred upon them by this act shall have all the
powers and duties heretofore vested in inspectors
of elections not inconsistent herewith and be
subject to the same penalties.
Sec. g. Every male person born in the United
States, and any male person who has been natu.
rallied, twenty-One years or upwards, who shall
have resided in the State twelve months next pre-
ceding the election and thirty days in the county
in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed an
elector and shall be entitled to registration upon
application.
Sec. 7. Except in cases provided for iu section
eleven, OF this act no p rson shall be allowed to
vote at any election Unless his name shall be
found upon the registration books OF the precinct
in which he offers to vote unless he shall take and
subscribe the following oath 81. -, do SOL
emily swear Cor atfirm) that will support and
maintain the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and the Constitution and laws of North
Carolina not Inconsistent herewith ; that have
been resident in the State of North Carolina for
twelve months, and in the county of - for
thirty days. and that have neither registered nor
voted during this election in any other precinct"
Such person having taken this oath shall there
upon be registered.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the judge of cleo
ton to keep the registration books for their pre-
cnct ct the place of holding the election during
the day of such election, and to register therein
the name Of any legal voter, first administering
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receiving the vote of any elector not previously
registered.
Sec. 9. Immediately after any election, the
Judges of election shall deposit the registration
books for their respective precincts with the Reg
lister Of Deeds of their counties.
Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the Register of
Deeds, previous to any election to be held after
November next, to furnish the judges of election
each precinct with the registry books for their
precinct.
Sec. l.. The Registrar of voters shall, 40 the
request Of any legal registered voter in his pre-
cinct furnish TO such voter under his signature
certificate of registration stating the county and
precinct in which such voter shall be registered,
and shall make an entry OF such certificate against
the name of such voter on the registration book.
Upon such certificate of registration such elector
may vote in any precinct in his county. without
further registration.
Soc. Il. Upon receiving such vote, the judges
Of elections shall fold such certificate of reg istra
uion with the ballot OF the eector offering to vote
thereupon and deposit it with his ballot in the
ballot box.
Sec 10. All acts and sections Of acts, ordi-
nances and sections of ordinaces, i'll conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Sec ID. This act shall be in force from and after
it's ratification.
Ratified the 24tn day of August, A. d. 1868.
AN ACT
TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED SAN ACT TO PROVIDE
FOR THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
The General Assembly do enact !: Sec. /. That
the Justice of the Peace appointed by the Com
missioners or by the Governor to act as Regis
trar of voters in each election precinct, prOvi-
ded in the fourth section Of all act entitled =" An
Act to provide for the Registration of Voters"
shall make out two copies of the original regis
tration book for the purposes hereinafter NEIL
toned which said copies when certified to be
correct by the Registrar shall have all the legal
force and effect of TIE original registration book.
Sec q That the County Commissioners, or in
case no Commissioner shall have qualified, the
Governor shall, on or before the Goth of October
next, appoint six electors at each precinct who
shall, with the Registrar be judges OF election at
said six electors shall take the place OF the cleo
tors provided for in the fifth section OF the said
act and shall perform all the duties which have
been conferred upon them.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the judges pro-
vided for in the preceding section to provide at
least three separate ballot boxes on the day of the
election at their precincts for the convenience OF
voters, and as many more boxes as they may
think necessary. Two judges shall preside at each
OF the three ballot boxes, and If majority of the
Judges think more boxes necessary, they shall ap
point two additional judges for each additional
box. Tie Registrar shall assist at all the boxes.
Sec. 4. The Registrar of voters shall furnish the
original registration book and the two copies here
matter provided for, to the judges of the election
in the precinct for which he is appointed: he shall
furnish one copy to the judges of each the three
boxes, and if there be more than three boxes,
he shall furnish one additional copy for each ad-
dtional box.
Sec. 5. The Registrar shall receive one cent for
each name copied from the original registration
book.
Sec. 6. Any person who shall, with intent to
commit fraud, vote more than one time, shall
be guilty of misdemeaner, and, on conviction,
hall be imprisoned not less than six nor more
than twelve months, or fined not less than one
hundred nor more than five hundred dollars at
the discretion of the Court and any registrar of
voters or any clerk or copyist who shall make any
entry or copy with intent to commit fraud shall
be liable to the same penalty.
Sec. Z. No registered voter shall be challenged
on the day of election, but those Offering to regis
ter on the day of election may be challenged, and
every person applying for registration before the
election may be challenged at that time in like
manner. a.. -
Sec 8. All acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec, 8. The Secretary Of State shall furnish a