The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-15
The Registration Act.

Commissioners who are duly qualified being pre-
| sent,) to establish, alter discontinue or create
such separate places of elections in their respec-
tive counties from time to time they may
deem expedient, giving thirty days notice there
OF, by advertisement in some public journal. if
there be one in their county, in three public
places and at the Court House in their county
Sec. 2. The Secretary of State shall, prior to
the tenth day of September next, provide for and
| forward to the Commissioners Of Counties suita-
BILE registration books for each election precinct
as established for the last previous election, and
a suitable number of the blank forms of oaths
prescribed by Article VI section 4, of the Con
stitution
| Sec. 3. In case the Commissioners of Counties
shall not receive, on or before the first day of
| October next: sufficient number of registration
| books and blank forms Of oaths, as above pre-
scribed, they shall provide themselves with the
same at the expense of the State
Sec 4. 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 Justice of the Peace for
each election precinct in their counties, 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
VI Iuc ueNI IIcSluenGldl clCcClOn receive ana
register such qualified voters as may offer, ad-
ministering the oath provided by the fourth sec
tion of the sixth article of the Constitution, to
which oath he shall require each elector to sub
scribe previous to registering his name in the
registration book. He shall receive fee of five
cents for each voter registered to be paid out of
the County Treasury.
Sec 3. The County Commissioners or in case
no Commissioners shall have qualified for their
respective precincts, Counties 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
precinct as Judges of elections for every ensuing
State, County and Municipal election. The,
judges of election shall attend at the places for
which they severally appointed on the day
Of election. and shall be sworn by the sheriff. or
| in his absence, by some Justice of the Peace or
other officer authorized to administer an oath, to
conduct the election fairly and impartally, ac-
cording to the Constitution and laws of the State;
and in default Of acting, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor. Such judges, in addition to the
powers conferred upon them by this act, shall
have all the powers and duties heretofore vested
in inspectors of elections, not inconsistent here
with, and be subject to the same penalties.
Sec 6. Every male person born in the United
States and any male person who has been natur-
allied, twenty-one years old or upwards, who
shall have resided in the State twelve months
next preceding the election and thirty days in
the county in which he offers to vote, shall be
deemed an elector and shall be entitled to regis
tration upon application.
Sec. T. Except in cases provided for in section
eleven of this act shall he allowed n
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: II, -, do
solemny swear Cor affirm) 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 a 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 thereupon be registered
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of the judge Of
elections to keep the registration books for their
precinct at the place of holding the election dur
ing the day of such election, and to register
therein the name Of any legal voter, first admin
istering the oath provided in the last section
before receiving the vote of any elector not pre-
viously registered.
Sec. g. Immediately after any clection the
judges of election shall deposit the registration
books for their respective precincts with the Reg
lister of Deeds of their counties.
Sec 10. 1t 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 for each precinct with the registry books
for their precinct.
| Sec II. The Registrar of voters shall at 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 regis
tered and shall make an entry of such certificate
against the name Of such voter OH the rcgistra-
tion book. Upon such certificate Of registration
such elector may vote in any precinct IN his
county, without further registration.
Sec. y. Upon receiving such vote, the judges
of elections shall fold such certificate of regstrc
tion with the ballot of the eector Offering to vote
thereupon and deposit it with his ballot in the
ballot box.
Sec. 13 All acts and sections of acts, ord-
nances and sections of ordinances, in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. t. This act shall be in force from and
after its ratification.
Ratified the 9th day of August, A. d., 1868
| An Act TO amend an Act entitled "14n act to
proUide .tor the Repatriation Of Toters."
The General Assembly do enact: Section /.
That the Justice of the Peace appointed by the
Commissioners or by the Governor to act as Reg
istrar of voters in each election precinct as pro