Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-14
NO. 10

| w fI't JOE nleHlhef5 OF inc NI6lC-
raj Assembly may vote for or against
State Convention, under the restrictions
hereinafter prescribed; those who wish
convention voting printed or written
| ticket, "ConrcniiOH, and those who do
not wish Ruch Convention. voting in the
Fame way, "NO Conrention;" also to open
@epaTate polls at the faid time and places,
| Tor The election of delegates to the Con.
| vention to be assembled in the city of
| haleIgh at such time as is hereinafter pre-
| ecrlbed, said polls TO be superintended by
| the Registrar of the precinct, and by two
| judges or inspectors at each of said places
| of holding the election, to be appointed
| by the Commissioners Of said counties
| respectively.
sec. =. That it shall be the duty Of said
| registrars and said judges or inspectors,
immediately after the closing of the polls,
| to count the ballots in the presence of such
electors as may desire to be present, and
make out correct statement under their
| hands, of the polls at their respective
! places OF holding said election, which shall
be sealed up and returned to the Commits
sloner5 OF their respective counties, by II
| o'clock on Saturday, after said day Of elec.
| ton PrOCideI, The counties of Carteret,
| Dare and Hyde shall be allowed until
| Tuesday after tho election to make their
returns and said Commissioners, Tor any
two OF them in the presence of five or more
OF the citizens Of said county,l shall COM
| pare SAID returns at the court house, or
other place % holding court in their re-
spective counties, aud make duplicate
| statements OF said returns, sworn TO before
some person authorized to administer
oaths, which shall be deposited in the
office OF the Register of Deeds of the coun-
ty ; and if, for any cause, the return for
any precinct be rot in by three o'clock, p
m., then and in that case the Commission
els shall adjourn without comparing the
polls. to meet again on the following Tues
day at II O'Clock, m., when the polls of
the various precincts Of that county shall
be compared, and IN the meantime they
shall direct the Sheriff, or one of his depu-
ties, to compel the attendance of the de-
linquent returning officer with the vote of
his precinct. When the Commissioners
have thus completed the comparison of the
polls they shall make proclamation at the
court house door of the vote cast for and
against the Convention, and the names of
the person or persons duly elected as dele
gates.
Sec. 3. The Register of Deeds for each
county shall transmit by mail, on or before
the 10th day of August, A. d 1871, to the
| office OF the Attorney General, under his
| hand, one Of the certified statements pro-
v:ded for in the foregoing section and
! shall, on or before the same day give to
the person or persons duly elected dele.
gate or delegates a certificate of bis OF
their eIcctiOn; aud If for any cause there
be no Register of Deeds in any county
the Commissioners of such county when
they declare the result shall appoint one
for this purpose.
Sec. 4. Ihe Attorney General shall en-
dorse upon the returns thus made to hi
| Office tho time when the came wero ro-
cei7ed, and shall file them away until thC
fourth Thursday in August, \. D., 1871
when they shall be opened and counted b.
tho ATTORNEY General, the President o
. the Senate, the Speaker of tho Bouse o
; Representatives and the Secretary Of tht
State, or any two OF them; and tho resul
shall be by them announced In such man
ner as they may deem best. II m4i i0rity
of the votes be against Convention they
shall 80 declare In a proclamation, and Ill
that case the delegates shall not assemble
But If d me- j0rity be for a Convention tuoJ
shall 50 declare, and IN that event the dele
gates elected ut said elections in tl<
various counties shall assemble In the cit
OF Raleigh on the third Thursday III Sep
tomber, a. D., 1871, for tho purpo. q
herein declared
Sec 5. The elections ghail bs held in al
RESP ect6 in strict conformity TO the exist
rg laws OF the State regulating elections
for members OF the General Assembly, anC
according &C. the provisions of this act.
Sec. q. That the inspectors Of election
mentioned in section Iet of this act, shal
disappointed blythe Commissioners Of eacl
county respectively, at n meeting to bt
held on she first Monday in juno, 1871. ol
as soon thereafter as practicble, and sale
Commissioners shall at the same time ap
point registrar of voters for each voting
precinct or township, whose duty it shal
! ! be to revise the existing registration book
|
ner that said books shall show an accurate
list of electora previously registered in sucl
precinct or township, and still residing
therein, without requiring such electors t.
, be registered anew; aud such registrar shal
also at all times, after his appointment
up to, and On The day Of election aforesaid
keep open said books and sbe at tho poll
on said day, with said books for the regis
tratiOu of any electors residing in sue
precinct or township, and entitled t
registration, whose namos haze never be
fore been registered ing such precinC
Or township, or do not appear On th
> revised list; 10 certificates Of registratio
o shall BE- given, and 40 electOr shalt be el
i titled TO register or to voto in any othC
!, precinct or township than the one IN whic
= ! he is IN actual and bo1lu .fHe resident o
Il the day Of election. Any person onerip
. to vote, alth ough his name may be on I'll
I |
q to his right to vote Oh the day Of electio
: an dthe question shall be decided by the il
spectors of the box and the registrar Of Il
u precinct or township, before the ballot
% received.
Sec. Z. That if vacancy shall occur
death or otherwise, of any person elects
delegates as aforesaid, the presiding offic
of the Convention shall issue his writ
,e the Sheliff of the county in which such v
cancy may have occurred, alter such mott
- as the Convention may order, 20 open POI
or TO fill such vacancy under the same rUl
and regulations as hereinbefore prescribe
= for election of delegatts.
-, Sec. 8. That said ConV ention shall co
s sist of one hundred and twenty one de
10 gates, and each county shall be entitled
"a the same number of delegates as 1nembe
to of the HOUSE Of Representatives, und
~ the present apportionment, and the cou
o.. ty Of Dare shall be entitled 10 one de
q gate - -
ed Sec. 8. That said Convention shall ha