Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-27
THE STATE AND UNITED STATES
LAW GOVERNING THE PRESI-
DENTAL ELECTION.

CHdpter 10, Lars Of North NOrfH Car
Oiil0, Special Session 1868.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION
OF ELE sToRS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE.
PRESIDENT.
SEC. 1. The General assembly Of North
Carolina DO enact, That on Tuesday next
after the first Monday i'll the month of
No'ember in the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty eight, and every four
years thereafter Cor on such days as the
Congress Of the United States shall drect)
a poll shall be opened in each of the pre-
cinctS Of the State for the election Of electors
of President and Vice-President OF the
United States, the number of whom is to
be equal 10 the number of Senators and
Representatives in Congress to which this
State may be entitled.
SEC. =. The names of the electors to be
chosen shall be written on each ballot, and
each ballot shall contain the name of at
least one inhaDitant Cf each CongIes-
siOnal District into which the State may be
divided, and against the name Of each per-
son shall be designated The number Of lie
Congressional DistrIc5 to which he belOn S.
SEC. 3. This election shall he conducted
and the returns made as nearly as may be
directed in relation to the election OF State
officers and Representatives III CongIcss,
except IS herein otherwise expressed.
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county canya65eIs shall meet, examine the
returns, make tie abstract, and sigu and
seal il with the County Seal.
SEC. ;. The Register Of Deeds shall en-
Velop and seal up the abstract, and endorse
and direct it AS provided i'll other cases, and
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Lative in Congress is 10 be voted for, Shall
make known in writing to the Judge OF tEe
circuIt count If the United States for the
district wherein such county or parish is
situate, thcIr desire To have said Tegistra-
ton or election both guarded and scrutil.-
lied, il sEail be the duty Of the said judge
Of tie c!rcut CONT, within not less tlIan
ten days prior 10 said regi5ilatlon or eec
ton, as the case may be, to open the said
court at tie most convenient pcint III said
district; and Tie sad coiIlt, wien 50 ofel.-
ed by said judge, shall proceed ID appoint
ard commission, from day 10 day, and
trOin tIm3 10 time, and under the hand OF
the said judge, and uHdor the seal Of said
court, for such election district or voting
precinct in said congressional district, as
shail in the manner herein prescribed,
have been applied for, and TO revoke,
change, or renew said appointment from
time to time; two citizens, residents Of said
election district or voting precinct in said
county or laish, WHO Shalt be Of diiierc'it
political pa!ties, and able to read ana write
the English lansuaSe, and WHO siail be
known ana designated as 5"perViaors Of
election; ana ihe Sa'd cont, "hen opened
by the sad J"dSe as required herein, s..;'iI,
thereficm ana thereafter, aiid up 10 ana IT,
cludltS tlc day t"lloAIl2 the day OF liIc
of business under this act; and the 20 xeis
and jurisdiction hereby granted and COZ