Wilmington journal., 1872-07-19

thirty days next preceding this election.
and that you are not disqualified from yo,.
ing by the Constitution and laws of this
State; that your name is (herc insert the
name given), and that in such name Won
were duly registered as a voter of hi.
township, and that you are now an actual
resident ofthe same, and That you are lin,
identical person you represent yoursefto
be, and that yOu have not voted in this
election, at this or any polling place So
help you God" Aud il he refuses 10 t,ls.
such oath his vote shall be rejected: II
however, he does take The oath " hen tor
dered, his vote shall be received: Pro-
cjdcd, That after slIch oath shall have been
taken, the judges may, nevertheless, refuse
to permit such person TO vote, if they Ir
satisfied from record, evidence, or lLci,
own knowledge, or other legal testimony
adduced betor2 them, that he is not lea
voter; and they are hereby authorized e.
administer the necessary oatlis or atirna-
ti0nS to all witnesses brought before ,hc,r
to testify TO the qualifications of a per,on
Offering to vote. Whenever any persons
vote shall be received, after having talIn
the oath prescribed in this section. il sIaI
be tine duty of tle clerks of the election +,
write OH the poll books, at the end Of sucl
persons name, the word "sworn." TIC
same powers as TO the administration If
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this section granted to judges o. elections.
may be exercised by the registrars in al
cases where the names Of persons rcci
tered, or offering to register, are objected 20,
Sec. IL. That the poll shall be opeued
on the day of election, from seven O'Clock
in the morning until sunset of the same
day; and each voter whose name NAV an
pear registered, and who shall not be chal
lenged and rejected, shall hand in his bal
lot to the judges who shall carefully dcros-
it the ballots in the ballot boxes.
Sec. ID. Immediately after any election
the judges of election shall deposit the ,r-
gistration books for their respective pre-
cincts with the Register Of Deeds OF their
respective counties.
sec. l6. The State officers, viz: Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent
! of Public instruction, Superintendent of
| Public Works and Attorney General, Shall
be voted for on one ballot. The members
! of Congress for their respective districs
shall be voted for on one ballot. The MEM
bers of the General Assembly for their re-
spective counties and districts Shall he
voted for on one ballot. The county ofll-
GERS for the respective Counties viz: Treas
urer, Register of Deeds, Surveyor, five
Commissioners, Coroner and Sheriff, shall
be voted for on one ballot. The ballots
shall be on white paper and may be print
ed or written, or partly written and partly
printed, and without device.
Sec. II. The County Commissioners, ot
upon their failure, the inspectors of elec-
ton, shall provide for each election pre-
cinct in their respective counties four bal
lot boxes, one for each class Of officers tu
be voted for us prescribed in the prece,lin:
section, in which To deposit the ballots for
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boxes shall have an opening through the
lid of sufficient size to admit Single fold
ed ballot and no more. The said ballot
boxes shall be kept by the judges of elec
. ton for the use of their several elcLion plc-
cincts respectively. And said judges oi
election before the voting begins shall care
fully examine the ballot boxes and see that
there is nothing in them.
Sec. Is. When the election shall bc fin
ishe1 the registrar and judges OF clectioII,
in presence of such Of the electors rs ,nay
choose to attend, shall open the boxes AMI
count the ballots, reading aloud the names
of.the persons who Shall appear OH each
ticket; and if there shall be two or NOR.
tickets rolled up together or any tick shall
cOnta II the names Of more persons than
such elcctOr has right 10 vote for or shall
have Il device upon it III either of tllcs,.
cases, such ticket Or tickets shall not hr
numbered in taking the ballots, bat shall
be void, and the said counting of vs.t,S
shall lie continued without adjournment III =
ill completed and the result thereof declared.
Sec. 10. Returns from all the preciucls
shall be made by the Judges of election by
noon on Saturday ensuing The day of elrr-
, ton to the County Commissioners, who
shall, in the presence OF such persons a>,
choose to attend, proceed TO add the num-
Der of votes returned, and so far rs county
offices, members OF the House of kepr'Sen-
tativeS and Senators, where the Senatorial
Districts consists Of but one county, arc
concerned, the person having the greatest
number OF votes shall he deemed duly cc-
ted Should any two persons have an equal
number OF Eotes for the same Office the
comm ssioncrs shall decide which of the
two shall he elected. And if for ANY
cause the return Of any precinct be not
in by 3 o'clock j. NJ. Oh that day, then
and in that case the commissioners shall
adjourn without comparing the polls Ia
meet again on the following Tuesday at T.
o'clock NJ, when tine polls Of the various
precincts Of the county shall be comparcd,
: and the meantime they shall direct tlr
sheriff or one of his deputies, TO compel
the attendance Of the delinquent returning
officer with the vote of Lis precinct. Wher!
the commissioners Lave thus completed
the comparison Of the polls they shall pro
claim the result at the Court House t!ocr
of the voting iii their county, for ali the
persons voted for and the number Of votes
cast for each, and Shall immediately thcrc-
after file with the Register Of Deeds and
with the Sheriff Of their county, or IN case
there be no Sheriff, with the Coroner, 4
certified statement Of the same; PrOriH,d,
The counties OF Carteret, Hyde and Daru
shall be allowed until Tuesday after ih"
election TO make their returns. The com
missiOncrs shall also file with the RegisicI
Of Deeds the returns made by the judges
OF the election Of each precinct.
Sec. 2S. The registrar shall receive one
cent 70, each nalne copied from the orig
inal registration book, and three cents f !
each new name registered.
Sec. 20. Any registrar, or judge or
judges Of election appointed under the
provisions OF this act, or any county COM
mssiOners, register Of deeds, or sheriff
failing or neglecting TO make the returns
and perform the duties required Of him by
this act, for the non-performance of which
no penalty has been hereinbefore imposed,
shall be fined not less than five hundred
nor more than one thousand dollars, or i'm
prisoned not more than six nor less than
two months, at the discretion of the court
Sec. so. Any person who shall, with i'll
tent TO commit fraud, register or vote at
more than one box or more than one time,
or who shall induce another TO do SO, shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on con-
victiOn shall 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