Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25
WILMINGTON, N. c.:
FRIDAY. JULY 25, 1873.
THE AMENDMENTS AND rEH:
ELECTION LAW RELATING
TEE ERETO.
ACT OF 1873.

The General Assemtly of NorN
fn,0laa do enact, That the said
amendments of the constitution of this
State be submitted to the people on
the first Thursday i'll August. one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
three.
Sec q 1t shall be the duty of the
sheriffs in each and every county in
the State to open polls at the
several election precincts in his
county on the said first Thurs
day of August next and the same
shall be kept open for one day. from
the hour of eight o'clock in the morn
ing to the hour of seven in the after
noon, when all persons qualified to
vote according to the constitution, may
vote for or against the ratification, of
each of the said amendments, those
desiring such amendments to vote with
the written or printed ticket, '.for
amendments" those of a contrary
opinion to vote with written or print
ed ticket, against amendments.
Sec. 3. The election provided for in
the preceding section shall be con-
Quoted i'll the same manner and under
the same rnles and regulations in all
respects and particulars, except as
herein otherwise prescribed, as was
held the election for members of the
General Assembly on the first Thurs
day of August, one Thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two.
Sec. 4. To-wit: The county commits
siOners, or upon their failure, the in
spectors of election. shall provide for
each election precinct in their respect
i've counties eight ballot boxes, one for
each of the amendments to be voted
on as prescribed in the preceding sec
ton, i'll which to deposit the ballots,
for or against such amendments re-
spectively. Each of the said boxes
shall have attached thereto in written
or printed labe., designating the
amendment to be voted ON therein;
and at the close of the election the
votes in each box shall be counted out
separately by the judges and the num-
Der of votes for and against each of
said amendments, as designated in the
preamble of this act, shall be certified
by them as is provided for i'll section
SIX.
Sec. 5. That sheriffs shall compare
and certify the results of the elections
on or before the Saturday following
the said first Thursday of August, and
shall make q duplicate return of the
polls in their respective counties,
sworn to before the clerk of the Supe-
rior Court, one copy of which shall be
deposited with the clerk of the board
of commissioners. and the other copy
to be transmitted to the Governor of
the State at Raleigh, within twenty
days after the holding of said election;
if such transmission is by mail, it shall
be by a registered letter
Sec. g. The returns from the pre-
cincts shall be made by the judges of
election by noon on Saturday ensuing
the day of election to the sheriff of the
county, who shall, in the presence of
such persons as choose to attend, pro-
ceed to add the number of votes re-
turned. and any sheriff or other officer
who shall fail Iii his duty according to
the requirements of this act, shall for
felt and pay to the State the sum of
one thousand dollars, to be recovered
in suit to be instituted by the solici-
tor of the district in the Superior
Court of the county.