Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25

Iie Gay OF election, and they togethe
with the registrar for such precinct O
townshlp kwho shall attend with hi
registration books, after being swor,
by some Justice of the Peace or othe
person authorized to administer oaths
to conduct the election fairly and i'm
partially according to the Constitntio,
and laws of the State, shall open tb,
polls and superintend the same unit
the close of the election. They sial
keep poll books in which shall be en-
Tered the name of every person wht
shall vote; and at the close of the elec
tion the judges OF election shall certif,
the same over their proper signatures
and deposit them with the Register o
DeeGs for safe keeping. And said pol
books shall in any trial for illegal o,
fraudulent voting be received as evi
dence. The County Commissioners
shall Immediately after the appoint
ment OF the judges of election as herei1
provided, furnish list of the names
OF such Judges to the sheriff of theil
county, who shall within ten days serve
notice OF such appointment upon the
said judges; and if. for any cause, any
person appointed Judge of election
shall fail to attend, the registrar OF
such township shall appoint some dis,
Greet person to act as such, who shall
be by him sworn before acting, and
shall be of the same political party as
the absent Judge or judges.
Sec. 10. Every male person born in
the United States, and any male per-
son who has been naturalized, 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 in the township in which he re-
sides, and shall be entitled to registra-
ton upon application, upon taking the
following oath I, do solemnly
swear (or affirm) that [ will support
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and the Constitution and laws
OF North Carolina, not inconsistent
therewllh that l have been IL resident
III the State of North Carolina for
twelve months, and in the county of
-- Tor thirty days, and that I have
pot registered for this election in any
other precinct. and that am an actual
and bona fide resident of - town
ship. So help me God"
Sec. II. No registration shall be al
lowed on day of election, but if any
person shall give satisfactory evidence
to the judges of the election that lie
has come of the age of twenty-one
years on the day of election, or has,
for any other reason, become on that
day entitled to register, he shall be
to register and vote.
Ses. II. On the day of election any
elector many and it shall be the duty
of the judges of election to challenge
the vote of any person who may be
known or suspected not to be a duly
qualified voter.
Sec. Is. When any person is so
the judges shall explain to
him the qualifications of an elector,
and may examine him as to his quail f.
cations, and if the person insists that
he is qualified, and the Challenge is not
one of the judges shal ten
der to him the following oath "You
do solemnly swear Cor affirm that you
are citizen of the United States, that
you are twenty-one years old, and that
you have resided in this State for
twelve months, and in this county for
thirty days next preceding this cleo
ton, and that you are not disqualified
from voting by the Constitution and
laws of this State that your name is
(hcre insert the name given), and that
IN such name you We're duly registered
as a voter of this township, and that
you are now an actual resident of The
same, and that you are the identical
person you represent yourself to lie,
and that you have not voted in this
election, at this or any polling place
So help you God" And if he refuses
to take such oath his vote shall be re-
jccted; if, however, he does take the
oath when rendered, his vote shall be
received : PIOridcd, That after such
oath shall have been taken, the judges
may, nevertheless, refuse to permit
such person to vote, if they DC satisfied
from record evidence, or their own
or other legal testimony
adduced before them, that lie is not Il
voter; and they are hereby authorized
to administer the necessary Oaths or
10 ali witnesses brought
before them to testify to the qaalifica-
tiOns of q person offering to vote
Whenever any persons vote shall be
received, after having taken the oath
prescribed III this section, 1t shall lie
the duty of the clerk of the election to
write on the poll books, at the end Of
such persons name, the word ''sWCrn.
The same powers as to the alministr,-
tion of oaths ond examination Of wit
nesses, as in this section granted to
judges of elections, may be exercised
Dy the registrars in all cases where tie
names OF persons registered, or offer
ing to register, are objected to.
Sec i. Immediately after any clec
ton the Judges Of election snail deposit
the registration books for their respec-
tive precincts with the Register Of
Deeds of their respective counties.
Sec. %. Any registrar, or Judge cr
judges of election appointed under the
pOvisions of this act, or any ecu ity
commissioners, register Of deeds', or
sheriff failing or neglecting TO make
the returns and perform the duties re-
quired of him by this act, for the non-
perfOi nance Of which no penalty has
been hereinbefore imposed, shall be
fined not less than five hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, or in
prisoned not more SIX nor less than
two months, at the discretion OF the
court.
Sec so. Any person who shall, with
intent to commit q 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 Inisdea-
nor, and on conviction shall be i'm
prisoned not less than 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; any any registrar of voters
or any clerk or copyist who shall make
any entry with intent to commit fraud
shall be liable to the same penalty.
Sec. 81. Any person who shall false
ly and cOrruptly take take the oath
prescribed for voters in section ten or
thirteen of this act, shall be deemed to
be guilty of perjury, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be fined not less
than five hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars and be imprisoned
at hard labor in the Penitentiary not
less than two nor more than five years.