Wilmington journal., 1874-07-31
THE ELECTION LAW.

The following is the act passed b!
| the last Legislature concerning the
election to be held in this State this
year:
Section 1. The General Assena6J
of North Carolina do enact, That
there shall be an election held for the
following officers on the first Thursday
of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-four 0S74, y and every two years
thereafter; Members Of the General
Assembly for their respective counties
and districts; county treasurer, register
Of deeds, county surveyor, five county
commissioners, a coroner and sherln
for their respective counties, and also
for members of the House OF Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Con
gress for their respective districts.
Sec. 2. That there shall be an elec-
ton held on the said first Thursday OF
August and every four years thereafter
for the following officers: Solicitors
for their respective judicial districts
and for Clerks Of the Superior Court
for their respective counties.
Sec. 3. That there shall be an eiec-
ton held on the said first Thursday
of August, and every eight years there
after, for the following Offices: Six Su-
perior Court Judges for their respec-
tive judicial districts, il and for the
following districts, to-wit: the first,
third, fourth, fifth, seventh and ninth.
Sec. T. That there shall be an cleo
ton held on the first Thursday OF
August, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
six 0S76,) and every four years there
after, for the following officers, to-wit:
Governor, lieutenant Governor, Sec
retary of State, Auditor, Treasurer,
Superintendent of Public Instruction
and Attorney General.
Sec. 5. That there shall be an cleo
tion held on the first Thursday of Az
gust, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight 1S7S) and every eight years
thereafter, for the following officers
Five Supreme Court Judges for the
State, and six Superior Court Judges
in and for the following judicial dis
tricts, to-wit: second, sixth, eighth,
tenth, eleventh and twelfth.
Sec. 6. That whenever any vacancies
shall exist in any Of the above offices,
by reason Of death, resignation or
otherwise, the same shall be filled by
elections to be held in the manner and
places, and under the same regulations
and rules as is prescribed for general
elections, at the first general election
thereafter, except as otherwise prOvIu-
ed in the constitution.
Sec. 7. That the sheriff or other re-
turning officer of every county shall,
within thirty days after the election for
Supreme Judges, transmit by mail or
otherwise, Off by mail in q registered
letter, to the Governor of the State Il
statement of the votes taken in his
county for each of said judges, which
statement shall be i'll the form pre-
scribed in sections twenty-three and
twenty-four, chapter one hundred and
eighty-fve, acts of one thousand eight
thousand eight hundred and seventy
two, who shall open and compare the
same in the presence of the Attorney
General and Secretary of State and
shall, as soon thereafter as practicable,
proclaim the result of the same.
Sec. 8. That the Governor shall IS
sue to every person duly elected to tie
office Of Supreme Court Judge com
mission certifying his appointment irl-
mediately after the result of said clec-
tion shall have been proclaimed. That
if the Governor shall refuse to issue
his commission to any judge elect, in
this State, rs is provided by law, then
it shall be the duty Of any Judge OF
this State to administer the oath Of
Office to any such judge upon produc-
tion OF satisfactory evidence Of his
election.
Sec. q. That the sherifIs and other
returning officers of the counties of
each judicial district shall meet on the
third Monday of August at the follow
ing places in the several judicial dis
tricts, for the purpose Of comparing
the polls for the Superior Court Judges
and Solicitors of the respective dis
tricts, to Wit:
In the first, at the court house III the
county of Pasquotank.
In the second. at the court house IN
the county of Washington.
In the third, at the court house in
the county OF Lenoir.
In the fourth, at the court house in
the county of New Hanover.
In the fifth, ut the court house in the
county of Richmond.
In the sixth, at the court hoEse in
the county of Franklin.
In the seventh, at the court house in
the county of Guilford.
In the eighth, at the court house in
the county of Dare.
In the ninth, at the court house III
the county of Lincoln.
In the tenth, at the court house in
tho ooI1ptv cf JyIIl-oo
In the eleventh, at the court Louse
in the county of Yancey.
In the twelfth, at the court house in
the county of Macon.
And such rules and regulations as
are prescribed for members of Con-
gress III their congressional districts.
in chapter ono hundred and eighty
five, section twenty-one, act of one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
one and one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-two.
Sec. 10. That any person duly elect
ed Superior Court Judge, or Solicitor
IN each of the said districts, upon OBJ
tanning a certificate Of election, shall
procure from the Governor a commits
sion certifying his appointment, which
the Governor shall issue on such GER
tlticate being produced.
Sec. II. That the compensation to
be allowed the returning officers for
the comparing of the polls, as set forth
IN section eight, of the act, shall be
'he same as are allowed in chapter one
hundred and eighty-fve, section twen-
'y-seven, acts of one Thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one and one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
;wo, for comparing votes for members
If Congress.
Sec. II. That oil elections herein
ordered shall be conducted in all par
lculars in such manner and form, and
lnder such rules and regulations, as
ire prescribed in chapter one hundred
md eighty-fve, acts of one thousand
light hundred and seventy-one and
me thousand eight hundred and sew
'nty-two, and one hundred and twen-
y-four, acts of one thousand eight !
hundred and seventy-two, both of |
Which, SO far as they are not inconsis-
ant with the provisions of this act, are
lereby re-enacted: Procidcd, that
ny elector shall be eligible as regis
rar for their several townships in all |
uch elections, and any provisions of
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