Wilmington journal., 1875-07-30
CONVENTION.
' ERITAS.
The Election Law.

The ElectiOp Law.
The act calling the Convention pre-
sbribes:
Sec 2. The said Convention shall
consist of one hundred and twenty del
eSates, and each county shall be enti-
tied to the same number of delegates
that it has members of the Ho Sc of
Representatives under the present
apportionment, and the said delegates
shall have the qualifications required
of members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, of which qualifications the
Convention shall be the Judge.
Sec. ). On the 1st Thursday of
August, 1865, the sheriffis of the State
shall open polls for the election of del
egates to the said Convention from
their respective counties, and the cleo
ton aforesaid, and the registration for
the same, shall be held and conducted: ::
the officers thereof, including regis
trars and judges of election appoint
ed; the votes counted and compared; !;
the result proclaimed, and certificates
issued in the same manner as pro
vided by law for the ell ction of mem
bers of the House of Repres entatives
of the General Assembly.
The following are the provisions of
UllC 6aCU VI 4Cto- W btlC SlSC-
ton of members of the General As
sembly:
Section l. The General assembly
Of North Carolina do enact, That
there will 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 QS74,) and every two years
FOR Of hn
Assembly for their respective counties
and districts; county treasurer, register
of deeds, county surveyor, five county
commissioners, a coroner and sheriff
for their respective counties, and also
sentatives of the United Sta es Con-
gress for their respective districts.
Sec. II. That all elections herei |
ordered shall be conducted in all par
ticulars in such manLer and form, and
under such rules and regulations. as
are prescribed in chapter one hundred
and eighty-five, acts of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one and
euty two, and one hundred and TWEEN
ty-four, acts of one thousand eight
hundred and seventy two, both of
ant with the provisions of this act, are
hereby re-enacted PrOUided, that
any eiector shall be eligible as regis
trar for their several townships in all
such elections. and any provisions OF
chapter one hundred and eighty-ive,
laws OF one thousand eight hundred
aud seventy-One and one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-tw incon-
sistent with this prOviso is hereby re-
| pealed. That when a voter is chal-
ler ged at the polls, upon demand oi
any citizen of the State, it shall be the
duty of the inspectors of the election
to require said voter, before being al
lowed to vote, to prove by the oath o
some other person, known to these
judges, the fact of his residence fol
thirty days previous thereto in the
county in which he purposes to vote
The following are the sections O
chapter 1S5, Laws of 1971-'72, relating
to the registration of voters, re-enact
ed in section II, of the act of assembl,
above recited :
(Chapter 195, Acts of Assene6I,
1971-'72.)
SECTION 6. Registrars shall be fur
nlshed with registration books, and
shall be their duty to revise the ex
listing registration books of their pre-
cinct or township in such manner tina
said books shall show IN accurate lis
of electors previously registered il
such precinct or township, and still
residing therein, without requirin,
such electors to be registered anew
and registrars shall also between tn