Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-13
The Law Regarding the Duties off,. 8.
Supervisors of Registration and
Election.


pervisors of Registration and Election, to
be appointed at the Special Term OF the
U. S. Circuit Coart, to be held in Raleigh
on the Goth inst, we publish the following
sections of the Revised Statutes of the
United States relating to their powers and
duties, &C.:
Sec. POLL. Whenever in any city or town
having upwards of 10000 inhabitants,
| here are two citizens thereof, or whenever
in any county or parish, in any congress
sional district, there are ten citizens there
| of, of good standing, who, prior to any reg
istl alton of voters for any election for Rep
resent ,tives or Delegates in the Congress
of the United States, or prior to any cleo
ton at which Representative or Dele
gate in Congress is to be voted for, may
| make known, in writing, to the Judge of
the circuit court of the United Sites for
| the circuit wherein such city or town,
| county or parish is situated, their desire to
have such registration, or snch election, or
| both, guarded and scFutiniZed, the Judge
within not less than ten days prior TO the
| registration, if one there be, or, if no regis
tration be required, within not less than
ten days prior to the election, sh II open
the circuit court at the most convenient
point in the district.
SEC. 2O12. The court, when so opened
by the Judge, shall proceed to appoint and
| commission, from day to day and from
| time to time, and under the hand of the
| Judge, and under the seal OF the court, for
each election district or vo ing precinct in
| the congressional district, as may have
| applied III the manner hereinhefore pre-
| scribed, and TO revoke, change, or renew
such appointment from time to time, TWO
citizens, residents of the city or town, or
election district or voting precinct in the
| county or parish, who shall be of different
| political parties and able to read and write
the English language, and who shall be
| known and designated as supervisors OF
election.
! SEC. 2016. The supervisors of election, so
| appointed, are authorized and required to
! attend at all times and places fixed for the
| registration of voters, who, being register
ed would be entitled to vote for a Repre-
sentative or Delegate in Congress, and to
challenge any person offering to register;
to attend at all times and places when the
names of registered voters NAV be marked
for challenge, and to cause such names
registered rs they may deem proper to be
so marked; to make, when required, the
lists, OF either of them, provided for in
section two thousand and twenty-six, and
verify the same; and upon any occasion,
and at any time when in attendance upon
the duty herein prescribed, to personally
inspect and scrutiniZe such registry, and
for purposes of Identification to affiX their
signature to each page of the original list,
and of each copy Of any such list Of regis
tered voters, at such times, upon each day
when any name may be received, entered
or registered, and in such manner as WILL
in their judgment, detect and expose the |
improper or wrongful removal therefrom
or addition thereto of any name.
SEC. C017 The SunarVisorS of al no |
authorized and required to attend at all |
times and places for holding elections of |
Representatives or Delegates in Congress, |
and for counting the votes cast at such |
elections; to challenge any vote offered by
any person whose legal qualifications the |
supervisors, or either of them. may doubt
to be and remain where the ballot-boxes |
are kept at all times after the polls are open
until every vote cast It such time and place
has been counted, the canvass of all votes
polled wholly completed, and the proper
and requisite certificates or returns made,
whether the certificates or returns be re-
quired under any law of the United States
or any State, territorial, Or municipal law, |
and to personally inspect and scrutiniZ.,,
from lime to time, and at all times on the
day OF election, the manner in which the !
voting is done, and the way and method
IN which tue poll-books, registry-lists, and
are required by any law of the United
States, OF any State, territorial, or null
clpal law, are kept.
Sec. 201S. To the end that each candi-
date for the office of Representative or
Delegate III Congress may obtain the bene-
mt of every vote for him cast, the supervi-
sors OF election are, and each of them is
to personally scrutiniZe, count, |
and canvass each ballot in their election
district or voting precinct cast, whatever ,
may bel the endorsement on the ballot, or
IN Whatever box it may have been placed {
Or be found to make and forward to the
officer who, in accordance with the pro-
visions OF section two thousand and TWEEN {
,y-hve, has beer designated as the chief
supervisor OF the judicial district in which
he city or town wherein they NAV ser1e.
tCtS, such certificates and returns of ali .
such ballots as such officer may direct md
'equlre, and to attach to the registry-list.
InG any all copies thereof and to any GER c
lncate, statement, or return, whether the v
anne, or any part or portion thereof be re- | G
lulred by any law of the United States, or G
II any State, territorial or municipal law. c
my statement touching the truth or accu- !
acy OF the registry, or the truth or fair C
less OF the election and Canvass, VIII CHI the t.
supervisors OF the election, or either of &
iiem, may desire to make or attach. or n
which should properly and honestly be v
nade and attached, in order that the facts n
nay become known. II
SEC. 2O19. The letter to enable the SUI v
erVisors Of election to discharge their du-
les, they are authorized and directed in Is
heir respective election districts or VOTING "
recincts, on the day CT registration. on n
ne day when registered voters may be "
larked to be challenged, and on the dav
election, TO take, occupy, and remain in q
lch position, from time to time, whether II
efore or behind the ballot-boxes, as will. /, -
1 their judgment, best enable them to see
ach person offering himself for registration
Offering to vote, and as will best conduce
} their scrutiniZing the manner in which |
le registration or voting is being conduc-
d' and at the closing of polls for the re-
ption ofvotes, they are required to place
in such position, in relation to
re ballot-bOXes, for the purpose Of enpac
6 III the work of canvassing the ballots
VIII enaGIe them to fully perform the !
lties III respect to such canvass provided
rein, and shall there remain until ever
Ity III respect to such Canvass, c.rtifi
ties, returns and statements has been [
holly completed.
SEC. 2O2O. When in any election district
Young precinct in any city or town, for
lich tnere nave been appointed superyi-
. Va oieeCiou :or any election at " Inch
preventative or Delegate in Congress is
ted for, the supervisors of election are :
l allowed to exercise and DISCHARGE | f
ly and freely, and without bribery. So E
station, Interference, intolerance, moies =
ION, violence, or threats thereof, on The
It OF any person, all the duties, oblioa- m
MS, and powers conferred upon them by PU
:, the supervisors of election shall make
'mpt report, under cath, within ten DAYS
ar the day Of election to the officer who.
accordance with the provisions of section
thousand twenty-five, has been desig-
ed as the chief supervisor of the judicial w
-rlct in which the city or town wherein W
served, acts, of the manner and means We
winch they Were rot so allowed 10 fnIlr