Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-06-06

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, such q person is not legal voter.
The polls shall be open from 2 a. m
till sunset. Voters shall hand in thei
ballots to the Judges who shal dc
pOsit them in the boxes.i:59s, s9ga
Immediately after the election lfh,
Judges shall deposit the registraratiol
books with the Register Of Deeds.
BALLOTS. -, .f,-,
Justices :, of the, Supreme Court
Judges Of Superior Court, and Solici
tors shallbe voted for on one ballot.
Members Of General Assembly Oh
fone ballot. =. '.'t...i. ~
! County officers On one ballot. Bal
lots shah be on white paper and with
out device.
The County Commissioners shall
| provide the ballot boxes for each elias.
Of officers to be voted for.
ELECTION. 4
When the election is over, The Reg.
istrar and judges of election, in the
presence of such persons as may at
tend, shall open the boxes, count the
ballots, reading aloud the names on
the tickets. -'.@"s
If there be two or more tickets rol.
led up together, if any ticket has more
names on it than the voter has a right
to vote for, or has device on it, they
shall be void.
The counting Of the votes shall be
continued without adjournment until
completed, aud the result thereof de-
clared.
The judges of election at each poll
ing place shall appoint one of their
number to attend the meeting of the
board Of county canvassers as a mes.
Der Of the board, and they shall de.
liver to him the original return state
ment of the result of the election q:
their polling place.
The county canvassers 80 chosen
shall constitute the board of county
canvassers, the Register of Deeds
shall be their clerk, unless the board
elect another.
The board Of county canvassers
shall meet ON the second day after the
election, Saturday, August 2d). at
IL o'clock at the Courthouse, and al
that hour without delay, such of those
who are present shall elect chairman,
who shall swear in the members of the
board.
The board of canvassers shall at
that meeting in the presence of the
Sheriff and OF such persons as may
choose to attend, open and canvass
the returns and make abstracts, stat
ing the number of ballots cast in each
precinct for each office, the name of
each person voted :or, and the mum
Der of votes given for each person for
each different office, and shall sign
the same.
ABSTRACTS OF VOTES.
The abstract of the votes for each
of the following classes shall be on
different sheet:
l.. Senators and Representatives in
the General Assembly. 49,.
2. Justices of the Supreme Court
Judges Of Superior Court and Solicit
tors.
8. County officers.
Three abstracts Of all votes cast
for Justices of Supreme Court, Judg-
es of Superior Court and Solicitors.
shall be made and signed by the Board
OF County Canvassers one of which
shall be delivered to the Sheriff; one
filed with Register of Deeds; and the
third forwarded by registered letter
to the Secretary of State at Raleigh.
Two separate abstracts of the votes
cast for Senators shall be made when.
ever the Senatorial District is com
posed of more than one county; one
of which shall be fled with tue Regis
ter of Deeds, and the other furnished
to the Sheriff. ;sa4
When the canvass is concluded the
Board of Canvassers shall deliver the
original returns to the Clerk of the
Superior Court to be filed in this Of
fee; they shall also cause abstracts
to be recorded in book to be called
"The Election Book" TO be kept in
the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court.
The Clerk of the Superior Court
shall transmit to the Secretary Of
State duplicates of the. abstracts OF
the votes for all but County officers.
RESULT.
The person having the greatest
number of votes for any Office Is 10 be
declared elected.
When :he Board of Canvassers have
completed comparing the polls, they
shall proclaim the result at the court
iiouse door. stating the number of
votes cast in their county for each
person voted at that election Jisae
The Sheriffs in the various eSensto-
rial Districts, composed of more than
one county, shall meet at the places
designated by law, in their respective
Districts, one week after the election,
and compare the polls for Senator'S.
and give their certificate to the Sena>
tors duly elected. a-
The Sheriff of. eact county shall
| furnish the members elected to tho
House of Representatives and the
Senator (where the Senatorial District
Is composed of only that county, will
q certificate Of election. - ?
The Sheriff shall ais, notify county
officers to meet at the Cocrt Houst