Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-08-11
GOLDsBORO. N. c.. THURSDAY. AUGUST II, 1892

tinue in Office SO long as faithful
and capable" In other words, they
are life appointments, and chief su-
perVisors appointed now would con-
tlnae indefinitely to control and
'guard" the elections, even though
another party should obtain control
OF the courts and the federal execu-
tive. The chief supervisors, besides
their fees as circuit court commits
sloners, are allowed various fees for
filing and caring for papers. etc.
Each of them may also have a dep
uty and chief clerk, to be appointed
upon his own designation.
TROOPS AT THE POLLS.
Various sections Of the United
States statutes are made by section
SO a part of the bill and of equal ef-
feet with its other provisions, save
they are in terms changed or modi-
fed by the language of the bill it.
self. The most important of these
is section 1889 Of the Revised Stat
ues, which reads: cit shall be law
full for the President of the United
States, Or such person as he may
empower fol that purpose, to en-
ploy such part of the land or naval
forces of the United States or the
militia as may be necessary to aid in
the execution Of judicial process is
sued under any of the preceding
provisions, or as shall be necessary
to prevent the violation an enforce
the due execution of the provisions
Of this title.' Under this section,
which thus becomes a part of the
bill, troops may be used at the polls
to enforce the orders of the super
visors, Section 1924 also empowers
United States marshals to summon
bystanders to their assistance in as
sertlng their authority.
The other sections Of the Revised
Statutes incorporated are those at
present specifying the duties of su-
peryisors, providing the details for
Judicial processes, ETC., and the Sec
tlons aimed against discrimination
as to color in the exercise of the
elective franchise. Section 1929,
prohibiting supervisors from making
arrests or performing "other duties
than to be in the Immediate presence
of the officers holding the election
and to witness all their proceedings"
is repealed.
HEAVY PENALTIES FOR VARIOUS Of
FENCES,
4 long list of offences that might
be committed at registration or re-
vision of voting lists or at elections
is given, such as intimidation at and
frauds upon registration and in
elections, obstruction of supervisors
or registration or election officers,
ETC., the penalty beng from one to
five years imprisonment. The will
full exclusion Of a legal vote or re-
ceiying an illegal vote is punishable
by imprisonment not more than two
years. Every supervisor, election
officer or member of canyassing
board who shall willfully make a
false canvass, sign a false certificate
or deface, destroy or conceal any
cert ficate my be punished by i'm
prisonment for not less than two
nor more than five years. AS here
41re stated, ballot box stuffing
and fraudulent changing or ab.
stracting of ballots involve a penalty
of from one to five years imprison-
ment Any election or registration
officer found guilty of wilful neg
lect or evasion of the law may be
sentenced to imprisonment for not
more than five years. It is also de-
clared TO be a felony for election
officers to steal, DESTROY, mutilate or
falsify any record or document, or
to secrete the same, or permit any
one else to do SO, the penalty being
forfeiture of Office and imprison-
ment not longer than five years.
Any person abetting, procuring or
advising such acts, or committing
them himself is subject to the same
penalty, Drastic penalties are also
provided for perjury, subornation
Of perjury, frauds upon voters, dis
obedience Of the supervisors, dis
turbances at registration offices and
at the pollss stealing or destroying
ballot boxes, ballots, poll lists, alb
senteeism by local officers, and gen.
orally the doing of any act de-
nounced in section 5424-542S, in
elusive, United States, Revised Stat
utes, as felony.
A GREAT many delegates passed
through this city Monday on theil