The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-11

nation of witnesses, as in this section
granted to judges of election, may be
exercised by the registrars in all cases
where the names of persons offering to
register are objected to.
SEC. 5. Amend section 2678 by insert,
ing after the word "held" in line
three, the following, land after at
least ten days due public notice" By
inserting after the word counties " IN
line seven the following: Provided,
that where there are more than two
political parties the Board OF Commits
sioners shall appoint the judges OF cleo
ton SO as to provide, as near as pos
sible, equal representation to all: Pro
vided further, however, that the Com
m~issioners in making such appoint
ments shall prefer the person or per
sons that may be recommended through
the County Executive Committee OF
their respective parties; also by insert
ing after the word 'person in line
Twenty-Five, the following, "of the
same political party as the person so
failing to attend, if such person be pres
emit"
SEC. 6. That sections 1858 and 1854
be repealed.
SEC. Z. That section 1857 be repealed
and the following be inserted in lieu
thereof: "All the officers to be voted
for at any given election, except town
ship constable and members of the
board of county canvassers, shall be
voted for on one ballot or sheet of pa
per, The names of the candidates for
the respective parties shall be in par
allel columns, and the names of the
candidates of the respective parties for
the same ofi:e shall be opposite each
other in said columns. Each column
shall be headed with the name of the
party to which said candidate belong.
The ballots, except those for constable
and members of the board of county
c~anvassers, shall be printed and pro
vided by the State for every political
party which ehall deposit with the Sec
rotary Of State or State Treasurer the
sum of 5000 at least sixty days proceed
ing the day on which the election is to
be held, and shall furnish to the Secre-
tary Of State a list Of the candidates Of
their respective parties as much as
thirty days before the day of election,
and it shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of State to furnish to the reepec-
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litical parties at least twenty days be-
| fore the election an equal number, not
less than 600, 900 Of ballots to each
party, and if the Secretary of State
shall fail to perform his duty as pro
vided in this section, he shall be guilty
of a misdemeanOr."
SEC. s. Amend section 1858 by strik-
ing out all after the word countries"
in line three, down to the word leach"
in line five, and insert in lieu thereof
the following: GA ballot box for all
all officers to be voted for except con
stable and members of the board of
county ca1vassers, and for those
officers separate boxes in which to de-
posit the ballot. At each election pre-
cinct a person to be known as a mem
Der of the board of county canvassers
shall be voted for in a separate box to
be provided as other boxes, with such
duties as prescribed in this act" In
line twelve after the word "box" insert
''other than the general box in which
the Governor and other officers are
voted for" Strike out all the remain
der of the section after the word
upon" in line fifteen and add, cit
shall be the duty of the judges of cleo
ton upsn request to tell the voter what
each box is for"
SEC. 9. Amend section $3.50 by strik-
ing out all after the word "person" in
line five, to the word land" in the same
line, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following, "voted for on each ticket.
They shall open the box and count the
vote for member of the board of county
~canvas8ers first, and declare at once
the person receiving the greatest mum
Der of votes! The person so elected
shall at nce qualify by taking the
same oath taken by the judges of the
election, and shall assist the registrar
and judges of the election to canvass
the vote for the other Offices. In can
wasting the vote of the general box for
Governor and other officers voted for
on n ballot the judges of the cleo
ton, the registrar and member of the
board of county canvassers shall count
the vote for the persons named for the
respective officers in the column that
may have a x mark made with pen
or pencil at the top. In s a name is |