The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

Canvasscrs. shall be printed and
provided by the State for every poll
teal party which shall deposit with
the Secretary Of State or State
Treasurer the sum Of 10000 al
least sixty days preceding the day
on which the election Is 10 be held.
and shall furnish TO the Secretary OF
State a list of the candidates of their
respective parties as much as thirty
DAYS before the day of election, and
il shall be the duty of the Secretary
| of State TO furnish to the
respective Executive Committees oi
such political parties at least twenty
DAYS before the election an equal
plumber, not less than Goo, 900 of bal
lots to each party, and If the Socre,
tary of State shall fail to perform
his duty az provided in this section,
he shall be guilty of misdemeanor.'
SEC. s. Amend Section 26SS by
striking out all after the word "couu.
ties in line three, down 10 the word
leach" IN line five, and insert in lieu
thereof the following: a ballot
DOA IoF All OIhCtES ~ nc NotSd loI
except table and members OF
the Board of County Canvassers, and
for those officers separate boxes IN
which to deposit the ballot. Ateach
election precinct a person to be
known as a member Of the Board of
County Canvassers shall be voted
for in a separate box to be provided as
other ballot boxes, with such duties
as are prescribed in this act" Tx 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 re-
mainder of the section after the
word upon" in line fifteen and add:
at shall be the duty of the judges
of election upon request to tell the
voter what each box is for
SEC. 9. Amend Section 1850 by
striking out all after the word per
SON. 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 mem
Der of the Board of County Canvas
sers first, and declare elected at once
the person receiving the greatest
number of votes! The person so
elected shall at once qualify by TAX
ing the same oath taken by the judg-
es of the election, and shall assist the
Registrar and judges of election to
canvass the vote for the other Offices.
In canvassing the vote of the general
box for Governor and other officers
voted for on one ballot the judges
of the election. the Registrar and
members 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 mark made with pen or pen
ell at the top. In case name is
erased or marked through in said
column, the vote for that office shall
not be counted unless name is
written in the margin of the ticket
the name erased, or there
shall be mark opposite the
name of a candidate for the same
office in another column. In such
case the vote shall be counted for the
person whose name may be written
on the margin opposite, or opposite
whose name there may be a
mark" By striking out all after the
word "for" in line eight. to and in
GLIDING the word upon in the same
line.
Sec. 10. Amend Section 269Q by
striking out all after the word ''bsff t-
cinct' In line two down to the word
"shalf' in line four. By striking
out all after the word "member'' in
line five to the word 'the" same
line, and inserting in lieu thereof
the following, ''of the Board of
County Canvassers elected as pro-
vided above" By striking out
all after the words land then in
line seven down to and including
the word 'appolnted" in line nine,
and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing. persons who shall have been
so elected in the several townships,
wards or precincts By striking
out the word appointed" in line
eleven, and inserting in lieu thereof
the word "elected.n
Sec. IL. Amend Section 2691 by
striking out all after the word "the"
in line one down to the word "to'' IN
two. and inserting IN lieu there
of the following, Boards of County
Canvassers."
SEC. y. Amend Section 1892 by
striking out all after the word "mem-
bels" in line one down to the word
who" in line two, and insert in lieu
thereof the following, ''of the
the Boards of County Canvassers."
BY striking out the word appoint
ed" in line two and inserting in lleu
thereof the word "elected.n
Sec. Ii. Amend Section 1884 by
striking out the word ''judicially"
Wherever 1t occurs in said section.
SEC. IA. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
A brother writing US from Kenlv.
N. c., wants to know what has be-
come of our demands; and says he
believes the election went to suit two
thirds of the Third party He furth-
er asks why were tickets sent out for
William +. Stroud and others Willis
Z. Stroud; and why the I42 votes
polled for W. P. Exum, at, Beulah,
johnson county, was never returned
to Smithfeld.
Now IN answer to his INQUIRIES. we