The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-23
An HONEST ELECTION
IS WHAT THE PEOPLE DEMAND ANo
SHALL HAVE.
HONEST AMENDMENTS To THE DIS
HONEST ELECTION LAW

HONEST AMENDMENTS Nv hhs D."
HONEST ELECTION LAW
which the Legislature Refuses tn Pass
A BILL. TO DE ENTITLED "AS ACT TO
AMEND THE ELECTION LAWS OF
NORTH CAROLINA
The General assembly Of North Caroti-
ma do enact
That the Election Law of North
Carolina be amended as follows:
SEC. |. Amend Section 26Tl by adj
ding at the end thereof the follow
ing: ''If there a'e no wards there
shall be at least one polling-place
for every 700 inhabitants
Amend Section 2674 by inserting
after the word "select" in line two.
the words latter ten days due pub
lie notice."
Sec. =. Amend Section 2675 by in
sorting after the. word duty" in
line two, the following, ''hayIng
been sworn by some Justice of the
Peace or other person authorized to
administer oaths, to register impair
TALLY all persons applying to him TO
be registered, qualified to register
under the laws of North Carolina
Sec. B. Amend Section 2676 by
striking out all after the woid "elec-
ton" ending in line four and adding
in lieu thereof the following: "a
registl alton is valid which gives the
surname and the name or initials by
which the person is known: Pro
vIDED, that whenever the Registrar
shall have sufficient cause to sus-
pect that any person proposing to
register is not qualified to register
for the purpose of voting under the
laws of Moth Carolina, he may re-
quire him On oath to state his age, oc-
cupation, place of residence and
township or county from which he
has removed: PROVIDED FURTHER,
that the failure or refusal of the Reg.
istrar to properly register any per
son qualified Offer ing himself for reg
istration, shall not disqualify said
person from voting unless such ac-
ton of the Registrar was on account
of the refusal of such person to an
swer the questions which the Regis
trar did lawfully ask, and any Reg
istrar failing to ask proper and suffi-
cient questions to elicit the informa-
ton required in this section, and to
make the proper entries if the in
formation is given, shall be guilty of
a m'sdemeanor."
Sec. 4. Amend Section 2677 by in
serting between the word "befol e''
in line twelve and the word "the" In
line thirteen, the following words,
'the day next proceedings" also
strike out all the remainder of said
section after the word register in
line eighteen and insert in lieu there
of the following. ION or before the
day next preceding the election:r
Provided, that no challenge shall be
considered which was not entered on
the registration books opposite the
name of the person challenged at
least 5 days previous to the hearing.
When any person is challenged, the
judges shall explain to him the
qualifications Of an elector, and
shall examine him as to his qualifi-
cations, and if the person insists
that he is qualified, and shall prove
his identity with the person in whose
name he offers to vote. or his con-
tinued residence in the precinct
since his name was placed upon the
registration list. as the case may be,
by the testimony, under oath, of al
least one other elector, one of the
judges shall tender to him the fol-
lowing oath:
"You do solemnly swear Tor affirm
that you are a citizen of the United
States. that you are twenty-one
years of age. and that you have re.
sided In the State for twelve months
and in this county for ninety days
next preceding this election, and that
you are not disqualified from voting
by the constitution and laws of this
state; that your name is there insert
the name given, and that in such
name you were duly registered as a
q voter of this township, and that you
& are now an actual resident of the
"A same and have been ever since YOU
n were so registered, and that you are
] the identical person you represent
4 yourself to be, and that you have no,
a registered for this election at an,
bother polling-place. So help me God. ;
:. -.nd II he refuses to take such
oath the registrar shall erase
MS name from the books
llf, however he does take the oath
J fwhen rendered, he shall be deemed
!qualified to vote: Provided, that af
:. ter such oath shall have been taken.
the judges, if they be satisfied tina,
Fhe has voted Illegally, shall have
Epower to arrest him on their own
affidavit and have him bond over to
the next term of the Superior Cour,
bto answer to the charge of perjury.
and they are hereby authorized 10
ADMINISTER the necessary oaths OF
bafirmations to all witnesses brouob,
before them to testify to the quail.
Ificationaof person Offering to regis.
liter. Whenever any persons regis.
kration shall be received after HAVING
ftaken the oath prescribed in this
Isection, the registrar shall write on
the poll books at the end of such
person's name the word "sworn =
The same powers as to the admins
fration of oaths and the examination
of witnesses, as in this section gran
ted to judges of election, may be
exercised by the registrars in ali
cases where the names of persons
Eofering to register are objected
Ito.
4 SEC. 5. Amend Section 267S by
inserting after the word .sheldr In
line three, the following, land after
at least ten days due public notice. .
BY inserting after the word scoun-
ties" In hne seven. the following;