The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-04
THE ELECTION Law
OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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Desperately Wicked One
Should be Repealed, or
Amended.
SECTIoN 1868. On the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-four, and
every four years thereafter, an election
shall be held in the several election
precincts in each county for the fol-
lowing officers: First, Governor; sec
ond, Lieutenant Governor; third, Sec
retary of State; fourth, Auditor; fifth,
Treasurer; sixth, Superintendent of
Public Instruction; seventh Attorney
General. And on said Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November in
the year aforesaid, and every twoyears
thereafter, an election shall be held for
members of Congress in the several
districts; members of the General As
sembly for their respective counties
and districts; a Register of Deeds,
County Surveyor, Coroner and Sheriff
for their respective counties; and in
such counties as have one, a County
Treasurer.
SEC. 1869 On the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty six, and on said
day every four years thereafter, an
election shall be held in each county
for the Office of Clerk of the Superior
Court.
SEC 267O On the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty four, and on said
day every two years thereafter, an
election shall be held in each township
for the Office of Constable.
SEC 2671. The board of commission
ers Of each county shall have power to
establish, alter, discontinue or create
such separate places of election in their
respective counties as they may deem
expedient, giving thirty days notice
thereof by advertisement in some pub
lie journal, if there be one published in
the county, or in lieu thereof in three
places in such county, and at the court
house thereof; but there shall be at
least one polling place in every town
ship, as nearly central as possible, and
there shall be polling place open in
each ward Of city numbering over
three thousand inhabitants
Sec. 1872. The Secretary of State
shall provide for and forward to the
boards of commissioners of counties, on
their requisition, suitable registration
books, whenever needed, for each elec-
tion precinct.
SEC. 1878. II the boards of county
commissioners do not receive a suffi
cient number of registration books, as
provided in the preceding section, they
are directed TO provide the same for
; their respective counties at the expense
of the State.
SEC 1914 The boards of comm ission
ers of the several counties shall elect.
on or before the first Monday of Sep
= tember preceding each election, one or
more persons for each election precinct,
who shall act as registrars of voters for
such precinct. Said board shall make
publication of the names of the persons
: so elected, at the court house door, i'm
mediately after such appointment, and
shall cause notice to be served upon
said persons by the sheriff. If any
registrar shall die or neglect to per
form his duties, the justices of the
peace for the township, or majority
of said Justices, or the Clerk OF the Su
perior Court of the county, in case said
} Justices or a majority of them fail to
meet, may appoint another in his place
And no person who is candidate fOl
any Office shall be a registrar or judge
or inspector Of an election.
! SEC 2675. Registrars shall be fur
nished with a registration book, and
it shall be their duty to revise the eX
isting registration books of their pre-
cinct or township in such manner thai
said books shall show an accurate list
of electors previously registered in such
precinct or township, and still residing
therein, without requiring such electors
to be registered anew; and such regis
, trars shall also, between the hours ot
sunrise and sunset on each day (Sun
days excepted for thirty days preced
: ing the day for closing the registration
3 books as hereinafter provided, keeI
open said books for the registration O1
any electors residing in such precinct
or township, and entitled to registra
3 ton, whose names have never before
f been registered in such precinct ol
township, or do not appear in the re
vised list But the board of commits
sioners for each county may, upon Civ
r ing thirty days notice in each township
if they shall think propen direGEDha
+ there shall be an entirely new registra
tion of voters before any election, in
3 stead of the revision of the registration
lists as above provided, that said books
t shall be closed for registration on the
second Saturday before each election
that registration shall be allowed or
that day up to IL o'clock noon.
3 SIC 2676. No elector shall be entitled
to register or vote in any other precInc
. or township than the one In which h'
is an actual and bona tide resident OF
: the dav of election, and no certificate
( of registration shall be given, except al
r hereinafter provided. No registration
shall be valid unless it specifies as nea'
as may be, the age, occupation, plac'
t of birth, and place of residence, of th'