The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-04

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ing the votes for any office for which
he himself is q candidate. But in every
such case the other members OF the
board shall select some person 10 act IN
the place of such candidate.
SEC. 2726. If the abstracts or returns
from any county shall not be received
at the Office of the Secretary of State
by the third Monday after the day of
election, the said Secretary is author
lied to obtain from the register of
deeds, or clerk of the superior court of
such county, at the expense OF such
county, the original abstracts or re-
turns, or if they have been forwarded,
copies of them.
SEC. 2727. The board of State can
vassers shall open the abstracts trans
mltted to the Secretary of State on the
Thursday following the third Monday
after the day of election, and examine
the returns, if they shall have been re-
ceived from all the counties, and If not
all received, they may adjourn not ex-
ceeding twenty days for the purpose OF
obtaining the returns from all the coun-
ties, and when these r received shall
proceed with the canvass; such can:
vass shall be conducted publicly in the
hall of the House of Representatives.
They shall make an abstract, stating
the number of legal ballots cast for
each candidate, the names of all the
persons voted for, for what Office they
respectively received the votes, and
the number of votes each received, and
stating whom they ascertain and judi
cially determine by the count to tie
elected to the Office, which abstract
shall be signed by the board of can
vassers, in their official capacity as
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the State affixed thereto: Provided,
that In all cases of special elections
ordered by the Governor to fill the va
cancies in the representation of the
State in Congress, the board of State
canvassers may meet as soOn as the
Secretary of State may notify the mem
bers of the board that the returns from
all the counties entitled to vote in said
special election have been received by
him; and it shall be the duty Of the
Secretary Of State to fix the day of
meeting, which day shall not be later
than ten days after such elections; and
it shall be the duty of all returning
officers to make their returns prompt
ly, 80 that the same may be received
within the ten days.
SEC. 2728 The Secretary of State
| shall record the abstract or abstracts
in a book to be kept by him for record
ing the results of elections, and to be
called the Election Book" and shall
also file the abstract or abstracts.
SEC 2729. A certificate shall be pre-
! pared for each person elected, and
signed by the Secretary of State, and
shall be delivered to the person elected,
when he shall demand the same.
$40 2730. The board of State can
vassers shall estimate the votes cast
for officers of the Executive Depart
ment from the abstracts forwarded to
the Secretary of State, and shall pub
lish q statement of the result of such
calculation, but this statement shall be
for information of the public only, and
shall not have the effect to determine
what candidates have been elected to
such Offices. Their election shall be
ascertained and declared according to
section three, article three of the Con
stitution.
Sec. 2731. Justices of the Supreme
Court, Judges of the Superior Court,
and Solicitors, shall be commissioned
by the Governor, and their terms of
Office shall begin on the first day of
January next succeeding their cleo
ton. An election of officers whose
terms shall be about to expire shall al
ways be held at the general election
next preceding the expiration of their
terms of Office.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec. 2732. Any person who shall
cause or procure his name to be regis
tered in more than one election ward
or precinct, or shall cause or procure
his name, or that of any other person,
to be registered, knowing that he or
the person whose name he has pro-
cured 80 be registered is not entitled to
vote in the ward or election precinct
wherein such registration is made, at
the ensuing election to be held therein,
or who shah falsely personate any
registered voter, shall be guilty of a
crime infamous by the laws of the
State, and shall be punished for every
such ofense by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or Imprisonment
at hard labor for a term not exceeding
two years, or both, in tho discretion of
the court.
SEC 2733. If any person be chal-
lenged as being convicted of any crime
which excludes him from the right of
suffrage, he shall be required to answer
any questions in relation to such alleged
conviction; but his answer to such
questions shall not be used against him
IN any criminal prosecution; but if any
person SO convicted shall vote at an7
election, without having been restored
to the right of citizenship, he shall be
guilty of an Infamous crime, and pun.
ished by a fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, or imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding two years, or both.
SEQ. 1884 The judges of election
shall in no case receive the vote of any
person unless they shall be satisfied
that such person is in all respects quail
fed and entitled to vote; and for the