The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-23
SYNOPSIS OF NEW ELECTION
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election law passed by the last legisla-
'ture:
No. 302. An act to revise amend
and consolidate the election law of
North Carolina.
Section 1. Repeats chapter Is of the
Code, title election, end all laws re-
lating to elections enacted subsequent
to the Code.
Sec. 2. Defines various terms: ''sec-
rotary" means Secretary of State of
North Carolina, etc., and political
party" mean political organization
whose candidate for Governor in the
election of 1892 received as many as
80, 900 votes.
Sec. 8 and 4. Provides for the cleo
ton on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November of the several
State and county officers, members of
Congress and legislature once in two
o four years as the case may be.
Sec. 8. Provides for the establish
ment by the clerk in each county or
, voting precincts, one precint for every
$50 electors at least.
Sec. 6. Directs Secretary of State to
furnish clerks with necessary books,
etc.
Sec. z. Provides for the appointment
~ment by the clerks of the several coun-
ties, upon recommendation of the
chairman of the State executive COM
mittees of the several parties, who,
having taken the oath herein pre-
s3Pibed, become commissioners Of cleo
ton, of one registrar and n judge of
election from each political party for
each precinct, the registrar to be ap-
pointed on or before the first Monday
in3September before the election, and
the judges of election to be appointed
on or before the first Monday in Octo-
Der before the election, and both of
whom can read and write the English
Language. These shall constitute the
precinct board of election and shall
take an cath prescribed. Clerk must
publish names at court house door and
sheriff must serve notice upon them.
In case of failure to serve, etc., clerk
to appoint other registrars and judges
with like qualifications, and upon fail
zure to serve upon election day the
chairman of election board may ap-
point.
In case of death, or failure of clerk
or register of deeds to perform all
such duties: Further provides that the
judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts shall exercise general super
wishing powers over the clerks, etc. !;
to issue a rule to clerk to show cause
why he has not performed any duty
specified and to make all necessary
orders, rules, etc.
An appeal shall not postpone any
order, ETC., of judge, but the same
shall be promptly obeyed and upon
failure 80 to do the clerk shall be pun
ishable for contempt. In case of con-
fict ruling by judges a special session
Of the Supreme Court shall be called
by the Chief Justice upon the petition
of the chairman of any political party
to determine the questions involved to
the exclusion of all other business and
to render a decision thereon.
Sec. 8. Provides for the election Of
"A chairman by the registrars and that
amy registrar may conduct the regis
ttration alone and for the chairman of
a board of election On election day and
that q majority shall constitute a quo
rum of said board; chairman of said
board to have custody of registration
books.
Sec. 9. Provides that there shall be
M registration book for each precinct,
and that registrars shall revise the ex-
listing registration only in case where
new precincts are established, or the
books are lost or mutilated and then
Ethere shall be a new registration in
nthese precincts. Registration books
are to be kept open between the hours
of ga M. and 4 p. m. for four consec-
-utive Saturdays before election, for
new registration, etc., and books shall
be closed On the Saturday before the
rated towns, and in these at 9 p. m.
Sec. 10. No elector shall vote in any
lpreCint in which he is not a bona 1de
resident on election day. Every regis
5tration shall specify as near as may be
the age and residence of the elector as
well as the township or county from
whence he removed in case of a re
moval since the last election, and the
name by which he is generally known;
but no registration shall he invalidated