People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-09-25
SYNOPSIS OF THE
ELECTION LAWS
AND REGISTRATION LAWS
OF GEORGIA.
THE POPULISTS MUST SEE
That the Following Instructions
Are Literally Carried Out by
All Election Managers.

All Election managers.
prepared by w. II. Terrell, of Mad
dox & Terrell, Lawyers, Atlanta, Ga.)
l. TIME-Flrst Wednesday in
October.
2. PLAcE-At court house; and,
if no court house, at some place
within the limits of the county site,
and at one place in each militia dis
triot established, and at no other
place.
8 The time of day is, in militia
districts, from eight o'clock q. M, to
three o'clock D. M. and at the court
house from seven o'clock q. m, to
six o'clock p. m sun time, except
when held by three freeholders. They
must not open the polls until ten
o'clock q. m.
MANAGERS.
/. One of the managers, of whom
there must be three, must be an Or.
binary, Justice of the Peace, or No
tary Public who is an ex-officio Justice
of the Peace.
2. The Justice of the Peace, and
Notary Public who is an ex-ofoio
Justice of the Peace, may both act.
as we'll as the Ordinary, at the same
time.
8. If only one Justice of the
Peace, or Notary Public, acts, and
the Ordinary does not act, each of the
other two managers must be free
holder.
(a.) A reeholder is man who
owns land fully paid for, to which
land he has the deed.
~ Land paid tor by him, with
deed in his wife's, or some other per-
pon's name, will not do.
Land held under bond-for-
Ii part of the purchase money
& 4snot make freehol Ter. 4
land owned by him, br &
some one to'secure a loa
b make him a man fra
the event the Notary Pub.
% J ustice of the Peace, named by
the Ordinary fails to act, then free
holder may take his place. In this
case, three freeholders will hold the
election, but when three freeholderr
act they must not open the polls
until ten o'clock a. m, sun time.
5. Each manager must be able to
read aud write.
6. No one, except the Ordinary,
has any power to name a manager,
and he cannot name more than one,
who must be a Justice of the Peace,
or Notary Public and ex-offic,o
Justice of the Peace.
7. "A to who the other two man.
ayers are is MISTER of agreement
among those interested, as the law
makes no provision for their selec
tim
QUALIFICATION OF MANAGERS.
l. The mana GERS having been
agreed upon, the next thing for them
to do is to take the oath printed on
the blank retu ne, and sign the same
If there is an eff err present, author.
lied to administer the oath, tn
managers must be sworn by such
officer.
2. A Commercial Notary Public
Will HOI uO.
8. Each manager must hold up
his right hand bile the oath is read
to him by the officer.
4. They must sign the oath. Each
manager must write both "glven" and
sir.name out in full, as well as his
title, whether Ordioary," Justice OF
the ace" or ''Freeholder."
S. WIitng initials will not do
"F. II. will no. do for "Freo holder.
81. p" will no do for "Jus'ica of the
Pace" IN p. and ex-of. J. P"
will not do for "No.ary Public and
ex-c fl 10 Justice of che Pes,e."
6. The off ser who administer.
the oath must sign his name as a wit
ness to the oath in the same way.
Z. Ii no fiser la present, except
the Justic- of the Peace, or Notary
Public who is an ex-ofli 80 Justice of
the Peace, who is to act as one of the
marRgers, have him swear the other
two nSnsgers first. Let them sion