The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-03

such election shall determine on the
evidence then furnished whether the
person so Offering is entitled to vote
at such election, and shall receive or
reject such votes so offered as to them
the evidence for or against the right
of the persons so Offering to vote shall
reasonably warrant.
Sec. Is. That the polls shall be open
for such primary elections from z a. m.
to 9 p. m, and all votes shall be by
ballot. The report of the committee
so directing such primary elections
by the officers holding the same, shall
be in writing, with which the original
ballots shall be returned and the poll
list of the voters made at the time of
the voting and the reasons on which
any challenged vote was received or re-
jected. Said committee shall carefully
examine the returns and reports so
made and therupon decide who are
the persons hat have been chosen by
the majority vote cast in the primary
election, and as candidates of the party
for the office of aldermen at the ap-
preaching election; and such Of the
executive officers of the city to be
voted for by the aldermen then t. be
elected as are mentioned in section
9. The majority vote in a ward shall
determine the result in that ward as
to the persons to be the candidates Of
the party in that ward for aldermen
anu TIE committeeman from the WdTO
to serve on the party's city executive
committee. The majority of the ag-
gregate vote cast in all the wards
shall determine who shall be the
party's candidate for mayo and such
other of the officials as are mentioned
in section 9. The said committee
shall without delay publish in at least
one issue each of two daily news
papers published in said city the tabu-
lated statement of the result of the
primary and declare who shall have
been nominated and for what office
and also for what offices by reason Of
no person having received a ma
been a failure to nominate. Thereupon
the second primary shall be held, as
may be necessary because of the fail
ure TO nominate at the time des-
ignaaed in the first notice. and by
the same inspectors appointed TO hold
the first primary, no other than the
first notice being necessary; and at
such primary only the two persons
who shall have been voted for and re-
ceived the highest and next highest
vote in the first primary for candidates
for a particular office shall be voted
for in the second primary for that
office; unless. either Of those shall
publicly withdraw by letter addressed
10 the said committee. in which event
the third highest shall be then substi-
tuted for the person so Withdrawing
or the fourth highest; and so on, IL the
persons voted for in the first and en-
titled 10 be voted for In the second pri-
mary shall in said manner withdraw.
And the vote shall be ~canvassed and
the result declared in the same manner
as herein provided for the first pri-
mary.
Sec. II. That except as herein pro-
vided all elections at primary elections
under this act shall be regulated by
the election law Of the said city In
force at the time such primary election
is held as nearly as the same a be
done.
Sec. Is. That IL any person who is
not entitled to vote under this act shall
vote al any primary election held here
under, or vote more than once. or per-
senate another person, or in any name
other than his W legal name. or In
any manner disturb the orderly pro-
ceedings OF any such election, or in
timidate. or In any manner attempt &c
i~ntimidate, or to deter from voting, Oh