The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-20

10 DE NOteu IOI Oy the diucTmSu tucu
to be elected. The majority vote in a
ward shall determine the result in that
ward as to the persons to be the can
didates OF the party in that ward for
aldermen and members Of the board of
audit and finance and the committee
men from the ward to serve On the
party's city executive committee. The
majority Of the aggregate vote cast in
all the wards shall determine who
shall be the party's candidates for
mayor and other executive officers of
the city. The said committee shall
without delay publish in at least one
issue each Of two daily newspapers pub
lished in said city the tabulated state
ment Of the result of the primary and
declare who shall have been nominal
ed and for what Office, and also for
what Offices by reason of no person hav-
ing received a majority Of the vote cast
there has been a failure to nominate.
Thereupon, the second primary shall be
held, as may be necessary because of
the failure to nominate, at the time
designated 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
second 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 Of
fee; unless, either Of those shall public
ly withdraw by letter addressed to the
said committee, in which event the
third highest shall be then substituted
for the person SO Withdrawing, or the
fourth highest; and SO on, if the per-
sons voted for the first and entitled to
be voted for in the second primary shall
in said manne withdraw. And the
vote shall be canvassed and the result
declared in the same ann as herein
provided for the first primary.
Sec. 16. 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 tim such primary election is held
as nearly as the same can be done.
Sec. IL. That if any person who is
not entitled to vote under this act vote
at any primary election held hereunder,
or vote more than once, or personate
another person, or in any name other
than his W legal name, or in any
manner disturb the orderly proceedings
OF n such election, or intimidate, or
in any manner attempt to intimidate, or
to deter from voting, or bride, or at
tempt to bride, any lawful voter, or i'm
pose, or attempt to impose on any law
full voter, a ticket or ballot other than
it appears on it's face to be, such person
or persons shall be guilty of a INSIDE
mnonnr on6 on -1o11 - c..
ed not less than $1,000, or be sentenced
to hard labor upon the streets of the
city for not more than three months,
n or both at the discretion of the
court trying the s
Sec. Is. That the inspectors who
may hold such primary elections under
this act, and return the votes, proceed
ings and action thereof, herein provid-
ed, shall before assuming the duties
make oath before some officer authoriz-
ed to administer an oath, that they will
honestly, faithfully, and to the best of
their abality, do and perform all the
duties of their respective offices, and
any willful violation of said oath or of
any other oath taken under the provis-
Ions OF this act, shall be held to be
perjury, and shall be punished as pre-
vided by the laws of the state for the
crime of perjury.
The chief of police and the sheriff of
New Hanover county are required to
see that good order is preserved at
such election, and may arrest and pre-
sent for commitment to the nearest Of
nicer clothed with the power of Justice |
or the peace, and all persons who NAV
be guilty of any violation of the pro- |
visions of this act.
Sec. 10. That the inspectors hold |
ing such primary election under the |
provisions of this act may of their own |
motion, or in any case of the challenge |
any person offering to vote, if they |
deem there is any doubt of the pro- |
prlety under the provisions of this act |
the vote SO offered, require of the |
person so offering to vote his oath to
the fact which authorized the vote, and |
If the person SO offering to vote declines |
make the oath so demanded, his vote |
shall be rejected.
Sec. 20. That the costs and expenses |
OF holding such primary election shall |
be $500 a day, and all other charges
and expenses shall be reasonable.
Sec. Il. That there shall be three |
inspectors Of election appointed for |
each election precinct at such primary
election and in making the appointment
Oh inspectors the executive committee
snail, SO far as possible, select qualified
voters from a list of names agreed upon
a majority of the candidates before
primary election, provided such
list is filed with the committee. |
On Such day as may be designated nv
he committee.
Sec. 20. That the executive commit
OF the city when they are petitioned
one d qualified electors of the
anne political party the committee be-
to, shall call and cause to be held
primary election as provided for in
MS act, and should the committee re-
use to call or hold such primary cleo
ION as petltioned for, they shall be
utility of a misdemeanor and upon con-
be punished by Imprisonment.
Il the county Jail not less than thirty
.ays or more than ninety days.