The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-18
THE NEWS OBSERVER, TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 49,

3 tcHStl anu on election ulN registrar
and judges shall determine whether the
challenged person Is entitled To vote, pro-
vi,led the above Shall not prohibit any
elector from challenging n name at
time other than That above mentioned.
The nalnc Of any challenged person who
Is found not 10 he qualified shall he
erased by the registrar. On the first
Monday OF the month neXt preceding
the election the governing body sh0ll up-
point two judges Of election Of different
political PARTIES. II possible OF good
character aud able to read and write, for
each polling place The Judges md
registrar, under oath. shall open the
polls aud hold the election they shall
keep a poll book IN which shall he en-
tered The name at every person who
shall vote, aud they shall certify tho
/ hook md deposit It with The governing
body
Section u. M person. not qualified to
vote for members ~ The General Assem-
bly, shall vote in town election and any
onc SO qualified shal hp entitled to vote
IN town election, Every person offer
| ing 10 register ghall state under oath
when he became Il resident Of the State
aud town when he beenme 2 years of
age. how long he has resided in The
ward or precinct. designating his place ot
residence therein If he il registered IN
another ward he shall produce a ceEtiti-
cate before being allowed to register in
the ward where he offers. eerticate to
show Chat his mime is erased and that
he has removed from the former ward.
The person presenting certificate shall
be identified by his own oath and by
that of another elector If the registrar
SO requires. The elector when register
ing takes the oath prescribed by the
general law.
Section 10. Only persons becoming u
years of age on election day shall he nj
lowed to register on that day, and any
person who for any other reason be-
comes entitled 70 vote on that day.
Section /. Amy elector or election
officer may challenge a suspected elector
on election day
Section Il. Registrars aud judges
shall determine the right Of a chal-
lenged person 10 vote under the rules Of
the general law for election of members
of the General Assembly.
Section Is. The polls shall be kept
open from sunrise to sunset of election
day and no longer
Section II. Election officers shall de-
post registration books with the gov
erning body Immediately after the elec.
ton.
Section Is. All ballots shall be Of the
same size upon white paper without de-
vice or ornament: the governing body Of
the town shall prescribe the kind Of bal
lot as herein set forth and shall publish
notice of same in newspaper of the
town ten days before the election and
- copies of the paper shall be deposited
ia the mayors office. and n copy fur
nished To the chairman of the political
PARTIES. and to every candidate asking
for copy. The governing body shall
furnish the ballot boxes for the wards.
Each hox to he carefully examined by
the election officers before voting begins,
to see that il is empty
Section 1G At the close of the cleo
lion the judges and registrar shall count
the vote, calling aloud the names APP
pearing on each ballot. aud rejecting any
ballots rolled np together. or containing
too many names. or being of a size or
color other than that prescribed or with
a device. The count shall be finished
without Adjournment and the result
declared. The registrar and judges OF
the ward shall appoint one az their nu1n-
her ia attend the meeting ~ the board
OF canyassers, and such appontee shall
deliver the original RETURNS or state
ment Of the result Of the election 70 the
board of canvassers OF the clrs which
shall be composed Of the members Of
the ward or precinct boards.
+ Section IT, A majority Of tho mem
hers of the several ward or precinct
boards of election who shall hayc been
appointed to attend the city or town
board Of canvassers as members thereof
shall constitute such hoard
Section Is The members of the town
board of canvassers shall meet az noon
on the day after election at the mayors
office and take the oath prescribed IN
the general law for members Of the
comfy board of canvassers.
Section ~. The board OF canVassers
shah, III the presence of amy electors
who choose TO attend, canvas the vote
aud determine the number Of votes east
for each candidate in each ward, and
shall sign the abstract; they shall also
have power 10 pass upon all votes and
10 send for persons and papers, and to
examine persons under oath.
Section 20. IN all other respects town
elections shall he conducted under the
general law in the same way rs elec
tions for members of the General As
sembly.
section n. That in all elections in
any county or township upon local op-
ton, dispensnry, bond issues, bond suh-
scriptions. stock law, To elect tax coli
leetor or for other purposes than the
election OF township county. State or
national officers the same shall he held
under the existing registration revised
AZ herein provided in the several pre
cinots without requiring electors 80 reg
lister anew. md the election shall he
held under the rules herein laid down for
town elections; provided, that in county
elections the commissioners shall APP
point judges and registrars, ana the
members appointed by the Judges and
registrars shall constitute the canvass
ing board for the county. to meet az the
court house on the second day after the
election aud declare the result as pro-
vided herein for town elections, and ia
all other respects such elections shall
Ice conducted as herein provided Gor