The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-14

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is found not to be qualified shall be
erased by the registrar. On the first Mon
| day of the month next preceding the
election the governing body shall ap-
point two judges of election of different
| political parties if possible .? good
/ character and able to read and write. for
each polling place. The judges and
| registrar, under oath. shall open the
polls and hold the election; they shall
| keep poll book IN which shall be on
tered the name Of every person who
shall vote. and tdty .hall ctrtifr me
BOOK and, deposit = with the governing
| ody.
Section o. No person not qualified to
vote for members of the General Assem-
bly, shall vote in town election and any
one so qualified shall be entitled to vote
IN town election. Every person offer
ing to register shall state under oath
when he became resident of the State
and town, when he became 81 years of
age, how long he has resided in the ward
or precinct, designating his place of resi-
dence therein. If he is registered in
another ward he shall produce certif-
cate before being allowed to register in
the ward where he offers. certificate to
show that his name is erased and that
he has removed from the former ward.
The person presenting a certificate shall
be Identified sy 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 p
years of age on election. day shall be al
lowed to register on that day, and any
person who for any other reason be-
comes entitled to vote on that day.
Section IL. Any elector or election Off
GER may challenge a suspected elector on
election day.
Section II. II ,g.strars AMI judges st all
determine the right of challenged per-
son to vote under the rules of the gene
raj law for election of members of the
General Assembly.
Section 13. The polls shall be kept
open from sunrise to sunset of election
day and no longer.
Section IA. Election officers shall de-
post registration books with the govern.
ing body Immediately after the election
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 setforth and shall publish
notice of same in Il newspaper of the
town ten days before the election and %
copies of the paper shall be deposited in
the mayors office, and a copy furnished
to the chairmen of the political parties
Nd to every candidate asking for a
rcopy. The governing body shall furnish
the ballot boxes for the wards. Each
box to be carefully examined by the cleo
ton officers before voting begins, to see
that it is empt.y.
Section 16. AT the. close of the election
the judges and registrar shall count the
vote, calling ALOUD the names appearing
on each ballot, and rejecting any ballots
rolled up together, or containing too
many names. or being of size or color
other Than that prescribed or with de-
vice. The count shall be finished with
outfadjournment and the result declared
The registrar and judges of the ward
shall appoint one of their number to at
tend the meeting of the board of can,
vassers, and such appointee shall de
liver the original returns or statement o.
the result of the election to the board
of canvassers of the city, which shall be
| composed of the members of The waid OF
precinct boards.
Section II. A majority of the members
of the several ward or precinct boards OF
election who shall have been appointed
to attend the city or town board of can
vassers as members thereof shall consti-
tute such board.
Section Is. The members Of the town
board of canvassers shall meet at noon
on the day after election ut the mayors
! office and take the oath prescribed in the
general law for members of the county
board of canvassers.
Section 49, The board Of canyassers
shall, i'll the presence of any electors who
choose to attend, canvas the vote
and determine the number Of votes east
for each candidate in each ward. and
shall sign the abstract; they shall also
have power to pass upon all votes and
to 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 as elections
for members of the General Assembly.
Section q. That in all elections in any
county or township upon local option,
dispensary, bond issues. bond subscrip-
tons. stock law, to elect tax collector or
for other purposes than the election of
township, county, State or national Off
GERS the same shall be held under the
existing registration revised as herein
provided in the several precincts without
requiring electors to register anew. and
the election shall be held under the rules
herein laid down for town elections:
provided. that in county elections the
commissioners shall appoint judges and
registrars, and the members appointed
by the judges and registrars shall con-
stitute the canyassing board for the
county, to meet at the court house on the
second day after the election and de-
clare the result as provided herein for
town elections. and in all other respects
such elections shall be conducted as
herein provided for town elections: pro-
vided stock law, local option and all
other matters except election of political
officers shall be held under the provisions
of the code. This provision shall apply
only to the county of Mcdowell.
Section % In any town where the
charter prescribes a method of election
the governing body may order the elec
| ton 10 e held under the charter or un
| dor ills act.
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