The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
~. NEW Bull PeNtlecI,oN LAW
Its ProvisiO - as inter, re'sd by . L. sdIne
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rhE NEW Bull PEN ELECTION LAW
Its Provisio - a. Inter, r.'ea by . L sd,ns
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The recent Legislature rep aIed
VI" non-partisan election laws OF
1895 and 1897. which guaranteed to
every party the right TO he repr@ n
ted on election boards by election
Ulcers Of their own choosing, and
-nscted an election law more vicious
than infamous Simmons Bull.Pen
Election law that was in force before
1875.
The leading provisions Of this Law
"a pu' lished ny the Raleigh News &
Obs. rver are a. follo~s:
l. Tnst the election for S.ate and
county Ulcers shall be held on the
fist Thursday in August and every
tw" years thereafter.
2 That there shall be a State
board of Il ctions composed If I've
persons elected by the Legislature
for term If two years.
3. That there shall be a crunty
board Of elections consist, ng Of tn rec
persons. appointed by State board
fer y term If Two years.
4 Tnat tn. State Bard Of elections
shall meet 10 Raleigh the frst Mon
day in May. 1899. and orQapiz- by
-lectiug one OF heir plumber chair
man and another secretary. Another
meeting shall be held on the frs'
Monday in April in each election
year Special meetings may be call
ed when necessary. F r their service 6
the board shall receive four d".lars
appoint all registrars and ,dges Of
elections. Members Of the county
boards may be removed by the State
board; aud the county board in turn
may r-move any registrar or judy
of election.
6 That county boards must NEE,
not later than tue first Monday in
May for organization, and for divid-
ing the counties into precincts and
pol ing places.
7. Tuat before the next general
election there shall be an entirely
new registration. Among questions
t, be asked applicant is whether bt
has listed his poll for taxation foI
the current year in which he apple.
for reeis,ra'ion, and for the yea
next preceding Ard if any appll
cant shall falsely swear he has listed
his poll for tax-tion, he shall b.
guilty of pe'j,ry and and punished
as Or, srribed by law"
s. That the registration books sha
be kept open twenty days and close
IN the second Saturday before th'
-lec,i,n. Ga each Saturday during
the period the regis rar shall 60 t
The polliog place to register voters
o. such day s the books shall be opel
for Inspection by the voters of th
precinct. There shall be no no reg
,.tsri, g on election day, but voter
may b. challenged.
9. That on or before the frst Mon
lay in July the county board sba
app int two judges of election 70
.ach pr ciuct.
10. That to prevent disorder q
many as three special officers msy b
appointed by The registrars al
j ,dge If election.
IL. Tat there shall be one bale
u for all State officers, one for Judge
i'd # reut Q urrs. one for mem b. ,
fG neral Assembly, one for count
e. .ers, AMI one for toanship q
J. --rs. That all ballots for each I
tn.s. losses Of "a GERS shall b ,h
y same z =, on white paper and sit'
= ut device. Tue sig, of The ball
" must be prescrib. d by the Sta
board If elections. Tickets in II
wr"ne b shall not be counted.
II That the members Of the Sc
n. raj boards OF election shall const
tate the bosrd OF county canvass
which shall meet at the court
second day after the election -
g vass the returns, and declare the r
NJ suit at the court house door.
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