The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-08

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The recent Leg,slatrrs repealed
I've so.-partisan election laws OF
1895 and 1897. which guarAnsesd to
every party the right 70 Be rsprss-n-
ted on election boards By eleeuos
olic&rs Of their Own choosing ana
enacted IN election lac moro vicious
than ,pfauous Simmons baH'fen
Election lav that Vas in force bsfor~
1895.
The leading provisions Of this lac
% published by the Raleigh News q
Obs rver are a. follows:
I. That the election for State and
county officers shall be held on the
arss Thursday in August and every
two years thereafter.
.. That there shall be . state
board of elections composed OF I'VE
persons elected by the Legislature
for tern Of two years.
3. That there shall be . county
board Of elections consisting OF three
persons. appointed by State board
for . term Of two years
4. That the State, Board OF election
shall meet in Raleigh the hes, Mon
day in May. 1899, and organize by
electiug one OF their number chair
man and another secretary. Another
meeting shall be held on the drs'
Monday in April in each election
year. Special meetings may be cali
cd when necessary. For their services
the board shall receive four dollars
lappoint all registrars AID judges OF
elections. Members of the county
boards may DO removed by the Stats
board; and the county board IN turn
may remove any registrar OF judy'
of election.
6. That county boards must mee
not later than the fsst Monday il
May for organization, and for divid
ing the counties into precincts Aus
polling places.
| z. That before the next genera
election there shall be an entirel!
new registration. Among question:
to be asked applicant is whether b.
} has listed his poll for taxation TO
the. current. year in which he apple
. for registration, and for the yea
; next preceding. And il any appli
cant shall. falsely swear he has liste,
, his poll for taxation, he shall b
guilty Of perjury and and punished
;. Is prescribed by law"
IL 8. That the registration books shal
. be kept open twenty days aud closes
.. on the second Saturday before tn
' election. On each Saturday duripI
the period the registrar shall go 4
the polling place to register voters
On such days the books shall be- ope
., for inspection by the voters of tn
. precinct. There shall be no no reg
8 istering on election day, but voter
+ may be challenged.
@ 9. That on or before the first Nor
b day in July the county board sha
u appoint two judges of election fl
each precinct.
ri 10. That to prevent disorder |,
u many as three special officers may
" appointed by the registrars ar
u Judge Of election.
T. III. Thatlthere shall be one ball
y for all State officers. one for ludg
D. Of different courts, one for msmbe
OF General Assembly, one for coup
officers, and one for township of
Gers. That all ballots for each
these classes Of officers shall be Il
same size, on white paper and wit
~ out device. The size of the ball
20 must be prescribed by the Sta
IS board Of elections. Tickets in d
D. wrong box shall not be counted.
y IL. That the members of the se
: eral boards of election shall cons
Is tuts the board Of county canvassel
L. which shall meet at the court hon
le second day after the election. ca
vAes the returns and DECLARE The =