The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-16
IHE NEW ELECTION LAW.
An Outline Of the Principal Provisions by
Sections

The new election law is In its main features
n copy oi the law In force previous 10 1895.
The bill proyides:
J. That the election for State and county
officers shall be held on the first Thursday
IN Aug lst and every two years thereafter
.. That there shall to u state board Of
election composed of five persons elected by
tbe Legislature for n term OF two year.
3. That ther. shall be "a coUnty board OF
e..ctions consisting OF three persons, ap-
p0inteG by :hs State board for u term Of two
years.
T. That state board Of eecti ,ns shall meet
Ia Raleigh the lrst Monday in Mav, 1889
and organize by eecting one OF their number
chairman and another secretary. Another
meeting shall be held On the first Monday
i'll April in each election year. Special
meetings may be- called WHOM necessary. For
their services the board shall receive 81 4
day ana travelling expenses.
5. That ;hc county boards shall appoint
al registrars aud judges " election. Men-
ber5 Of the coanty boards may he removed
by the State board and the county board il,
turn may remove any registrar Or iudge Of
election.
q. That county boards must meet not later
than the first Monday in May for orgaulza-
ton, and for Dividing the counties into pre-
cincts and fixing polling places.
T. That before tho next general c;ectio,
there shall be an entirely new registration,
Among questions 10 bc asked applicant il
"whether he has listed MS poll Tor taxa
tiOn for tEe current year ia which he sp-
pEca Tor registrations. and foc the year next
preceding. Aud if any applicant sta!l fuiseiy
swear he has listed his poll iur taxation, b.
shall be guilty c; leriury aad punished a.
prescribed by law
<. That the registration BOOKS shall .,e
Kept open for twenty days and closed on tn.
second Saturday before the election On
each Saturday during this period the regis.
trar sha! go to the polling place to regis.e,
"otes. On such days the books shau bs
open for inspection by voters of the precinct
There shall bc 40 registering on election
day. hut voters may be- challenged.
3. That on or before the first MorcRy II
July the county board shall appoint two
judges Of election for eaci, precinct:
TO- That to prevent disorder as many i:
three special officers may bo appointed T.,
| tho registrars and judges Of electicn.
II. That there shall be one ta;lct for al
| State officers, one for justice OF the Supren.
Court. one for members nf the General As
aembiy, one for county officers H1l ono Yo
| township officers. That all ballots for eaci
OF these classes of officers shall be same siz,.
| On white paper and without device The sig
| OF the ballots nust te prescribed by the Stat
! board OF elections. Tickets In tbs wrong boz
| shall not be colnted.
II. That the embers Of the several board
| OF election shall constitute the board O
! county canvassers, which shall meet at tn
! court house the second day after the e.es,
| ton, caHra-s the returns and declare the II,
! suit at the court house door
| Ghe cemaindar of the act provides for can
vasS;nR toe returns for state officers, Con
gressme- and electors, prescribes penalt
Tor performance Of the duties prescribed 70
| officers OF the election. aud makes other xoD
sral regulations of elections