The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-02-13

voter Of this 10 Epship. and that GU
are now an actual resident OF the same,
and have been ev r FIn"e you we're &c
register and That yGI1 are the Iden-
teal persons YOU reureeepG yourself &C
6e, and that y on have MT voted II
this election az rbIs or any other poll
ing place: go netp you Grd AM i
he refus. g 20 axe such oath, his vote
shall be T j cse1; II, however, be docs
take che 08Gn when .r"r"ared, MS vote
shall De rec Ive0: PrOUtded that after
such och shall nAse D-en taRen, the
registrar and Judges may. nevertne
less, r fuse 10 permits such person to
vote. Unless they De saCls fed hat be
il q legal voter; and they r hereby
author z Il to administer the Dece 8 1ry
Oatns or an nations e all Witnesses
brought be ore them to testify E the
qualifications OF a OersIn 'farlpR %
vote. Whenever auy pers"n's vote
ehall be recelv, d, afEsr h~vlng AIKEN
the oath prescribed IN this 81 C Ion, the
CLERKS of eI, cEI0n snail rite n tpe
DOLL books, g { tn end Of such person.
name, the word g RUrn." The same
powers 90 the administration of oathr
and the examination of witnesses, a.
in this sec5IOn graf ed co registrars
and judges OF eIe 'tlon. may be ex2r.
cisco oy the reg1str ers IN al; cases
where the names of persons regIstereO
oferIrg co register are objected TO
Sec. % That the polls shall be oper
the GaS of election from sunrise in tn
morning until eunses on the same day,
and no longer, and each elector whose
name shall appear registered and who
shall not be challenged and r. ice ed.
shall be entitled TO vote. A space Of
not more than Fl ty feet in every dIrec
ton from tn polls or the rooms ID
which the election 10 held may be eep
open and clear of all pers DIS cxcep,
the election eff ser, herein provided.
which may be railed or Toped fl, WITH
a parrow passage leading TO and from
the polls. And each eIe ctor snail ap
the polls from one dirpc. ion
through such - passage; and after
his ballot Is dep slted il che bcx, with
as little delay as possible, shall d 'part
By the - passage leading from b
polls. Only one elecVor shall enter the
said - passage leading to the pole
at a time; and after the electoI has en-
tered the passage. no one except the
registrar or judges OF election, or tn
challenRers. hereinafter provided for,
shall be permitted to speak to him, or
make any slgue to him. nCr shall he be
permitted 10 speak TO Or make eLy
TO any L except the registrar
and judges OF election, except I n C g
his vote Is challe nRef, as hereinafter
provided, until his ballot has ban de
posted in tne bcx, Rnd be has passed
Out Of the enclosure. The said raIieu
or r1pPd space shali at all timaa during
the h2urs for b3ltoting be kept open
aud cleared OF all persons, exceot he
Ulcers aforesaid; and 1t shall
be the duty Of the electi n b4Iiif, here.
provided for, to keep such spec
30 cleartd and opened. Each political
party shall be entitled to have at each
place q challenger, and If III
vote Of any elec1or snail be challenged
oy them or any other tlector, or the
or jIrges of election, upon
the announcement of such challenge
the said cha lengers, DR. either OF them,
and any Of the Witnesses that may be
for or against the elect0r whose
vote has been challenged, shall be per
TO proceed through the pass age
entran>e aforesaid 20 the polling
Ulacp, and remain while the tes Imon>
is being taken upon the question of chal
lego. and no longer
[5eciion "A says the registration
books snail b5 dep oslged with tho regis
ter of deed
Section % states that the registrar
an0 judges of election may appoint g.
many election C9nsSG oies or OaIilff4
not to exceed three, as they may deem
necessary for each precsacG or ward
to be present during the election
keep peace and 60 protecs the voting
pla e
SECTIONS 26 and % are uaimporsant
relaxing to size and form of ballots.
Section % provides that cha Oount4
Bard Of E ec5ions shall provide ba Hot
boxes. B xes sh I'll be mined be-
fore voting begins
8 c % Thas wnen the cleo ion shall
be finished, the registrar ana / gos o.
election, il the prasen3e OF such of tn
electors ~ may c1oosa to attend, s9all
opaD the bcX-s end count the ballots,