The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-29

ragistered anu "no
Lseged and rejected, shall be entitled
1ote. A space of not more than
e. feet in every direction from the
IN ~ or the rooms in which the cleo
son Is held may be kept open and
s1oar of all persons except the cleo
ION officer, herein provided, which
a,ov he rallied or roped off, with a
,orrov passage leading to and from
tba polls. And each elector shall APP
roach the polls from one direction
through such - passage and after
bis ballot is deposited in the box,
With as little delay as possible, shall
depart by the - passage leading
from the polls. Only one elector
sball enter the said - passage
leading to the polls at a time; and
sfter the elector has entered the pas
SAGE no one except the registrar or
iudges of election, or the challengers
hereinafter provided for, shall be
nermitted to speak to him, or make
snv signs to him, nor shall he be
nermited to speak to or make any
signs to any one except the registrar
and judges of election, except in case
his vote is challenged, as hereinafter
provided, until his ballot has been
deposited in the box, and he has
Dassed out of the enclosure. The
said rallied or roped space shall at ali
times during the hours for ~balloting
be kept open and cleared of all per-
O except the election officers
aforesaid and it shall be the duty of
the election bailif, hereinafter pro-
vided for, to keep such space so
cleared and opened. Each political
Marty shall be entitled to have at
each polling place a challenger, and
if the vote of any elector shall be
challenged by them or any other
elector, or the registrar or judges of
election, upon the announcement of
such challenge the said challengers,
or either of them, and any of the
witnesses that may be called for or
against the elector whose vote has
been challenged, shall be permitted
to proceed through the passage or
entrance aforesaid to the polling
place, and remain while the testi-
mony is being taken upon the ques-
ton of challenge, and no longer"
Section "a says the registration
books shall be deposited with the
register of deeds.
Section % states that the registrar
and judges of election may appoint
as many election constables or
bailiffs, not to exceed three, as they
may deem necessary for each pre-
cinct or ward to be present during
the election to keep peace and toprO-
tect the voting place.
Sections 26 and 81 are unimpOrtant,
relating to size and form of ballots.
Section % provides that the County
Board of Elections shall provide bal
lot boxes. Boxes shall be examined
before voting begins.
COUNTING THE VOTES.
Sec. 20. THAT when the election
shall be finished, the registrar and
Judges of election, in the presence of
such of the electors as may choose to
attend, shall open the boxes and
count the ballots, reading aloud the
names of the persons which shall APP
pear on each ballot; and if there
shall be two or more tickets rolled
up together, or any ticket shall con-
tain the James of more persons than
such elector has a right to vote for
0r shall have an ornament, symbol
u device upon it, or shall be mani
testify of different size and color than
the size and color prescribed by the
State Board of Elections, or shall be
found in the wrong box, in either of
those cases such ticket, shall not be
numbered in taking the ballots, but
shall be void. And said counting
shall be continued without adjourn
ment until completed, and the result
thereof declared"
Section 30 provides that the regis
tar and judges of election shall APP
point one of their number to attend
The meeting of the Board of County
~Canvassers as a member thereof, and
snail deliver to the member so APP
pointed the original return or state
Ment Of the result of the election.
Sections 81 to 80 inclusive, are not