The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
CHANGES IN THE ELECTION Law.

we're made in this law by the Legis-
lature in session June 13, 1900, all OF
which changes are given fully in the
following reproduction, showing
every section which has been changed
in any way:
New Election Law as Amended.
Fl. B. No. 29S3-A Bill to be Entitled
an Act to Amend Chapter 507 of
the Public Laws of 1899, entitled
An Act to Regulate Elections.
Section 1, which provides for the
State election on the first Thursday
in August and each four years there
after, is amended by providing for
biennial elections for such other State
officers as are not named in this e C
ton.
Section 3 is amended to provide for
election of judicial district solicitors,
same as clerks of Superior Cousts-
each four years.
Section 6 is amended slightly anent
making provision for compensation
of the State board of elections.
Section 10, amended so as to allow
county boards to meet at "such other
times as the chairman or any two
members may direct.
Section II of the law passed by the
1899 session is entirely wiped out and
the following substituted
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
Section II. That before the next
general election on the first Thursday
in August, 1900, provided for in this
act, there shall be an entirely new
registration of all persons who shall
be entitled to register, in every voting
precinct in the State and only such
persons as are registered shall be en-
titled to vote in any election held
under this act.
That in all cases the applicant for
registration shall be sworn by the
registrar, before being registered,
and shall state and answer his name,
age, place of birth, place of residence
(stating ward if he resides in an in
c~orporated town or city,, number of
his house if numbered, and if not
numbered, then a designation of its
locality by streets and if not the
owner then the name of the owner
or renter.
If not a resident Of an incorporated
town or city he shall then state his
place of residence in the election pre-
cinct and if he is not the owner of
the house in which he lives then he
shall state the name of the person
who does own the same, or upon
whose land he lives, the time of his
residence in said county, ward Or
election precinct and if not known
to the registrar to be qualified to reg
lister, his avOcatiOn, place of business,
where and by whom employed if en-
DlOyed if newcomer, from whence
he comes and his post-ofice address
before removal whether he has been
disqualified as a voter by Judgment
or decree of any court, and if so by
what court reinstated and any other
questions which may be material
upon the question of the identity
and qualification of the said applicant
to be admitted to registration.
The registrar, if in doubt as to the
right of the applicant to register,
may require other evidence satisfac-
tory to him as to the qualifications of
the applicant. And thereupOn, if
the applicant shall be found to be duly
qualified and entitled to be registered
as an elector the registrar shall regis
ter the applicant giving his race op-
posite his name), and shall record his
name, age, residence, place of birth,
and the township, county or State
from whence he removed, in the
event of a removal, in the appropriate
column of the registration books
and the registration books containing
the said record shall be evidence
against the applicant in any court of
law in a proceeding for false or fraud
ulent registration provided, that
nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent any elector or judge of election,
on the day of election and when the
elector presents himself to vote, from
challenging the right of the eIector
to vote.
If any elector has previously been
admitted to registration in any ward,
township or precinct in the county
in which he resides, he shall not be