The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-19

22A ID south frOod ctrccS A.~&o&
TO arrest without warrant and in Their
discretion, any elector, and 10 hold him
under arrest for twenty -four hours
only of his liberty, but also his vote,
and which il more odious and dAm.s.
ing than the notorious Federal cleo
ton Force Bill. sS<ss-Sr--a
And whereas, the purpose OF such
provisions in any election law can on
~ be for stealing voter and oyerturn-
ing the sovereign will OF the people,
preventing its expression nj the ballot
box. Now, therefore, be il,
RESOLVED, by the Peoples Party 10
State Convention assembled, that In
order to remove some OF the most slsr-
ing provisions of this election law. and
to prevent some of the most odiOus
abuses that would be perpetrated IN
der il, we appeal To every honest citi-
Zen of North Carolina TO demand Of
the Democratic legislature, when II
meets in June, to adopt at least The
following amendment 60 said law, viz:
(a) Amend section IL by inserting
after the words political party" in The
end OF line 6, the following:
provided that the State Chairman
of the Democratic, Republican, and
Peoples Parties, respectively, shall
have the right on or before the first
Monday In July TO nominate 20 the
said county boards of election in eve
cry county in the state, one person
with above qualifications for judges Of
election in each precinct, ana 10 such
nominations are made by any or all Of
said chairman, then said county boards
Of election shall appoint said judges Of
election from the names % nominl-
ted TO them respectively.
(b) Amend section 10 by inserting
| i'm line III after the word ALTERED" the
following:
Provided that no election precinct
shall contain more than four hundred
electors.
(c) Amend section % in line 20 by
inserting after the word foreclosure"
the following:
Provided that il shall be the duty Of
the judges Of election upon the re-
quest OF any voter TO take his ballot
and deposit IL in the proper boxes.
| Whereas, the only excuse that the
Democratic party has advanced for the
unlimited power and discretion given
II
they claim to be the danger Of coloni-
zation, therefore,
Resolved, that section III be amend
ed by adding the following proviso,
| namely:
Provided that the above qualifica-
lions Tor the registering Of an elector
shall not apply to any elector, Offering
| 10 register, who can prove on the oath
Of himself and one other elector, NJ re-
quired to do SO, that he has been q cit
izen of the State for twelve months, a
citizen or the county in which he Of
iers TO register, for 80 days, and IL an
actual and bona 6de resident of the
precinct in which he offers to vote.
| (d) Provided further, that any per-
son denied registration shall have the
right Of appeal from the decision OF
the registrar denying him registration
to the resident or presiding Judge OF
the Superior Court in the district
wherein he resides, and on such appeal
the hearing shall be de novo.
Any person denied registration and
desiring to appeal must within ten
days after the decision Of the registrar
is made, fIe with the said registrar
written notice of his Intention 10 ap-
peal tberefrom, and tbereupon the reg
~
case within twenty-four hours from
the filing Of the notice to the clerk OF
the Superior Court in the county
wherein be resides. who shall in turn
forward the certified papers in the
case to the resident Judge or the judse
presiding in the district, who shall,
without unnecessary delay, hear and
determine the matter and certify his
decision 70 the registrar from whom
| the case was brought; and liz it is the
decision OF the judge that the apLli-
cant is entitled 70 reglster and vote, .
and III said decision snail be Delivered
to the registrar At any time 10, fur- th-
closing Of the polls on election dsy. i'll
shall be his duty TO register the name
on the books and the applicant shaft
be entitled TO vote.
III any registrar or Clerk OF the CoufId
shall neglect or refuse TO send up tlIs
appeal as herein directed. or compl,s
with the decision OF the court in re \
spect thereto, he shall be guilty of .
misdemeanor and upon convictiofi
shall be fined not less than fifty al
lars or imprisoned not less thai
days, or both in the discretion - !
court. D
That Section 25 be repealed. asr
We denounce the last Demo1
Legislature for creating an Elsno
Board for political and partisan nlyy \
poses. and for giving TO said Bosann
Election the power 10 meet st wfaa
any time and place in the State and re-
main indefinitely in session, drawing
from The public funds OF the State
twenty eight dollars per day and ex-
penses; and for requiring said Board
OF Election TO appoint Q county board
Of election in each county in the State
for political and partisan purposes and
paying the chairman Of said county
board 81 so per day and travelling ex-
pepses out OF the county funds OF the
State.
We further condemn the said Leris-
lsfure for creating 103 new and unneo-
essary Offices for political and partisan
purposes at the expente OF the Coun-
ties and the State. :
BISMARKS IRON NERVE
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