The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-03
IN SESSION AGAIN TODAY
To Appoint the County Boards of
Election.
ALL THE COUNTIES NOT YET HEARD FROM
The County Boards Are Charged With Most
important Duties and the State Board
is Trying to Secure Good
Men for the Places.

The State Board of Elections Is
now in session here
1t met in room No. at the iarbo-
rough House yesterday at II O'Clock
but remained in session only few
minutes; adjourned till 4 o'clock and
when that hour arrived adlourne"
over till o'clock This morning.
The object of meeting is to appoint
county boards of election in ali the
counties of the State, and the post
ponement of the meeting from tlmc
to time is to hear from the chairnen
and others in the various counties
! that have failed to recommend men
for these boards. r"
Several counties have failed to re-
port, and it is not likely that they viii
be heard from today in time for the
board to make all its appointments.
In that case an adjournment Will
probably be taken until the 18th, the
time for the meeting OF the State
convention.
The members of the board present
are: Walter II. Neal. Oem.). chair
man. Scotland county; Jas. ID. Nc
NJ j,
county: Wilson G.. Lamb. (Dem.). .Iar-
tin county; Robt. ID. Gilmer, Oem)
Haywood county; j. \. FrarCk.;
(Rep.l, Swain county; c. III. Johnston.
tPop.), Sampson county. The sevcltl
member of the board, Mr.. W. B. po.
lard, (Dem.). of Forsyth county, is
unable to be present.
10 l,,4. & f,1
county board Of elections shows that
the appointment of those composing Il
is most important duty.
The new election law provides that
the State Board of Elections shall
meet in Raleigh on the first Monday III
April of each year in which there Is
to be general election. At this meet
ing there is 10 be appointed an cleo
ton board in every county in the
State: this board to consist of ''three
discreet persons, who are electors H.
the county in which they are to set :
Their term of office is for two years.
unless sooner removed by the State
Board, for INCOMPETENCE, failure OF
duty or any other satisfactory cause.
1T shall be the duty of the county
board of elections in each county 70
election in their respective counties. :.
The county board may remove any
registrar or Judge of election ''for
incompetency. failure to qualify with
in the time prescribed by law. failure
to discharge the duties of the office
after qualifying or any other satsfac-
tory cause"
1T shall be the duty of the COUNTY
bna nd of OLE in,
spective counties not later than The ,trst
Monday in May. 1900, and biennially
thereafter, and after organizing by elect
ing one of their number chairman and
another secretary. to divide their respec-
tive counties into several election pre-
cincts and fix the places of polling in the
several election precincts. They may
adopt the present division of their county
into election precincts, or they may est;b
lish new precincts or they may alter the
present precincts, but the election pre-
cincts and precinct polling places as now
fixed in each county shall remain as they
now are, until altered. And in cases OF
any alteration of the election precinct OF
polling places therein, they shall give
twenty days notice thereof in some pub
lie journal or in lieu thereof, in three
court house door And the said county
board of elections shall have power from
time to time after dividing their county
into election precincts, to establish, al
ter, discontinue or create such new pre-
cincts of election in their respective coun-
ties as they may deem expedient, giving
twenty days notice thereof
THE county boards of the several
counties shall select, on or before the
first Monday in June, 1900, and biennially
thereafter. one person for each precinct
who shall act as registrar of voters for
such township, ward or precinct. The
board of elections shall make publication
of the names of the persons so selected
al the court house door, immediately
after such appointment and shall cause
q notice to be served upon said persons
by the sheriff
On OF before the first Monday in
July the county board shall aproint
two persons who shall act as IIcpes
Of election.
Also the county board shall provide
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