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

registrar as material upon the qUes-
ton of the identity and qualifca-
ton of the said applicant to be ad-
mitted to registration. The regis
trar may require the applicant to
prove his identity or age and resi-
dence by the testimony of at least
two electors under oath. And the
statements made by the applicant
for registration in answer to-any of
these questions shall be evidence
against him in any proceedings for
false or fraudulent registration. And
the registrar shall record the full
name by,Which he is known, his age,
occupation, place of birth and place
of residence of said elector, the name
kofg the postOfice, township, county
or State from whence the eleCtor has
removed, in the event of a removal f;
by whom employed, if employed;
whether he has listed his poll for
taxation for the current year in
which he applies for registration and
for the year next preceding, if liable
to pay a poll tax, in the appropriate
column of the registration books,
and the registration books contain
ing the said record shall be evidence
against the applicant in any court of
law in a proceeding for false or
fraudulent registration. And there
upon if the said registrar shall adj
Judge the applicant to be duly quail
fed and entitled to be registered as
an elector he shall register the name
of the applicant, giving his race OPP
posite to his name on the registra-
ton books: Provided, that nothing
herein contained shall prevent any
elector or judge of election on the
day of election and when the electOr
presents himself to vote from chal-
longing the right of the elector to
vote. If an elector has previously
been admitted to registration in any
ward, township or precinct in the
county in which he resides he shall
not be entitled to register again in
another ward, precinct OF township
in the same county until he produces
a certificate of the registrar in the
former township, ward or precinct
that his name has been erased from
the registration books of the ward.
precinct or township from which he
has removed and the identity Of any
person claiming the right to be reg
istered in any precinct of the same
county by virtue of said certificate
with the person named therein shall
be proven by the oath of the claim
ant, and when required by the regis
trar by the oath of at least one other
elector. Every person found and
adjudged by the registrar qualified
as an electOr shall take the follow
ing oath: Il do solemnly swear Cor
afim) that I will support the Consti-
tuition of the United States and the
Constitution Of the State of North
Carolina that I have been a resi-
dent of the State of North Carolina
for twelve months and OF the county
of - for ninety days that 1 am
t~wenty-One years of age that 1 have
not registered for this election in
any other ward, precinct or town
ship that 1 am the identical person
l represent myself to be, and that l
am a bona fde resident of -pre
cinct. So help me, God" And
thereupOn the said person shall be
entitled to register. That if any APP
plicant for registration who is per
mitted to register shall confess upon
his examination under oath at the
time he is admitted to registration
that he has not listed his poll for
taxation for the current year, if the
time of his said application is after
the time fixed by law for listing taxes
in that year, or if he shall admit that
he did not list his poll for taxation
for the year next preceding, it shall
be the duty of the registrar to certify
said fact or facts to the Clerk of the
Superior Court of said county, and
the said clerk shall hand such certif-
cate to the Solicitor for the district
at the next term of the Superior
Court, and the Solicitor shall with
out delay draw and send to the grand
jury bill of Indictment against such
elector so registering for failure to
list his poll tax. And if any applicant
shall falsely swear he has listed his
poll for taxation he shall be guilty