The news & observer., 1901-03-24

election, and they shall file one poll-list
with the clerk of the Superior court.
Sec. g. Every primary election shall be
held at the time and place, and under the
regulations prescribed by the rules of the
party, organization or association holding
the same and the returns shall be made
and the result declared as prescribed by
such rules, but the returns of the man
ayers with the poll-list shall be filed in
the office of the clerk of the Superior
court for the county in which such cleo
tion is held. within four days after the
final declaration of the result thereof,
and shall remain there for public in
spection.
Sec 4. Any manager who shall be guilty
of wtlfully violating any of the duties de-
volvin upon such position here
under, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by a fine not to exceed one hundred
dollars or Imprisonment not to exceed six
months, and any manager who shall be
guilty of fraud or corruption in the man
agement of such election shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof. shall be fined in sum not to
exceed five hundred dollars, or imprison-
ed for term not to exceed twelve
months. or, both, in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 5. Any voter who shall swear
falsely in taking the prescribed oath or
shall impersonate another person ana
take the oath in his name to vote shall
be guilty of perjury and punished upon
conviction as for perjury.
Sec. g. That in every town or city ot
three thousand inhabitants or over there
shall be a party registration of voters
under regulations to be prescribed by the
rules of the party, organization or asso-
citation.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of any per-
son, who may be appointed by his party
in any capacity and who shall accept the
appointment to perform faithfully the du-
ties of such appointment, and it shall be
the duty of any delegate in any convention
assembled for the purpose of naming
candidates who are to be voted for by the
people, to faithfully carry out the choice
of his party when ascertainod as declared
as provided for by this act.
Sec s. If any voter having participated
in one primary shall vote or attempt to
for a similar purpose, during the same
political campaign, he shall be guilty OF
fraudulent voting and upon conviction,
shall be punished in the same manner and
to the extent as if he had voted illegally
in the general election; and il any voter
having voted ence in his primary election
shall vote or attempt to vote second
time in the same election, or at the same
or different poll, he shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor and shall be fined not
less than ten dollars nor more than fifty
dollars.
Sec. 9. If any person shall attempt TO
influence the vote of another by the use
of intoxicating liquors, or shall bribe or
offer to bribe any voter by promise OF
anything as reward to be delivered or a
service to be performed prior to, at the
time, or subsequent to the primary cleo
ton. he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars.
Sec TO- All dram shops and other places
for the vending of intoxicating liquors
shall be closed pending a primary elec-
tion; and 1t shall be unlawful for any per-