The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
REGISTRATION DAYS
Books Open From Octobe
End to October IS.
Twenty Working Days Is the Coz sifuc''o'
Agreed Upon By Chairmen Simmons
and Pri.chard.

Registration for the coming election
haoins on Thursday, October End and
closes on Saturday, October 25th.
This gives the twenty days required
bv the election law for the registration
of voters in North Carolina and Will re
the first registration held since the en-
actment of the Constitutional Amend
ment.
Tie following correspondence between
the State Chairman of the Democratic
and Republican parties shows that the
dates named are those required by the
law:
Hon. Jeter c. Pritchard.
Chairman State Republican Executive
Committee, Marshall. n. G.
Dear Senator: Section IS, Election
Law of 1901. provides that the registrar
of each township. ward, or precinct,
shall be furnished with l resIstration
book prepared us hereinbeIoIe provided.
and it shall be his duty, between the
hours of 8 o'clock Il. III. and sunset on
zach day, Sunday excepted, Tor twenty
days preced ing the day for closing the
registration books, as h~ereinbefore pro
vided, to keep open said books for the reg
istration Of any electors residing WITHIN
such township, ward. or precinct, and
entitled to registration.
l have asked Attorney General Gll-
mer's opinion as to what day under TINS
provision of the election law the regis
tration books should be opened. and |
am in receipt of his answer to his
inquiry, bearing even date herewith, TO
the effect that the statute means that the
registration books shall be kept open
VIZ a n We npinr To tho d1E on
which they are required to closed. Civ
ing his construction to the statute. the
Attorney General holds that Thursday,
October End will be the day for opening
registration and that Saturday, october
25th, will be the day for closing.
l beg to 6 ii you agree With
the Attorney General in this constitute
ton of the statute, that you, as Chairman
of the Republican Executive Committee,
and myself, as Chairman OF the Demo
cratic Executive Committee. should en-
ter into an agreement to give to the
statute this construction. I will be
pleased to hear from you at your earliest
convenience.
Yours truly.
F. NJ. SIMMONS.
Raleigh, N. c., September 16.
Chairman State Democratic Executive
Committee.
The following reply was received here
yesterday:
Hon. +. M. Simmons.
Chairman State Democratic Executive
Committee.
Raleigh. N. G.
My Dear Senator: I have your letter
of recent date. in which you say that
Attorney General Gilmer has constructed
Section Is of the Election Law Of 1901
to mean that 1.-The registration books
shall be kept open twenty working days
prior to the day on which they are re-
quired to be closed. Giving this con-
structiOn to the statute, the Attorney
General holds that Thursday, October
End, will be the day for opening rcgs-
traton, and that Saturday, October 10Th
will be the day for closing" InOte your
suggestion that il l agree with the At
torney General, / enter into IAN agree
ment to give to the statute this construc-
ton"
In reply / have to say that I concur
in the opinion of the Attorney General,
and that it will afford me great pleasure
to join with you in a statement to that
effect.
With best wishes. ! am
Sincerely yours.
]. G. PRITCHARD.