The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
Notice of Dispensary Election.

DURSUANT TO AN ORDINANCE PASS
ed by the Board of Commissioners OF
the town of Henderson, at special meeting
OIL Monday, Sept. 14th, 1908. notice is here
BY :iven that an election for the purpose OF
determining:
First, whether Intoxicating liquors shall
be manufactured in the town of Henderson;
| and, .,ooand, ~vhethnr dierriIsaries SHAH be
est blished in the town of Henderson, has
been called to be held in the town Of Hende--
son on the Goth day of October. 1908.
The polling places for said election are, re
| spectively:
First Ward-Linnell's Roller Mill.
Second Ward-Burwelfs Sumac Prize
House.
Third Ward-Mayor' Office.
Fourth Ward-Swan's Stables.
The following persons were appointed and
| elected registrars for their respective election
wards or precincts:
| First Ward-Jas. ". Gill.
| Second Ward-T. l.. Jones.
Third Ward-H. S. Major.
Fourth Ward-R. J. Marston.
The registrars shall revise the registration
bools of their election wards or precincts SO
| that said registration books shall show an
accurate list of the electors that We're regis
| tered in said precinct for the election of mu
| nicipal officers that was held on Tuesda..;-
| May 9Th, 1903, still residing in such election
precinct ward, without requiring such
| electors to register anew; and said registrars
| shall also. between the hours of 9 a. m. and
| 5 =. m, on each day Sunday exceptedD fol-
| seven days preceding the day for closing said
| registration books. keep open said books
| for the registration of any new electors re-
| siding in such election ward or precinct, and
entitled to register. whose name has never
before been registered in such election ward
| or precinct. or do not appear in the revised
| list; said books shall be kept open until 8
O'Clock p. m, of each Saturday during such
registration period.
The books will be open for registration on
Friday, October End, 1908, and said books
| will be closed for registration at O'Clock p
| M. on Saturday, October the 10th, 1903.
On Saturday, October the 10th, 1903, the
registrars and judges OF election of each
election precinct will keep the registration
books open i'll their respective election pre-
| cincts for the purposes of allowing challenges
OF electors,
The polls VIII be opened on election day at
s o'clock a. m, and closed at sunset of the
same day.
All electors who have resided in the election
precinct in which they offer to regiSte. for
ninet, 7 days and who are otherwise qualified
| according to law, shall be entitled to regis
ter for this election; and all electors regis
tered, and qualified to vote for members OF
the General Assembly, under the general
election law, shall be entitled to vote in this
election.
The ballots used in this election shall be
written or printed on white paper, of same
size, without device, mutilatiOn or ornamen-
tatiOn.
There will be two ballot boxes at each
polling place: one labelled, For or Aga ast
Dispensaries' and the other labelled For O..
Against Distilleries.
All voters who are in favor of dspensaries
shall vote ballot on which shall be written
or printed the words For Dispensaries, and
all voters opposed to dispensaries shall vote
a ballot on which shall be written o. printed
the words against Dispensaries.' The bal
lots voted on the question OF dispe Isa les
shall be deposited in the ballot box labelled
"For or Against Dispensaries.
All those who are in favor of the manufac-
ture Of Intoxicating liquors shall vote bal
lot on which is written or printed the worGs
''For Distileries, and all voters opposed to
the manufacture of Intoxicating liquors shall
vote ballot on which is written or printed
the words Against Distileries - TIE bal
lots voted on the question of the manufac-
tie of Intoxicating liquors shall be depos-
tied il the ballot box labelled For or
Against Distilleries'
BY order of the Board OF Town Commits
sioners.
This, Sept. 18th, 1903.
H. T. POWELL,
Clerk of the Town of Henderson.