The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-30

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tive counties, cities and towns.
Sec. z. That all laws or parts oil
laws in conflict with this act be and
the same are hereby to the extent OF
such conflict repealed; Provided
however, that nothing in this act
shall operate to repeal any Of the To-
cal or special acts Of the General AS
sembly Of North Carolina prohibiting
the manufacture or sale or other dis
position of any of the liquors men
toned in this act, but all such acts
shall continue in full force and effec
and in concurrence herewith, and in
dictment or prosecution may be had
either under this act or by special or
local act relating to the same sub
jeet. 2
Sec. s. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this act shall be
guilty Of a misdomener.
Sec. 9. That the foregoing pro-
vision of this act shall go into effect
on the 1st day of January, 1909, if
majority of the votes cast at the
election hereinafter provided for
shall be "against the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating LIQUORS"
Sec. 10. That on the first Thurs
day in August, 1903, an election shall
bbe held in the Federal election pre-
cints in each county to determine
whether the provisions Of Sections
| to-8, inclusive, Of this act shall be-
come effective. Said election shall
be conducted and held under the same
rules and regulations and in
the same manner as elections for
State officers, and unless otherwise
provided for in this act the general
law regulating elections as set forth
IN Chapter 90, Revvisal Of 1905, and
the amendments thereto shall be ap-
plicable to said election. At said
election every person who was duly
registered and qualified to vote for
members of tie Legislature at the
general election in 1906 and who has
not subsequently become disqualified
to vote where registered shall have
the right to cast one vote where so
registered. At each election pre-
clint there shall be two ballot boxes
provided for the purpose Of said cleo
ton, one Of which shall be labled in
plain Roman letter: "For the manu-
factuTe and Sale Of Intoxicating Liq-
uors," and the other: "Against the
Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicat-
ing TiGnors. In all'oiher respects said
ballot boxes shall be in conformity
with the general laws. At said cleo
lion every qualified voter who is in
favor of the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors in the State
shall have the right to vote in the box
so labelled, a written or printed ballot
or one partly written and partly print
ed bearing the words: ~ For the Man.
ufacture and Sale Of Intoxicating Liq-
nors," and every qualified voter op-
posed to such manufacture and sale
shall have the right to vote in the
appropriate box a written or printed
ballot, or a ballot partly written and
partly printed, bearing the words ::
" against the Manufacture and Sale
Of Intoxicating Liquors. The bal
lots shall be of white paper and with
out device. The votes east shall be
counted and returned under the same
rules and reeulations as the votes for
State officers, provided in the general
election laws, except that the board Of
State canvassers shall Immediately af-
ter it has completed the canvas of
the returns of the election fro mthe
abstracts transmitted to the Secretary
of State, certify to tthe Governor a
statement of the results, and the Gov
ernor shall forthwith issue his pro-
lamation, announcing and DECLARING
the result and such proclamation
shall have the effect to determine the
results Of said election. The State
board of elections and the county
boards of election are hereby author
lied, empowered, and directed to take
all such actions as may be necessary
to fully provide for the election to be
held in accordance with this act.
The several county election boards
shall meet in their respective counties
not later than May /, 1908, and ar
range for the holding of said election
by selecting and appointing registrar
and two judges of elections for each
election precinct in their respective
counties, the duties and. powers Of
whom shall be IN all respects as pro-
vided in the general election laws of
the State as above referred to, except
that there shall be no new registrat-
ion Of voters for the said election.
In making the appointments of
judges Of elections, the county boards
of election, shall, if possible each
appoint for each election precint one
competent person, generally, known
to be in favor Of the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors in
the State and one compel ent person
generally known to be opposed to
such manufacture and sale. The
several county boards shall make
publications of the names Of these
registrars and judges of elections and
serve notice upon them as required by
the general election laws of the State.
The compensation of all officers en-
gagged in the said elections shall be
the same as is provided by law for
similar services in case of general
State electinas Tn order to fully ef