Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-02-13

ferred to, except that the Board OF
State Canvassers shall, imm med1ately
after it has completed it's canvass Of
the returns of the said election from
the abstracts transmitted to the Secre-
tary of State, certify to the Governor
statement Of the result of such canvass,
and the Governor shall forthwith issue
his proclaim alton announcing and de-
claring the result, and such prOclama-
ton by the Governor shall have the
effect to determine the result of said
election. The State Board of Elections
and the several county boards of cleo
tions are hereby authorized, empoW-
cred and directed to take all such ac-
tions as may be necessary to fully pro-
vide for the election to be held in ac-
cordance with this act. The several
county boards of elections shall meet
in their respective counties, not later
than the second day Of April in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eight, and arrange for the
holding Of said election. by selecting
and appointing a registrar and two
Judges of election for each election pre-
cinct in their respective counties, the
duties and powers of whom shall be in
all respects as provided in the general
election laws of the State, as above re-
ferred to. In making the appoint
ments of judges of election the county
boards of elections shall, if possible,
each appoint for each election precinct
one competent person generally known
| to be in favor of the manufacture and
| sale of intoxicating liquors in the State
of North Carolina and one competent
| person generally known to be opposed
to the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in the State of North
| Carolina. The several county boards
of elections shall make publication o1
| the names of the registrars and judges
| of election and serve notice upon them
as required by the general election laws
of the State. The compensation of all
officers engaged in the said election
shall be the same as is provided by law
for similar service in case of general
State elections. In order to fully effect
uate the purposes of this act, and tC
carry out Ethe true intent and meaning
of the same, it is hereby provided thai
| the State Board of Elections, in matters
| affecting the entire State, and the sew.
eral county boards of elections, in IN at
ters affecting their respective counties
shall respectively have full power and
authority land they are hereby directed
to make all such rules and regulations
and to do and perform all such acts
and things as shall be necessary to
complete the details for the holding o.
said election, and to conform the same
as nearly as possible to the genera
laws of the State regulating State elec.
tions, as set forth in chapter ninety o.
the Revisal of one thousand nine hun.
dred and five of North Carolina and
the amendments thereto now or here
after adopted; and if any officer shall
willfully neglect or fail to perform any
fduty, act, matter or thing required o1
directed in the time, manner and form
in which such duty, act, matter OF
thing is required to be performed by
the terms of this act, the person sc
offending shall be guilty of a misde.
meanor.
/ Sec. IL. This act shall be In force
from and after it's ratification.
In the General Assembly read three
( times, and ratified this the 31st day Of