The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-18

ty seats on the first Monday in Oc
tober, 1912, at II O'Clock, noon, fo1
the purpose of appointing pollhold
ers for said primary election, az
herein above provided.
In case the committee fails te
meet or act on the day named, the
chairman Of said committee shall
make The appointments in the man.
ner provided in section one.
Eighth. The chairman Of this
committee shall have printed a suf.
ficient number Of these rules, of the
polibooks and blanks for returns.
precinct and county, hereinafter pro-
vided for, for the use of pollholders
and county and precinct committees,
and shall distribute them to the
chairmen Of the various county COM
mittees.
Ninth. The chairman of the Dem
ocratic committee of each county
shall furnish to the poolholders of
each precinct in his county copies of
these rules, two poll-books in which
to record the names and post Office
addresses of voters in the primary
and two blanks for making out the
returns of the primary election in
duplicate.
Tenth. The pollholders in each
precinct shall open and close the
polls for the primary elections as
hereinbefore provided; shall permit
only such electors who shall have
voted the Democratic ticket in the
general election on said day to vote
in said primary election; shall deter
mine all challenges; shall record the
names and postoffice addresses of all
electors voting in said primary elec-
ton in two poll-books; shall count
the votes and make out and sign the
returns thereof in duplicate: and
shall transmit or deliver returns in
duplicate together with the poll
books to the chairman Of the Demo-
cratic committee Of the county en-,
CT before Thursday, November 7,
1912, at y o'clock, neon.
Eleventh The Democratic COM
mittee of each county of the State
shall meet at the county seat on
Thursday, November 7, 1912, at IL
O'Clock, noon; shall receive from the
the returns Of the primary
election received by him from the
poll-holders in the various precincts
of the county together with the poll
books; shall canvass the returns and
make two tabulations thereof, which
said tabulations shall be signed by
the chairman and secretary of said
committee, and one copy thereof to-
gether with one poll-book for each
precinct in the county shall be
by said chairman to the
chairman of the Democratic state
committee at Raleigh; said chairman
of the Democratic committee of the
county shall keep one copy of the
tabulation Of the vote of the county,
the returns of the precinct pollhold-
ers and one copy Of the poll-books
for each precinct in his Office, these
and poll-books to be open to
the inspection Of all Democrats de-
string to inspect them.
Each candidate shall be entitled
to have present a representative
during the canvass and tabulation
Of said returns.
Twelfth. The chairman of this
committee shall on or before the
first Manday in October, 1912, ap-
point upon recommendation Of each
in said primary election
one member Of this committee, who
together with the chairman and sec
retary of this committee, shall con-
stitute a subcommittee, and shall
meet in the senate chamber in the
city of Raleigh at noon Of Thursday,
IA, 1912, and make a tab
.llation of the votes of the various
o. the State in said primary
elections where not disputed, re-
serving for action of the full COM
mittee the returns from counties
where there may be disputes.
Thirteenth. The Democratic state
shall meet in Raleigh on
night, November IA, 1912,
ct s o'clock; shall receive the re-
turns from the subcommittee, above
provided for; and shall canvass the
votes. determine and declare the re-
suit.
Fourteenth. # one candidate has
received a majority of the votes cast
ia said primary election this COM
mittee snail declare him to be noml-
nee Of the Democratic party for
limited States senator, but if no cam
l;lo+o hos cuch majority and the Sc