Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-02-25

Aldermen of said City shall not pur,
chase said stock, issue said bonds
levy and collect said taxes, provided
for in said Act of the General Assemb
ly, and hereinbefore set forth.
6. That for the purpose of provid
ing for the registration of all of the
voters of the said City of Goldsbore
for said election. and to provide fol
the holding of said election, the fol.
lowing persons are hereby appointed
registrars and judges of election in
each of the wards of said City; that
is to say:
First Ward: Don Scott is hereby
appointed registrar and W, j. Slaugh-
ter and John Dortch are hereby ap-
pointed judges of election for the first
Ward for said election.
Second Ward: Joe Denmark is
hereby appointed registrar and U. M.
Gillikin and Edgar H. Balm are hereby
appointed judges of election for the
Second Ward for said election.
Third Ward: George Stanley is here
by appointed registrar and Sam Brid-
gers and w. T. Harrison are hereby
appointed judges of election for the
Third Ward for said election.
Fourth Ward: w. R. K. Butelr is
hereby appointed registrar and ]. H.
McClenny and ]. r. Glisson are hereby
appointed judges of election for the
Fourth Ward for said election.
And in the event of sickness, dis
ability OF failure upon the part of any
registrar or judge of election to per-
form the duties imposed upon him
by this resolution, the Mayor of the
said City of Goldsboro is hereby autho-
rized to designate some other suitable
person to fill the position made vacant
by such disability of any person herein
appointed. And in the event of such
appointment, the Mayor shall issue a
notice to the person SO appointed of
his appointment and the same shall
be Immediately served by the Sheriff
of Wayne County, North Carolina, and
the person so appointed shall imme-
diately take the oath prescribed for
such position and shall perform the
duties of such position to the same
extent and as fully as if he had been
named in this resolution.
z. That the City Clerk or the Acting
City Clerk of the City of Goldsboro shall
deliver to the Sheriff or Deputy Sher-
if of Wayne County, North Carolina,
notification of the appointment of said
registrars and judges of election; and
the said sheriff shall forthwith notify
said registrars and judges of election,
and each of them, of their appoint
ment. Each registrar, before entering
upon the discharge of his duties shall
take an oath before Justice of the
Peace, or some other person autho-
rized to administer oaths, that he will
support the Constitution of the United
States, and the Constitution of the
State of North Carolina, not inconsis-
tent Herewith; and that he will hon
estly and impartially perform the du-
ties of registrar and will honestly and
fairly conduct said election And the
several judges of election shall, before
upon their duties, each take
an oath before Justice of the Peace,
or some other person authorized to
oaths, that he will support
the Constitution of the United States,
and the Constitution of North Caro-
lima, not inconsistent Herewith; and
that he will conduct said election
fairly and impartially according to
the laws of this State.
g. That when said election shall
have been held, and the polls closed,
the registrars and judges of election
of each Ward, shall, in the presence
of such electors as may choose to
attend, open the ballot box Of their
Ward at the polling place therein,
and count the ballots reading aloud
the contents of each ballot. And if
there shall be two or more tickets
rolled up together, or any ticket shall
contain words substantially different
from those prescribed for the ballots,
aforesaid, then such ticket or tickets
shall be preserved but not counted.
and such tickets shall not be number
ed in taking the ballots. but shall be
void; and the counting of the votes
shall be continued without adjourn
ment until completed, and the result
thereof declared in the presence of
such electors and others as may be
present.
9. That the judges of election in
each ward or precinct shall appoint
one Of their number, or the registrar,
to attend a meeting of the Board of the
City Canvassers. as a member there
of, and shall deliver to the member
who shall have been 50 appointed the
original return or statement of the
result of the election in such ward OF
precinct; and the members Of the sew
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