Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-03-11

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Fourth Ward for said election.
And in the event of sickness, dis
ability or 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 tt e
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 sucn
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-
dlately 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-
iff 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
entering UPON their duties, each take
an oath before Justice of the Peace,
or some other person authorized to
administer 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.
8. That when said election shall
have been held, and the polls closed,
the registrars and j1l lges of election
of each Ward, shall, in the presence
of such electors as may choose to
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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 meeting of the Board of the
City Canvassers, as a member there
Of, and shall deliver to the member
| who shall have been so appointed the
original return or statement of the
result of the election in such ward or
precinct; and the members of the sew
| eral wards Or precinct Boards of E1ec-
ton, who shall have been so appoint
ed, shall attend a meeting of the Board
| of City CanvasSers for such election,
which shall be held at the Mayors
office at ten o'clock a. m. on the day
succeeding the election, to-wit, at ten
o'clock a. ~. on Saturday, the 9th day
of March, 1915. Such Board of City
Canvassers shall organize by electing
one of their number Chairman and one
of their number Secretary, and a ma
jority of said Board SO appointed shall
constitute q quorum of said Board OF
City Canvassers; and said board shall
open and inspect such election returns
and forthwith declare the result OF
said election. And the said Board
shall forthwith deliver to the Mayor
of the City of Goldsboro a statement
Of the result of such election; and
the said Mayor shall transmit the re
port of the said Board of City Can
vassers to the Board Of Aldermen at {
special meeting to be called by hin
as soon thereafter as is practicable
} and the said Board of Aldermen shall
officially announce the result of sai6
election and promulgate the same
: and cause the same to be Registered
, in the City records in the same man
ner as other municipal elections of tht
City of Goldsboro are recorded.
10. That the election SO ordered
shall be held under the sunerViSion O