Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

tor a county office shall be filed with
the county board Of elections on a,
before May 20, 1915.
Sec. 6k, Sworn itemized state,
ments Of all moneys spent by him
and which he knows to have been
spent by any one for him shall he
filed or or before May "a. 1916. by
candidates for state O. district office
or for the state senate in a district
composed of more than one county
with the secretary OF state, and by
candidates for the state senate in
districts composed of only one coun
p. ty, and for the house of represents.
tives with the clerk of the superior
court; sworn itemized statements
shall be filed On or before June %,
1916, with the secretary OF state or
clerk of the superior court as above
provided, of all money or other things
OF value that he has spent and knows
to AVE been spent by any one else
in his behalf, and of all money that
has been contributed to him directly
or indirectly by any person or cor.
poration, and the names Of the con.
tributors; and further, that he has
neither directly nor Indirectly prom.
1sed to give anything Of value to anv
person for his support in SIGH pri-
mary, and that he has not promised
to support any person in return for
such support.
Every candidate for a county Of
flee shall file a statement under oath
with the clerk of the superior court
of the county at the times hereinbe-
fore prescribed for notice to be filed
by the candidates for nomination for
state and other Offices; failure to file
any statement prescribed by this Sec
ton shall constitute a misdemeanor:
Provided, that with respect to the
selection of a candidate for the state
senate the provisions of chapter one
hundred and n~inety-two. Public Laws
OF M thousand nine hunded and
eleven, shall remain in force, except
that such candidate shall be selected
in a primary as authorized by this act
in the county entitled to name the
candidate for that election, and where
such candidate is named by one coun-
ty, the same provision as to notice
and statement Of moneys spent shall
apply as If there were only one coun-
ty in the district.
Sec. Z. The expense of printing and
distributing poll books, blanks and
tickets for all state and district Of
fees, and per diem and of
the state board Of elections, to be
paid by the state; the expense Of
printing and distributing tickets for
all county offices, including tickets
for candidates for representatives in
the general assembly and the per diem
and expenses of the county boards of
elections, registrars and judges Of
election, to be paid by the counties.
Sec. 8. Chairman of state board
of elections to certify to the county
boards Of elections the facts as to such
notices as had been filed with it by
candidates for nomination for the
state senate in districts composed Of
two or more counties; provisions In
structing the state board Of elections
as to the printing of ballots and dis
tribution to counties, the names to
appear on ballots, the expense of
printing and distribution, distict bal
lots for each political party, the names
of parties and candidates and offices
to be indicated.
At least six days before the pri-
mary election the chairman Of the
county board shall distribute the Off
cial ballots to the registrars and take
a receipt therefor, and the registrars
shall have them at the several polling
places for the use Of the electors at
the time Of holding the primary.
Any elector o. other officer who
shall accept appointment and who
shall, without previously resigning,
fail to perform in good faith the du-
ties prescribed by this act, shall be
guilty of q m~isdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined or 1mprison-
ed, at the discretion Of the court.
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be voted; If other ballots be voted
they shall not be counted.
There shall be as many kinds of
ballots as there are political parties.
members Of which have filed notice
Of their candidacy for primary cleo
lions, and all ballots shall be printed
on white paper in black Ink and shall
be Of the same size and style Of print.
ing: and the name OF the : political
party whose ballot It 10 shall be print.
ed in bold-faee type at the top Of the
ballot.
Sec. 10. Each elector shall be per-
mitted to vote for his choice for pres.
ident by name to be inserted in the
ballot arranged therefor, and to. vote
for his choice Of candidates for all
other offices under this act by max
ing a cross-mark in the small squares
opposite the anne of the respective
candidates for whom he elects to
vote.
It shall be the duty Of the board Of