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

print. and distribute the ballots n,
candidates for nomination as mon
bers of the general assembly. and =,
the same ballot Of each party shall
be printed the names of the candi
dates for nomination for the sever.
county Offices, and such ballots shall
be distributed to the several rao;s
trars and judges of election at tn
same time that the ballots for stat
officers are required to be distribntai
under the provisions of this act. anf
said county boards OF elections shal
take receipts therefor, and the sever
al registrars shall have such ha,lor.
at their respective polling places 70,
the use of the electors at the time a
holding the primary.
Sec. IL. That all ballots for nomi
nation for county officers shall he
deposited in the box labeled, "Legis
lative Primary Box" h~ereinbefore
provided for, which box, in addition
to bearing the label, Legislative Pri
mary Box" shall also immediately
Hereunder labeled, County Primary
Box"
Sec. 10. The sole candidate for thu
state senate in a district COMPOSED
of only one county, for the house OF
representatives, or for a county of.
flee, shall be declared the nominee ri
his party, and his name shall not
therefore, be placed on the primary
ballot, but shall be placed on the
ballot to be voted at the general cleo.
ton.
Sec. 20. That the several county
boards Of elections r hereby given
authority to provide for holding in
their respective counties primary
elections for the choice of candidates
for the nominations for township and
precinct offices, and to prescribe and
NIX the rules and regulations under
which the same shall be held: and
the expenses thereof shall be paid bv
the several counties.
Sec. FL. The registrar and judges
OF election at such precinct shall Ger.
t1fy upon blanks prepared and print.
ed by the state board of elections
the result of the primary election:
there shall be made two COPIES of re-
turns; n copy shall be filed with
the clerk of the court and one with
the county board OF elections; it shall
De the duty Of the judges and regis.
trars to preserve and keep for six
months after each election the origi-
nal ballots cast at such election, which
ballots, after being counted shall be
placed in bundles, a separate and dis
tlnct bundle to be made Of the bal
lots OF each and every political party
cast In each of the boxes; and each
box in which ballots were cast shall
be carefully sealed up before the cleo
ton officers shall separate, so that
nothing put in may be taken from
them, and the signature of the regis
trar and judges Of each precinct shall
be inscribed at the same time on a
seal placed OF each box of the pre-
c1nct, and no box shall be opened ex-
cept upon the written order of the
county board Of elections or a proper
order of court.
The state board OF elections shah
prepare the printed form of returns
to be made by the judges and regis.
trars, so as to show the number OF
votes cast for each candidate.
Sec. 21h The county boards of
elections shall tabulate the returns
made by the judges and registrars on
blanks to be prepared and furnished
Dy the state board of elections; these
returns, in the case of offices other
than the state senate in districts com.
posed of only one county, tAe house
OF representatives, and county Offices,
shall be made out for each county in
duplicate, and n copy shall be sfo:-
warded to the state board of cleo
ions and one copy shall be filed with
the clerk of the superior court of the
county from which such returns are
made.
In the case of member of the state
senate in district composed of only
one county, members Of the house OF
90 0Hu equity Officers,
such returns shall be made out in d,.
plfcate, and one copy thereof aled
with the clerk of the superior court
and one copy retained by the county
board OF elections, which shall forth.
with, as to such last mentioned Off
COS, publish and declare the results.
(The county boards of canvassers
to. meet on Monday, June 8. 1861
$50. %. The candidate having /
majority. of the Hhole vote cast shan
be declared. the nominee.
Sec. %. That the chairman or sec.
rotary Of the county board of elections
and the chairman or secretary OF the
state board Of elections shan hIa With
all returns and declarations Of re-
suits OF elections required by law to
be filed by such boards an AFFIDAVIT
that the same are true and correct
according to the returns made tn
them; and a judge Of election or req
1strar shall accompany the precinct
returns as to results of primary cleo
lions with an affidavit that the same
are true and correct, according IN
the votes cast and correctly co,,nted
by them.