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.--A 6' ho offers to vote, til -i to say )io j votes for any' candidate; during person shall be allojwed to vot&in said election. For their services said primary electfcon who is not the managers" shall be paid $1.00 a citizen 'of the United StatPsU fa.p.h a . y lW. S. Thomas. X - whowiil nQt have r eached the age I Qin pern JEx. Com. "Richmond Co. of 21- years on election day in No- Steele LowdErmil,k:, bee. vp.mhpr. 1908; who will tint havA I A-:. A Zzzzzzrz APPO&ted Th2 Rules : end thes Law. : The following managers, were resided in the . State two years; :Chanter , 752:' Public Laws of appointed to hold the primaries : I county six months and township 1901, entitled -X. An act to regulate ctV3: xr t y..i- lin which he offers to vote four Primary Elections,' V as amended J. S, Uathesoh.P.S.LeGrand.; ?onFns- V10? . saiaeiecuon my onapxer uBuw-yi Steele's No. Z-rJ. A, Ingram,! Votinr bv the constitution and . Section l.vThat every.political ,D. A. Parsons. C. C; CapeL : 1 lawa nf this state. a...- a ;.; I orimarv election held bv any dq- Mineral Springs D.C. McRae I 6. ' At the close of the election Miticai party, organization .or as- T OP. MlnVirtlortn W . xj-- Wnf ann the managers shall tiroceed nub-l SOCiation.f or tne purposeoi.cnoos wt u i&uuwAuvuf.. : ww- a - m. -T I . i. . i 1 . iYt..i - t -rrr nr.t -: a 1 nciv iio couuu -xne votes ana ue- iuk ,iryjac7Tp i clare the results. They shaU city, town and township officers, rarspns, u w . yapei. v certify the results of the election instructing : candidates or dele- Doriald,. ikingham aNo.a jjL'-r C;;Ci Crouch Will McKenzie, John S. . ()vingtpn. ' -A :a, . .. RocMnghamr- No. . 2.W.; F. Long; R. L. Nichols, Jr., Hill Parsons. ical party, organization or asso ciation holding such primarv election by managers selected in 7, manner ; prescrioea , oy sucn rules. ' Such managers sbaU, be fore entering'upon the discharge Beaver Dam No 1. J. L. Mc- and on or before Friday, the 7th gates to county conventions, elec Dbnaid, ; J. T. McLeod, WiKon day of August, 1908, transmit tion of county and city executive Turner-: - - such certificate Witlf one of the cbmmitteesv or for other-pur- p"wwnoW wftM)-A nW poll lists, and all tally sheets to poses shall be presided over and lYicni iuvWUccUi v. Ui I ... . .. . i . 1 ;u ji i ii.- i e . .it. ingham, and they shall file one poll list with the Clerk of the Su peridr Court of the county. 7. The Democratic Executive Committee shall meet in the town ! of Rockinerham on Friday. . the rth day of August.1908. and shall of their duties veach take and I nnnAAAjl AnntHtda' ant A " Irvfaol Oil VkQrM hlO OH' . nQ.f.fl '. .Vlftf. hO ' tUTlll Marks A Creek. Li. U Unen.J QnA l oliall Aart ht m.nlf.Q of. fflirlv. imnartiallv and honpsstlv "WTT w-k v -m -.t- W -M-v . . WA1U , UWAMC V -'Miw IVOUt 1 J r f W. xw JUana, iN. JJ. mauonaia. IfVia VirMioo o-n-nwnfl-ntr rrvndnr.t t.hA 'same aecordmcr to f PJf xi i ciAwyrrMr;2 1 the number of votes . received by the provisions of this act and the Lean; John Maner J P Hadlev each candidate in said election, rules of such party, organization . ' J J and if any candidate shall have or association. Should one or won riti jno. - moving- roftp.iVpd a maioritwof the votes more of the managers acpointed ton, H.-M. Miles, JSlijah Hamer. J f nr all th fanriMafA fnr anv to hold such election fail to aD- WolfTit No. 3. W. C: Webb. I office he shall be declared the pear on the day of election, the E.TP. Gadxiyj E. L:Hamiitop. nomineeof the Democratic party remaining manager or managers arlf P;- xt i f? n lor mat omce. AU no canaiaacetsnau appuniL oiuers m wjwraieau cast for all the candidates for herein prescribed. The managers anv office, it shall be declared shall take the oath herein pre- that no nomination has been scribed betcre a notary buDiic or I iV nn ..il. " i . - 1 otner omcer aumorizea 10 aamin- ? a: 4.1 t t-.-i. ;i? . U-.Ii i w -" I ecutive committee snail lmmeai I lsier uaus, uuuu uu suwi umcer can bjj conveniently had, the man agers may administer the oath to each other. Such oaths shall after being subscribed by the managers, be filed in the office J. H. Deas :W. H. Roberts. ftUlW Wf mmS u.mott, made fQr that office ahd said ex ic irnmary ecutive committee shall immedi At a meeting of the Democrat- ately call a second primary elec- ic Executive Committee held in tion in which Only, the two can- the court house on MondavJ JuIv didates receiving the highest 6, 1908, a primary election for votes for each of . . the officestor t.K nnninaA nf nhminatintr oa-n-1 which no nominations were made didates for . county officersxand shall be voted for, unless there of tne Clerk of the Superior Court for representative in the General shall be a tmra candidate tor any ior tne county lnwnicn sucn Assembly andior townshin offi- office who shall receive within 25 election shall be held within , five rtn xirfta arm fihA-samo , io iiprAhv 1 votes of second highest for the days after such election nailed fni TiiAarlnv An mi of. j. same office, in which case said ,bec. iseiore any ballots are 1908. and the same shall be held third highest may be voted for in received at any such election and under the following rules and said, primary election also: and regulations :7 the second primary election shall 1. The udlls shall be opened at 8 be held by the same managers o'clock a. m.A and closed at sun- and under the same rules and regulations as the hrst, and the candidate receiving the highest vote for any office in said second primary set- The voting place shall be the same as in the Veneral elec- tion.-r;'i.:;j!;i; , 2 The managers appointed for the several precincts shall, before nominee entennsr UDon . the dischanre of omce. immediately before opening the polls, such managers shall open such ballot box to be used in such election and exhibit fie. saire publicly to show that there are no ballots m , sucn box. They shall then close and lock or seal shall be declared the up such box except the opening for the party for that to receive tne Daiiots ano snau - not again open the same until their duties, each take and sub The returns of the mana- tne close or tne election. iney srrihA an nath that hp will fairiv eers. after the same shall havelshall keep two poll lists with the i ranartiall v and honestly conduct been canvassed by the executive names of each voter voting in committee, tocrether with tha noil such election and shall, before rules, and according to act of the list, shall be filed in the office of receiving any ballots, administer J. "' . I . m -. ! . - r. . I i.- A. 1 A 1. J. I J A. General Assembly of North Car-1 vpe VierK of tne j superior xjovLit i w me vuter an uaui vamenumen, nlino riiQA in IPIT anil ontTtW of Richmond countv within. four chapter 123, public laws of 1903, WftMM WMWVkWV A W AA. MA4 VM V V4, VV I , ' W J . 111 .1 . "Ah act to regulate primary elec-1 days after the final declaration of it snau be tneir duty when any tion;"; as V amended by chapter the result thereof , and shall re- voter is cnanengea, m gooaiaiin, 1 lax&a nf icmui Nhn,i Mnno nr main tnere ior tmmie msnection. ctiauciiKcr sbauuK - ktouhuh 01 mnro nf thA mana&ara nnrinintprl ;. 9. Everv Derson desirincr to be- such challenge, ") that he is duly to hold election fail to aPDear on come a candidate lor the nomi- quauueu w vote accortung to tne thVawr ;nf lHrm: tn a rAinkin. nation for anv office in said nri- rules of the party, and that he -imm0mw VA-W Wm-H I ' W M - ing manager -or managers shall mary. election shall file with the has not voted . before in such minister the oath herein pre- mittee, on or beiore tne -JUttt day resuu u ,wje primary, ana at tne scribed vine managers shall 01 uuiy a wrnjen pieage signed uiuoc ux wwwou- uax auau tAirA thft oath herein Ahrpsp.rihed in his own handwritine to the- ef- proceed publicly i to count the before & notary public or other feet that such candidate is a Dem- votes and declare the result; they ocrat and that m the event he is snau ceruiy me results 01 sucn defeated in said election he will election and transmit ; such cer- support the ticket nominated in tificate, with one of poll lists, bal- said; election, and no votes cast lots and an other papers relating for any candidate who has not to such election, within the time filed such a pledge shall be count- prescribed and to the person or 'ed. " , persons designated -by therules 10. For the purpose of defray- of the party, organization or as mg tne necessary expenses ; of sociation, noiuing sucn election, 55 1-5 per cent, discount JkB have on hand a few of the fam ous. Schiojis Bros and Griffon Brand two-piece Splits, half lined, cool and comfortable, just right for July and August. We must make room for our Fall stock. Come and look these suits over and take your choice at a discount of 33 1-3 per cent. We need the room and they must go. These goods are go ing to go fast: The goods are. the best the market affords, and we are selling at a sacrifice. Sa call early and make your selection. v v -5S ' ' A WW. - - - - - .'. V- - ' I m mmamm mmm. mmm mmm mm mm a a MaaMauaaaUMM4, "" 'I .. vfE?ii' -l '-a;-; :a.J Yfi -'- A A i imT I 1 v lliPfe U I pie la l- Miff'"' ' 1 A notner line ot ine 2tZgnd, and 'Crown" Pants &wm?rJ- just received. These trousers are worn by the best dressers arid have patented fasten ers that insure the wearer a good fit and a nobby style. We can please you . in every, thing. A beautiful line of Negligee Shirts andlShoes is an attraction in our store 7 x x Give us a call 4 . A "if- mm 00m; officers authorized " to administer oaths, but if no j such officer can be conveniently had,' the man agers may ;: administer the oaths to each otlieK A Such oath shall, af teif I being subscribed by ; the managers, be filed in the office of the Cl6rk of the Superior Court of Richmond t county within five days after such election. ; - V- ;3 Before any ballots are Ire ceiyebV at1 saidelection, and im raeiiiately : before opening the polls; the 'managers shall open the ' ballot boxes to be used in such election and . Exhibit 'the same publicly to show that there r are no ballots in. such boxes. They shall then closeand lock Or sealui8aidAl the opening to receive v the ballocs, and shall not again opdn the same until the close of the election- -, 4, All white persons and per sons of . Indian and Portugese de scent who will be qualified voters in November election, iwho are Democrats, . and who will abide "by the, result of -said? election, ' shall be allowed to vote therein. 5.' The managers' shall keep two poll lists Tith the names of each : voter in " said election and sign the same'at the close of the election They shall not require any voter offering tp Vote jh said election to take any oath or pledge uniesst the right of said voter to vote in said election is challeng ' ed, and ; in, that case such voter shall be -examined on his honor touching ins right to vote in said election. . - ' , a In case any vpter upon j being challenged shall refuse to pledge himself to abide by the result of said election, he t shall hot be al lowed to vote. No person shall be flowed to vote in said primary election who is not a qualified sctcr m tha precinct in which printing and distributing tickets and conducting said primary election, every candidate shall,on or before the- 20th day -of July, pay to the executive committee a fee-s follows: Candidates for nomination for r representative shall": pay a. fee of $5; candi dates! for the offices of Sheriff, Register of Deeds and Treas urer; shall pay : a fee of $10; candidates for the offices of County Commissioner, Coroner and Surveyor shall,, pay a fee of $2; Justices of the Peace and Constables shall pay a fee of 50 cents. It shall . be the duty of the chairman : on receipt of the proper, fee from any candidate, to have said - candidate's 'name and ther office for which he is, a candidate printed on tickets, arid distribute said tickets to the sev eral yo ting places. '.',-..-. . '7 1L There shall ' be a separate boxfor every office, and no vote shall be counted unless deposited in the proper box. Every voter shall be alio w;e4 to vote for one candidate1 for every office, except for the office of County Commis sioners," and 'every voter shall be allowed to vote for five candidates for that office, but no voter shall be allowed to cast more thaxrone vote for any one' Candidate for County Commissioner, a fe -12. There shall be thre mana gers for each precinct polling place, and they shall conduct the same in" an orderly manner, and said managers shall not solicit anoVthey shall file one poll list with the Clerk of the Superior Court.. -: A ;X: A;-fA. Sec. 3. Every primary election shall be ' beld at the time and place, and under the regulations prescribed by the rules of the party, organization or associa tion holding the same and the returns shall be n ade and v the res alt declared as prescribed by such " rules, but the returns ; of the managers with the poll list shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the county in which such election is held, within four days after the final declaration of the result thereof, and shall remain there for public inspection. A : Sec. 4. Any manager who shall be guilty of. wilfully violating any or the dutiesMeyeioped.upon such position hereunder s. hail be guilty , of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction, shall be punish ed by a fine not to exceed - one hundred ''dollars or imprisoned not to exceed . six months, . and any manager vwho shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con viction thereof f shall.be fined in a sunHiott 6. exceed five hundred dollars, .or imprisoned for a term not to exceed twelve months or both, in the discretion of the court. , 'iM: i v Sec 5. Any voter who : shall swear falsely in taking the pre scribed oath or jshall impersonate another person and take the oath, in his name, in order to vote, shall be guilty of perjury and-punished upon conviction as for perjury. . Sec. 6. That in every town or city of three thousand inhabi tants or oyer there ' shall be a party registration of votes un der regulations to be prescribed by the rules of the party, organ ization or association, i . Sac. 7. It shall be the duty of any person who may be appoint ed by his party in any capacity and who shall accept the ap pointment, to perform taithf ully the duties of such appointment, ! and it shall be the duty of a dele gate in . any ( convention - assem bled for the purpose of naming candidates wha are to be voted for by the people, , to faithfully carry out the choice of his party when ascertained and declared as provided for by this act. Sec. 8. If any voter having participated in one primary shall vote or attempt to vote in a differ ent primary election j held for a similar purpose during the same political campaign, he shall be guilty of fraudulentrvoting,' and; upon conviction, sliall be punish-; ed in. the same manner and to the extent as if he had voted legally in the general election; And if , any voter having voted once in his primary election shall vote or attempt to vote a second time in the same election, at the same or a different coll, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than tfen dollars nor more (than fifty dollars for each offence. , , v Sec. 9. If any person shall at tempt to influence the vote of another by the use of , intoxicat ing liquors, or shall bribe or offer to bribe any voter bv prom ise of anything as a reward to be iorcnea, prior to, at tne time, or subsequent to the primary elec tion, he shall be guilty of a mis demeanor, and on ' conviction shall be fined, not, less than twentyfive dollars - nor more than five hundred dollars. ' : - Sec. 10. All ; dram shops and other places for the vending of intoxicating liauors shall be Insu ed pending a primary election,! ana it snau oe unlawful for any person to sell or give away spir ltous hquors, beer or cider with in three miles of the primary election during the time of elec tion and from 12 o'clock, the Uight preceeding .to 12 o'clock on the night succeeding the prmiary election, under, the same restriction and penalties as in a general election. Sec. , 11. That for the purpose of .a registered primary the cus todian of any, of fthe4 registration books in '. any county, township, citi or town shall, on demand, maje a certied copy; of xthe same for manager - or managers of any political party,; organiza tion or association, upon the pay ment of ten cents for each one hundred names or fractional part thereof. 1 A t a ; Sec. 12. That this act shall ap ply only to the following counties and to the townships, towns and cities therein, to-wit: Cabarrus, Washington, i Wake, Richmond, Durham. Henderson, Orange, Haywood , Tyrrell, Dare, i, Pamli cot Granville, Northampton An soiO Johnston and Iforsyth-1 Sec. 13. That upon the pay ment of .$5 to the party chairman by- any candidate not less than ten days bef ore a primary ; elec tioni it shall be the duty of such ohairman to ; have the name" of such candidate printed on a bal lot and distributed at each voting precinct, and it .shall be lawful for such chairman , to print the names' of all. such ; cadidates upon One ballot, ; plainly, . designating thereon the "office for which each person js a candidate, and leaving a margin, sufficiently large ; for the voter to mark a cross mark opposite the name of the s candi . It Can't he Beat. The best f all teachers is : ex perience. C M. Harden, of Silver-City, "North Carolina, says: I find Electric Bitters does all I that is claimed for it. For stom ach; liver and kidney troubles it be beat. A I have delivered, or a service to be per Iw rw T applies ,to fnrmpri nrinr tn tWf ? v whether or not for. each party primary election shall be held instead of a convention. AjSec. 15. - That this act shall be in iorce from and after its' rati fication. ' a . In the General Assembly re?d three times..and ratified, this the 15th day of March, A. D , 1901. f Delay ini commencing treat ment for a slight irregularity that could have been cured quick ly by Foley 's KidneyRemedy may result in a serious ; kidney dis ease. ; Fplev!s Kidey Remedy builds , up the wornout tissues and strengthens these organs. Commence taking H to-day. L. G.-Fox. : ; What Would Be Saved. Amount saved by, the Ameri can people wearing clothes one fourth longer, $120,000,000. Harpers' Weekly. Yet it has been estimated that if we could induce the . Chinese to wear shirts a few inches long er it would be $25,000,000 a year in our pockets. Norfolk Land mark: - ' A 'A'; a. V .' . But just think what might be the profit td the cotton growers and spinners of t this country 51 our English cousins could be per suaded to wear drawers Nor folk Virginian Pilot, a ;, A: " Just suppose we 'x Americans would all wear sox -and use cot ton cloth for a nose rag in place of our coat sleeves, ; how great the revenue from - the- increased demand' for -cotton Peoples paper. . . A -If the Ameiicans did not wear anything but merry widow; hats there's- no telling : how - much money would be piled up in the treasury in the course of a fow years. ' " - . ' date for whom he desires tdvoteFo :i ....j Sec. 14. Nothing4 in" this act shall be held or constnled to make the holding of primary elections compulsory, but it shall be left to the option of the Ex ecutive Committee of each party of each county township, city or town to which this, act applies ,t0 lcine." Mr., Harden is risrht: it's thfefbest of all medicines also for weakness, lame back and all run down conditions, a Best too for chills and Malaria. Sold- un der, guarantee at all druggists. ouc. Warm Election Bet Within the next few days Cov ington; Tenn., will witness the spectacle ,of one of its prominent citizens parading the streets for three successive days, clad in heavy fur coat, fur cap, ear muffs and other winter clothlrfg : to match. Whether C.P.'Boals, a prominent attorney, or J L. Gar-ner-.an insurance man, will fur nish the spectacie-Was decided by Saturday's primary election,- V : - - . " xx--M:X ' as Sick headache and biliousness relieved at once with Rings Lit tle Liver Pills. A rosy, complex ion -and clear 'eyes; result from their use. . Do not gripe or sick en. Good for all the family. .Sold by Ludolph G. Fox. , .
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