1931_private laws_79_10
CHAPTER 78 AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE OF THE PRIVATE LAWS OF ONE THOU- SAND NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN OF NORTH CAROLINA, RELATIVE TO ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF SALISBURY, AND DEFINING CERTAIN RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
The chairman of the County Board of Elections of Rowan County, within five days after the results of such primary election have been declared, shall certify under his hand and seal to the city clerk of Salisbury the names of the successful five nominees of the respective political parties for councilmen of said city. And only those who have been so certified as the nominees of their political party shall have their names printed on the official ballot for that respective political party to be voted for at the next general municipal election for said city. The nominees of each political party shall be printed on a separate ballot for each political party for the general municipal election, said ballots to be of different colors of paper. The Democratic ballots shall be printed on white paper, and the Republican ballot on blue paper. Upon the face of the Democratic ballot near the top shall be printed in heavy black type the word: DEMOCRATIC. The emblem of an eagle shall be printed under the word, democratic; and under the eagle shall be printed a circle, with the instructions: For a straight ticket mark within this circle. Upon the face of the Republican ballot shall be printed in heavy black type the word: REPUBLICAN. The emblem of an elephant shall be printed under the word, republican; and under the elephant shall be printed a circle, with the instructions: For a straight ticket mark within this circle. Upon each ballot for city councilmen shall be printed the words: For city councilmen. Vote for five. And each ballot shall contain the following instructions: INSTRUCTIONS 1. To vote a straight ticket make a cross (x) mark in the circle of the party you desire to vote for. 2. To vote for some but not all the candidates of one party, make a cross (x) mark in the square at the left of the name of every candidate printed on the ballot for whom you wish to vote. If you mark any one candidate, you must mark all for whom you wish to vote. A mark in the circle will not be counted if any one candidate is marked. A square shall be printed to the left of the name of each candidate in which the voter may make a cross (x) mark indicating his choice for each candidate. The city clerk shall cause ballots for the general municipal election of said city to be printed as herein provided, authenticated with a facsimile of his signature. The ballots for the general municipal election shall contain only the names of all candidates who have been put in nomination by the primary election hereinabove provided, and shall be delivered by the city clerk to the several registrars of the city. Upon the back of each ballot shall be printed the following endorsement, the blanks being properly filled: Official City Ballot for General Municipal Election. Salisbury, North Carolina. (Date of city election.) (Facsimile of signature of city clerk of Salisbury.)