Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-10-04
Election Resolves,

DcCem0cT ~, 1851.
FNNIIE Committee OIL Privileges and Elections
IL to which it was referred to draft rcsolu-
tons, and appoint Managers of Elections for
the next General election, report the following
Resolutions:
Rcsotrcd That the election to be held on the
second Monday i'll October next and the day fol-
lowing, for Senators and Members of the Iiousc
of Representatives. shall be holden at the fol-
lowing places, and conducted by the following
persos:
For Edgefeld District.-At I.ongmirc's, VIM.
Yetlcll, A. Perrin, l.. A Brooks. Collins Jas.
J. Il. Mays, w. $. Howard, w. Day. Pine
House, Is. Belts, b. Hatcher John Gomilliou.
ChriStles, A. King, James Dorm, l.. Burnett.
Dunton's, III. Moss, Daniel Brunson, ii. Dun
ton. Sheplards, Il. Lewis, S Stephens l.. Il.
Holloway: Ridge, NJ. Watson, L. Holmes, l.
Jones'. Meeting street, George Dorm, VIM.
Dean, }. s. Adams.. Hamburg. X Anderson,
B. +. Gouedy, NJ. Smith. Mount Willing, BENZ.
Ethr'dSc, jacob Pow, NJ McGraw. Court
House, w. Simkins, w. NJ. Butler &. l.. Good
win. Richardson's J. Richardson, J. Neal, l..
Bland. Co!cmams, Hardy BouIwurc. J. Ruth
crtord, Z. Il. Abncy. Parks, Luke IIarmond,
a. kilcreasc, Henry Freeman. Pcrry's, ID. Dem
ny, Al. f. Pope. a. Nicholson. Co,hran's, r.
Martin. G. Moore, Thomas Lake. Moscys,
w. Z. Hall. w. y. Miller, 5. Dean. Allcis,
John 0uatt!cbnm. :. Matthews, a Turner
PowcPs, Samuel Wise, C.. Powell. III. Longs,
a: Jones, u. Bates. NJ. Long. Casper Nails. J..
Miller, IL. Ards, james Bowers. The Mana.
gers to hold the election two DAYS ut each place
and meet on "Wednesday following at the Court
House, count the votes and declare the election.
One Senatior and 6 Representative to he elected.
dbbccWe Diarici.-At the Court House, Ch,s
NJ Pclot, John Wicr. John McLaren. Portcr.s
Muster ground. j. III. Baskin, John AIauldn
William &. Cosby. Calhoun's Mills, William
Il. brennan, Lewis Gown, T. l.. Calhoun Jo.
siai McGaw's William Harris. Green Is. Craw-
torti, Josiah Nctiaw. White Hall, VIM. Lyon
John Hearst, sem. JOSIAH Patterson Cambridge
Robert Childs Stannorc Brooks. Whitfield BcZc-
man Greenwood, Thomas B. Byrd, Thomas j.
Co'cnan Francis Arnold. Dcadiall. A. Arnold
Jesse ;. Adams, p. u. KIueh. Scuflletown, Is.
r. Jones. a. ii. McGcc, Jamcs IIi!lingworh
brakes Okiticid, John Cowan, a. {. IIa,l,orn,
David Pructt. Caihan's, John Treble. james
Robinson, b. Mc.idan,S. lIolliman's store, T..
Treble, John RUSSELL Il. S. liol!in,an Martins
Mills, ~. L. Miller, William Means. Timothy
Thomas. Snithville, ]. Jordan, John ID. Adams.
John Keller. James Frazier's James Dcvn, ].
Frazier, ir., G. S. Cannon. Nyalrenton, Henry
Brooks. Chas. Spence, Henry Simpson. Nor
woods, Joshua Dubose, J. a. Norwood, w.
speed. Stoncy Point; james Calvert, George
Conner, DIR. Dubose. Moragne's JOS BoucI,c.
Ion, P.F. M"ragnc, Z. f. Martin. MoscIy's,J
M Dcval, Edward Carter, Samuel Cowan.- -
inc election 10 be held one day ut each place.
except III the Court House, where it shall be
held two days. The Managers to meet at the
Court House the third day count the votes. and
declare the election. Five Representatives to
be elected.
Eceolrcd, That the managers of election prior
to their proceeding to the elections, do take the
following oath or affirmation before some n,asis-
trate or one OF the managers of election, 10 wit:
'Ihnt they will faithfully and imparlially carry
INTO execution the foregoing elections, agreca-
piy 70 a,c constitution The State s. Carona
fcsofrsd, Tint i'll future, NO person qnnfed
to vote for members OF each branch of the Leg
islaturc, shall be permitted TO vote in more than
one cicctien district or parish. and the mana.
gers OF election, throughout this State are hereby
required and directed if they think proper, or on
the apicailon of any clector present, to admin.
ISter to any person or persons Offering to vote
the following cath. !, a, b.. do s0lelnny swear
or a'llrlii (as the case may br) that have not at
this general election for members of the Lcuiso
turc voted Ill this or any other district or parish
ana that am consttutiOniy qualified to vote
so help me God! And itany person or persons
required us aforesaid To take said oath or nllirl-
ton. shall refuse to dO then the managers re-
spectivcly, i'll their respective election aIistrics
and parishes shall be and they are hereby re-
quircdand cmioincd to refuse each vote or votes.
ana III case the managers shall refuse To require
the oath as aforesaid when demanded they shall
be liable all the pans and penalties they would
he liable and subject to for ncglectin. any other
duties required of them rs managers of elections
lor either branch of the Legislatures
RcsOired, That the Act altering the Jth section
OF the Constitution Oft he State of South Carolina.
be herewith published, to wit; Every free white
tuan no Tie age OF twentyOuG wears, (pa,lpers and
n0I-comhiiSsoncd officers and privates of the
army "f the United States, rxccpetl) bcinu a |
citizen oi,hs State, and having resided therein
iwo years previous to the day oiclrcon and who
has free hold of fifty acres of land or town lo
OF winch he has been legally seized and possessed
ut least SIN months before such election; or NOT
having any such freehold or town lot hath been !
resident III the election district in Which he offers
10 give his vote, before the election six months |
he shall have right to vote for II luelnber or |
members, to serve i'll either branch of the Icgis-
laturc Tor the election district in which he holds
such property or residence.
EcSoiTcH, That the two years residence reu,,reI |
ny me CONSTITUTION IN voter are the two years
llhinmcdIacly previous to the election; but ifanv
person has his home in the State he does mo-, |
lose the right OF residence by temporary absence
with the Intention Of returning; and if he has his
home III the election district his right 10 vote is
not impaired by Il temporary absence with the i'm. |
tcntoh OF returning, bnt il one has his home and
family nanolher State, The presence of such mr.
son, although c0ntinucdior two yea,s in the State
gives no right to vote.
RtS0frcd That tho aforesaid managers do ad.
VcrtSc thcsaid elections. together with lcscrrso-
ihtonS, IN three or more public places within
their Respective districts and parishes and every
place of election.
Rcsoircd, That the House do nyrec to the Re-
port. Ordered to the Senate for concurrence.
by order Of the House
Il. w. GLOVER. c. un.
IN SENATE, December 20. 1897
Rcsoircd, That the Senate do concur. Order
ed IT he returned toihe House of Reprcscut,.
tlvcs BY order ofthr Scnate