Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-09-23
ELECTION RESOLVES
FOas OCTOBER 1886.
sn MUCH AS RELATES TO EDaEFlELD DIG
TRICT.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I

| leave 10 SuDTDlt lOllUWibS lecP"itf o'N -
commend the adoption Of the following Reso'
lutions:
ResoIued. That the Elections to be holden
on ,hr second Monday in October next ana
the day following, for Members Of Cungress.
State Senators, and Members OF the House Of
Representatives, shall be held at the following
places and conducted by the following persons !:
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
At the Court House,. II. Minis, e. A
Addison and NJ. Frazer.
Longmire 's-Jasper II. Yeldell, up. Perrin
andJ. Anderson. =, W.T.
Ridges. Watson. L. Holmes and E. w
Perry. ,.
ColIier's-C. G. Garrett, William Prescott
aud William G. Hammond.
Cherokee Ponds-S. w. Gardner Joe! Cut
ry and D Shaw.
Pine House-G. w. Jones, Ben. Hatcher
and A. Miles
Towe's-Oliver Towles. William May and
S. Chapel.
Dunton's-Alvin NJ Daniel, Wiley Griffin
! and J. F. Burns.
Shepherd's--t.. Lagoon, E. Bledsoc and
s. Cook.
Smiley's--T. Nicholson, Jr., Wright Adams
ard ID Stro,her.
Hamburg-George Parrot. NJ R Smith and
| Robert Anderson.
Mt. WiIling-Arthur Simkins, Levi R. VIII.
son and Manchester Pndget.
Richardson Sentcll, S. Attaway and
H. White.
Coleman's-J. NJ. Maynard, II. BOulware
and G. Marlborough.
Parks Hardy, Aticus Tucker and VIM.
Parks.
Perry's-George iiewet, J. Wise and D
Coleman.
Moore rc's-Wiam p. Andrew, Jr., + G.
Martin and William Ross.
Sba,terGed-J. L. Harrison, John Rodgers
and s. s. Shadreck.
Allen's-A. p. kennald, A. Tuner and S.
| matthews.
powelrs-S. Wise, James Powell and John
Glover.
Long 's-ker Dewalt, J. D. Bouknght aad
P. Holley.
Nails-G. W. Miller, Henry Nail aud Hen
ry Cox.
Dorms-J. F. May, John Dorm and A. May
Randalrs-- Colin Rhodes, w. N. Swearen'
gin and a. Hatcher.
Boulware's-John Lott, j. Gomillicn, and ]
Edison.
Red Hill. Collins, ]. B. Holmes and E
MDaniel.
Rochelps-J. Blackwell Sterling Freeman
and w. c Robertson
Crepps'-R. Gregory J. Crepps aud a.
Crepps.
BERT and Elberl Bland.
Elhe:idge's-J. Rhinehart, j. Etherldse and
Z. Canghman.
The Elect to be held two days at rncf
piuce. The Managers to meet at the Z. House
OIL "Wednesday, ,unt the votes and declare
the election.
One Member Of Congress, six Representa'
,ives and one Senator to be, elected.
&. Polls to be opened at 9 O'Clock, A. VI.
and closed at o'clock p. NJ with convenient
intervals. The box, vessel or bag, to be sealed
up when the polls ure closed and moi TO be
opened, except tn receive ro,os on the second
day, and 10 count the votes at the regular lime
and place.
2. Resoiucd, That the Managers Of Elections
pror to their p,ueerdFng to the Eacnons, 90
lake the following OATH or affirmation, before
some Magistrate, or one of the Managers oi
Elections, 10 wit:
THAT yhey will faithfully and impartinlly
conduct and attend to the foregoing Elections
asrecably TO the Constitution Of the Slate Of
South Carolina, and the laws thereof
3. 6esoEred That in future no person qnal-
flied 10 vote Tor each branch OF the Legislature,
shall be permitted 10 vote in more than one
Election District or Parish, and the Managers
OF Elections throughout this State, are hereby
required and directed, If they think proper. (or
on the application of any eector presently to
administer tc any person or persons offering 10
vote, the following oath:
|. A. B do solernly swear Cor affirm, as
the case may beg that have not at this Gene
ra! Election for members of the Legislature,
voted in this, or any other District or Parish,
and tha, am constitutionaly qualified 10 vote
so help me God. And if any person or per.
sons required as aforesaid, 10 take such oath or
affirmation, shall refuse to do so, then the Maui
ayers, in their respective Election Districts
or Parshes shall be, and they ale hereby re.
quired and enjoined TO refuse such vote or
votes and in case the Managers shall refuse
to require the oath Us aforesaid, wheI: demand
ed, they shall be liable 10 all the pains and pen.
alties they would BIZ liable and subject 10 for
Eeglecting any other duties required by them
as Managers of Elections, for either brunch oil
the Legislature.
q. Resolced That the Act altering the fourth
section cf the Constitution Of the Suite Of S.
Carolina, be herewith published, to wit: "every
free white man f,he nge oftwenty-one years,
| (paupers, and non.commissioned officers and
prva,es Of the Army oil the United States ex.
cepted) being citizen Of this State, and hav'
ing resided therein two years previous to the
day of election, and who has freehold Of fifty
acres Of land, or town lot, Of Which he has
been legally seized ard possessed at least six
months teforc such election or, not having such
freehold or town lot, hath been u resident i'll
the Election District in which he offers 10 give
his vote, before the election six months, shall
have right 10 vote for member or members
10 serve in either branch ofthe Legislature, for
the Election District in which he holds proper
~ or residence.
S. Resolotd, That the two years residence
required by the Constitution in n voter, are
tue two years Immediately previous 10 the
election. and the six months residence 10 the
Election District, are the six month immediate
ly previous to the election; but if any person
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