The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-09-12
ELECTION RESOLVES.
In the House of Representatives, December 20,

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lTTNHE Committee on Privileges and Elections, to
i whom were referred sundry petitions, praying
the establishment Of new places of Elections and the
appointmentof Managers for the next General elec-
tiop having had the same under consideration, and
beg leave 10 Report and recommend the adoption Of
the following Resolution: 49, ~
Resolved, That the elections to be holden on the
second Monday in October next and the day follow.
ing for Senator's and Representatives in the State
Legislature, shall be held at the following places on
y and conducted by the following persons:
KERSHAW DISTRICT-MANAGERS.
Camden: w. Il. R. Workman, VIC. Moore, T.
J. Delay.
Curetons Frederick Bowen, B. F. Watkins, J. P.
RichLrg.
Flat 3 Rock; James Fletcher, W. G. Kirkland, Jes.
Buffalo: ". Mungo, James N. Scwell, Laban Fer
guson.
Lizenbys: Daniel Bethune, James Bell, Jacob H
lis.
schrock's Mills: B. T. Mccoy, Henry Radcliffe
Samuel Smith.
Goodwyn's: James Love, Richard Drakeford, A
Mcdowell.
Liberty Hill: John Brown, Wiley Patterson, A.
Matheson.
The Polls to be open two days at all the places
Managers to meet at Camden on the Wednesday fol.
lowing, count the votes and declare the election.
TWO Representatives to be elected.
Polls TO be opened at o'clock, A. NJ, and closed
box vessel bag to be sealed up when the polls
closed and not to be opened except to receive votes
the second day, and to count the votes at the regular
time and place, A. A. 1921, Stat 1873.
Resolued That the Managers Of Elections, prior to
their proceeding to the elections do take the follow.
inf oath affirmation before come magistrate or
one of the Managers of Elections to w.t. "That they
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the foregoing elections agreeably to the Constitution
of the State of South Carolina and the laws thereof"
Resored, That in future, no person qualified to
vote for members Of each branch of the Legislature
shall be permitted to vote in more than one election
district or parish, and the Managers of Election
throughout the State hereby required and direct
ed they think proper, (or on application OF any
elector presen to administer TO any person or per-
sons offering to vote, the following oath.
], A. B., do solemnly swear Tor affirm, as the case
may be that have not at this general election for
members Of the Legislature voted in this any 9th.
district parish, and that am constitutonally
qualified to vote-so help me God.
And if any person or persons, required as aforesaid
to take said oath affirmation. shall refuse to do
then the Managers, in their respective Dstri:ts or
Parishes, sha be. and they hereby required and
enoined to refuse such vote or votes and in case the
Managers shall refuse to require the oath aforesaid
when demanded they shall be liable TO all the pains
and penalties they would be liable and subject to
for negleeting any other duties required Of them
as Managers of Elections for either branch of the
| Legislature.
Resolued, That the Act altering the fourth Section
of the State of South Carolina he herewith published
! to;wt:
Livery free white man of twenty-one years. (pau-
pers, non-conmissoned officers and privatas of the
Army of the United States excepted being citizen
of this State, and having resided therein two years
previous to the day of election, and who has free.
hold of fifty acres of land, or town lot Of which be
has been legally seized and possessed at least sx
months before such election, not having snch free
hold or town lot hath been resident in the election
District in which he offers 10 give his vote before the
election six months, shall have right to vote for
member or members to serve in either branch of the
Legislature for the Election District in whichhe holds
| such property or residence"
Resolved That the two years residence required by
the Constitution in voter, are the two years imme-
diatey previous to the election, and the six months
residence in the Election District the six months
Immediately previous to the election. But if any
person have his home in the State, he does not lose
the right of residence by temporary absence with the
intention of returning but if one have his home and
family in another State, the presence of such person
although continued for two years in the State, gives
! no right to vote.
Resolred, That it shall be the special duty Of the
the election law, and all of bribery and corrup
ton and to their best efforts to bring the offend
ers 10 justice.
| GNORN- SHELTERS, self.shnrpening Feed Cutters
| " "a new article,) also Patent Cylinder and Their.
mopleter Churns Meat Cutters aud Sausage Suffers
Also, Hand Plows and Harrows for garden use. For
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