The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-10-02
Election Notice.

n COMPLIANCE " rfrH AGS ORDEg, PASSED
| 4 at the late session OF The Legislature OF Sohrb
Carolina. an ELECTION will be held in Kershaw
District for enc SENAroI md two MEMBERS Of the
House OF Representatives, OIL the SECOND MONDAY lX
OCTOBER next
Tile polls to be Kept open on Monday mud Tuesday,
al all the prrcincs, and The managers TO NEE, at
Camden on the WEDNESDAY, following Count tho
Votes and declare The election.
The Election to be held at the following places,
and To be conducted by the following persons.
Camden-Geo. Shaw, John W. McDowall.
Horatio \. Browne
Cwstons .Mu-Fredcrck Bowen, Adam Team,
Joseph J. lIuckabee. -
Flat Rock-Janes Fletcher Joseph B. Hug ge!fSe;;, g!fe;,
jesse Trusdel -
B'Gah'-WilIiam Mungo, Gillian Scwel, WiHia%
Cato.
L'zenbys-Laughlin Mrlhorscn, William King,
Allan Mct!askl
sc'rocFs .nA-B 7 Mccoy, Henry Ralca, Jamc.
Arrants
D Gc"'isyn,s s%re-A. J NeDOwa R. W. Dunlap,
LiIoty M-Wm. L Johnscn, A. D.. JONES',
Robert Z. Patterson
Regulations.
Resoleed, That the Managers ol Elections are re-
quired 10 pay special aiea:in TO tho following Ior..
tUns ol tie law relating TO elections:
|. The nanes oI voters to e regularly written as:
they vote, and the list preserved.
:; Il w O = Y tickets .ss i:.ss1sse
rtten, any ticket than onght 10 devoted for all
such tickets.urt tn be counted.
= No SSeer SHALL he allowed to pat in than
single ballot or piece oi paper III the sare box or
vessel but ticket is to be counted though it con.
tain fewer names than are TO he voted for.
s. II any Manager shall knowingly receive an illc.-
gal vote or sln elu1e 10 admit legal Yotes -hnlll
neglect or relu.c to aiicuu the election, or shall
count the ballots before the proper time, at any.
other than The proper place, he shall bc Liable ~
penalties.
+. Managers are authorized to administer oa,hs
and examine wlticsses; TO maintain order aud
gularity at the polls; and, ny order in writing, (di
reried to tic Sheriff, Constable Special Deputy
to commit 10 jail for ono day, any person who shall.
refuse 10 obey the lawful commands ol the Managers,
or vino shall disturb their proceedings.
Ii any per>uu refuse 10 make the proper oath.
if the Managers shall bc otherwise satisfied that III is
not qualified, his vote SlIa. he rejected.
The Managers, orany other person entl LED 10 rote,
may challenge any person Offering to vote.
s. Managers authorized TO swear each other,
ur they may be sworn by any one Authorized to ad.
minister an oath
Z. In of the d, ath removal from the District,
refusal 10 serve. fan' Manager, majority o the
delegation are authorized aud required 10 fill up tho
| vacancy oy apl ointment in writing.
S Tolls to Lc opened AT oclrck, 4. NJ. and closed
a. o'clock, L. ~, with convenient intervals. The
box, vessel bag 10 he sealed up when the polls
closed, and not t" bc opened except to receive the
SECOND da:, and To count the VOTES al the regular
tine aud place.
LesOlued, This. The Act amending tie (o nth Section
II" ic Constitution II the State o: South Carolina be
herewith published, to-wit:
"Evrrv free While Of the aye of twenty ono -
yrar-, Ilranpers and non commissioned officers and
private soldiers ul the Army Of the United States
eXcelIe,) who hath been II citizen and resident in
this Stale tw" years previous to the day OF election,
and who hath freehold ni nifty acres of lard, or
to'rn lot o which lie hath been legally seized and
possessed at least six mouths before such election or
not having such icehold town lot hath been q I.
resident in the election District in which he offers to
give his vote, six months bciure the said election,
shall have n right vote tor member or members
IL either branch o the Legislature for tho
Election District which hc H. Ids such property
is resident
EcsOlGed That lc two yea; s r, scucc required by
the Constitution in voter, are the two Years immr-
dalcly previous 10 the election. and the six months
residence the Election District arc the six months
immediately prev iUus 10 the election. But if any
person has his home III le State. hc does not luse the
right o residence by temporary abse,ce with the in
tcnllou OF ret turning and il he has his lume in tho
Election District Ills right 10 vote is not impaired by
lelnI Iorary absence With the intention OF returning;
but il ono las his home and his family in another
State the presence OF snc person. although continued
Tor tw" Years in the State, gives right 10 vote
Sep. lS,-tl.