Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-22
Eleotion Notioe.

| AN ELECTION will BIO held throughout Pickens
| IA District, on Monday and the day following.
the 9th and 9th of October next. for Member of
Congress- four Members Of the State Legislature
and Commissioners Of the Poor The polls TO be
kept open at the Court House Monday and Tues
day, and on Monday only at the boxes in the Dis
trict. The polls to bo opened Mt D A. NJ and
closed Mt p. Nj. The Managers to meet at the
Court House on the Wednesday following, at 10
O'clock count the votes, and declare the Election.
Managers:
Pckens G. HI. G. Craig Elisha Lawrence,
! III, A. III. Gibson.
Trimmier's-W. N Davis, Joel E.. Jones, w,
B. Dickson.
Fair Play-B. F. Sloan, f. McCrary vice w.
r.. IIarbn, d. s. Striblng
Bachelor's Retreat, S. Dickson. j. ID. Cay
vice Aug. Smthson, M. L. Smthson vice War
rem Pcr"y.
Walh,'l,.-A. +, Norman vice H. Meyer,
John NJ. CilliSon, Nimrod Sullivan.
C"l"ncps Fnrk-J. w. Earle, All. jenkins,
Geo. w. Phillips.
Cheohee--J. w. Nicholson vice Berry Mich
olson. Milton Nicholson, Miles Knox
Tunnel lIill--A. j. Pendley vice j. j Smith.
George w. Baldwin vice John Watson, decd,
George Sims.
Whctstone-D. p. Robins, John Morehead,
Gumbrel Brnzenle.
kilpntri. k'S-Siephen Baldwin F. Nj Clenve-
land L. W. Fitzpatrick.
Ccntrc--J B. Sanders, B, e. Reeder, Samuel
p. Harris
miller S-Samuo Douthit Aaron Bnggs, b.
w. Abbott.
lIagaods--H }. Anthony, Thos Griffin,
Benz. Holder
Pnmpkintown--w NJ. Jones, james Hester,
Van Jones.
Salubrity-C. H. II,llngsworth vice /. j.
lt%llingSw"rh F. v Clayton vice Hardy Fen
mel. W. n. Chapman.
Gaincs'Chorcs Thompson, b. S. Gaines,
j. N. Arnold.
P.ckCnsyiIle- Odle, Robert E. Nc
Whorier, II. Nom.
Easmtre-Robcrt Lewis vice Il. n. McKin-
ncy, Wm. Hunter vice Bailey Mosey, Thomas
Price.
ITurricnue-Lemucl Thomas, j. A. Ballen-.
ger IL. Hughes.
Wolf Crcck-W. r. Baker vicr w. n. Uaw-
thornc, r.. @. Clayton, George Steading vice
Trap. NJ. Ponder, Joseph G. Hendricks,
VIM. w. Robinson.
An ict to Secure the Puyf2y Of EYcctions.
| |. BE IL enacted by the Senate and House of
Represent ltivcs, met anil sitting in General
Assembly and by the authority OF the same.
That if any person, qualified by the constitu-
ton and laws OF this State shall, knowing the same
vote mt any election hereafter to be held within
the state for members the Congress of the Uni
ted States. members of the Legislature of this State
Sheriff. Clerk, Ordinary, or other district officers,
Mayor aud Ahlelmen Of any city, Intcntant and
| Wardcns of any incorporated town. officers of the
militia, or volunteer organizations of the State or
ut any other election required or that shall .
| hereafter be required by law TO be held within this
State, such person shall be deemed guilty of mis-
dencanor. and, upon conviction thereof. shall be
fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Judge
| before whom the case shall be tried
| III. If any person qualified by the contribution
nnd laws OF this State to vote ut any election for
members Of the Congress of the United Stntes,
members of the Legislature of this State Sheriff.
Clerk, Ordinary, or other district officer, Mayor
and Aldermen of any city. Inendant and Wardcns
,NfIt Ia.
| volunteer organizations Of the State, or ut any
other elections now required, that shall herenrJ
| ter be required by law to bc held within this State
shall vote more than at such election for the
same office, such person voting more than once
| shall be deemed guilty OF misdemcnnor. and,
upon conviction thereof, shall ho fined and inipris-
oncd nt the discretion of the Judge before whom
| the case shall be tried.
III If mt any election hereafter held within
this State for members of the Congress of the Uni
ted States, members of the Legislature of this
State, Sheriff, Clerk Ordinary, or other district
officer Mayor and Aldermen of any city, Intcndant
and Wardcns of any Incorporated town. officers of
the militia volunteer organizations of the State,
or NJ any other election required. that shall
hereafter be required by law to be held within
this State any person shall. by the payment. de-
livery or promise of money other article of val
nc, procure another to for against any partic-
uar candidate or measure, the person so promising.
and the person voting shall each be guilty Of
a misdemcanor and, upon conviction thereof shall,
|
than one hundred dollars more than five hum
dred dollars aud imprisoned for any term of time
moi less than month nor more than six months
and, for the second offence, shall he fined in any
sum not /" han FIVE hundred dollars nor more
than five thousand dollars. and imprisoned for any
term of time not less than three months nor more
| than twelve months.
Nv. Ii Mt any election. as in the preceding Sec
| tion of this Act is mentioned, any person shnll
olfcr or propose to procure another, by the pay
ment. delivery promise of money, OF other arti-
Gle of value, to vote for against any particular
candidate or measure, or shall offer or propose,
for the consideration of money other nftice of
value paid, delivered promised to vote for or
agoinstnny particular candidate or measure, such
person so Offering to procure or vote shall he
deemed gIIi' of amisdcmeunOr and upon conyc-
ton thereof shall be fined and imprisoned ut tic
discretion of the Court
In the Senate House, the twenty first iay of De-
cember, in the year of Lord one thousand
eight hundred and hny-c and in the eighty
third year of the sovereignty and Independence
of the Unitel States of America.
WM d. PORTER. President of the Senate G.
JAS SIMONS, Speaker House OF Representatives.