The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-10-05
An Ordinance

TO PROVIDE FOX IHE f1noA
ELECTION OF GOVERNOR AND LIEU
rENANT-GovERNCR, AND FOR MEM
BERs OF THE FIRST ENSUING GENE
RAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA. fg~,e
We the people Of the State Of South Car
ozina, By our Delegates in Contention meF'
do orddin:
l. That on the third Wednesday in oc-
tober next elections shall be held for the
Offices of Governor and Lieutenant-Gov-
crnor of the State OF South Carolina, ana
for mombers of the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the General Assembly
of the State.
Q. That the Managers of Elections
throughout the State, shall give public
notice of such elections, and ON the day
indicated shall open separate polls at their
respective precincts for each of the said
elections and shall conduct the same in
all rcspectsin accordance with the lawsand
usaees of this State. In case there be no
regularly appointed Managers at any pre-
einct said elections shall be held and con-
Quoted by Managers for that purpose spo-
cially appointed by majority Of the per-
sons who are now the Delegates of this
Convention from the District in which
such precinct lies, and vacancies among
the Managers shall be in like manner
filled.
|. 8 In the elections to the General AS
scmbly, the Districts of Beaufort, Collie
ton, orangeburg and Berkeley, shall elect
one Senator and on general ticket as
many members of the House of Repre-
sentatives as were assigned by the last
apportionment to the several Parishes
comprised in each. The District of George
town shall elect ono Senator and three
Representatives. The Election District
of Charleston shall elect two Senators
and twenty Representatives; and all 9th
er Districts shall elect each one Senator
and as many representatives as werc as
signed to each by the last apportionmcnt.
4. That Immediately after closing the
polls, the Managers shall count the votes
polfed, and after making returns thereof
showing the number of " 5olled for
each person, shall certify the Same under
their hands, and appoint one of their
number to carry such returns with list
Of the voters and report the same to
the general meeting of the Managers
of the District; which general meet
ing shall be held at the Court House
of the District on the day following the
election; except that tho Managers for
the Election District of Berkeley shall
hold their general meeting at the city of
Charleston, on the second day following
the election, at2 o'clock, p. M. And the
Managers, when so assembled in general
meeting, shall, after asccrtaining the re-
suit of the several returns, proceed to de-
clare the election of Members of the Gcn-
eral Assembly, and shall furnish certifi-
Gates, under their hands, fsuch elections
to the persons entitled thereto.
5. That the Members so elected shall
meet in General Assembly, in special scs-
sion, on Wednesday, the twcnty-ffth day
of October next.
6. That the Managers, when so assem-
bled in general meeting, shall mako sepa-
rate returns of the ballottings for Cover
nor and Lieutenant-Governor, shall ccrti-
fy the same to the. Secretary of State,
under their hands, and shall forward to
him such returns, each in separate seal
ed envelope, appropriately endorsed, by
messenger to be by them appointed for
that purpose, who shall be by them sworn
to deliver and shall deliver tho same,
with the seals unbroken, to the Secretary
of State at Columbia, on or before the
fourth Monday in November next.
I. That the Secretary of State shall,
at such time as they may be required of
him, deliyer said returns to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, who
shall, during the first week of the regular
session, open and announce the said re-
turns, declare the election and order the
entering of the same on the Journal of
the House.
s. That the messengers shall be enti-
tied to receive out of the Treasury of
the State q compensation equal to five
dollars per diem, and twenty cents per
mile going to and returning from Colum-