Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-10-14
..sEI EI.EC1EIl(.Nl NOTICE.

II I&s sll1AAISlISI1S2E .lSA!y&l INjlIs$
i THE MEMBERS Of the Convcntien from Piokens,
by the apthorityof that body give public no.
tioe that an ELEc TloN will be held. at the yari.
GUS precincts in Pickens District, on WEDNES-
EDAYthe 18th day Of October, instant, for. E3.'.
i GOVERN OR, LIE IJTENA ANT q OVERN.
K \. OR, STATE SENATOR; g. -FOUR
/ s.3 4 r.. .PR ES SENTATIVES '' a
The following Ordinance, adopted by the Con-
vention is published for the benefit of oil concerned
4 AN ORDINAN Nc E to provide for the first ensuing
I Eleotionof Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
! and for Members of the first ensuing General AS
sen,hly of the Statesof South Carolina.
+ 4 We tie People Of the State Of South Carolina,
by oar jjclcgate$ IN Coauentio met, do ordain:
j. That on the third Wednesday in October
next, elections shalI be held for the Offices of Gov
arnor and Liet tenant Governor Of the State of
South Carolina and for members Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the General,As-
semily Of the State
2.'fhat the Managers of Elections, throughout
the State shall give public notice Of such elections
end on the day indicated shall o. en- separate polls
at their respective precincts for each Of the said
elections and shall conduct the san,e in oil re-
spects, ir accordance with the laws and usages of
this State. In case there bsno regularly appoint
ed Managers at ::l:y precinct, said elections shall
pose specially appointed by a majority 'f the per.
sons who are now the Delegates Of this Conven--
tion from the District in which such precinct lirs
and vacancies among the Managers shall be in like
manner filled. @ as,
8. In the ele, lions to the General Assembly, the
Districts Of Beaufort. Colleton, Orangeburg and
Berkely, shall each elect one Senat or and on gen
eral ticket ,s many mer .bers of the House of Rep
reserttives as were assigned by the last apportion
me t to t. several Parishes comprised in each.
and Il zee Representatives. The District Of Horny
shall elect one Senator nnd two Representatives.
The Election District of Charleston shall elect two
Senator's and twenty Representatives and al 9TH
o.: districts shall elect ench one Senator and as
mapy Representatives as were assigned to eachdby
the last al'portionmc,,t.
4. That Immediately ofter closing the polls, the
Managers shal count the votes pollei,.' and after
making returns thereof, showing the number of
votes pc'ed each person, shall certify the same
under their han;s, an appoint ,,e Of their num-
ber to carry such returns with list of the voters
and report the same to the general meeting of the
Managers o. the District whics general meeting
sha' be hela at the 90 t. 10 be pf the District OH
the day following the election, except that the
Managers. for the ElectionG istriot Of Berkeley
Charleston the r9 day following the cleo
ton, ut 2 O'Clock p. n, Ind thi Ma .agers, when
80 assenhen general iaeetii 6, shall after ascer.
ming the res, 1t of tho several ret,rns proceed
to:deolare the election Of Members of the General
n, @ sssaSss ssRss e ssss ss sssss qsSs
| tied thereto. !.
g. .il.at the Members 50 elooted shall meet in
General Assembly, in special session, on lYednes-
dny, tho twehty-fifth day Of October next.
| g. That the Managers, when 80 assembled in
general meeting. shall make separate returns, Of
| the results of the ballotings for Governor and
Lieutenant aoverner, shall certify the to the
Secretary of State, under their hsn,ls and shall
| forward to him such retupls, each in q separate
| sealed envelope. appropriately endorsed, by Mes
senger to be by thom appointed for thai purpose.
who she'll be by them sworn to deliver and shall
deliver the same with the seals unbroken, to The
secretary Of. state at Columbia, OH OF before the
| FORTH n onday Of November next
| 7. That the Secretary Of State shall, at sNoh
time as they may be required of him, deliver said
| return to the Speaker Of the House Of Represent
| tatives, who. shall, d." ing the firs week Of the
regular session. ole end annou"1e the said re-
turns, declare the election anc ord. the entering
! of the same on the Ionr nl Of t., '1onse.
8. That the Messengers shall be entitled to re-
ceve c,it Of the Trcasnr, Of the State compensa-
| tion equal to fiv. ,ull.rs per diem, and twenty
cents rer mile gci,s 70 ant re .rning from Colum-
bEt--the n,smbct .ys aid miles to be ascer-
tanned by the Secrets of State, who shall certify
| pay bills therefor. y .
g. That the Clor, ofeshe Convention shall order
the immedete printing IF one thousand copies of
this Ordinance, and forthwith distribute the same
to the Managers OF Elections throughout tho state
| Done at Columbia, the twenty y.seventh day of
September, in the year of our Lord one thous-
| and eight hundred and sixty-fye.
| ID. L. WARDIkW,
+ President of the Convention.
| Attest: JOHN T. Sloan, ,#4,
Clerk of Convention.
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