Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-10-14
s.tp.ion Of the State or south Carolina and, and the

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stitution of the State of South Carolina and the
laws Mereof.'n .&
. The Managers or any legal voter may require
any one Offering to vote, TO- take the following oath:
~, --., do solemnly swear, Tor affirm as the case
may be-, that have not, at this general election
any other district OF parish, end that / consti-
tutionally qualified to yote--so help me God"
It is the special duty of the Managers to report
to the Solictorall violations Of the election law
and all of bribery and corruption, and to use
their best efforts to bring the offenders to Justice
The following section Of the Constitution, adopc
ted by the onvention recently in session, states
fully who IS entitled 10 vote, as follows:
In oil elections to be made by the people Of
this State, orof any part thereof, for civil or po-
lcal Offices every person shall be entitled to vote
who has the following qualifications, to wit: He
shall be q free white man, who has attained the
age of twenty years, and is not pauper, nor
commissioned officer OF private soldier OF the
army, nor seaman or marine Of the navy OF the
United States. eisshall, for the two years next
preceding the day Of election, have been,a citizen
of this State; or, for the same period an emgrant
from Europe, who has declared his intention to be-
come citizen Of the United States, accordipgfto
the Constitution and Laws of the United States
e shall have resided in this State for at least two
years next preceding the day of election. and, for
the last six mouths of that time, in the District in
which he offers to vote" j.
The Managers of Elections are required by low
to give publicity to the following Actof the Legis.
lature: y.
AN ACT 10 SECURE THE PURITY OF ELECTIoNs
l. Be. it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority. of thesame, That
if any person not qualified by the Constitution and
Laws of this State shall knowing the same vote
at any election hereafter TO be held within the
State for Members Of Congress of the United States,
Members of the Legislature Of this State, Sheriff,
Clerk, Ordinary, or other District Officers, Mayor
or Aldermen Of any city, Intendant and Wardens
of any Incorporated town. Officers of the Militia,
Of Volunteer organizations Of the State, or at any
other election required or that shall hereafter
DO required by law to be hold within this State,
such person shall be deemed guilty OF q misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be Bned
and imprisoned at the discretion OF the Judge be-
fore whom he shall be tried.
| H. If any person qualified by the Constitution
and Laws Of this State to vote at any election for
Members of the Congress of the United States, :
Members of the Legislature of this State, Sheriff,
Clerk Ordinary, or other District sOihcer, Mayor
and Aldermen of any city, Intendant and Wardens
Of any Incorporated town, Officers of the Militia
or Volunteer organizations of the State pr at any
other elections required, or that shall hereaf-
ter be required by law to be held within this State,
shall vote more than once at such election for the
same office such person so voting more than once
| shall be deemed guilty Of misdemean6r, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined and impris-
oned at the diSsyetion Of the Judge before whom
/ the case shall Ns tried. (. 3i
- III II athn3 election hereafter held within THIS
STATE 1Or Members of The Congress Of the United
States, Members of the Legislature IF this State,
Sheriff, Clerk, Ordinary, ofher District Officer.
| Mayor and Aldermen ofs any citys lntendant and
Wardens of any incorporated town, Officers Of the
Militia or Volunteer organizations of the State, or
at any other election now required or that shall
hereafter be required by law be held within this
State, any person shall, by the payment, delivery
of money or other article of yalue procure Gpoth-
er to vote for or against any particular candidate
or measure, the person so promising and the per-
son so voting, shall each be guilty Of amisdcmean-
or, and upon conviction thereof shall! for thafrst
offence, be fined in any not less than one han
dred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars,
and imprisoned for any term of time not less than
one month nor more than Six months; and, for the
second offence, shall be fined in any sum not less
than FIVE hundred dollars, more than five thous-
and dollsss and imprisoned for any term of time
not less than three months nor more than twelve
months.
Iv.'Y at anHNlecGon, as in'the preceding sec
tion of this Act mentioned, any person shall offer
or propose to procure another. by the payment de-
livery or promise Of money other article Of val
ne, to vote for oragainst any particular candidate
or measure, OF shall offer propose, for tho con-
Alteration of money other article of value paid,
delivered or promised to vote for or against any
particular candidate or measure, such person &c
offering to procure or vote shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereon.
shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion OF