Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-24

representatives OF the congress OF the UnlteC
States, SHALL in regular course be held at the gen
eral election on the third Wednesday Of October
next; and on the same day in every alternate yeal
afterwards. The managers, the places Of election
the manner. of conducting the election and the
qualifications of the voters shall be the same tol
this election as for an election of members Of the
House of Representatives in the General Assem-
bly, of the State. The person who at this election
shall receive the greatest number of votes, in the
whole of Congressional District, shall be the Rep
resentative for that District, from this State ir
the Congress next ensuing
I'LL Immediately after closing the polls, the
managers Of precinct shall publicly scrutinize ano
count the votes taken by them for Representative
in Congress, and shall certify under their hands
return showing, the list of voters for such Repre-
person They shall then appoint one of their NUM-
ber, who shall carry this return and report it to
general meeting of managers Of the electiondistrct
composed of one manager from each precinct.
This general meeting shall be held at the Court
House of the Judicial District on the day following
the election, except that for Berkeley election dis
trict it shall be held at the city of Charleston and
for Beaufort District, az Gisonvile on the second
day after the election, unless by concert among
themselves the managers of that election district
shall have met the day provided, and except furth;
|er, that if meeting at the time appointed should
be providentiay prevented in any district, it may
take place as soon afterwards as practicable Ihe
managers assembled at general meeting, shall
carefully scrutinize and aggregate the returns tor
the several precincts and compile district return,
which shall show the result of the ballotting had
for Representative in Congress in their election
district Of this return they shall make two copies,
certified under their hands. One copy, with the
several precinct returns, they shall deliver to the
Clerk of the Court for their Judicial District, and
he shall carefully file and preserve these papers.
The other copy the managers shall enclose in a
sealed package addressed to the Secretary Of State,
transmitted by mail endorsing it so as to show
what it is, and from what district and so to pre-
vent undetected tampering with the SEALS
w. The Secretary of State shall preserve all
the returns which may reach the post-ofice in Co
lumbia If, at the expiration of two weeks from
the day of election, the return from any election
district should not have reached Columbia, he shall
Immediately inform the Clerk of that District, and
thereupon the Clerk shall make and certify copy
of the return which was deposited with him as
aforesaid, and transmit the same by mail to the
Secretary of State. The Governor snail, with
reasonable dispatch, examine the returns in the
hands of the Secretary of State if any one should
be wanting, he shall, by mail, or by special messen-
SSI2 aS may seom w hia pooS, PioCe ~, VI wy
of it, from the Clerk, if he finds that it was made
by the managers. The Governor shall open the
district returns, examine them, and aggregate the
number of votes given for each person in the sew
eral election districts of the Congressional DISTRICT
and when he has ascertained what person received
the greatest number of votes in Congressional
District, he shall give notice by proclamation, that
that person has been duly elected member Of the
House of Representatives for the Congress of the
United States. This proclamation SHALL if posi-.
bic, be made at the latest by the fourth Monday OF
November, after the election.
V. In case an extra session of Congress should
be called at any time, between the fourth day of
March and the third Wednesday Of October, of
any year, in which the terms of the members Of
the House of Representatives of the Congress of
the United States shall expire, the Governor SHALL
by proclamation, order special election for mem
bers from this State in the said House of Repre-
sentatives Whereupon the election shall be held,
the returns made and the result announced, as has
been hereinbefore provided; and the terms of the
members so elected shall be the same as if they
had been elected at the general election, then next
following.
vi. Proceedings like those prescribed in the Sec
ton next proceeding, but having reference to one
or more Congressional Districts, as the case mayb
shall be had, if to fill vacancy or upon any other
occasion, an election should become
requisite for one, or more than Representative
in Congress from this State.
VII. The expense of postage incident to an cleo
ton for Representative in Congress shall be paid
by the Clerk IF the District where the expense may
be incurred and with his fees for filing return and
copyingi (if copy shonld be required of him. be
included in his contingent account with the State.