The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-10-21
inbefore prescribed.


which shall contain written or printed, or
partly written and partly printed, tho
names of tic persons voted for and tho
offices to which such persons arc intended
to be chosen, and shall be so folded rs to
conceal the contents; and such ballot shall
be deposited in Il box to be constructed,
kept aud disposed Of as hereinafter pro-
vided
Kill There shall be one general ticket
on which shall be the names of the per-
sons voted for as Representatives in Con-
gress, and State, circuit and county OF
ficers; and on another general ticket the
names of the persons voted for as Elec
tors of President and Vice-President, as
hercinaftcr provided.
XIV. The Commissioners of Election
shall provide two boxes for each election
precinct An opening shall be made in
the lid of each box. not larger than shall
be sufficient fora single closed ballot TO be
inserted therein, at one time. through
which each ballot received, proper to be
placed in such box, Shall be inserted
Each box shall be provided with suffi-
cient lock, and shall be locked before the
opening Of the poll, and the keys thereof
delivered to one of the Managers, 10 be
appointed by the Board, and shall not be
opened during the election. Such boxes
shall be labeled as follows: l. Electors
2. Congress, Circuit and County Officers
XIV. Each clerk of the poll shall keep 4
poll list. which shall contain ono column
headed "Names of Voters" and so many
additional columns as there arc boxes
kept at the election. The heading of each
additional column shall correspond with
lhena of the boxes SD kept.
XVI. The name of cach elector voting
shal! be entered by the clerk in the column
of his poll list headed "Names of Voters :"
ard when there shall be more than one
Ebox kept, opposite such name shall be
written the figure in each remaining
Column OF such poll list, corresponding in
its heading with tlie name OF the box in
whcha ballot Of the clector shall have
been deposited.
XVII. AT the close of the election, the
/ Managers shall proceed publicly to can
v;iss the votes. and such canvass, when
comncnccd Shall he continued without
adjournment or interruption until the
same be completed.
XVIII Each box being opened, the
ballots contained therein Shall bc taken
ont and counted unopened, except 80 FIR
as to ascertain that each hri!ot is single J;
and if two or more ballots ,i.;,l i,o liut!nG
so fu,i:d together as 10 present thesap-
pcaranc@ 81 !, single h,llnt, t!icy shall bc
DESTROYED, if tiic whole nunb,.r ot hal.nis
exceed Tie whole nu.ntcr "i votes, al d
not uthn;%":i.:c.
KIN. II the b..l!nt& sl:all l,c fann', 10
cy. ecd in num'.2r the whole nunhci' Of
-olcs on th" correspondent colnmns ui ihc
poil-lisis. t;,ry shall b. replaced il he
! box. and one OF TIC inail;!.t"ra s:iall with
ont seeing the sane ).;ih!riy draw ont
ans! destroy So inany ballots uMotened rs
shall i,c equal To suci excess.
NX. The Board shall ti!cn proceed 70
canvass and estimate the vp;cs.
XXI. If after having opened or can
vasscd tho ballots ii should lc tould that
/ The whole number OF them exceed the
Whole number OF votes entered Oh The
no!l list, the Managers snail retHrn all The
! ;,5llots into the box. ;lmt! S.i",! thoroughly
niinuic the same; at..i one Of tho AlHna-
nrrs. Ia he designated by liic Board, Shall
| pnb:iciy draw oul OF such box, without
ses;ne the ballots contained. therein, so
many of such haliols us shall be equal 10
tho cx.c.s. which shall forthwith, be de-
stroycd-
tXXH. The canvass Shall be completed
4 bv asccrt;ining how many ballots Of The
same kind. corresponding in respect TO tile
names OF persons thereon, and the offices
for which they are designated; have been
received aud the result being found, the
Managers shall securely attach to & state
mcnL o. such CANVASS one ballot OF each
kind found to have been given for the Of,
fees to be chosen at such election, any or
either of them, except those given for
Electors of President and Vice President
and they shall state in words, at full
length, Immediately opposite such ballot,
and written partly on. such ballot and
partly on the paper TO which it shall be
attached, the whole number OF all the bal
lots that were received, which correspond
with the one so attached, so that one OF
each kind Of the ballots received ut such
election for the officers then to be chosen
shall be attached to sucl, paper, with q
statemcut of such Canvass. They shall
also attach to such paper the original bal
lots, if any, rejected by them as being de-
iective, which were given ut such election.
NXllI. When Electors Of President
and Vice President shall be chosen at said
election, the Managers sl,a! make Il sep
arate canvass and statement, of the votes
given for Electors, in the manner pre-.
scribcd in tho last preceding Section. by
asccrtaining how many ballots of the same
kind, corresponding in respect TO the
names thereon, have been received; and
the result being found, the Managers shall
securely attach to paper one original bal
lot of each kind found to have been given
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