The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-20

sufficient JOCK, and Shall De lOcheu oetots IL
opening OF the poll and the keys thereon de
livered to one Of the Managers, to be appoint,
ed by the Board, and shall NOT pe openeu 's
during the election Such boxes shal pe "a
belled as follows: l.. Electors. 2. congress-
| Circuit and County officers
XIV. Each clerk of the poll shall keep poll
list. which shall contain one column headed
NNames of Voters" and 30 many addltlonal
! columns as there are boxes kept at the elec-
ton. The heading Of each additional column
shall correspond with the namo OF one Oh the
| boxes 80 kept. ,
XVI. The name [. each elector voting shall
be entered by the clerk in the column OF his
poll list headed 'tNames of yoters;" and when
there shall be more than one box kept, oppo-
site such name shall be written the figure IN
each remaining column OF such poll list, cor.
responding in its heading with the name OF OF
the box in which ballot OF the elector shall
have been deposited.
XVII. At the close Of the election. the Maa-
ayers shall proceed publicly to canvass the
votes and such canvass, when commenced,
shall BE- continued without adjournment or IN
terruption until the same be completed.
XVIII. Each box being opened, the. ballots
| contained therin shall be taken out ana count
ed unopened, except 80 lar as to ascertain that
each ballot is single; and il two or more oal-
lots shall be found so folded together as to
present the appearance Of single pallot, lney
shall be destroyed, if the whole number OF
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| not otherwise.
XIX. IF tho ballots shall be found to exceed
| in number the whole number of votes on the
corresponding columns OF the poll lists. they
| shall be replaced lu the box, and one OF the
Managers shall, without seeing the same, pub
icly draw out and destroy so many ballots un-
opened as shall be equal to such excess.
Xxx. The Board shall then proceed to can
vass and estimate the votes.
XXI. If after having opened Oh canvassed
| the ballots it should be found that the Wnole
number OF them exceed the whole number OF
votes entered on the poll list, the Managers
shall return all the ballots into the box, and
shall shall thoroughly mingle the same; and one of
the Managers, to be designated by the Board
shall publicly draw out Of such box, without
seeing the ballots contained therein, so many
Of such ballots as shall be equal to the excess,
which shall forthwith be destroyed.
XXI. The canvass shall be completed by
ascertaining how many ballots OF the same
kind corresponding in respect to the names OF
persons thereon, and the offices for which they
are designated, have been received; and the
result being found, the Managers shall Sc
curely attach to q statement OF such can
vass one ballot of esch kind found to have
been given for the officers to be chosen at sucn
election, any or either Of them, except those
dent; and they shall state, in words at fuli
length, Immediately opposite such ballot, ana
written partly on such ballot ana partly on the
paper to which it shall be- attached, the whole
number oil all the ballots that were received,
which correspond with the one so attached, go
that one OF each kind OF the ballots received at
such election for the officers then to be chosen
shall be attached to such paper, with state.
ment OF such canvass. They shall also attach
to such paper the original ballots, If any, re-
iected bv them as being defective, which were
given at such election.
XIII. When Electors Of President and Vice
President shall be chosen at said elech n, the
Managers shall make separate canvass ana
statement Of the votes given for Electors, IN
the manner prescribed in the last preceding
Section, BY ascertalning 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 ballot OF each kind
found to have been given for Electors, and shall
bellot, and partly written thereon and partly
on the paper to which it shall be attached, the
whole number OF ballots tor Electors that were
found to have been re .eived corresponding
with the one 30 attached. They shall also at
tach to such paper all original ballots for Elec-
tors rejected by them as being defective.
XIV. The statement to be made by the
Managers shall contain caption, stating the
day on which, and the precinct and county at
which, the election was held; it shall also con-
tain statement showing the whole number OF
ballots taken for each person, designating the
Office for which they are given, which state,
ment shall be written in words at length, and
at the end thereof certificate that such state
ment is correct in all respects, which certIn-
cate shall be signed by the Managers.
XIV. Duplicate statements, as provided IN
the last preceding section, shall be made by
the Managers and filed in the office of the clerk
of thu county; and il there be no such clerk
duly qualified according to law, then IN tho
Office OF the Secretary OF State.
XXVI. The original statements, duly certi-
fed shall be delivered by the Managers, or by
one of them, to be deputed fer that purpose,
on the Tuesday next following the election, to
the Commissioners OF Election, at the county
seat, who shall there assemble at that time.
OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS AS CAM
vAssERs AND THEIR PROCEEDINGS.
XVII. Toe Commissioners of Elections
shall meet at the county seat, rs provided IN
the last preceding section, and shall proceedto
organize, aud shall form the County Board OF
Cauvassers.
XXvIIG. They shall meet in some convenient
pace at the county seat, on the Tuesday next
following the election, before one o'clock in the
afternoon OF that day. They may appoint
some competent person as secretary. Iae
chairman shall then proceed to administer the
Constitutional oath to each member OF the
Board as canvassers, and shall administer the
Constitutional oath of Office to the secretary,
and the secretary shall administer to the chair
man the same oath that he shall have admin
lstered to the other members Of the Board.
xxx. The original statements OF the can
vass IN each precinct Shall then be produced,
and from them the Board shall proceed to esti-
mate the votes Of the county, and shall make
such statements thereof as the nature of the
election shall require, within three days Of the
time of their first meeting as Board OF Coun-
ty Canvassers.
xxx. Duplicate statements shall be male
and filed in the Office OF the Clerk of the Coun-
ty, aud if there be no such clerk duly qualified
according to law, then in the Office OF Secretary
of State.
XXI. They shall make separate statements
of tie whole number Of votes given in such
county for representatives in Congress; and
separate statements of the votes giyca for
Electors of President and Vice-president; and
separate statements OF all other votes given
for other officers. Such statements shall con-
tain the names of the persons for whom such
votes were given, and the number of votes giv-
en- for each, which shall be written ont in words
at full length.
XXXI. rnere snail be prepared by the conf
mi.sioners three separate lists of each state
ment, besides the list to be file in the Office OF
the County Clerk or Secretary OF State, and
each list shall be certified to as correct by the
signatures OF the comm ssioners subscribed TO
such certificate.
XVIII. Within three dsys after the final
adjournment Of the BoaI1u Of County Canvass
ers, the ChairmaC. Of the Board shall deposit
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