Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-30
CANvAssERs AND THEIR ppocEEp1Scs


shall meot at tho county seat, as provided
in the last preceding Section, and shall pro.
ceed to organize, aud shall form the County
Board Of Canvassers.
AAYlll. They shall meet in some con.
yenlent place at the county scat, 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. The Chairman shall then
PROCEED to administer the Constitutional
oath to each member Of the Board As Can
vassers, and shall administer the Constitu-
tlonal oath Of office 10 the Secretary, aud
the Secretary shall administer to the Chair
man the same ontii that he shall haye sd-.
ministored 10 the other members Of the
Board.
XNIX. The original statements of the
canrass III each precinct shall then bs pro-
duced, and from them the Board sl:all pro
coed to estimate 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 y Board Of Cou..y Canvassers.
MN. Duplicate statements shall be
made and filed in the office Of tue Clerk Of
the county; and if there he no sucl, Clerk
duly qualified according to law, then in the
Office "f the Secretary of State.
ANNI. They shall make separate state
ments Of. the whole number OF votes given
in such county for Representatives in Con-
grcss and separate statements OF the votes
given for E!ector, Of President and Vice
Fresident; an:i separate statements of all
other votes given Tor other officers. Such
statements shall contain the names Of tho,
persons for whom such votes were given.
"nd the number of votes given for each.
which shall he written out in words a, full
length.
AAAl1 There shall be prepared Ly The
Commissioners three separate lists of eac!,
statenept, besides the list to bc Il e, ia the
office Of the County Clerk or Secretary of
State, and each list shall he certified 10 AS
correct by the signatures Of the Commits
sioncrs subscribed 10 such certificate.
AAAlll. Within three days after tie
bnal adjournment Of the Board of County
Canvas>crs, the Chairman Of the Board
shall deposit III the nearcst post Office, di-
reclcd TO the Governor, Secretary Of State
AMI Comptrol!er-Gcneral: (the full postage
P;.id,) each, one of the certified copies of
the statement and certificate Of votes. pro
pared as provided in the last preceding
Section.
OF THE FORMATION AND PROCEEDINGS OF
THE BOARD OF STATE cASvAssERs.
AAAlF. The Secretary OF State shall
appoint meeting Of tho State Canv:asers,
to be held At his Office, or SOME conycnien,
place, or or Lcfore The fifteenth day of De.
ceH'ber next after such general election for
The purpose of canvas,ing the votes of all
officers voted for at such election, cxcep,
Electors Of President and Eice-Presidcnt
NNNF. The Secretary Of State, Comp
troller-Gencral, Attorney General and
Treasurer shall constitute the State Cam
vasscrs, three Of whom shall he sufficient
number 10 form Board,
AHXFl. If a majority of those officers
shall be unable, or shall fail to attend, one
OF the Justices of the Supreme Court and
the Mayor of the city of Columbia, being
notified by tile Secretary of State, shall at
tend without delay, and, with the officer
attending. shall form the Board.
AAAVlI. The Board when thus formed
shall, upon the certified copies of the state
menss made by the Boards of County
Canvassers, proceed to mike aiemcnt OF
the whole number of votes given at such
election for the various Offices, and each Of
them voted for, Distinguishing the several
counties in which they were given. They
shall certify such statements TO be correct.
and subscribe ths same with their proper
names. .fs
AAAFllI. Upon such statements, thew
shall then proceed to determine aud JecInr.
what persons have been, by the greatest
number of votes, duly elected 10 such of.
tices. or either of them.
AXAlN. They shall make and sub.
scrile, on the proper statement, certificate
ot such determination, and shall deliver
the same to the Secretary Of State.
AL. The Board shall have the power TO
adjourn, from day to day, for term not
exceeding five days.
MI. The Secretary of State shall record
IN bis .flicc, in book to la kept by him,
tor TINT purpose, each certified statement
and determination which shall be delivered
to him by tue Board of Slate Canvassers
and every dissent or protest that shall have
been delivered to him by Csnyasser.
ALli. Hs shall, without delay, transmit
copy, under the seal Of his oQics, Of such
certified determination to eacl, person
thereby declared 10 be ELECTED, and a like
copy to the Governor. .-
ALlII. He shall cause copy OF sucl,
certified statements and determinations to
10 printed ia, one or moro of tl,e public
Newspapers. IN sHeh coan,l. u any shall be
published tberein: -.
XllN. LIE shall prepare general eer-
a6cate, under the: seal of tue State, and at.
tssied by hin, as, Secretary ,hsrsoeaddrsss
ed 'eo-ths Hanss of Representatives Of The
United States: ia tbat Gougraas for which