Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-01
MUNIciPAI, ETECTIONs..

TO- provide tor the election Of officers OF m
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The following is the Act passed BY the Legislar
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Ea aa ggsSs sausts stdna and House Of RerpL.
ressntatses " Tie State of South {T1aff6iua, now
net and sittisg iii Genera Assembly, and By the
anthogsty ofithe lame ~ no 5Giisck saaoI ..,ynt
IsS1Uoh l.sThat Ibis EEeeleneyo the Governor
shsA on oG @ immediately aftss the passage of this
Az, order az electop Y be he'd % the second
fnesday Of November, lh the year 1855, ip all In
coip6rted dties ahd Dwns III this State, for the
ssotoucf IL officers provided fos BY the charters
OF the md @ties and townaGtaitu sti4, .: iai l..
.Sng.e The papssers a elections sppo;ntedin in
pursuance of an Act Of the General Assembly
passed at the special session Of 1863, are hereby
authorized and Required Is coidua thg elections
EefeiK pr6vide9 fdsf fand Ell subsequent elections
that may BE- ordered tube held IN suck cities and
tovrs, until otheraise provided farbylav- ..1sia
sEc, pa ln osdes r. secare the FREE expsession
Ct s. psFsSps auaasd e ESts o. HEREINAFTER Pre
respective pohfng places for three days next prece
dingt dly6 61ed for the eleesioa:heein provided
6v, eommenehg iti7 7io!dOch A. NJ, and closing 1t
5 ds ssys tis sss sssss ssfss5 fsnsed sed
by them, the managers Il \ fs6ns Who present
AsnseNes f6rs6ch sesist1Stiod tshalt bsfofe their
namesare. recorded lakeland -sdbAcribe the. follow
isgpath: -.Ttv, dpsolepply sreartor af6rm1
that, I am Q citizen of the United States; that !
have been an inhabitant of this State for one year
nett proceeding this da. and ffor the last sixty
daysa residedt Of this esty toxncr village, as the
case may Be- shat I reside m this ward or polling
-puecinstH The managers shall, aAer The election
ie,a essa sEsh h e hs II Mayor
safe and secure place s they siail receive sum nf
money To cover sfpendf fot books, stationery
To-, together With their ply asAereihallowed from
the treasury of such city, town 9vilhges wherein
Mch election - hed:s5 ias yin sgi l:1!. zai; II
SEa. A The qualifications & an eIector shall be
thosa required blythe Constitution, together witha
residence eof SIXTY days hett preceding The election
within tbs corporate elmits6 the city Or town, and
Fthat be has beenI duly registered in the wadIr
precinct in which he sffefs,to xete.aj 80 32 sw
. SEC. 5: The managers Of election shall meet at
tsn e'clocLy Al M; , en- tbs day suceeeding such
fmits Of tie city Or town in which such election Is
held, and proceed ITO count the votes under oath,
stating theWh1la number lof votes cast for each
person or candidate rated for, aud shall transmit
[thelh report OF the same ~ 2 sealed envelope 70
the acting Mayor or Intendant of the city or town
wherein they have been appointed and IL thefe
be no'acting Mayer or Intendaut In any such city
or town, or in: the absence of such Mayor or In
teldant the same shall be- transmitted to- the Clerk
Of the Court for the. county in which said city or
town may De Inc SAID Mayor or lntendant or
ClerE OF Court snan open the report OF SAID man.
ayers, and shan 'snnounee and publish the whole
number OF votes cast, andthe xhole-nqmber east
for each candidate whanthe several candidates ne
Offices for which they were voted for shalt be de.
clared duly elected The managers of election shall
decide contested cases. subject 10 the uitimste de-
cision Of tie Boards Of Aldermen or 'Wardens
when organized, iexeepsIhen the election OF ma
Jorty OF the prsons voted tor are contested er the
mana gers cnaJ@eeG @ Win llegai conduct, ~ when
case the setuns together WITH the ballots shall be
examined, ana the case Inyesugated Dy the actipg
Boan Of Aldermen, who shaltd the election;
and their decision shah be binding upon al pAsties.
SEC. 6. In oil elections held In accordance With
this Act thepolls shall be opened at 10 clock A.
d., and kept open during one day at al the pelng
precincts and in the various wards, and shall close
at 5 O'Clock, +: M Each ward in the city of
Charleston shat constitute at least one p0ikpg pre-
cinct ~ 20 .i.ie ii=f7an! .aaa' b''h @of ,bsIsh
z SEG Z. The officers elected under this Act shdl
IN oh;ng Tho "a tnnoacy;hod In tho Gonst;tnt;an
be inducted into Office on the Monday succeeding
their election, and shall Immediately enter upon
the discharge of their official duties. -
SEC. g. Said officers shall hold their offices up
70 the regular time 6xed by the charter for the
election Of the same and for one full term thereaf
ter and nntl their successors are dnly elected and
qualified The oath Of Office may be administered
BY any officer Of the State who is authorized by
law to administer the same ~. ;'..,
as compensation Tor then services the sum OF t.o
oodars pei aaS tIoI tne % ume ;ace,any e@pleyea ~
sch eleeslol, ana ealso lors the time employed IN
@ ae Ieglstrationn 9r an q Yo!ers 4. :
SEc III. All bar:roords and drinking saloons in