Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-04
Municipal Elections.

The following Is the Act passed by
the recent Legislature of South Carroll.
ma, regulating municipal elections:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in Gone
raj Assembly, and by the authority oi
the same:
SECTION l. That his Excellency the
Governor shall, on or Immediately after
the passage of this Act, order an elec-
ton to be held on the second Tuesday
of November, in the year 1868, in all
incorporated cities and towns in this
State for the election of all officers pro-
vided for by the charters Of the said
cities and towns.
Sec. @. The managers Of elections ap-
pointed in pursuance Of All Act Of the
General Assembly, passed at the spe-
cial session Of 1868, arc hereby author
lied and required toaconduct the cleo
tions herein provided for, and all subse-
quent elections that may be ordered to
be held in such cities and towns, until
otherwise provided for by law.
Sec. 8. In order to secure the free
expression of all persons qualified to
vote ashereinafter provided, the man
ayers of election shall open their respec-
tive polling places for three days next
preceding the day fixed for the election
herein provided for, commencing at I
o'clock A. NJ, and closing at 5 o'clock
P. NJ, each day, and shall during these
days, record the names of all qualified
electors, and their place Of residence, i'll
q book to be furnished by them, the
managers. All persons who present
themselves for such registration shall,
before their namesiare recorded, take
and subscribe the following oath: !" /,
-, do solemnly swear (or afhrm)
that am citizen of the United States;
that have been an inhabitant of this
State for-o year next preceding this
day and for The last sixty days resi-
dent of this city, town or village, as the
case may. be that / reside in this ward
or polling precinct. y The managers
shall after-the election; turn over the
registration books to -the Mayor or In
tendant, who; shall cause them to be put
up'ina safe and secure place; they shall
receive sum of moneyto cover expen-
ditures for books stationery, &c.; to-
gether with their pay as herein allow
ed from the treasury Of such city,
town or orvillage, wherein such election
is held. -
Sec 4. The qualifications Of an cleo
tor shall be those required by the Con-
stitution, together with a residence Of
sixty days next preceding the election,
within the corp poratEi Smitaepf the city
or town, and that he has been duly reg
istercd in the ward or precinct in which
he offers to vote.
Sec. 5. The managers of election shall
meet at ten o'clock A. NJ, on the day
succeeding such election, at some public
place within the corporate limits of the
city or. town in which such election is
held, and proceed to count the votes
cast under oath, stating the whole NUM-
Der of votes cast for each person or can
didate voted for, and shall transmit
their report of the same in sealed en-
velope to the acting Mayor or Inten-
dant of the city or town wherein they
have been appointed; and if there be
no acting Mayor or Intendant in any
such city or town, or in the absence Of
such Mayor or Intendant the same shall
be transmitted to the Clerk Of the Court
for the country in which said city or
town may be. The said Mayor or In
tendant or Clerk of Court shall open tue
report of said managers, and shall an
nounce and publish the whole number
of votes cast, and thesawholc number
cast for each candidate, when the sever
al alcandidates receiving the largest num-
ber of legal votes for tile Offices for which
they were voted for shall be declared
duly elected. The managers of cleo
tion shall decide contested cases, sub
ject to the ultimate decision of the Boards
of Aldermen or Wardcns when organ
lied, except when the election of ma
jority of the persons voted for are con-
tested, or the managers charged with
illegal conduct, in which case the re-
turns, together with the ballots, shall
be examined, and the case investigated
by the acting Board of Aldermen, who
shall declare the election; and their de-
cision shall be binding upon all parties.
Sec. Gin all elections held in ac-
cordance with this Act, the polls shall
be opened at 7 o'clock, A. NJ, and kept
open during one day at all the polling
precincts and in the various wards, and
shall close at 5 o'clock P. M. Each ward
in the city of Charleston shall constitute
at least one polling precinct.
SEC. 7. The officers elected under
this Act shall, OH taking the oath pre-
scribed in the Constitution, be inducted
into office on the Monday succeeding
their election, and shall Immediately
enter upon the discharge Of their Off
cial duties.
SEC. 8. Said officers shall hold their
offices up to the regular time fixed by
the charter for the election of the same
and for one full term thereafter, and
until their successors are duly elected
and qualified. The oath of Office may
be administered by any officer of the
State who is authorized by law to adj
minister the same.
Sec. 9. The managers of election shall
receive as compensation for their ser
vices, the sum OF, two dollars per day
for the time actually employed in such
election, and also for the time employed
in the registration ofvoters.
SEC. 10. All bar-rooms and drinking
saloons in the town or city where such