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


at the end thereof certificate that such
statement is correct in allrespec:s, which
certificate shall be signed by the Managers.
NV. Duplicate statements, as provi-
dcd in the last preceding Section, shall bo
made by the Managers and filed in the
office OF the Clerk of the county; and if
there be no such Clerk duly qualified ac-
cording to law, then in the office of the
Secretary of State.
XYI.-Tho original statements, duly
certified, shall be delivered by the Mana
gers, or by one of them, to be deputed for
that purpose, on the Tuesday next fol-
lowing the election. to the Commissioners
Of Election at the county seat, who shall
there assemble at that time.
OF TIE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS AS
cANyAssERs AND THEIR PROCEEDINGS.
NXVII. The Commissioners of Elec-
tons shall meet at the county scat, as
provided in the last preceding Section,
and shall proceed to organize, and shall
form the County Board Of Canvassers.
XVIII. They shall meet in some con-
vcnient 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 somc competent person
as Secretary. The Chairman shall then
proceed TO administer the constitutional
oath TO each member of the Board as
Canvassers, and shall administer the con-
stitutional oath OF offico to the Secretary,
and the Secretary shall administer to the
Chairman tho same oath that he shall
have administered to the other members
of the Board.
MIN The original statements of the
canvass in each precinct shall then be
produced, and from them the Board shall
proceed TO estimate the votes of the
county, and shall mako such statements
thereof as the nature of the election shall
require, within three days of the time of
their, first meeting as Board of County
Canvassors.
XNX. Duplicate statements shall be
made and filed in the Office of the Clerk
Of the County; and if there be no such
Clerk duly qualified according to law,
then in the Office of the Secretary OF
State.
NM. They shall make separate state
mcirts Of the whole number OF votes given
in such County for Representatives in
Congress and separate statements Of the
votes Given for Electors of President and
Vic President; and separate statements
of all otl:cr votes given for other officers
S..:li st:;tcmcnts shall contain the names
If the persons for whom such votes were
river. and the rumbrr of votes given for
each. wici, shall bo written out in words
at full length.
N,Nslli. There shall be prepared by
the Commissioners three separate lists ol
each.stalcmrnt, besides the iistto be filed
in tie u:iirc ni' the County Clerk or Sec
rct:.rv ol ;;;ate, and each list shall he ccr-
,iiic.! 10 rs correct ny the signatures Of the
Commissioners subscribed 10 such certlf!-
cate.
XXGlll. Within three days after the
final adjournment Of the Board of County
Canvasscrs. the Chairman Of the Board
shall deposit ir the nearest posloiice, di-
rcrlejl 10 The Governor, Secretary Of State
and Comptrol!cr-G General, (thc full post
arc ,ai.ll each, one OF The certified copies
Of the statement aud certificate Of votes,
prepared rs provided in the last preceding:
Section.
OK TIE FORMATION AND PROCEEDINGS OF
THE BOARD oE STATE C.lNNAssERs.
NXNlV. The Secretary Of State shall
appoint meetingoi the State Canvassers,
to be held ut his Office, or some convent
cnt place. on or before the fifteenth day
of December next after such general cleo
ton, for tic purpose Of canvassiny the
votes of ali cficers voted for ut such elcc-
ton, except Electors Of President and
Vice President.
XXXV. Tie Secretary Of State, Comp
trollcrt;cncral Acknowledgement and
Treasurer shall constitute the State Can
vasscrS. three of whom shall he Il sufficient
number to form Board.
XXXVI. If Il majority of those officers
shall be unable, or shall tail TO attend, one
of the Justices of tie Supreme Court and
the MAYOR of the city of Columbia, being
notified by the Secretary of State, shall
attend without delay and, with the Off
Ger attending, shall form the Board.
XXXEII. The Board, when thus form
ed, shall, upon the certified copies of the
Statements WaucDI lnc DohruS vi OouHty
CauvaSscrs. proceed to make statement
of tho whole number Of votes given at
such election for the various offices, and
each Of them votcdl for, distinguishing the
several Counties in which they were
gwen. They shall certify such statements
to be correct. and subscribe the -samo with
their proper names.
XXXYlIl. Upon such statements, they
shall thcn proceed to determine and de-
clare what persons have been, by the
greatest number of votes, duly elected to
such Offices, or either of them
XXXlX. They shall make and sub
scribe, on tho proper statcmcnt, a certifi-
cate OF such determination, and shall de-
liver the same to the Secretary of State.
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