The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-25
three days Of the time Of their frst
meeting as q Board IS Is County CanS

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Z be made and filed in the Office of Che
Clerk Of the ttthe County; and If there be
&c such Clerk: duly iquiaiiiifi ed accord
ing to law, then in the Office of the
Secretary of State.
XXI. They shall make separate
statements OF the whole number of
votes given in such County for Rep
resentatises in Congress; and separate
statements OF Che votes given for
Electors of Resident and Vice Pre-
fident and separate statements of all
theirs votes given for other officers.
uch statements shall contain the
ames of the persons for whom such
otes were given, and the number of
otes given for each, which shall be
written out in words at full length.
XXxIh There shall be prepared
by the Commissioners three separate
Lists of each statement, besides the
list to be filed in the Office of the
County Clerk or Secretary of State,
and each list shall be certified to rs
correct by the Signatures of the Com
missioners subscribed to such certifi-
cate. 1850, }i.t..
XXX1II. Within three days after
the final adjournment of the Board
of County Canvassers, the Chairman
of the Board shall deposit in the
nearest post Office, directed to the
Governor, Secretary of State and
Comptroller- General, (the full post
age paid, each, one of the certified
copies of the statement and certificate
Of votes, prepared as provided in the
last preceding Section
OF THE FORMATION AND PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF STATE cANvAssERs.
XXXIV. The Secretary of State
shall appoint o meeting of the State
Canvassers, to be held at his Office,
or some convenient place, on or be-
fore the fifteenth day of December
next after such general election, for
the purpose of canvassing the votes
of all officers voted for at such cleo
ton, except Electors of President and
Vice-President.
XXXV. The Secretary of State.
Comptroller General, Attorney-G
eral and Treasurer shall constitute
the State Canvassers, three of whom
shall be D sufficient number to form
Board.
XXXVI: If q majority of those
officers shall be unable, or shall fail
to attend, onesof the Justices of the
;, Supreme Court and the Mayor of the
city of Columbia, being notified by
the Seeretaryof State, shall attend
without delay, and, with the officer
attending. shall form the Board.
XXXVII. The Board when thus
formed shall, upon the certified,
copies of the statements made by the
Boar7s of County Canvassers, pro-
ceed to make statement of the whole
number Of votes given at such cleo
ton for the various offices, and each
of them voted for, distinguishing the
several Counties in which they were
given. They shall certify such state
ments to be correct, and subscribe
the same with their proper names.
XAXVIII. Upon such statements,
they shall then proceed to determine
and declare what persons have been,
by the greatest number of votes, duly
elected. to such offices, or either Of
them. 81 tsH
xxx. They shall make and sub
scribe, on the proper statement, q
COZ Eb1ACdbo VI buCl OeIernlnaClOn, ana
shall deliver the same to the Secreta-
ry of State. 81 M =
XL. The Board shall have the
power to to adjourn, from day to day,
for term not exceeding five days.
XII. Tie Secretary of State shall
record in his Office, in book to be
kept by him for that purpose, each
certified statement and determination
which shall be delivered to him by
the Board of State Canvassers, and
every dissent or protest that shall
have been delivered to him by Can
vasser. %"r
XIII. He shall, without delay,
transmit copy, under the seal of his
Office, of such certified determine
tion TO each person thereby declared
to be elected, and like copy to the
Governor.
XLIu. He shall cause copy of
suon certified statements and deter
minations to be printed in one or
more Of the public newspapers in
each County, if any shall be publish
ed therein.
XLIV. He shall prepare general
certificate, under the seal of the
State, and attested by him as Secre-
tary thereof, addressed to the House
of Representatives of the United
States in thet Congress forwhich any
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