Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-30
BY w. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON.


voted for as Representatives in Congress,
and State, circuit and county officers and
on another general ticket tho names Of the
persons voted for as Electors OF President
and Ficerpresident as Hereinafter . pro
vidad. --
XIV. The Commissioners of Election
shall provide two boxes for each election
precinct. An opening shalt he made in the
lid Of each box, not larger than shall be
sufficient for a single closed ballot TO be
'hsortea theron at one time, through Which
each ballot received, proper to be placed in
such box, shat be inserted. Each box shall
De provided switha sufficient lock, and
shall he locked before the opening Of the
poll, and the keys thereof delivered to one
OF the Managers, to be appointed Ivy the
hoard, and shall not be opened during the
Such boxes shall be labelled ms
follows: l. Electors. 2. Congress, Circuit
anil County Officers.
HF. Each clerk of the poll shall keep a
poll list, which shall contain one column
headed Names Of Voters" and so
many additional columns rs there are
boxes kept at tho election. The head
ing Of each additional column shall corre-
spei.d with the name of one OF the boxes 90
kept.
NNI. The. name Of each clector voting
shall he entered by tho clerk in tho column
of his poll list headed Names Of Voters :"
and when there shall be more than one
box kept, opposite such name shall be writ
ten the figure i'll each remaining column
OF sucl, poll list, CORE sponling in its head
ing with the name Of the box in which q
ballot Of the elector shall have been dcpos.
tied.
AEll. At the close of the election, the
Managers shall proceed publicly to canvass
the votes, and such canvasa, when com
menccd, shall be continued without ad-
jolrnn'ent or interruption until the same
be completed.
XVIII. Each box being opened, the
ballots contained therein shall be taken ou,
and councd unopened, except so far as to
ascertain that each ballot is single aud if
two or moro ballots shall lie found so fold
cd together as to resent the appearance Of
single ballot, they shall be destroyed, If
the whole number Of ballots exceed til.
whole number Of Yotes, and not other.
wise.
XIX. If the ballots shall be found to ex
ceed i'll number the whole number Of votes
Oh the correspondent columns Of the y II
lists, they shall he replaced in the box, and
one of the Managers shall, without Seeing
the same. publicly draw out and destrov
SO many ballot. unopened as shall be equal
10 such excess
Xxx. The B"arl shall then proceed to
canvass and estimate the votes.
NXL. IF after having op.ne.l Or csnvass
ed The ballots it should te found that the
wl.ole number Of them exceed the whole
number Of votes entered on Tho poll list,
the Managers shall return all tile ballots
INTO the box, and shall thoroughly ninglr
the same !; aud one of the Managers, TO he
designated by the Board, shall publicly
draw ou, Of such b"x. without seeing tho
ballots couta'nea therein, So many of sucl,
ballots as shall be equal to tho excess,
wl'ch shall forthwith he destroyed
XXI. The canvass shall he completed
by ascertaining how many ballots Of the
same kind corresponding in respect to the
nanlss OF persons thereon, and the Offices
for Which they arc desi gnated, have been
received; and tho result being found, the
Managers shall securely attach to state
ment Of such canvass one ballot Of each
kind found to have been given for the Off
cers to ba chosen at such election, anv or
either of them, except those given for EIec.
tors Of President and Vice-President; and
they sl'al! state in words, at full length,
Immediately opposite such ballot, and writ
tell partly on snch ballot and partly on the
paper to which it. shall be attached, the
whule number of all The ballots that were
'ecs,yed, which correspond with the one
SO attaclIeef; So that one of each kind Of the
bal lots received at such election for the OF.
dcefs theh to be chosen shall be attached
to such paper, with q statcrnent Of such
canvass. They shall also attach to such
paper the original ballots, if any, rejected
by them as being detec.iye, which were
given ut such election.
XAIIf. When Electors of President and
Vice: President shalt be chosen at said cleo
lion, the Managers shall make separate
canvass and statement Of the votas given
Tor Electors, in the manner prescribed In
The last preceding Section, by ascertainiug
hove mahy ballots Of the same kind, cor
responding in respect to The names thereon,
have been resolved ;'and tho resuIt being
foun,1, tie Managers shall securely attach
to paper ono: original ballot Of each kind
font hd to have been ntgiyen for ELECTORS, and
shall state in sords, At full lcngtl,, opposi.e
such ballot, and patty written thereon
and partly on the paper TO which Ii shall
be attached, the. whole number of ballots
for Eectors that were found "a have been
received corresponding With The one so at.
tacbsd. They shall also attach TO- such
paper all original 4ballo.a for Electors 70.
jectea by them he Jein9 defsc,ivs: IS
XIV. The sta.epent' to be msde By
the Msnaeafs Shall contain caption, stat
ing the day on witch, and ttie prec;nc,
andeenpss satMticb, tls electi6 W 10, held
it sball also cofilaih a statement SHOWN q
the whoI6 6ua,nbsr ,of ballots tsken fors, 81 each
pcrsoD, designating :lhs Office tor ;.wl,isI
they are given, wI,iob staia.nsat shall ts
written in words At length, Andat the epd
thereof certificate etliat sucl, stateufeSt j.
correct In all respenss, which fsSssti6cste
shalt be signed by The Mspsgssss1 -
: XIV! Duplicate Ssa.siasnis ,; g. psdsided