The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-10-17


length. partly on tho specimcn-ballot, ant
partly on the paper. They shall also attacl
to the same paper all rejected ballots
f23. The, Managers, make separate, bu
Similar 'ctnv',ss, forsl Residential Electors.
2t. These statements by Managers sllal
have caption Of the poll and date; and shal
also have a summary of tho number Of votes
for each person voted for, and at the end ,
certificate of its correctness, signed by all the
Managers. y ~rs7't rfi ~ tao4e;n 4fs3ia,4t
25. Duplicate statements shall bc filed in
the clerks Office. a''aT-Aahi ,ev
26. The originals shall be delivered at the
county seat, to the Commissioners OF Election
by one of The Managers, on Tuesday aftoi
1 the election. S". sit 7aei ti5 u
q and eS The Comm ,ssioncrs shall meet
on that day before O clock p NJ and organ
ze as the County board Of Canyasscrs, and
may appoint i Secretary. Alltakc the Con
stitntional oath again. 'a TH
20 This Board Of Canvasscrs shall estimate
the votes Of the County, from the Managers
returns, and shall make statements thereof
| within three days
30 aud 81. They shall make separate state
mcnts for each office, and Shall file duplicates
with the Clerk of Court These statements
shall contain n,mcs and number Of votes writ.
ten ont iii FULL
81 and 33. There shall be three lists of
each statement besides the one for the Clerk S
office, each certified by the signatures Of the
Commissioners, and within three days after
the Board adjourns the Chairman forwards by
mail, one to the Governor, one to Secretary Of
State, and one to tho Comptroller G cncral
IL. The Secretary of State calls the State
Canyassers together on the fifteenth of Dcccm-
bcr.
35 and 3G The State Canvasscrs shall be
the Secretary of State, Comptroller General
-Attorncy- -Gcucral and Treasurer, three Of
whom may act In case of deficiency i'll num-
Der, Justice of the Supreme Court, and the
Mayor of Columbia are called i'll.
81, 3S, 80 and 10 The State Cauvassers
shall, from the statements Of the County Can
yasscrs, estimate and declare the election, and
deliver Il certificate of their determination to
the Sccrctary of State. They shall have pow
Ell to adjourn from day to day, not exceeding
5 days.
Al, 42 ann 43. The Secretary of State shall
record each certificate of the State Canvasscrs
nnd every dissent or protest of Canvasscr, in
a book for the purpose, and shall transmit u
certified copy to each person thereby declared
elected, and u like copy to the Governor, and
shall cause copy to be printed in one news
paper in caoll county in the State.
A.. The Secretary of State shall notify the
House of Representatives iu Congress, of the
due election OF. the persons chosen as Repre-
scntativcs.
40. The Secretary OF State shall also record
the names of all County officers elected, with
particulars of their county, place of residence,
office, and term Of Office.
4G In the election OF Presidential Electors,
each vo, ,cr votes for the whole electoral ticket
of the State.
47 and is The Commissioners of Elections
shall make four certified copies of the state
ncnt of votes given for Presidential Electors
in their County, one to be filed in Clerks Of
flee, two to be sent by mail to the Governor
and Secretary of State respectively, and one
to be sent by special Messenger securely en-.
closed and scaled direct to the Secretary pf
State ~ .'l. HrN4i
10. 1.-THE Board Of State Canyassers shall
meet on the Wednesday, next after thcr third
Monday Of November next after the election !;
! or sooner if all the County Returns arc in
but if all are not then received, they can adj
journ from day to day. not exceeding fvc days:
and on tho fou1th day, shall begin to count,
the returns received, even if all the counties
have not made returns
so, 81 and So The State Canyasscrs shall
make n statement Of the votes, and hall de-
tcrnine and certify the persons elected, as be-
fore explained. The Secretary of State shall
notify the Electors declared to be elected, by
special messengers; and shall publish the re-
suit as in other elections
3d. Any messenger or other person destroy
ing certificates or doing any act to interfere
with their delivery, shall be punished by i'm.
prisonmcnt in the Fcnitcntiary.
81. Any officer or messenger guilty of neg
lcct or corrupt conduct, shall be punished by
fine, or Imprisonment
| 55 and 5G MESSENGERS shall receive 1C