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

certified statements and determinations
to be printed in ono or more of the pub.
lie newspapers in each county, if any shall
be published therein.
xiv. He shall prepare general cor-
tifcate, under the seal of the State, and
attested by him as Secretary thereof, adj
dressed to the House of Representatives
of the United States in that Congress for
which any person shall have been chosen,
OF the due election ofthe persons so chosen
at such election as Representatives of this
State in Congress, and shall transmit the
same TO the said House of Representa-
tives at their first meeting.
XIV. The Secretary of State shall
enter in a book, to be kept in his office,
the names of the respective county Off
GERS elected in this State, specifying the
counties for which they were severally
elected, and their place of residence, the
office for which they were respectively
elected, and their term of office.
OF THE ELECTION OF ELECTORS OF pREsI-
DENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
XLYI. At tho next general election
provided for in this Act, there shall be
elected, by general titket, as many Elec-
tors of President and Vice President as
this State shall be entitled to appoint;
and each Elector in this State shall have
right to vote for tho whole number of
such Electors and the several persons,
to the number required to be chosen,
having the highest number of votes shall
be declared and deemed duly appointed
Electors.
XLVII. Tho Commissioners of Elec-
tions Of each county shall make four GER
tilted copies of the statement of votes
given for Electors in their county, one of
which copies shall be filed in the office Of
the Clerk of the county, if there be such
Clerk duly qualified by law; another of
such copies they shall forthwith transmit
to the Governor, another to the Secretary
of State, and deliver the other rs herein
ater directed.
XLVIII. The Commissioners of Elec-
tion of each county shallI appoint mes
senger the remaining certified copy Of
the statement of the votes given in their
county for electors. securely enclosed and
under seal, and such messenger shall pro-
cecd forthwith to deliver the same to the
Secretary Of State.
XLIX. The Board of State Canvassers
shall meet ut the Office of The Secretary
Of State on Wednesday next after the
third Monday of November next after
such election. or sooner, it all the certified
copies OF the statements Of the County
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all the counties, TO canvaSs tho votes
given for the Electors of President and
Vice President; and in case all the cert
fled statements shall not have been re-
ccived on that day, the Board may ad.
journ, from day to day. until the same
shall have been received, not exceeding
five days; and if at lilc expiration OF four
days certiiic:! copies OF the statements OF
the County Canvassers. shall not have
been received from any county, Che Board
shall proceed to canvass upon such OF the
said statements as shall havo been re-
ceived.
l.. The Board OF State Canvasscrs shall
proceed in making statement of all the
votes, and determining and certifying the
persons elected, in the manner prescribed
hy law in relation to thc election Of either
officers.
III. The Secretary of State shall, with
ont delay, cause copy, under the seal oI
his Office OF the certified determination ol
tho Board of State Canvassors to be de
Iivcred TO each of the persons therein de
clarcd to be elected; and for Chat purpose
ho may employ such and so many messen
gers as he shall deem necessary.
I'LL. The determination and certificate
of tho Board of State Canvassers in rela
ton of tho choice of Electors shall be pub
ishcd in tie same manner us herein pro
vidcd in relation TO tho certificates of tht
election of other officers.
LII. If any of the messengers shall be
guilty Of destroying tho certificate On
trusted to their care, on Of wiltully doing
any act that shall defeat the due delivery
of them as directed by this Act, he sha
be punished by Imprisonment in tho poni
tcntiary at hard labor, for a term not less
than two nor exceeding four years, and i
any person shall be found guilty Of taking
away from any of the said messengers
either by force or in any other manner
any such certificates entrusted to his care
or of wilfnIly doing any act that shall dc
feat the duo delivery thereof as directed
by this Act, he shall be punished by i'm
prisonmcnt in the pcnitcntiary at har
labor, for not less than two nor exceeding
four Years.
LIV. If any officer or mcsscngor, or
whom any duty is cnioincd in this Act
shall bo guilty of any wilful neg lect O
such duty, or of any corrupt conduct il
the execution of the same, and be therco
convicted, he shall be doomed guilty of {
misdcmcanor, punishable by fine not cx
ceeding five hundred dollars, or imprson
ment not exceeding one year.