The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-20
THE NEW REGIME.
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
General Il lection Law.
AnAcr Providing fer the next General Election ant
the manner Of conducting the same:
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House o.
Representatives OF the State OF South arolna
now met and sitting in General Assembly, ano
by the authority OF the same:
shall be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday Of November next.
II. For the purposes OF carrying on such
election, it shall be the duty OF Ito Governor,
and he is hereby authorized and empowered,
to appoint in and for each county three Non-
missioners Of Elections, whose duty it shall be,
and they are hereby authorized and emoow-
cred, to appoint three Managers Of Elections
for each precinct Of the county tor which they
shall respectively be appointed. The said
Commissioners OF Elections and the said Man.
ayers Of Electors shall take and subscribe,
before ary officer authorized to administer
oaths, the following oath OF Office prescribed
and the same shall be Immediately filed, in
each instance, IN the Office Of the clerk of the
comfy in which said Commissioners and Man.
ayers shall be appointed; and if there be no
such clerk duly qualified by law, then in the
!, Office Of the Secretary Of State.
III. The said election shall be held in each
county at such and as many places 80 may be
designated by the Commissioners Aforesaid.
and shall be conducted in each precinct under
the superintenden.e of the said Managers,
who shall conform in such election to existing
laws and regulations regarding elections, e1-
cept as hereinafter otherwise provided.
w. It shall be the duty Of such Managers,
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tion, and giving ten days public notice OF tho
time and place Of such revision, to revise, TOR
period Of three days, the registration lists
upon which the election commencing the
second day Of June, one thousand eight hum
dred and sixty-eight, and ending the third day
of June Of the same year, was conducted, by
the addition to such lists Of the names OF all
persons entitled to vote under the constitu-
ton who have not already been registered, and
by striking from such lists the names OF such
persons as shall not by low be entitled to vote.
For the purposes Of such revision, such Man
iagers shall meet at the places designated by
the Commissioners, as provided IN the next
preceding section.
v. The Managers are hereby authorized to
appoint clerk to assist them in whatever
duties may be required of them, who shall
take the oath OF Office hereinbefore mentioned
before the Chairman ofthe Board of Managers.
VI. The Commissioners aforesaid and the
Managers aforesaid, at their first meetings, re-
spectively, shall proceed to rganize them
selves as a Board by appointing one Of their
number Chairman of the Board; and such
Chairman, in each instance, shall be empow-
cred to administer the necessary oaths.
VII. The polls shall be opened at such voting
places as shall be designated at Six o'clock In
the forenoon and closed at six o'clock in the
afternoon Of the day Of election, and shall be
kept open during these hours without inter-
mission or adjournment.
VIII. Representatives in the House Of Rep
resentatives Of the Co! !gress OF the United
States shan bc chosen at such election IN the
severa. Congressional Districts by the quail
fed electors therein.
TX. The State Constable and other peace
officers Of each county are hereby required to
be present during the whole time that the polls
are kept open, and until the election is COM
pleted; and they shall prevent all interference
with the Managers, and see that there is no
interruption OF good order. If there saould
be more than one polling place in any coanL,y,
empowered and directed to make such assign
ment Of his deputies, and other peace officers,
to such other polling places as may, in his
judgment, best subserve the purposes Of quiet
and order.
/. All har-rooms, saloons, and other places
Yor the sale OF liquors Nv RETAIL shall be closed
dnrinS M @ the the progress Or Of such election, ena until
ak o'clock in the morning of the 1.y mere
after:s and during the time aforesaid, the sale
OF all intoxicating liquors are prohibited. Any
person duly convicted, before q competent
court, OF q violation OF thus section, snal De
punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, In the
discretion Of the COURT.
XI. If any company or corporation who nave
nfI.;nad or NAV hereafter obtain, charter
srom the Legislature Of this State for the pen
ait of such company OF corporation, snail us
charge, or threaten to discharge, no., employ
ment in such business any operative or en-
ployee, before or after any election, for or on
account OF his political opinion, or for voting
or attempting to vote as he Or they may desire,
said charte- shall be deemed and taken to be
forfeited, and shall have no legal or binding
force at any time thereafter, but shall be ut
terly null and void; and the person discharged
NAV have an action Of treSpass to recover
damages for his losses therein sustained
AGAINST said company or corporation; and
should any agent or clerk In the employment
of such company or corporation discharge, or
threaten to discharge, any employee on ac-
count OF his political opinion, or LOT Young or
attempting to vote as he or they may desire,
# said agent or clerk is not Immediately chs-
missed when said company or corpoIauon Oe, !,
comes possessed Of sucn Information, salo
companv or corporation shall be held respon-
sible for the same, and be liable to the penal
ties hereinbefore described. ~ It'll,
XII. The voting ahall be by ballot, which
shall contain, written or printed, or parity
written and partly printed, the names OF the
persons voted for, and the Offices to which such p
persons are intended to be chosen, and shai
be 40 folded as to conceal the contents; and
such ballot shall be deposited in box to be
constructed, kept and disposed Of as herein
after provided.
KILL There shall be one general ticket, on
which shall be the names of thu persons voted
for as Representatives in Congress, and State
circuit and county officers; and on anothe!
general ticket the names OF the persons voted
for as Electors Of President and Vice-Presi-
dent, as hereinafter provided.
XIV. The Commissioners Of Election shall
provide two boxes for each election precinct
An opening shall be made in the lid Of each
box, not larger than shall be sufficient for 8