The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-25

lnumber required to be chosen, having
1.-THE highest number Of votes, shall be
ldeclared and deemed duly appointed
Electors. gS ~ q ~, 81 y,
IXLiVIL.g Tke Commissioners Of
Elections of each County shall make
four certified copies OF the statement
of votes given for Electors in their
County, one of which copies shall be
fled 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 Sec
retary Of State, and deliver the other
as hereinafter directed.
XLVIu. The Commissioners of
Election Of each County shall appoint
a messenger, and shall deliver to such
messenger the; remaining certified
copy of the statement of the votes
given in their County for Electors.
securely enclosed and uRder seal, and
such messenger shall proceed forth
with to deliver the same to the Secre-
tary of State.
XLIX. The Bod of State Can
vassers shall meet at the Office of the
Secretary of State on the Wednesday
next after the third Monday of No
vember next after such election, or
sooner. if all the certified copies of
the statements of the County Can
vassers shall have been received from
all the Counties, to canvass the votes
given for the Electors of President
and Vice-President; and in case all
the certified statements shall not have
been received on that day, the Board
may adjourn, from day to day, until
the same shall have been received,
not exceeding five days; and if at the
expiration of four days certified
copies of the statements of the Coun-
ty Canvassers shall not have been
received from any County, the Board
shall proceed to canvass upon such
of the said statements as shall have
been received.
l.. The Board of State Canvassers
shall proceed in making o statement
of all the votes, and determining and
certifying the persons elected, in
the manner prescribed by law in re-
lation to the election of other of
fcers.
Ii. The Secretary of State shall,
without delay, cause q copy, under
the seal of his Office, of the certified
determination of the Board of State
Canvassers to be delivered to each of
the persons therein declared to be
elected; and for that purpose he may
employ such and so many messengers
as he shall deem necessary.
LII. The determination and cer-
tifcate of the Board of State Can
vassers in relation to the choice of
Electors shall be published in the
same manner as herein provided in
relation to the certificates of the cleo
tion of other officers.
LII. If any of the messengers
shall be guilty of destroying the GER
tificates entrusted to their care, or of
wilfully doing any act that shall de-
feat the due delivery Of them as di-
rected by this Act, he shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary at hard labor, for o term not
less than two nor exceeding four
years; and if 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 wilfully doing any act that
shall defeat the due delivery thereof,
as directed by this Act, he shall be
punished by imprisonment in the
penitentiary at hard labor, for not
less than two nor exceeding four
years.
LIV. If any officer or messenger,
on whom any duty is epjoined in
this Act, shall be guilty Of any wilful
neglect of such duty, or of any cor,
rupt conduct in the execution of the
same, and be thereof convicted, he
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, punishable by fine not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars. or i'm
prisonment not exceeding one year.
LV. The messengers employed or
appointed under this Act shall re-
ceive for their compensation twelve
cents per mile for travelling. to be
audited by the Comptroller General
upon the certificate of the Secretary
of State.
LVI. The Commissioners of Elec-
ton shall receive for their compensa-
ton three dollars per day for their
services while actually employed; and
the Managers shall receive two dol
lars per day while actually employed;
and the clerks of the Commissioners
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