The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-10-17
Synopsis of the, New Election Law.

80 N'its-
: .elaNexts general election on the first Tues
day after first Monday in November next
The Governor appoints three Commis-
) .sioners Of Election for each. County; and these
Commissioners appoint three Managers for
Z sadh poli.s COMMISSIONERS aud Managers take
the Constitutionalsoaths .s.iti.iaetss i
asa The Commissi oncrs designate the polling
places, and Managers conduct the election,
conforming to existing laws, except as herein
after Stated sssssa ss Ss sses'as 's1s soiIf
4 After ten digs digs notice, 4he Managers open
4lid Reg istrationeB Bookslat, each poll for three
who arg mt alrcad registered and to strike
off nan'rs OF such as arc not entitled to vote.
The Managers may appoint clerk to as
sist' 'tleni. sasa% xssk essS3r9 ts,ss. s,ls; al;
ti. The Commissioners and Managers, at
Hhair FIST meetings, ~ organize by appointing
one of their ,nnmbor a Chairman, and he can
administer oaths.
Z. The polls shall be Of ,nwithout intcrinis-
sion from 6 g. N. till II NJ 80 scr @5l+
sfsses Y REPRESENTATIVES, in Congress Shall be
.clloscnb5 Congressional Districts is
sasa, state: Constable and ether peace officers
shnb be present ,;and ,keep orlqr at the polls.
40: Bar-rooms shall pc closed, and no liquor
shall ,bc sold on DAY Of election, or until s A..
M.,df the next day; under penalty of fine or
Imprisonment, orsboth.sielset ,sf w
III Ah5sc chartered company discharging its
,enploJecs, or threatening, to discharge them,
lticul opinion, or for voting as they may
desire, forfeits its charter: if any agent Of
such. corporation discharges or threatens its
asmp ployees ny above, tie corporation must dis
charge such agent, ,ioeSrf ior forfiets its charter p
II. The voting shall be by ballots, so folded
Hasa tosconceal thoscontents.s; 8ae 48 q.,fi
sa sa8ssOnel general ticket shall contain Repre-.
sentative in Congress, State, Circuit and Coul,-
ty officers another thesEslectors for President
7aind yiSe-Prcsdent. s~'a 9;s-s
Id. Commissioners of Elcctie s,,l provide
two boxes for odich poll, each with small hole
in the top, and with "a good lock, aud each
shallbc locked, at opening the polls and key
given to one Manager, and the box shall not
be opened during the election One shall be
tabled, "Eiectors;" the Other shall be labeled
Congress, Circuit and Comny OoDircrs."
Is aud 1G., Each clerk, shall keep a poll list
of names Of voters; and col1mn opposite for
each box, anu shall place the figure in cac.,
box-column, as voter deposits vote in the
corresponding box. Z .
II, At the close of the election, the Mana
s$ttsefs shalilpublicly,and without adjournncut
or interruption, canvass the votes. y H.
18. 4Eaclreboxsshallbe be opened, and the votes
counted fih9pciied.. 1hecasc two votes arc S,
q folded as as To Indicate that they were put il,
~ fsgethdf, they shall be destroyed, if there arc
too mqny votes in the box for the poll list
= But not otierwise. Y9sFs sea E
10. Ii there are too many ballots still, the,
'afe returned 20 the box unopened, and one O
!, the Managers draws out anl destroys the cx
cess.
81 %. The Managers IS ttIion proceed to canvas
and estimate the votes. 3 aeoat lsii
21. But if, after opening the ballots, there
1 is still an excess over thc poll-list, the Mana
!, gers return the ballots to the box, nix then
thoroughly, and one Of them draws out ant
destroys the excess.
%. The Managers sthen count the ticket
corresponding in enmncs and Offices, of Gael