Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-30
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Tho Acts Of thss Legislature,


PROVIDING FOR THE NEXT GENERAL ELEc-
TIoN AND THE MANNER OF coNpuCTISa
TIE SAME.
l. BE il enacted by. the Senate and
4Iduse 6f representatives. Of tho State OF
fEouh SGar,liuas now raet and sitting ID
: General Assembly, and BIZ thesauthorityoe
the same, The next general election in this
State shall be held on the first Tuesday
after tho first Monday Of November next.
II. For the purpose Of carrying on such
election, it shall be the duty of the Gov.
ernor, and hs is hereby authorized aud
empowered, % appoint in and for :eacl,
county 7three missioners Of Elections,
whosesdu,yi it shall be, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered, to appoint
three Managers OF Elections for each elec-
ton precinct Of the county for which they
T,alF Respectively be appointed. The said
! Gemmissionors Of. Elections and the said
Managers Of Elections shal! take and sub
scribe, before any officer authorized 10 adj
lniuister oaths, the following oath Of office,
prescribed by Section 80, otcArticle II OF
tho Constitution. and the same shall be
Immediately fled, in eacll instance, in tho
Office of The Clerk Of tho county in which
said Commissioners and Managers shall be
aprointed; and ii there be no such Clerk
'dd!y qualified by law, theu in the Office of
the Secretary of State.
Ill. Tie said election shall lie held in
each county at such and as. many places as
may be designated by the commissioners
aforesaid, and shall be conducted! in each
precinct under the superintendent Of the
said Managers, who shall conform in such
election 10 existing laws and regulations
regarding elections, cxcep. as hereinafter
o,lerwise provided.
" It shall be tho duty of such Mana
gers. commencing twenty days prior to such
election, suJ giving ten days public notice
OF the time aud rlsce Of such revision, to
reyi>e, for period of ll,ree days, the reg
istra,ion lists upon Which the election COM
nencing the second day Of June, ono thous
and eight hundred aud six:y-rght, and
ending tile third day Of June u the same
year, was conducted. by the addition TO
such isis Of the names f all persons cnl-
tied to vote under the Cons.i u,ion who
have not already been registered, and by
striking from such Lists the names of such
persons As shall not hy law lie entitled 10
vote. For ll:r purposes of sucl, revision,
ouch Managers shall meet 1T III. places
designated 10y the Commissioners, M pro
vr'e'i il. tie next preceding Section.
y. TEe Managers are hereby authorized
to aIpo:"l Il clerk 10 assist them in what
ever duties may be required OF ,ho.n, WHO
shall take to oalh OF ollie hercinbcfure
Board OF Managers.
VI. The Commissioners aforesaid and
the Managers a:uresai, ut. their iirs. meet
iugs, respectively; slsAH proceed to o'ganize
themselves as n Board by sppnintiue one
OF their, number Cl.airna,i ot. the l}Jard
and such CIlaiEEnaI. in each ins.ance. shall
te emPosered to. administer ,he necessary
oatfs.
: s.NM The polls shall lie, opened at such
voting places aa. shall Le designated ut six
O'Clock 'in the forenoon amt clnsed ut si1 in
ihe afternoon Of the day Of election, and
shal be kept opeq during these hours
without int"rm!s>iUn - ad jrurn,nent.
VIII! REPRESENTATIVES i'll the Hnuse Of
Representatives of the Congress Of the
United States shall Ls chosen at sucl. cleo
tion in the several Congressional Districts
Ry the qualified elections therein.
Sho AtNko Schot6Oc olu6I i'cuSE
'otiivers Of ench county are hereby required
TO be present during tie Whole time that
the polls are kept open, and until the elec-
iion is com pleieJ; and they shall prevent
all interference With tho Managers, and zee
that thele is no interruption Of good order.
1t there shoul u te more than one polling
place in any county, the Srate Constable Of
sucb comfy is hereby: empowered and di-
rested TO make such assignment of lIb
deputies, and other peace officers. to sgcA
ether polling les as may. i'll his july
ment, best subasrse Tie purposes. of quiet
and order.
'' 4. all bar-roou1s, saloons, and other
places for the sale If liquors by retail, shall
be edosed during the progress Of such cleo
tion, and until six O'Clock in the morning OF
'the,day thereafter; and during the ,i,no
aforesaid, the sale Of ali into oxicating liquors
areWohibi.ed. Any,psrson duly. convict.
ed. befere a compsten, Court, Of a violation
"f this Section, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding fifty dollars, or by irnprison.
nent not;excceling six months, or BY both
such line and imprisonment, in the discrs-
tim of tho Court.
XII. II any company Or corporation who
have obtained, or msy hereafter obtain, a
.:cAsster.flpm the Legislature, Of tl,is State
for the benefit Of such company or corpo-
srstieni sAsA discharge, Of threaten to dis
charge from employ nent in sueh .busip ess,
sny operative, OF. employee, before o. after
any sleetion,, for or OH account Of his po-
litica! opinion, or for voting Or attempting
TO. .yote .as,he or they may DESIRE, said
"chsster shall be deemed and +taken TO be
forfeited ,and shall have no Legal ot binding
forcs At any time thefesfter. but shall Ie
utterly null and void; and ths person JIG :
charged may lave an n:ae.iea >of irsspas. to
recover damages for his losses herein sass-
taiaed agaiast enid; COMPANY Or, corpora
tioa; snd shonI, sHy agent or clerk in the
employment of such company or .coIR0a a.
lion discharge, or uireaieg 10 diseftargs,
any employee on aceouat Of Iris political
opinion Of for voting OF atismpsing 70 vote
as Le o. they, msg desire. Il SID .sgsatsgr
clerk is not Immediately, diss,tssd when