The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-06

Municipal elections throughout the State. IL
is especially important to notice just now It's
regulation of registration. Everybody must
| register in order to vote. No former reglstra'
ton will be of any service:
An ACT to provide for the Election Of the Officers
of the Incorporated Cities and Towns in the state
| of South Carolina.
ELECTION TO BE ORDERED.
!. Be il enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the State of South Carolina,
| now met and sitting in General Assembly; anei
| by the authority OF the same, That his Excel
| lency the Gov rnor shall, on or 1mmediateiy
| after the passage of this act. order nm electlon
| To be held on the second Tuesday OF NoVem-
her in The wear 1868, in all incorporated cities
and towns OF this State for the election OF al,
| officers provided for by the charters OF the SAID
| cities and towns.
| MANAGERS OF ELECTIONS.
H. The Managers of Elections appointed in
nursuance of an act of the General Assem- bly,,
passed at the special session of 1868, entitled
IAN act to provide for the next general clec-
ton, are hereby authorized and required to
| conduct the elections herein provided tor, and
ali subsequent elections that may be ordered
to be held in such cities and towns, aud other
wise provided for by law.
RHGIsTRATIoN--oATH--T BE SECURELY DE-
POSTED.
III. In order to secure the free expression OF
| all persons qualified to vote, as hereinafter
provided, the Managers Of Election shall open
| their respective polling places for three ~
iays next preceding the day fixed Tor the cleo
| tion herein provided for. commencing at seven
| O'Clock A. NJ i, and closing at five o'clock P. NJ,
| each day, and shall, during these days, record
the names of all qualified electors and their
place OF residence in book to be furnished by
Them, the managers. All persons who present
themselves for such registration shall, before
their names are recorded, take and subscribe
to the following oath: /, - -, do
sole-unly swear Tor afirn) that / am citizen
of the United States; that have been an ln-
habitant of this State for one year next preced-
ing this day, and for the last sixty days resi-
deut of this city (town or village, MS the case
may be); that reside IN this ward Tor polling
precinct.) The managers shall, after the
election, turn over the registration books to
the Mayer or Intencant, who shall cause the
same tc be put up in safe and secure place.
They shall receive sum OF money 70 cover
expenditures for books, stationery, &C., to-
gether with their pay, os herein allowed from
the treasury OF such city, town or village
wherein such election is held.
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.
". The qualifications Of on elector shall be
those required by the constitution, together
with residence of sixty days next preceding
the election, within the corporate limits OF the
city or town, and that he has been duly regis
tered in the ward or precinct III which he offers
to vote.
COUNTING OF voTEs-REPoRT OF ELECTIoN-AN-
NoUNCEMENT OF REsULT-CoNTEsTED CASES.
V. The Managers Of Election shall meet at
10 o'clock, A. NJ. on the day succeeding such
election, at some public place within the cor
porate limits OF the city or town in which such
election is held, and proceed TO count the
votes, under oath, stating the whole number
of votes cast for each candidate or person vot-
ed for, and shall transmit their report OF the
same in sealed envelope to the acting Mayor
or Intcndant OF the city or town wherein they
have been appointed; and if there be no act
ing Mayor OF Intendant in any such city or
town, or in the absence Of such Mayor or ln-
tendant, the same shall be transmitted to tho
Clerk If tle Court for The county in which said
city or town may be- The said Mayor or In
tendant, or Clerk Of Court, shall open the re-
port OF said Managers, and shall announce and
publish the whole number OF votes cast and
the whole number cast for each candidate,
when the several candidates receiving the
largest number OF legal votes for the offices tor
which they were voted for shall be declared
duly elected. The Managers of Elections shall
decide contested cases, subject to the ultimate
decision OF the Boards Of Aldermen or Ward
ems, when organized, except when the election
Of majority of the persons voted for nre con.
tested, or the Managers charged with illegal
conduct, in which case the returns, together
with the ballots, shall be examined and the
case investigated by the acting Board OF AL
dermcn, who shall declare the election, and
their decision shall be binding upon all par
ties.
OPENING OF POLLS.
VI. In all elections held in accordance with
fbia not tho r.nllQ shall hn ODpDpd at O'Clock
A. NJ, anu kept open during one day at all the
polling precincts and in the various wards, and
shall close at o'clock p. NJ. Each ward in the
Cily of Charleston shall constitute ut least one
polling place.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
VII. The officers elected under this act
shall, on taking the oath prescribed in the
constitution, be inducted into Office on the
Monday succeeding their election, and shall
immediately enter upon the discharge OF their
official duties.
TERM OF OFFICE.
VIII. Said officers shall hold their Offices
up to the regular time fixed by charter for the
election Of The same and for one in'l i'lin
thereafter, and until their successors alc uly
elected and qualified tlc oath o. oil;c may be
administered by aay %; CT or the Stlte who
is authorized by Law ~ administer the same.
COMPENSATION OF MANAGERS.
IN. The Managers Of Elections shall receive
as compensation for their services tho sum
of two dollars per day for the time actually
employed III such election, and also for the
time employed in the registration OF voters.
CLOSING OF BARRooMs.
X. ALI barrooms and drinking saloons in The
town or city where such election is held shall
be closed ON the days of election, aud any per-
son who shall sell to any person any lntoxlcat-
ing drinks on the day Of election Shall be
guilty Of o misdemcanOr, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fued in q sum not less than
one hundred dollars nor moro than three hun
dred dollars, or be imprisoned for period
not less than one month nor more than six
months.
ILLEGAL VOTING.
XI. All statutes providing against illegal
voting, or the bribery and intimidation OF yot-
ers, passed heretofore, aud not lncons slstent
with the present constitution, arc continued IN
full force; but all acts, or parts OF acts, lncon-
sistent Herewith, or supplied by this act, are
hereby repealed.
In the Senate House, the twenty-ffth day of
September, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
L. BOOZER,
President of the Senate.
FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Jr.,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved: ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor
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