The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-18
Proposed vigilance Committees.

8. That 8 committee OF one from eacn OF tne
sioners take each box nom the place Of deposit;
shan see each box opened and counted and tne
chairman Of the Reform party, and to Messrs
Bowen and DeLarge, requesting them Immediate
ltht0 select their commit es
This differs slightly from the proposition con-
tanned In the letter Of the commissioners OF
elections printed In another column.
The Committees Authorized by Con-
gress. ...-'.-
Judge Bond has appointed the following per
sons as election committees for Charleston City,
under the act OF Congress authorizing their ap-
pointment in any city Of. twenty thousand In
nabitants and upwards These committees are
sauthorized to attend at all times and places for
holding elections Of Representatives in Congress,
and for counting the votes cast at said elections,
and to challenge any name proposed to be regis
tered and any vote. offered, and to be present
and witness throughout the counting Of all votes,
and to remain where the ballot boxes arekept at
all times after the polls are open, until the votes
are finally coanted; and said persons and either
OF them shall have the right to afix their sigma
ture or his signature to said register, for pur-
poses Of Identification, and TO attach thereto, or
to the certificate OF the number Of votes cast and
statement touching the truth or fairness thereof,
which they or he may ask to attach; and any one
who shall prevent any person SO designated from
doing any OF the acts authorized as aforesaid, or
who shall hinder or modest any such person In
doing any Of said acts or shall aid or abet In pre-
venting, hindering or molesting any such person
in respect Of any such acts, shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be pun
loco hon ~
r-'> WARD l. ...-.,',s.
John Ancrum, republican; Dunbar S. Paul,
WARD @ :.
George Holiness Republican; Frederick E. Fra.
WARD 8.
First Precinct.-RobertM Mears, Republican; Al.
Perry, Reform. -'f-
Second Precinct Terry, Republican;
Hugh Ferguson, Reform.
Third Precinct.-Aaron Mccoy, Republican; l..
O. NOVEL;, Reform. q
First Precinct-James Doobins, Republlcan;E E.
r. White, Reform. -'f
Second Precinct.-John Hubbard, Republican;
Third Precinct.MRobert Hamilton, Republican;
WARD 5.
First Precinct-W.T. 7. Oliver, Republican; W. ..
Second PrecInct-J. B. Plumean, Republican;
VIM. E. Holmes, Reform. - - I"
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First Precinct. R Campbell, Republcan;
Second Precinct.Nj. D. Price, Republican; h. B.
Olney, Reform. z @
Third Precinct. R Maurau, Repuoncan; n.
c. Barley, Reform.
j. N. Adams, Republican; W. G.. Eason, Re
form. rs..t,. -
Peter Gregory, Republican; Robert Hunter, Re-
form. 10 '-~-..-
The persons so appointed are notified to call at
the once Of L. E. Johnson, the United States
marshal, at the United States Courthouse, at 121
O'Clock to-day.
No Payment OF Taxes Needed.
It's currently reported that some Of the State
and county officials have been around and in
formed voters that they will not be allowed to
cast their votes unless they have paid the pen
tax. In order to set this matter right we pub.
lish the following extracts from the State Con-
ARTICLE VIII, SECTION s.
1.-THE General Assembly shall never pass any
law that win deprive any OF the citizens OF tnis
murder, ROBBERY or duelltR0, whereof the person
shall have duly tried and convicted"
ARTICLE X, SECTION S.
Provides that no person shall ever be deprived
Of the right Of suffrage for non-payment OF said
(poll) tax" --
Scott's Tactics.
The widest rumors concerning Governor Scott
were In circulation yesterday. 1t Is said that his
Excellency openly charged Congressman Bowen
with s'selling him out" Bowen, by way of reply,
haunted in the face OF the snraged Governor q
COPY OF the Bowen poster which sdorns all the
fences and dead walls In the city. Scott would
not be comforted, and then, or afterward, there
70 ha q
general opinion among the Scottites that Ssome-
body" has been sold out, but shey don't know ex-
actly who 1t Ia. His Excellency left Charleston
last right, but will not go back home to Ohio
until next week. ,s,. .:
Pictorial Politics.
The walls and fences are suffering from yio-
lent eruption Of Bowens election placards, which,
itis.snpposed, are enlarged editions Of the Bowen
ticket. Tie placards have upon them medal
lion likeness ofthe accomplished Congressman,
together with the names Of the "regularn Ra dical
candidates. Bowen Is dabsterf at pictorial
politics. = - -s..
Under the act OF Congress passed July 18th,
1870; any person casting more than one vote Tor
any one candidate win be arrested by the United
States authorities, and be liable to not less than
twelve months imprisonment. Scott's James
Island Repeaters are requested to look out '' :
The Polls and Managers for Charleston
City and County.
The commissioners Of election for Charleston!
County, Messrs. N. Montgomery, S. L. Bennett
and E. ". NJ. Aackey, have designated the fol-
lowing as the polling places and managers OF
election for Charleston City and County:
r1ry oE ruIRTEsroN
Ward City Hail.. ]. Young, J. W. Nunan,
E. P. Stoney. :, =, 80. I
Ward 2ICourthouse-EdW Pinckney, F.w.
johnson, H. G. Baker. 20 70
Ward s-Market Hall-M. ]. simends, H.A.
Cohen. John Morant. -f; ':.-.ft
Palmetto Engine House-Joseph Dothage, Thos.
Maxwell, NJ. B. Allen.
Engine House I'M Inspection Street-A. F. Far
rar, G. S. Miller, James Barre.
ward 4-Stonewal Engine House-P. L. Miller,
T. d, Hawkins, L. F. Campbell.
Hope Engine Houses. G. Russell, Charles ST.
No. 4Engine House, Smith street-eeorge n.
Little, J. B. Wright, R L. Sutton.
ward s-Eage Engine House-Wm. Glover, T.
F. Bunch, ]. Grant. 10.
America sIaet-R y. Deleslin, claudius Elliott,
fnn Ward iaa s@Wsshington Engine House Samuel
Dickerson, B. Reis, G. b. vanderhorst
Marion Engine House, Pinckney, T. Forrest,
Ice House, Rutledge Street,. ]. Winkler, Ed.
WilSerson F. 81. Carmand. -.