The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-10
TRovDlSithsd FoR rIaia dEsaRAL rnaGs
Troas, AND THE MANhkK on coHnDUot1T1Msai

Il AASN - tOe ~ 0stStuHep ytp6 So0at6
State OF South OafoliIa. now met and M
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
auels6rity Of the same, That the general
electionsin In this Suite shall be held; pur
suant to the Constitution thereof, on the
third Wednesday Fias October eighteen
hundred and seventy, and forever there.
after onf4 the- same dsy In every second
year, and shall be regulated and con.
dgcted according to the rules principles
and provisions herein prescribed.
SEQ. q. Every male citizen of the
United States,s OF the age Of twenty .one
years and upwards; not laboriug under
thei disabilities named in the Constitu-
tion, without distinction of race or color
or former condition, who shall have been
g aresident OF the State for one year, and
ihthe County in which he offers to vote
forsixty days next preceding any gene
raj election. shall be entitled to vote;
Prootded. That no person while kept in
any aims house or asylum, or Of nnsound
mind. or confined in any public prison,
shall be allowed to vote.
SEQ. 3. That for the purpose Of carry
ing on such election it shall be the duty
OF the Governor, and he is hereby, au-
thorized and empowered, at least sixty
days prior to any such election, to ap.
point in and for each County three Com
missioners of Election, whose duty it.
shall be. and they are hereby, authorized
and empowered to appoint three Mana
gers of Elections, for each election pre-.
cinct of the County for which they shall
respectively be appointed. The said
Commissioners of Elections and said
Managers of Elections shall take aud
subscribe, before any officer authorized
to administer oaths, the oath of office
prescribed by Section 30, of Article III,
of the Constitution, and the same shuIl
be Immediately filed, in each instance,
in the Office of the Clerk of the County
in which said Commissioners aud Mana
gers shall be appointed; and if there be
no such Clerk duly qualified by law, then
in the Office of the Secretary of State.
SEQ. f. That the Managers are hereby
authorized to appoint q Clerk to assist
them in whatever duties may be required
of them, who shall take the cath of Office
prescribed by Section 80, of Article II,
of the Constitution before the Chairman
of the Board of Managers.
SEQ. B. That the Commissioners afore-
said, and the Managers aforesaid, at
their first meetings, respectively, shall
proceed to organize themselves as
Board, by appointing one of their num-
ber Chairman of the Board; and sach
Chairman, in each instance, shall be en-
powered to administer the necessary
oaths. r.a - v-...l
SEQ. 6. The polls shall be open ut such
voting places as shall be designated at
six o'clock in the forenoon, and close at
six o'clock in the afternoon of the day
OF election, and shall be kept open dur
ing these hours with out intermissiou or
rn ma mi t,a ~ =
minister to each person Offering to vote
nm oath that they are qualified to vote ut
this election, according to the Constitu-
tion of this State, and that they have not
voted during this election.
SEC. z. Representatives in the House
of Representatives OF the Congress of
the United States shall be chosen at such
election, in the several Congressional
Districts, by the qualified electors therein.
SEQ. 8. The State Constables, and
other peace officers of each County, are
hereby required to be present during the
whole time that the polls are kept open,
and until the election is completed; and
they shall prevent all interference with
the Managers, and see that there is no
interruption OF good order. If there
should be more than one polling place
In any County, the State Constable of
sucH .COuuCy 1S NereDy empowered and
directed to make such assignment of his
deputies, and other peace officers, to such
polling places as may, in his Judgment.
best subserve the purposes of quiet and
order.
SEQ. 8. All bar-rooms, saloons, and
other places for the sale of liquors by re-
tail, shall be closed at six o'clock of the
evening preceding the day of such cleo
tion, aud remain closed until six o'clock
IL the morning Of the day thereafter,
and during the time aforesaid the sale of
all Intoxicating liquors is prohibited.
Any person duly convicted before COM
petent Court of violation of this Sec
ton, shall be punished by q fine not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars. or by imprison.
ment not exceeding six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, in the
discretion of the Court.
SEQ. 10. That every person who shall
vote at any general election, who is not
entitled to vote, and every person who
shall, by force, intimidation, deception,
fraud, bribery or undue influence obtain,
procure, or control the vote of any elee-
tor to be cast for any candidate or mea.