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AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitl

AN At;I to Amend an Act EntltleC
can Act Providing for the Genera
Elections, and the Manner Of Con
Quoting the same"
SECTION I Be it enacted, by thu
'Senste and House of Representative:
of the State Of South Carolina, now
met and sitting iu General Assembly
and by the authority Of the same,
That all general and special cleo
tions, held pursuant to the Constitu
tion of this State, shall be regulated
and conducted according to the rules
principles and provisions herein pre-
scribed.
SEC. 2. The Commissioners of Elcc
tion shall provide one box for eacl
election precinct. An opening shal
be made in the lid of the box, moi
larger than shall be sufficient for 8
single. ballot to be inserted therein a.
one time, through which each ballol
received, proper to be placed in sucl
box, shall be inserted by the pcrsol
voting, and by no other. Each box
shall be provided with a suffcien'
lock, and such box shall he pub
lictly opened and inspected, t.
see that it is empty and secure.
and then locked just before the open,
ing of the poll, and the keys returned
to the managers, and shall not be
opened during the election. Eacl
box for such precinct shall be labelled
as follows: "Congrcss," State" "Cir.
cult" and County officers"
Sec. 8. At the close Of the election,
the Managers and Clerk shall immc-
diately proceed, publicly, to open the
ballot box and count tho ballots there
in, and continue such count, without
adjournment or interruption, until the
same is completed, and make such
statement of the result thereof, and
sign the same, as the nature of the
5 election shall require. If in counting,
two or moro like ballots shall be found
folded together compactly, only one
shall be counted, and the others dc
stroyed; but, if they bear different
names, the same shall be destroyed,
and not counted. If moro ballots
{ shall be found, on opening the box,
than there are names on the poll list,
all the ballots shall be returned to the
box and thoroughly mixed together,
and one of the Managers or the Clerk
shall, without seeing the ballots, draw
thercfrom, and Immediately destroy
as many ballots as there are in en-
cess of the number of names on the
poll list. Within three days there.
after, the Chairman of the Board OF
Managers, or one Of them. to be des
isnated. in writing by the Board, shall
deliver to the Commissioners of Elec-
tion the poll list. the boxes containing
the ballots, and q written statement
OF the result of the election in his
precinct.
Sec. 4. After the final adjourn
. meRt Of the Board of County Can
vassers, and within the time pre-
scribed in this Act the Chairman OF
said Board shall forward, addressed
to the Governor and Secretary OF
) State, by a messenger, the returns,
poll list, and all papers appertaining
to the election. The said messenger
to be paid his actual expenses upon
] certificate to be furnished him BY
the Secretary of State. Said certi.
fcate shall be paid out Of the funds
provided for the payment of Commits
sioners and Managers of Election.
SEC. 6. All Acts or parts cf Acts
in any way conflicting with this Act
are hereby repealed.
Approved March IL, 1872.
AN ACT to Incorporate tie Rcedy
River Baptist Church, of Green,
vile County.
SECTION l. Be it enacted .by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the State Of South Carolina, now
. met and sitting in General Assembly
and by the authority of the same,
That Il. W. Roe, Stephen March
banks, Barnet Hawkins, and thci,
associates and successors, arc hereby
made a body corporate and polite
under the name and style of the
Greedy River Baptist Church, o
Greenville County" with all the pow
ers and privileges vested in such like
corporations by law; to sue and b.
sued, plead and be impIeaded, il
their corporate capacity; 10 have
common seal, and alter the same a
will; to enact such rules and bylaws
for the government Of their body
not rcpugnant to the laws of The
land. . ..
SEC. 2. That this Act shall b.
deemed a public Act, and continue il
force until repealed.
Approved March 12, 1872. 49,
AN ACT to Incorporate the Lancas
ter Rifemen.
Section l. Be it enacted by tn
Senate and House3of Representative
Sof the State of South Carolina, nov
met and sitting in General Assembly
and by the authority Of the same,
That r. w. Cousart. +. A. Clinton
A. Hutson, G. H.. Jones, Randall II
Sapps, Wm. McKenna. J. f. &. NIT
rag and John Q. Cousart, and thei
associates and successors, are hcreb.
made body polite and corporate
under the name and style of the Ian
caster Rifemen.
SEC. 2. And said corporation shal
have power to make bylaws, not re
pnenant to the laws OF the land ant
Shall have, succession Of officers an'
members, accordingto their election
hand to olseep and use a common sea-
land thesame to alter at will; to su
and be sued in any Court ef this STATE