The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-10-26
OFFICIAL.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF
ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given to the voters Of
Orangcburg County, that in compiace with
tn eabove Proclamation and in pursuance Of an
act of the General Assembly approved March
], 1870 entitled IAN act, providing for the
icncral election and the manner of conduct
ng the same, amended by an act approved
March IL, 1872, TN election will be held in
the County of Orangeburg ut the usual
Polling precincts mentioned below, OH the
9TH day of November, for seven Presidential
Electors.
All bar-rooms and drinking saloons shall
be closed on the day of election, and any
person who shall sell any Intoxicating drinks
on Tie day OF elcctiun, shall be guilty of n
mistemennor, aud on conviction thereof
shall be fined in sum not less than one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less
than one month, nor more than six months.
The managers OF Election at each Pre-
cinct will be furnished with box which
shall be publicly opened and inspected. 10
see ;hat it is empty and secure, and then
locked, just before he opening of tho Polls
by two or more dcsinteresed parties, and
the keys returned t, the managers, and shall
not be opened during the Election. At the
| close of the Election the Managers and
Clerk shall Immediately proceed publicly to
! open the ballot box and count the ballots
therein, AMI continue such count with
out adjournment or interruption until the
! same is completed, and make such statement
OF the result thereof, and sign the same as
| nature of the Election shall require, if in
ce.":iHs Two or more like ballots should be
found folded together compactly. only one
shall be counted and the others destroyed
but if they bear different names. the same
shall be destroyed anil not counted II
more ballots should be found on opening
the box than there are names on the poll
list, all the ballots shall he returned to the
box, and thoroughly mixed together, and
one OF the Managers or the Clerk shall with
ont seeing the ballots, draw thercfrom and
Immediately destroy as many ballots as there
are in excess OF the number of names on
the poll-ist.
Within three days thereafter the Chair
man or one Of the managers to be designa-
| ted in writing by the Board. shall deliver to
the Commissioners of Election the poll-list
the boxes containing the ballots, and written
| statement ofthe result OF the Election in hi :
precinct. The Polls shall be opened Mt
u o'clock in the forenoon and closed at
q o'clock i'll the afternoon, on the said day
Of Election, and shall be kept open during
these hours without intcrmission or adjourn.
ment, and the Managers shall administer to
each person Offering TO vote, an oath that
| they are qualified TO vote at this Election
| according 10 the Constitution Of this State
and that they have not voted during this
Election
In compliance with the above, the POLL.
will he opened at the following places and
the following persons arc hereby appointed
Managers of Election.
AVINGERS-D. n. Norris, January Nc
Neel, II. Richardson.
| LEWISVILLE-Dr. C. II Tabor, Rev. r.
II. W. Tarrant, p. NJ. Jones.
| JAMIS0SS--I j cex1ith Pail Co
van. J. Golfer.
| ZEIGLERS- C. Iildcbrand, Peter
Gladen, Israel McGovan.
FORT MOTTE-P. +. Poreher J. @ Dun
can, JOS. Stuart.
BROWNS. D. Jones, John II. Phillips.
Frank Jsimsons.
| FOGLES-D. II. Fogle, John Wannamak-
er, Adam r. Flood
| BEARS or FOUR TIOLES-W. 8. Barton.
W. b. Logan, Andrew s. Ayers.
ELLIOTTS-Caleb Guinnard, w. II. Bennett
d. J. c. knights.
CLUB IIOUSE-T. <. Keller, A. C. Will
liams. F. q. Williams
| WASHINGTON sEMINARY-Rngo She
ridnn. Robin Mass, Hiliard Hanton.
| BOOKiIARDTS--H armon Rush, William
ranling, Abram Mingo
/ CEDAR GROVE--L. T. Izlar, Allen
| Brown, June Antlcy
| GRlFFINS-Frederick Dantzler, DR..
| VOght, Solomon Fielder.
kNOTTS--Jos. L. Knots, Rufus Whet-
| stone, Joe Bush.
| ORANGEBURG-A. A. Connor, Peter
| Walker. T. G. Andrews.
EASTERLINGS-C. C. Mcmillan, A. G.
Myers, Julius Ausbern.
CORBETTSVILLE-G. J. Odom, Robert
Washington.
FELDERS-A. ,. Connor, Rev. Thes
Philips, Henry Phillips.
| BRANCHvlLLE-F. w. Fairy, W. RI.
Reddish Edward Green.
ROWES PUMP-T. r. Barton, Yandy
Bowman, James Melvin.
GLEATONS--Barnct Livingston, More
Bloom Levin Argoe.
Tx. sAsP0RTAs,
Chairman Board,