The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-21
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name Of each person voting shall be entered
oy The clerk on The poll list.
SIC 7. The voting shall be by ballot, writ
ten or printed, or partly written and partly
printed, such ballots to be either written or
printed on plain while paper, without any
emblem or figure on either side, or any print
ing or writing of any description on the BACK
by which the contents OF The ballot may Do ois'
covered.
SEC. 8. Immediately upon the closing of The
polls and before leaving the same, the mana
gers shall at once proceed to count the votes,
and make return CT the result thereof to the
commissioners of elections. They shall at the
same time deliver to the commissioners the
poll list, ballot-boxes and ballots. AS soon as
ihe returns from all the polling places are re-
ceived, the commissioners shall meet In the
City Hall or Courthouse and proceed to de-
clare what persons have been duly elected.
They shall have the power, and it ls made their
duty, to investigate aud decide any protest or
contest that may arise.
SEC. 9. The mayor and aldermen elected
uDder this act shall, on taking the oath OF
Office prescribed in the constitution, be ln-
ducted into office on the Monday succeeding
their election, and shall Immediately enter
upon the discharge of their duties.
SEC TO- The managers of elections and
clerks shall receive Tor their services the sum
OF three dollars per day for the time actually
employed. The commissioners shall approve
all blls, and shall receive four dollars per day
for their services. All the expenses of the
election, including pay of commissioners,
managers and clerks, shall be paid oy the
City Of Charleston.
SEC. ii. 1t shall be The duty of the commits
sioners OF elections, and they are hereby In
vested With all The necessary powers, 10 keep
the peace during the whole time that the polls
are kept open and until the election Is COM
pleted, and to prevent all interference With
the managers or the electors. All peace Off
GERS present at or near the polls shall carry
out their instructions.
Sec IL. All statutes providing against lille
gal voting, or the bribery and intimidation OF
voters, and for the closIng OF bar-rooms and
drinking saloons, not inconsistent with this
act, are continued in full force 80 as to apply
to any election held under this act. All acts
or parts of acts Inconsistent with or supplied
by this act are hereby repealed.
TRIP TO WASHINGTON.
The only other feature Of interest In to-
days proceedings (except, perhaps, the reso-
luton of both branches of the Assembly TO
adjourn next Wednesday, which appears, this
time, to be genuine thing,) has been the In
PRODUCTION, by Representative Hurley, and
the adoption by the House, of the following
resolutions:
Whereas 1t is understood to be 'he inten'
tion OF his Excellency the president OF the
United States 10 make q tour through the
Southern States during the coming spring; and
whereas 1t is the desire Of the people oil SOuth
Carolina 10 accord TO him reception worthy
of his high position and distinguished ser.
Vices.
RESOLVED by the House Of Representatives,
the Senate eoncurriog, That committee OF
- on the part OF ihis House, and - on
the part of the Senate, be appointed to ex-
tend 10 his Excellency an Invitation to visit
The State, and to make all arrangements that
may be necessary In connection Herewith.
1t Ia somewhat difficult to understand why
committee should be sent 10 Washington to
ask the President TO visit the State In the face
OF his expressed intention to do 30, but there
can be no doubt that the member from
Charleston, who offered the resolution, has
good and sufficient motives for his action, and
that the committee (of which OF course Tlmo.
thy will be chairman) will cover Itself with
glory. PICKET.