Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-10-11
Plan for Holding the Primary
Election. Adopted by tho Oco-
nee County Convention Octo-
ber 9th, 1877.

Resolved 1st. That IN election be hold at tho
places hereinafter designated on Saturday, tho
goth day Of October, 1877. for tho purpose Of
nominating candidates for the following Offices,
to wit: Sheriff and Coroner
Resolved Cd. That no candidate shall be
voted for in snid olccton and, if voted for, sucl,
votes shall not be counted, unless such candidate
shall, at tho time Of tho election, be member
OF some club in tho county aud pledge himself
to support tho nominees.
Resolved 3d. That the candidate or candidates,
| to tho number eligible to any of said Offices, re-
| oeiVing tho Highest number of votes for such
| office, shall be deemed and declared the Demo-
cratic nominee or nominees, rs The case may be
for suoh Office.
Resolved 4th. For tho purpose Of holding
such election tho various clubs shall meet at or
near their regular place of meeting and proceed
to receive votes for candidates as proposed for
tho Offices designated above, tho club having
previously elected three members who shall act
/ as managers Of the election, and who shall keep
poll list Of all persons voting.
Resolved 9th. Tint votes shall be received
from o'clock A. NJ. until o'clock P. NJ,
when the managcrs shall proceed to count the
votes and make certificate of tho result.
Resolved 9th. That one of tho managers of
the election at oach club or polling place,
chosen by the other managers for that purpose,
shall constitute the county board Of managers,
and they shall meet on Monday, the 22d day Of
October, in the Court House at Walhalla, at 10
o'clock a. NJ and proceed to aggregate the votes
cast for tho various candidates at all tho polling
places in the county and certify and publish the
result in the county paper, and shall proceed to
declare tho candidate or candidates, as tho case
may be, receiving tho highest number of votes
the Democratic nominee for such office.
Resolved 7th. That tho managers appointed
to constitute tho county board Of managers at
Walhalla shall bring with them the poll lists Of
the votes cast ut their polling places respect
lively and deposit them with tho President of the
county convention to DO by him filed with Tho
secretary.
Resolved 8th That all members of the various
clubs in tho county shall vote at tho primary
election; and tho secretary of each club shall
have tho roll of his club at tho plaoo of holding
tho election, and oil PERSONS not club members,
upon joining the clubs on Tho day of election,
shall be allowed 10 voto.
Resolved 9th. That in case any club be hero
after organized in this county and shall adopt
the constitution prescribed by the State Exeou-
two Committee, such club shall be permitted 10
appoint managers and hold an election under
the foregoing resolutions, sending up the result
rs herein prescribed.
Resolved 10Th. That in case any two candi-
dates for the Same Office shall receive tho same
and highest number of votes at the primary
election for any office, then another election
shall be held on the Friday following the
election herein ordered to determine which of
tho Two shall receive tho nomination for such
Office, under the samo provisions as hereinbcfore
prescribed: Provided, That if either of the
candidates SO receiving tho same and the highest
number Of votes shall withdraw in favor of his
opponent, then no second election shall be held.