Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-10-18
Plan for Holding the Primary
Election, Adopted by the Oco-
nee County Convention Octo-
Der 9th, 1877.

Resolved lst. Tint IN election bo held at the
places hereinafter designated OH Saturday, the
2Oth 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 said election, and, if voted for, such
votes shall not be counted, unlces such candidate
shall, at the time Of tho election, be n member
OF some club in the county aud pledge himself
to support the nominees.
Resolved 3D.. That the candidate or candidates
to tho number eligible to any of said Offices re-
cciving the highest number Of votes for such
Office, shall be deemed and declared the Demo
cratic nomin &C or nominees, as tho oase may be
for such office.
Resolved 4tl', For the purpose of holding
such ciection the various clubs shall meet at or
near tscir regular placc OF meeting and proceed
to receive votes for candidates as proposed for
the Offices designated above, tho club having
previously elected three members who shall uct
rs managers Of the election, and who shall keep
poll list of nll persons voting
Resolved 9Th. That votes shall be received
from o'clock a. NJ. until o'clock F. NJ,
when the managers shnll proceed to count the
votes and make certificate Of tho result
Resolved 9th That one Of the managers of
the election at each club or polling place,
chosen by the other managers for thai purpose,
shall constitute the county board Of managers,
and they shall meet on Monday, the 22d day Of
o'clock ~ NJ. and proceed to aggregate tie votes
cast for the various candidates at all tho polling
places in the county and certify and publish the
result in the county paper, and shall. proceed 70
declare the candidate candidates, rs the case
mny be, receiving tho highest number Of votes,
the Democratic nominee for such Office.
Resolved 7th. That tho managers appointed
TO constitute the county board Of managers ut
Wnlhalla shall bring with them the poll lists of
the votes cast at their polling places resp cot
ivcly and deposit them with the President OF the
county convention to be by him filed with the
secretary.
Resolved Sth. That MI members of the var ,ous
clubs in the county shall vote ut tho primary
election; and the secretary of each cluo shall
have The roll of his club at the place of holding
the election, and alf persons, not club mcmbers
upon joining the clubs on the day of election.
shall be allowed to vote.
Resolved 9th. That in case any club be hero
after organized in this cour.y, and shall adopt
the constitution prescribed by the State Exccu-
i've Committee, SD oh club shall be permitted 10
appoint managers md hold an election under
the foregoing resolutions, sending up tho result
rs herein Prescribed.
hcsov'd 10th. Tint in case any two cand-
dntes TO-: the same Office shall receive tho same
ana highest number Of votes Mt the primary
elect ion for any Office, then another election
sh iii be held on tho Friday following the
election herein ordered TO detcrmne which Of
The two shall receive tho nomination for such
office, undcr tho snmc provisions as hereinbeforc
prescribed: Provided, That if either Of the
candidates so receiving the Same and the highest
number of votes shall withdraw in favor of his
opponent, then no second election sh9l) be held