The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-21

THE ELECTION LAW.
AN ACT to alter and amend the law in re.
lation to elections.
SECTION l. Be I enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OIL South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority Of
the same, That each election hereafter Seld
IN this State at which there shall be voted
Tor members of Congress and Presidential
Electors, it shall be the duty of the proper
Board of Commissioners of Elections for
each county, to provide boxes for each cleo.
tion precinct, and two sets of Managers
shall be appointed for each slaot;op nree;no.
-one for each box. : on one of SfsSs ~,
Shall be labelled "For Members Of Concress
and Presidential Electors" and the ofbsr
estate, Circuit and County Officers" and
they shall be kept, while the voting is pro.
crossing, separate and apart and not in the
Same apartment.
SEC. 2. There shall be two tickets, writ.
ten or printed, or partly written and part.
ty printed. One ticket shall contain the
name of the person voted for represents.
tive in Congressional District, And also the
names OF persons voted for as Presidential
A'co'ors, with Proper designation attached
to each name, as to whether he is voted for
to represent the State at large, or q particu
lar Congressional District, and shall be dc.
posted in the box labelled "For Members
Sof Congress and Presidential Electors :"
tho other ticket shall contain the names of
the persons intended to be voted for as
State and County officers, and the Offices to
which such persons are intended to be
chosen, and shall be deposited in tho box
labelled Estate, Circuit and County Off.
GERS"
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor, and he is hereby authorized and em
powered, at least sixty days prior to any
such election, to appoint two Boards Of
Commissioners of election, consisting of
three member each, for each County both
political parties shall be represented. One
shall be appointed and designated as Com
missioners hof Election for "Members of
Congress and Presidential Electors" and
the other as Commissioners of Election for
estate, Circuit and County Officers"
SEC. 4. AT the close Of the election the
Managers shall count the votes and make
: out original return and copy of the result.
and within thee days after the day thereof
the Chairman Of the Board of Managers,
or one of them who may be designated by
the Board, shall deliver to the Commission.
ers of Elections for "Members of Congress
and Presidential Electors" the poll lists and
boxes labelled for "Members of Congress
and Presidential Electors" with tho origi-
nal containing the ballots, and within the
same time, anc in like manner, shall be de.
livered to the Commissioners of Elections
for estate, Circuit and County Officers"
the poll lists and boxes labelled estate, Cir
emit and County Officers" containing the
ballots, with similar original of the result
of the vote
Sec. 8. That in addition to the Board of
State Canvassers now provided by law, it
shall be the duty Of the Governor, and he
Is hereby authorized and empowered at
least sixty days before any such election as
is above mentioned, to appoint Board of
State Canvassers, consisting Of FIVE men,
bers, one from each Congressional District,
to be known and designated as the Board of
State Canvassers for "Members of Congress
and Presidential Electors"
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of such
Board of State Canvassers, upon the certified
copies of the Board of County Canvassers
for "Members of Congress and Presidential
Electors" to make a statement of the votes
cast and declare the election of members of
Congress and Presidentian Electors, rs is
now or hereafter may be required by law.
Sec. z. That the polls shall be open at
eight o'clock in the forenoon and close at
five o'clock in the afternoon.
SEC. 8. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act be, and the samazare
= hereby, repealed ~
Approved March 20, 1873.
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