Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-30
THE ELECTION LAW.
An Act to alter and amend the law in relation to
elections.

An Act to alter and amend the law in relation to
elections.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State Of
South Carolina, new met and sitting in Cen
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
same, That each election hereafter held in
this State at which there shall be voted for
members of Congress and Presidential Elec.
tors, it shall be the duty of the proper Board
of Commissioners Of Elections for each coun-
ty, to provide boxes for each election precinct,
and two sets of Managers shall be appointed
for each election precinct-one for each box.
On one of said boxes shall be labeled "For
Members of Congress and Presidential Elec.
tors" and the other Estate, Circuit and Coun-
ty Officers" and they shall be kept, while the
voting ia progressing, separate and apart and
not in the same apartment.
Sec. 2. There shall be two tickets, written
or printed, or partly written and partly print
ed. One ticket shall contain the name of the
person voted for as Representative in Con-
gress and the number of the Congressional
District and also the names of persons voted
for as Presidential Electors, with a proper
designation attached to each name, as to
whether he is voted for to represent the State
at large, or a particular Congressional Dis
trict, and shall be deposited in the box la.
beled For Members of Congress and Presi-
dental Electors ;" the other ticket shall con.
tain the names of the persons intended to be
voted for as State, Circuit and County officers,
and the Offices to which such persons are in
tended to be chosen, and shall be deposited in
the box labelled Estate, Circuit and County
Officers"
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Cover
nor, and he is hereby authorized and empow-
cred, at least sixty days prior to any such
election, to appoint two Boards Of Commis-
soners of Election, consisting of three men,
bers each, for each County; both political
parties shall be represented. One shall be
appointed and desi gnsted as Commissioners
of Election for "Members of Congress and
Presidential Electors" and the other as Com
missioners of Election for Estate, Circuit and
County Officers"
Sec. 4. At the close of the election the
Managers shall count the votes and make an
original return and copy of the result, and
within three 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 Commissioners of Elec-
tions for "Members of Congress and Presiden-
tial Electors the poll lists and boxes labeled
for members of Congress and Presidential
ELECTORS" with the original containing the
ballots, and within the same time. and in
like manner, shall be delivered to the Com
missioners of Elections for Estate, Circuit and
County Officers" the poll lists and boxes Ia
belled Estate, Circuit and County Officers,
containing the ballots, with similar original
of the result of the vote.
Sec. s. That in addition to the Board of
State Canvassers now provided by law, it shall
be the duty of the Governor, and be is here
by authorized and empowered, at least sixty
days before any such election as is above
mentioned, to appoint Board of State Can
vsssers, consisting Of FIVE members 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 "Mem.
bers of Congress and Presidential Electors"
to make statement of the votes cast and de-
clare the election of members of Congress and
Presidential Electors, as is now or hereafter
may be required by law.
Sec. 7. 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 inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this Act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.