The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-06-04

TO ALTER AND AMEND THE LAW IN
RELATION TO ELECTIONS.

Sec. /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the
State Of Caroliua, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, aud by the author
ity of the same, that each election here
after held in this State at which there
shall be voted for members Of Congress
and Presidential electors. it shall be the
duty of the proper board Of commis-
sioners of elections for each county to
provide boxes for each election precinct,
and two sets of managers shall be ap-
pointed for each election precinct-one
for each box. One of said boxes shall
be labeled for members Of Congress
and Presidential electors" and the
other "S,ate. circuit and county Off
GERS" and they shall be kept while
voting is progressing separate and apart
aud not in the same apartment.
Sec. 2. There shall be Two tickets
written or printed or partly written and
partly printed. One ticket shall con-
tain the name of the person voted for
as representative in Congress and the
number of the congressional district,
and also the names of the persons voted
for as Presidential electors. with pro-
per designation attached to each name
as to whether he is voted for to repre-
sent the State at larce or a particular
| Congressional district. and shall be de-
posted in the box labelled "ior men,
bers Of Congress and Presidential cleo
! tors" the other ticket shall contain the
names of the person intended to be voted
for as State circuit and county officers,
and the offices to which such persons
are intended to be chosen. and shall be
deposited in the box labelled "State,
circuit and county ofic rs"
SEr. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Governor, and he is hereby authorized
and empowered to- at least sixty days
prior to any such election, to appoint two
boards Of commissioners of election,
consisting of three members each.
for each county; both political parties
shall be represented One shall be
appointed and designated as com.
mi-soners Of election for "members of
Congress and Presidential electors" and
the other as commissioners Of election
for State, circuit and county officers
SEC. 4. At the close of the election
the managers shall count the votes and
make an original and copy return of the
result, and within three days after the
day thereof the chairman of the board of
uanagers, or one of them, who may be
designated by the board, shall deliver
to the commissioners of election for
"mcmbcrs Of Congress and Presidential
electors" tic poll list and boxes labelled
for members of Congress and Presi-
Dental electors" with the original Of
their count containing the ballots, and
within the same time, and in like man.
ner. shall be delivered to the commits
sioners Of elections for Estate circuit
and county officers" the poll lists and
boxes labelled State, circuit and county
officers" containing the ballots with a
similar original Of the result of the
vote.
SEC. 5. That in addition to the State
oanyassers now provided by law, it shall
be the duty of the Governor, and he is
hereby authorized and empowered, at
Mt least sixty days before any such elcc-
ton as is above mentioned, to appoint
board of State canvassers, consisting Of
FIVE members, one from each Congress
sional district, to be known and desig-
mated as the board Of State canvassers
for members of Congress and Presi-
dental electors"
SEC. 1t shall be the duty of such
board Of State canvassers, upon the GER
tilted copies of the board of county cam
vasGers for members of Congress and
Presidential electors" to make state
mcnt of the votes cast and declare the
election of members of Congress and
Presidential electors. as is now, or may
hereafter be required by law.
SEC. 7. That the polls shall be open
at eight o'clock in the forenoon and
close at five o'clook in tie afternoon.
SEC. 8. All acts or parts oil acts
Inconsistent with the provisions OF this
set be, and the same are hereby
repealed. ,o-o