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.

Am LAW.
AN Act to alter and amend the law in re.
lation to elections.
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted hy the Senate
md House of Representatives of the State
OF South Carolina, now met aud sitting in
General 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
Electors, it shall be the duty of the propcr
Board of Commissioners of Elections for
each county, to provide boxes for each olec
tion precinct, and two sets of Managers
shall Be- ca apg9iasssd for each election pSaQjaCt
shall be labelled "For Members of Congress
and Presidential Electors" and the other,
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. g There shall be two tickets writ
ten or printed, or partly written and part
ly printed One ticket shall contain the
name of the person voted for representa-.
tive in Congressional District, And also the
names OF persons voted for as Presidential
hicctors, 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 de-
posted in the box labelled "For Members
sof Congress and Presidential Electors :"
the 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 the 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 en-
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 of Election for "Members of
Congress and Presidential Electors" and
the other us Commissioners of Election for
Estate, Circuit and County Officers"
SEC. f. 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 "NIembcrs of Congress
and Presidential Electors" with the origi-
nal containing the ballots, and within the
same time, anC in like manner, shall be de-
livcred 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. 5. 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 mem-
bers, one from each Congressional District,
to be known and designated as the Board OF
State Canvassers fer "Membcrs of Congress
and Presidential Electors"
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of such
Board of State Canvasscrs upon the certified
copies Of the Board of County Canvasscrs
for "Mcmbers of Congress and Presidential
Electors" to make n statement of the votes
cast and declare the election Of members Of
Congress and Presidcntian Electors, as is
now or hereafter may be required by law.
Sec. 7. That the polls shall be open at
eight clock in the forenoon and close at
five o'clock in the afternoon.
SEC. 8. All acts or parts of acts incon
sistcnt with this act be, and the same are
hereby, repealed. :s9s,s3g,,stas :9sssg. ea
Approved March 90, 1873.