The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-10-17
Election Notice.


- A PRIMARY election is ordered by the Ex
"a ecuuve Committee of the Democratic party
OF Union County to be held on Saturday, 18th
October 1879, for the nomination of Candidate
Tor member Of the House of Representatives.
The following named persons have been appoin.
ted to act as managers, viz;
u, DrdyfononHe -. G. Latham, John BarnhilI
Thomas Little.
WhiasoiNe i1Milton Patrick, T. NJ Littlejohn,
Calvin Whisenant.
~ ysmoer &t%ge John d. Jefferies, Noah
Webster, William Jones'
Gtanayderg Mills :-F. w. Eison, I. ]. Orr,
Elijah Fowler.
'Sarratts w. r.. Hughes, ]. NJ Greer,
j. X. Poole.
:, Kely's james r. Smith, T. Kelly, II. T..
Gallman.
Hughes wv. G. Hughes, W. r. Briggs, W.
A. Moorhead.
Santue John r. Jeter. C. E. Sims. James
Fish Dam u. B. Steedman, w L. Jeter, Jas
Goshen Hill: ]. T. Douglass, J. E. Co6eld
II. Is. Lyons.
Cross Keys: r. J. Bctsll, w. S. Gregory, r.
7. Casters.
Cubs Store: Mitchell West, G. w. Peake, r
NJ. Robinson.
Union: Il. C. Johnson, Wm E. Thomson. A.
G. Lyles.
Jonesui1e: b. F. Kennedy, W. T. Littlejohn,
j. G. Long.
So much of the Rules adopted by the COM
mittee as relates to the duties of Managers it
hereby published for their guidance.
H. The polls shall be opened at Q o'clock. A.
NJ, and kept open, without intermission, until
a, 7. NJ, when they shall be closed
Nv. Tho managers Mt each precinct shall fur
nish ballot-box, for the secure keeping of which
they shall be responsible.
V. At the opening Of the polls, the ballot
boxes shall be empted of all contents, and ex-
hbted thus emptiel to any persons in attend
ance upon the polls. The boxes shall then be
closed and locked, or sealed, and shall SO re-
main until the polls closed
vi. The managers snail keep a poll list and
tally list, and for this purpose shall appoint a
Clerk.
VII. The ballots used shall be either printed
or written, and shall contain the names of the
persons voted for, and the offices, in the same
manner as is prescribed by law in the case of
county elections.
VIII. At such primary election, all persons
eligible to vote at the next election of county
officers shall be allowed to vote, who can satisfy
the managers by the vouching of known Demo-
Gratis, or otherwise, that they are Democrats
and That they propose to vote in good faith
provided, that no person who has heretofore
voted Republican ticket shall be allowed to
vote, unless he voted the Democratic ticket at
the last general election.
III. Far the purpose Of carrying out the re-
quirement of section VIII, the managers or
any one of them, or any by-stander shall be
authorized to challenge any voter, and put any
questions to him which they or he may deem
relevant to the object in view, and the managers
shall determine his right to vote by his answers
or other proof, and nay accept or reject the vote
thus offered.
Y. On the close of the polls the mana
gers shall proceed Immediately aud conin.
uously to count the votes in the same manner
and under the same regulations rs are prescribed
by law for general elections.
ri. When the votes shall have been counted
the managers shall make out, in duplicate, re-
turns showing the number of votes cast for each
person voted for; the office for which he is vo-
ted for, and the total number of votes cast, and
shall deposit one of the returns in the ballot
box, and file the other one of the records of
the club. The returns shall be signed by nil the
managers, who shall likewise certify TO the cor
rectness of the same.
XII. The ballot-box, containing the ballots, the
poll list, and the certified return of the mana
gcrs. together with any other papers they may
deem proper to include, shall within three days
after such election be forwarded, securely locked
or sealed to the Secretary Of the County Exccu-
tive Committee, For the purpose of this forward
ing, the managers shall select and appoint some
discreet and otherwise suitable person to act as
messenger.
BY Order Of the Committee,
WILLIAM MUNRO, Chairman
1st Oct 1879. Al 2t
The State of South Carolina,
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