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

=, A PRIMARY election is ordered by tho r.,
"A ecutiye Committee of the Democratic part,
OF Union County to be held on Saturday, l8ti
octooer 1919 for the nomination of Candidat,
Ior member OF the House of Representative
The following named persons have been appoin
TED to actas managers, viz:
DTdyfonotIe :--F. G. Latham, John BarnhilI
Thomas Little. ,-ge-~
W.lkinsoi1e ;G71Milton 4 Patrick, T. NJ Littlejohn
fl,a6er Ridge John d. Jefferies. Noot
Webster, William Jones.
utaHSydarg Mills :-F. w. Eison, T. j. Orr
Elijah Fowler.
Sarratt.:-W. R. Hughes, ]. NJ. Greer,
j. II. Poole.
j, Kelly's flames R. Smith, T: Kelly, II. T.
Gallman. -
Haghes wv. g. Hughes, w. R. Briggs, W.
Saafse John R. Jeter, c. E. Sims, James
Fish Dam ~. B. Steedman, W 7. Jeter. Jas.
Hancock,
Goshen HM:DJ. T. Douglass, ]. E. Co6eld,
II. B. Lyons.
Cross Keys: R. J. Bctsill, W. s. Gregory, r.
7. casters.
GIBBS Store: Mitchell West, G. w. Peake, r
NJ. Robinson.
Union: Il. c. johnson, VIM. E. Thomson, A.
Jonesuiile B. F. Kennedy, w. T. Littleiohn.
]. g. Long
So much of the Rules adopted by the COM
mittee as relates to tho duties of Managers il
hereby published for their guidance.
III. The polls shall be opened Mt 9 o'olock, A.
M, ana Kept open, without intermission, unit
4, 7. NJ, when they shall be closed
Nv. The 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 emptied of all contents, and ex.
hioited thus emptied to any persons in attend
ance upon the polls. The boxes shall then he
closed and locked, or sealed, and shall 10 ro
main until the polls are closed.
VI. The managers snail keep q poll list and
tally list, and for this purpose shall appoint
Clerk.
VII: The ballots used shall be either printed
or written, aid 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 voto, 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 Mt
the last general election.
TX. For the purpose Of carrying out tho re-
foiASAeht VI seCtiou Viii, the managers,
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 may accept or reject the vote
thus offered.
y. On the close Of the polls the mana.
gers shall proceed Immediately and contin.
uously to count the votes in the same manner
and under the same regulations as are prescribed
by law for general elections.
XII. 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 as ono 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
gers. together with any other papers they may
deem proper to include, shall within three days
after such election bo forwarded, securely locked
or sealed, to the Secretary Of the County Execu-
tive Committee. For the purpose of this forward
ing, tho 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