The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-25

The following are the rules and regulations
governing the Primaries:
I. On the 18th day Of August, 1880, there
shall be held at each voting Precinct as now
established by law in Newberry County
Primary Election for the nomination of per-
sons for the several Offices to be filed.
II. The polls shall be opened at s o'clock,
A. NJ. and kept open, without intermssion,
until P. NJ, when they shall be closed.
III. At each election Precinct there shall
be three ~ Managers of Electi- :, to be ap-
pointed by the County Executiyc Committee,
any vacancy 20 be filled by the Manager or
Managers present.
furnish q ballot box with q separate depart
ment for each Office to be filed; for the Sc
cure keeping of which they shall be reSpon-
sible.
V. At the opening of the polls the ballot
boxes shall be emptied OF all contents, and
exhibited thus emptied to any persons in at
tendance upon the polls. The boxes shall
then be closed and sealed, and shall so re-
main until the polls are closed,
VI. The Managers shall keep poll-list
and tally-list, and for this purpose shall ap-
point Clerk.
VII There shall be separate ballots for
each Office to be nominated for, and no ballot
shall be counted unless it contains the name
OF candidates who have been nominated and
accepted, and in case for RepreseD tatiVes in
the Legislature and County Commissioners
each ballot shall have three (3) names Of can
didates as above, and each ballot shall have
written or printed on it what office it is for.
VIII. At such Primary ELECTION, all per.
sons eligible 10 vote at the NEXT election or
cbo1l no olIou-aI to vote who
can satisfy the Managers by the voUching Of
known Democrats, 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.
X. For the purpose Of carrying out the re-
guirements of Section WIN, the Managers.
Or any one of them, or any bystander, shall
be authorised to challenge any voter and put
any question 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 answer Or other proof, and may &C.
cept or reject the vote thus offered.
Y. On the close of the polls the Managers
shall proceed Immediately and continuously
10 count the votes. When the votes ShaA
have been counted the Msn4Sets snail make
out, in duplicate, tethrnS showing the num-
Der votes Cast by each person voted for the
Office OF which he is voted for, and the total
number OF votes cast; and shall deposit one
of the returns in the ballot box with the
votes, and file the other as one OF the re-
cords OF the Township. The returns shall
be signed by all managers, who snal! l!ke:
wise certify TO the correctness OF the same
II. The hallot-nox containing the ballots,
Managers, together with any other papers
they may deem proper to include, shall, on
Monday following after such election, be
forwarded, securely closed and sealed, to
the Secretary Of the County Executive Com
mittee at Newberry Court House. For the
purpose Of this forwarding the Managers, or
any OF them, shall act as messenger.
XII. The Executive Committee shall meet
on Tuesday following the election, and the
Secretary, having in its presence, opened
publish the GSSSSSses sat5 III the presence OF the
Committee In open session.
XIII. II any person shall receive ma
jcrity OF all the votes cast tor the once lot
which he is a candidate, ne shall be declared
to be the Democratic Nominee for SUCH
Office. Bnt if for any office it be found that
no candidate has received a majority Of all
the votes cast at the Primary Election for
such once, then the County Executive Com
mittee Shall forthwith order secQn. Pm:
mary Election to be held on the nth day OF
September next following. The second,
Primary Election 10 Go held and the re-
turns mace aS at the first, and the re-
suit declared by the Exective Committee
as in the first election.
XIV. At such second Primary Ell ctlon
only the two candidates receiving the high
est number fYotes tor each separate Office
at the former election shall be voted tor un-
less there should be tie of the second
highest, in which case the parties so tlelng
may be voted for and the votes counted for
them as well as the votes cast for the one
having received the highest number 2t the
first election. Provided rhaI ln the cases
where no%a tian one person is to be Sc
lected tor the same office, the Executive
Committee shah Select, according to the
as many persons as there ape Q1hc}al posi-
tions to be filed. All votes for other parties
shall be considered as scattering, ana not
be counted.
XV. The persons receiving the highest
number OF votes at this second election
XVI. No person shall be eligible to elec-
tion at the Primary Election who shall not
pledge himself in writing beforehand to
The Chairman Of the Executive Committee
VIE yh &c Bei hs 81 GaS Se Of sGeSn the
Committee to hear and determine all pro-
tested and contested primary election
cases; and notice of protest or contest must
be filed with the Chairman he{ore the elec.
ton is delareG; and the grounds Of protest
OE COAbSsb III Oe%oSs w Uc CoaCSSSSo 01 w
submitted the same day to the Committee,
which must then be in session to hear and
determine all such cases,
XVIII. All persons voting at Primary
Elections shall be required to affirm on hon
or that they have not voted before during
the daY at the other Election Precinct, and
are not voting more than one ballot for each
Office to be nominated.
XIX. The candidates for the Q+tces Of
Treasurer and AHditSr>shS1l be voted for at
the Primary Eleetlo4 and the Governor pc
reQueSted TO appoin in accordance With the
result. Aug: -. a-2t.
WANTED.