The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1880-08-18
Majority for Primary,

TEMPER next, there shall be held at
each election precinct, a Primary
election for the nomination of persons
for the several Offices to be filled.
2. The polls shall be opened at 8
o'clock a. NJ. and kept opened without
intermission until o'clock p. IN. when
they shall be closed.
3. At each election precinct there
shall be three managers of election, to
be appointed by the Executive Com
mittee.
4. The managers at each precinct
shall furnish ballot box, for the Sc
cure keeping of which they shall be
responsible.
3. At the opening of the polls. .;the
ballot boxes shall be cmptied of all
contents, and exhibited thus empty to
any persons in attendance upon the
polls. The boxes shall then be closed
and locked or sealed, and shall so re-
main until the polls are closed.
90. The managers shall keep poll
list and tallcy list, and for this pur-
pose shall appoint clerk.
Z. The ballots used shall be either
printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, and shall contain
the names of the persons voted for,
and other offices in the same manner
as is prescribed by law in the case of
County elections.
8 At each Primary election all
persons who are known Democrats,
and elegible to vote at the General
election shall be allowed to vote. Pro-
vided that no person who has hereto
fore voted the Republican ticket,
whether he be enrolled on Demo.
cratic club or not, shall be allowed
to vote unless he voted the Democratic
tickets in the general election of 1876
and 1878: Provided further, that the
Democratic Clubs shall furnish to
managers a list of the Democratic
voters in these several school districts
for their guidance. The true intent
and meaning of the foregoing rule is
to exclude any and all Republicans
from voting in the Primary election.
.. For the purpose Of carrying out
the requirements of Section 8, the
managers, 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 de-
termine his right to vote by his an
swers or other proof, and may accept
or reject the vote thus offered.
10. On the close of the polls the
managers shall proceed Immediately
and continuously to count the votes
in the same manner and mode, the
same regulations as are prescribed by
law for General elections.
II. When the votes shall have been
counted the managers shall make out,
in duplicate returns, showing the
number of votes cast for each person,
who for, and total number of votes
cast and shall deposit one of the re-
turns in the ballot box and file the
other as one of the records. The re-
turns shall be signed by the managers,
who shall likewise certify to the cor.
rectness Of the same.
IL. The ballot box containing the
ballots, the poll list and the certified
returns of the managers. together with
any other papers they may deem
proper to include, shall, on Monday
following after such election, be for
warded, securely locked and sealed, to
the Secretary Of the County Executive
Committee Mt Lancaster Court House.
For the purpose Of this forwarding,
the managers shall select aud appoint
some discreet and otherwise suitable
person to act rs messengers, who shall
before he enters upon the duties there.
of, repeat in the presence o: the man.
ayers, the following declaration, 81
do solemnly pledge my sacred honor
that | will faithfully perform all the
duties incident to nay position as mes
senger Of the Primary election to the
best of my ability"
13. Whoever shall have received
the greatest numbeg : Of sll the votes