Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12

County, aus Adopted by aEc
County Convention, Esekaa
Aagssss ssta, 1850.
Resolved Let. That IN election DO held at
tho places hereinafter designated on Wcdncs.
day. tho 9th day Of October, 1880, for tho
purpose Of nominating candidates for the
following olliccs, 70 wit: One Senator, two
members OF the House Of Representatives,
Probate Judge, School Commissioner, She
riff, Clerk of tho Court, thrco County Com
Missioncrs.
Resolved 2d. That 10 candidate shall be
voted for i'll said election, and if voted for,
snch votes sbail not he counted. unless such
candidate shall. ut tho timc OF the election,
be member oi soiAc club IN tho county and
pledge himself 10 support The nominees.
Resolved Sd That the candidate or candi-.
dates, to the humber eligible to any Of snid
Offices, rccciTiug tho highest number Of yotos
for such Office, ehai! be deemed and declared
tho Democratic nominee or nominees, us tho
case may be, for such Office.
Resolved 4th For the purpose Of holding
such election the various clubs shah meet ut
or near their regular place OF meeting and
proceed to .cGci.c votes for candidates ns
proposed for .ho vu,iUns Offices d. sgra,cd,
tho club having previously elected three
monib bcrs who shall net ~ n,unarcfs Of the
election. and who shalt take IN oath or obi
CATION to conduct the election fairly t0 the
best Of their ability, and that tlicy bo amtho-
rizcd to administer the obligation or oath to
cach olhcr. and shall keep y poll list Of nil
persons voting
Resolved 5ih That votes shall be rccci9cl
from O'clock ~ n until 1 O'clock p. NJ,
whcn The managers shall proceed to connt
q - n Il, 1,
Resolvcd 9th That one Of The managers of
the election at each ciuo or polling place,
chosen by the other nGna gers FOR that purpose,
shall constitute the county board Of maua-
gers, and they she'll meet on Thursday, the
7tli day &C October, in tho Court House q.
Walhalla, at 10 O'clock A. NJ, and proceed
to aggregate the votes cast fer the various
candidates at all the polling places in tho
county and certify and publish the result in
declare tho candidate or candidates, as
the case may be, receiving the highest NUN,
her Of votes tho Democratic urnincc for such
oiice.
Resolve ',h That, ,lo managers appointed
TO constitute tho county board Of managers
at Walln.lla shall br;nE with ,Hom tho poll
lists Of the votes cnat At thcir polling rlncos
respectively aud dcpaSt them with the ptcs,
dent OF tho County Convention, to DC by him
Resolved 9Th. That al memhcrs OF tho
various clubs in ttc county Shall cotc 4, tho
primary election: and The sccrctary Of each
club ahal! have the roll of Isis clAb NJ the
place Of ho!,.me the clrGtian and Ul! pG,a ms,
not club ,noTnhor., uNon joining tlo clubs ou
the day o! election, u'!n. io allowed to vote.
Resolved 0th. 'liNo in case any club be
hereafter organized in tl,;s caunty and s'all
adopt The constitution prescribed by tho State
Executive Committee, such ciub shalt DC
pormi ted to appo,i ,nunHyurs aul hold IN
election under the foregoing: resolutions.
sending up the rcSIlt rs herein prescribed
Resolved 10Th. Thatin case amy two can
didatos tnr the sGmc Office shall receive the
same and highest number OF votes ut tho
nr'2,Nry r.intin for any 0Gicn thcn another
election shall bo held on tic Wednesday, .ul :
lowing tho election herein ordered to dctcro
mine which OF tho TWO shall receive the
nomination. For such Office, under the same
provisions as EercnDclore prescribed: Pro-
vdcd, That il either Of the candidates so
receiving tho sauc and tic highcst number Of
votes shall withdraw i'll favor Of his opponent,
thnn no second election tAnli bc held.
Resolved ih, That in Tho primary
election this inii, in addition to the oGicor5 to
hc h!ed by election, as provided by law, the
Democrats vcter3 Of tho county shal! veto
Tor one rcrapn for thc nLec Of Tlcn suror and
ono person for tho office OF huditor of the
connty, and tho persons receiving The highest
number Of votes iCr these utfccs rcspoa!iyoly
shall be tic nominees Of the Democratic party
OF this county for said Offices, aud shall be
recommended accordingly to the next Govern
or for appointment
Resoved l2ih That at The primary o,cc-.
,on to DO held ioy the oiros hcrcinhciorc
referred 20, tho voters OF CaGh Of the eight
townships shall cast their votes for ono