Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-13
The Election Law.

The full text Of the Act amending the Election
low is as follows:
AN Act TO amend Title II, Port I, Of tho
General Statutes, entitled "Of Elections."
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General As
sombly, and by tho authority Of tho sama, That
Section OIL, Title II, Part l, of tho General
Statutes, entitled "Of Eleclions," be- and the
same is hereby, amended, so that tito officers
named therein by q clerical error, as assistant
supervisors of elections, shall be known as
assistant supervisors Of registration, ard tho
persons heretofore appointed as such supervisors
shall be the assistant supervisors Of registration,
and any act or acts heretofore done by them
under tie said section, as suoh supervisors, shal.
be, and the same are hereby. declared valid and
efiectual, as if the said persons had been named
and appointed as assistant supervisors of regis-s
tration; and that the clerical error in said SEQ
lion requiring them to sit with the supervisors
Of election be corrected by substituting the
word registration" for tho word election"
SEC. 2. That any person interfering with or
obstrncting any supervisor of registration or his
assistant in tho discharge of his duty shall bc
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less than Sl0O
nor more than $1,000, and be imprisoned not
less than six m0ntl3 nor more than two wears.
SEC q. That Section III be, and the same Is
hereby, amended by adding thereto as follows:
"All county boards Of canvassers. whether for
State or Federal elections, shall have the power,
and it is made their duty, as judicial officers to
decide all cases under protest or contest that
may arise, subject to appeal to The Board Of
State Canvasscrs, who shall also sit and act in
all such matters as judicial officers.
SEC. !. That Section 1873 DO amended in lire
two by striking out the word "tcn" and insert
ing In lieu thereof the word "ffteen," so trat
tho Section as amended shall read "the board
shall have power to adjourn from day to day
for term not exceeding fifteen days"
SEC. s. That Section 90 be amended by add.
ing thereto tho following: "Whcueycr q new
polling precinct is established by law, it shall
DO the duty of the supervisor of registration to
transfer from the books of registration the
names of suoh qualified voters registered at
other precincts hs should. under this Aot, regis
Ter and vote at the new precincts so established
and who may request such transfer, aud to mako
such changes ms may be necessary in tho cert6--
Gates of registration issued to such voters, and
such voters shall thereafter vote only at suoh
precincts TO which they have been thus trans
ferred
SEC. 6. II shall not DO lawful for the mana
gers TO count any ballot upon which hcro shall
appear the name Of any Office or tho name of
any person in connection with any Office other
than the Office for which the bcx in which such
ballot is found is provided
SEQ. z. That the action Of tho Governor in
appointing supervisor Of registration for the
County OF Berkeley be confirmed. and the said
supervisor be paid tho same compensation rs tho
supervisors OF counties other than Charleston.
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