The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
PLAN FOR THE PRIMARY
ELECTION.

The following are the rules and
regulations governing the Primar-
les:
I. On the 18th day of August,
1884, there shall be held at each
voting Precinct as now established
by law in Newberry Coanty a Prim
ary Election for the nomination Of
persons for the several Offices to be
filed.
H.. The polls shall be opened at
8 o'clock, A. NJ, and kept open,
without intermission, until 5. 2.
NJ, when they shall be closed.
III. At each election Precinct
there shall be three 81 Managers
of Election, to be appointed by the
County Executive Committee any
vacancy to be filled bv the Mana,
ger or Managers present.
". The Coanty Executive Com
mittee shall furnish the Managers
at each precinct ballot box with
a separate department for each
Office to be filled; for the secure
keeping of which said Managers
shall be responsible.
". At the opening of the polls
the ballot boxes shall be ernptied
Of all contents, and exhibited thus
emptied to any persons in atten-
dance upon the polls. The boxes
shall then be closed and sealed, and
shall so remain until the polls are
closed.
vi. The Managers shall keep a
poll-list and tally-list, aud for this
purpose shall appoint Clerk.
VII. There shall be separate bal
lots for each office to be nominated
for, and no ballot shall be counted
unless it contains the name of can
didates who have been nominated
and accepted, and in case for Rep
presentatives in the Legislature
and County Commissioners each
ballot shall have three 81 names of
candidates as above and each bal
lot shall have written or printed
on it what Office it is for.
VIII. At such Primary Election,
all persons eligible to vote at the
next election of County officers
shall be allowed TO vote who can
satisfy the Managers by the vouch
ing of known Democrats, or other
wise, 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.
TX. For the purpose of carrying
out the requirements Of Section
VIII, the Managers, or any one
of them, shall be authorized to chal
lenge any voter and put any ques-
ton to him which they or he may
deem relevant to the object in view,
and the Managers shall determine
this right to vote by his answer or
other proof, and may assent or re-
iect the vote thus offered.
X. On the close of the polls the
Managers shall proceed immedl-
ately and continuously to count the
votes. When the votes shall have
been counted the Managers shall
make out, in duplicate, returns
showing the number of votes cast by
each person voted for, the Office OF
which he is voted for, and the total
number OF votes cast; and shall de,
post one of the returns in the bal
lot box with the votes, and file the
other as one of the records of Town
ship. The returns shall be signed
by al managers, who shall likewise
certify TO the correctness of the
same.
XI The ballot box containing the
ballots. the poll-list and the certi-
fed return OF the Managers, togath
er with any other papers they may
dsam proper To include, shall, on