The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
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tion, be forwarded, securely closed
and sealed, to the Secretary of the
County Executive Committee at
Newberry Court House For the
purpose of this forwarding the
Managers, or any of them, shall
act as messenger.
XII. The Executive COMMITTEES
shall meet on Tuesday following
the election, Ind the Secretary,
having in its presence, opened the
boxes and tabulated the returns,
shall publish the aggregate ip the
presence of the Committee in open
session.
XIII. If any person shall receive
a majority Of all the votes cast for
the Office for which he is a candidate
,he shall be declared to be the Dem.
ocratic Nominee for such office. But
if for any office it be found that no
candidate has received majority
of al, the votes cast at the Primary
Election for such Office then the
County Executive Committee shall
forthwith order second Primary
Election to be held on the 26th day
of September next following. The
second Primary Election to be
held and the returns made as at the
first, and the result declared by the
Executive Committee as in the
first election.
XIV. At snch Primary Election
only the two candidates receiving
the highest number of votes for each
separate Office at the former election
shall be voted for unless there
should be o tie of the second high
est, in which case the parties 80 tie
ing may be voted for and the votes
counted for them as we'll rs the
votes cast for the one having re.
ceived the highest number at the
first election. Provided thatin the
cases where more than one person
is to be selected for the same Office
the Executive Committee shall Sc,
lect, according to the number of
votes previously received, twice
as many persons as there's are official
positions to be filed. All votes
for other parties shall be consider
ed as scattering, and not be count
ed.
XIV. The persons receiving the
highest number of votes at this
second election shall be the nominee
of the Democratic party.
XVI. No person shall be eligible
10 election ct the Primary Election
who shall not pledge himself in
writing beforehand 10 the Chairman
of the Executive Committee to
abide by the result of the election.
XVII. In both the first and
second Primay Elections, when
the Secretary has published the
result in The presence of the exc
cutive Committee rs required By
Sections II and 13, said Committee
shall continue in session for two
hours thereafter for the purpose of
receiving notices and grounds of
protest or contest; within which
time any person intending to make
q protest or contest in any case
shall file with said Committee his
motion and grounds ofprotest and
contest. And al! caees of protest
and contest shall be heard and deter
mined by the Executive Committee
on some subsequent day thereto,
to be fixed by said committee.
XVIII. All persons voting at
Primary Elections shall be required
to affirm on honor that they have
not voted before during the day at
the other Election Precincts, and are
not voting more than one ballot for
each Office to be nominated.
XIX. The candidates for the Off
ces of Treasurer and Auditor shall
be voted for at the Primary Elec-
tion. and the Governor be reques-
ted to appoint in accordance with
the result.