The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-08-15
The LAW Goyerni,,g I'rinlarics

The folloWingSis q true copy'Iof3
the 3laW governing primary cleo
TONS, tons, passed by the state legisla-
tInre Il'e, and approved Doc. %, 1888 :ss
Il 81 An ts Z .ia net to protect party primary
ELECTIONS and conventions Of politi.
|,oal ~ partics and to punish frauds
Committed thoreaf.d 3 @
Section ! EssBe It cnacted;byt tho
senate and house Of represent 1T sS .
tives Of the state Of South Carol i!$EI
na, now met and sitting in general
assembly, and by$authority of'tho
same. That every political Spri-
mary election held BY any, political
party organization Or association
for the purpose Of choosing candi-
dates for office, or the election Of /
delegates to conventions, shall sbo ],
presided over and conducted iii the
manner n prescribed g BY the rules 81 ot 4
the political party Organization OF
association, holding such primary
election, by managers, selected in
the manner prescribed by sYalA
rules. Such managers shall, be-,
fore entering upon the discharge
OF their dntieS, each tako ind
s,ibsesibs an oath <that he viii
fairly. impartiallx. and boncstly
conduct the sar according to the
provisions Of this act e,na7su,es Of
such partY organization or associia-
ton Should one or more Of tho
managers appointed to hold such
election fail to.apper on the day Of
election, the reihsining manager
or managers shall aptaS;ns otl era
III their stead and adfni1lsteb 'toc
them the oath heEoin pres pa9
The managers shall sa]se the.
herein prescribed before nc S
republic or other officer author
to administer,oashsi but.if no SUI
s>aiees sSa can be conp :,a;sielh et,,t ho>
tho manager. s' "'StSt N.eS {35
oath to each othc,
shall, after being subsc.s>
managers, be filed FL Tie u..ico
the clerk of the court for the coun.E
ty, ifng.WNich such electiorss shall J
be held '@tJlli. 49,
such election.
+, Sec. 2. Before any ballots are
received ut such election, and i'm i
nlediately before opening the polls,
such managers shall opon eachff
ballot box to be used in such elec-'
ion, and exhibit the same public
ly, to show that there arc no
ballots III such box. They shall
then close and lock or seal up such
box except the opening to recoivc
the ballots, and shall not again
open the same until the close Of tho.
election. They shall keep.a poll
list, with the name Of each voter
voting in such elections, and shall {,
before receiving any ballot admin
lister to the voter ali oath that ho
is duly qualified to vote accol ding
to the rules Of the primary, aud
that he has not voted before in
such clcction, and at the close Of
tho election they shall proceed
publicly to count the votes and
declare the result they shall
certify the result Of such election,
and transmit such certificate, with
the poll list, ballots and other pa,
pcrs relating to such eleefisn,
within the time prescribed and to
the person or persons designated
[ by rules Of the party organization
or association holding such clec-
ton. 5fTr,s 9i ".saiisa.
Sec. 3. Every such primary
election shall be held at the time
and place, and under the rogu.
lation prescribed by the rulos Of
the party organization or associa-
ton holding the same, and the re-
turna shall be made and the result
declared as prescribed by such
rules but the returns Of the mana
gers, with the poll lists, shall be
filed in the office Of the clerk Of
court for the county in Which such.
election is held, within, four days
after the final declaration Of the
result thereof and shall remain
there for public inspections. J.It
Sec. 4. Any manager who shall,
be guilty Of wilfully violating any
Of the duties devolvcd upon such
position hereunder shall be guilty.
ofa misdemeanor, and upon con-
yiction thereof shall be punished
| by fine not to exceed 800, or im.-
prisonmcnt not to exceed II eix3
months and any manager who.
shall be guilty OF fraud or corrup.3
ton in the management Of such