The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-11
An Extract from tho State Statutcs
Which Every Voter Should


Study.
The following is the law of this State,
adopted by the legislature of 1888, rcgulat-
ing the conduct of primary elections:
Section l. That every political primary
election held by any political party, organ
ration or association for the purpose OF
choosing candidates for Office or the cleo
tfon OF delegates to conventions. shall be
presided over and conducted in the man
ner prescribed by the rules of the political
rarty, organization or association holding
such primary election by managers selected
in the manner prescribed by such rules.
such managers shall, before entering upon
the discharge of their duties, each lake
an oath that he will fairly, impartially and
honestly conduct the same according to the
provisions OF this act and the rules of such
party, organization or association. Should
ono or more OF the managers appointed to
hold such election, fail to appear on the
day of the election, the remaining mana
gers shall appoint others IN their stead and
administer to them the oath herein pre-.
scrlbcd, before notary public or other Of
flcer authorized to administer oaths; but if
no such officer be conveniently had, the
managers may administer the oath to each
Other. Such oaths shall, after being sub
scrlbcd by the managers, be filed in the Of
nee or tho clerk of court for tho county in
winch such election shall bc held within
five days after such election.
Sec. =. Before any ballots arc received
at such election, and immediately before
opening the polls, such managers shall
open each box to be used in the election,
and exhibit the same publicly to show that
thcrc are no ballots in such box. They
shall then close and lock or seal up such
box, except the opening to receive tho bal
nj a.
Tie close OF the election. They shall keep
poll list with the name of each voter
voting in such elections, and shall, before
receiving any ballot administer TO the vot-
or an oath that he is duly qualified to vote
according to the rules Of the party, and
that he has not voted before ut such cleo
ton; and 1T the close Of the election they
shall proceed to publicly to count the votes
ana declare the result: they shall certify
the result of said election and transmit
such certificate, with the poll list, ballots
ana all other papers relating to elections
within the time prescribed and to the per-
sons designated by the rules of the party
organization or association holding such
election.
Sec. 3. Every such primary election
shall lie held ut the time and place aud un-
der tho regulations prescribed by the rules
or The party, organization or association
holding the same, and the returns shall be
made and the result declared as prescribed
10y such rules, but the returns of the man
ayers with the poll lists, shall be filed in
tic office Of the clerk of the court for the
county in which such election is held, with
III four days after the final declaration of
the result thereof, and shall remain there
Tor public inspection.
Sec. 1. Any member who shall be guilty
OF wiltully violating any of the duties dc
yolvcd upon such position hereunder shall
De guilty OF Il misdclncanor, and upon con-
vlctlon thereof, shall be punished by a fine
not To exceed one hundred dollars or inn
p:iS"nncnt not to exceed six months; and
any manager who shall he guilty of fraud
or corruption iii the management of such
election shall be guilty of misdemcanor,
and upon conviction thereof Shall he fined
in sum not exceeding five hundred dol.
lars or Imprisonment for Il term not to cx-
cccd twelve months, oil. both, in the discrc-
ton Of the court.
Sec. 5. Any voter who shall swear false
ly in taking the prescribed oath, or shall
pcrsonatc another person and take the oath
III his name in order to vote, shall be gull
ty Of perjury, and be punished upon con-
riction for perjury.
Approved Dec. 22d, a. D., 1888.