The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-16

Board Of State Canvassers together
with any protests and all papers per
tanning to the election. They shall
make duplicate statements and Tile
the same in the office of the clerk OF
the Court of Common Pleas and Gen
er.l Sessions OF the county and ii
there be 10 such duly qualified clerk,
then with the secretary Estate. There
shall be prepared by the canvassers
three separate lists Of each statement,
besides the list to be filed with the
clerk Of thesscourt and each list shall be
certified as correct by the signatures
Of the Board of County Canvassers sub
scribed to such certificate. Upon the
final adjournment of the Board OF
County Canvassers, and wlthlnthe ten
days prescribed above. the chairman
of said board shall forward to the Gov
ernor and Secretary OF State, by mes
senger, the returns. poll lists and all
papers appertaining to the election.
The said messenger to be paid his ac-
tual expenses. upon a certificate to be
furnished him by the Secretary OF
State, out of the funds provided for
the expenses of said convention. No
per diem, mileage CIR other compensa,
ton shall be paid to the Commission
ers of Election. Managers Of Eelction.
or clerks appointed by them. :,
Sec. IS. The Secretary Of State shall
appoint meeting of the Board OF
State Canvassers, to be held at his OF,
fee or some convenient place within
fifteen days next after the sad eiec'
ton. for the purpose of canvasslngthe
votes thereof.
Sec. 10. The Secretary OF state.
Comptroller General, Attorney Gene
raj. State Treasurer. Adjutant and La
spector General. and the chairman OF
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons of the House of Representatives,
shall constitute the Board OF State
CanvasSers. four OF whom shall be
quorum. II a majority Of these oIii
GERS shall be unable to attend. the
President of the Senate, being notified
bv the Secretary of State. shall attels
without delay, and with the soeefs5 81
tending sSssl! ,sessssse sesaasssSsB6aTd OF Stat
GeasFssers. Tie Board when thu
formed and organized, shall open tn
certified returns Of the Boards o
County Canvassers. proceed 10 make
statement of the whole number o
votes cast at such election, and 10
each OF the persons voted for thereal
They shall certify such statement t
be correct. and subscribe the sam
with their proper names, and file tn
same in the Office of the Secretary G
State.
Sec. 20. The Secretary OF State shal
thereupoa issue to each person electe
a delegate to such convention q cen
! t;icate OF such election under his Oft
| cial seal.
Sec. 81. Every person who shall vot
at said election who is not entitled t
vote. and every person who shall b
force. intimidation, deception, fraud
bribery or undue influence, control tn
vote Of any elector to be cast 70" an.
| candidate other than as is intende
| Or designed by such elector, or VIII
| shall violate any of the foregoing pre-
| visions in regard to elections. shall b
punished by fine not exceeding on
thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment
in jail, not exceeding twelve months
or both. in the discretion of the court
Sec. %. Every person who. being ar
Dointed a Commissioner or Manager 0
Elections. or clerk to either the Boart
of Managers Or Of Commissioners
shall refuse or fail to act as such With
out lawful excuse, or who, acting a
such. shall fail to open a poll at tn
time and place required Of them b,
this act, or to keep the same open a
herein required, or who shall make o
aid in making any false count or re
turn of votes cast, or shall comm
any fraud in the management of sait
election, shall be epunished as provided
in the preceding section.
Sec. %. In case any one of the per
sons duly appointed manager of elec
ton shall fail to appear and act a
manager at the time and polling plac
appointed for holding said election
the othegetwe managers are hereb,
fauthorized and required TO appo1n
from the bystanders some competen
person to act as manager in the plac
and stead of the person so failing t.
act. and shall administer to him tn
| oaths aforesaid. In case any two o
the persons duly appointed to act a
managers at any polling place shal
fail to appear and act at the time ant
| place appointed for holding such poll
the one duly appointed manager, VIII
shall appear and act, is hereby author
| lied and required to appoint from tn
bystanders two competent persons t.
act as managers in the place and steat
| of the absent managers, and shall ad
minister to them the oaths aforesaid:
Sec. "a. That said convention shal
assemble in the city of Columbia, II
the hall of the House Of Representa-
tives, on the second Tuesday in Sep
tember. 4. D. 1895. at II o'clock noon
and shall be called to order by tn
Secretary of State.
Sec. 25. That the members Of sai'
| convention shall receive as compensa
ton 50 per diem and 5 cents per mil
coming to and returning from IN
| same. That should any vacancy O
| vacancies occur in the representation
in any county by death, resignation
! or otherwise, the same shall be iile'
by election by order Of the Secretar,
of State, in the same manner as va
cancies in the House of Representa-
tives are now filed, except ten days
which said election shall be ten days
which said election shall be conducte'
by the same commissioners and b,
managers to be appointed by then
and under the same rules and regula
tions above provided for the first elec
ton.
Sec. 2G. That the sum of $50, 600, i
so much be necessary, be and the sam
is hereby appropriated to defray tn
expenses Of said convention, includ