The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-01-08

county canvassers, proceed to make q
statement of the whole number OF
! votes cast at such election, aud for
each OF the persons voted for thereat
They shall certify such statement To
be correct, and subscribe the same
with their proper names and file the
same in the of1le OF the Secretary OF
| State.
Sec. 20. The Secretary of State shall
thereupon issue to each person elected
| @ delegate to such convention u certi-
ficate of such election under his official
seal.
Sec. 81. Every person who shall
| vote at said election, who is not enti-
tied to vote, and every person who
shall by force, intimidation, deception,
fraud, bribery or undue influence con-
troll the vote of any elector to be cast
for any candidate other than as is in
tended or designed by such elector, or
who shall violate any Of the foregoing
| provision in regard to elections shall
be punished by fine not exceeding
$1,000, or by imprisonment in jail not
exceeding twelve months, Nor both, in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 22. Every person, who being ap-
| pointed q commissioner or manager of
OF managers or of commissioners, shall
refuse or fail to act as such. without
lawful excuse, or who, acting as such,
shall fail to open poll at the time
and place required of them by this
| Act, or to keep the same opeu as here
in required, or shall make or aid in
making any false count or return of
votes cast, or shall commit any fraud
In tho management of said election,
shall be punished as provided in the
preceding section.
Sec. 23. In case any one OF the per-
| sons duly appointed manager of the
MAJ ager at the time and polling place
appointed for holding said election,
the other two managers are hereby
authorized and required to appoint
from bystanders some competent per-
son to act as manager in the place and
stead OF the person SO falling to act,
and shall administer to him the oaths
aforesaid. In case any two of the per-
sons duly appointed to act as managers
ut any polling place shall fail to ap-
pear and act at the time and place ap-
pointed for holding such poll, the one
duly appointed manager who shall an
pear and act is hereby authorized and
required to appoint from the bystanders
two competent persons to act as mana
gers in the place and stead of the alb
sent managers, and shall administer to
them the oatbs aforesaid.
Sec. u. That said convention shall
assemble in tho city of Columbia in
the Hall OF the house of Representa-.
tives on the second Tuesday in Sep
tember, Ammo Domini 1895, at IL
o'clock noon, and shall be called to or
der by the Secretary of State.
Sec. %. That the members OF said
convention shall receive as compensa-
tion $500 per diem and 5 cents per
mile coming to and returning from the
same. That should any vacancy or
vacancies occur in the representation
In any county by death, resignation or
otherwise, the same shall be filled by
election by order of the Secretary of
State, in tho same manner as vacan-
cies in the House OF Representative
are now filled, except that the notice
OF said election shall be ten days,
which said election shall be conducted
by the same commissioners and by
managers to be appointed by them and
under tho same rules and regulations
above provided for the first election.
Sec. rs. That the sum of $50, 600, If
SO much be necessary, be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated to de-
nay the expenses OF said convention
including the per diem and mileage of
tho delegages.
Sec. 27. The State Librarian is
hereby authorized and required to
purchase for tho use Of the delegates
to tho convention hercinbefore pro-
vided for, eighty (S0) sets of the
American Constitutions" by George
A. Glynn, N. Y, tho cost of same to
come out of and be paid for from tho
$50 900 herein provided for in Section
26 of this Act. The cost OF same not to
exceed the sum of $400.
Sec. %. That the State Librarian is
hereby required to distribute and for
ward 70 the Clerk of Court of each
county, for the use of the delegates, as
soon as elected, its pro rata share of
the above books.
Soc. 20. That upon the adjournment
OF said convention the delegates shall
return to the State Librarian the said
books. taking his receipt for the same,
and the Librarian shall deposit two
copies OF said hooks with each of the
following educational institutions, to-
wit: Clemson College, the Winthrop
Normal Industrial College, the South
Carolina College, the Claflin Univer-
sity and the Citadel Academy, and six
copies in the State Library.
Sec. 30. That the remaining copies
shall be sold by the State Librarian at
such prices as may be fixed by the
Governor, the Attorney General and
the State Librarian, the proceeds of
such sales to be turned over to the
State Treasury.